The Incredible Magic of Being by Kathryn Erskine Guest Post by Padma Venkatraman Like her debut novel, Mockingbird, whose title echoes a classic, Kathy Erskine’s latest title, THE INCREDIBLE MAGIC OF BEING, is similar to Milan Kunderra’s brilliant work, The…
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Some Writer, The Story of E. B. White by Melissa Sweet
Some Writer, The Story of E. B. White By Mellissa Sweet On July 11, 1899, Elwyn Brooks White was born in New York City. He grew to love not only words but also turning them into stories typed on his…
PIE IS FOR SHARING
What a discovery of words and images that inspire! I found in this delightful picture book, PIE IS FOR SHARING, a sense of renewed hope in the basic values of who we are and what we care about as a…
Pip & Pup by Eugene Yelchin
Pip & Pup By Eugene Yelchin After Pip hatches out of a shell, the world seems very large but also interesting. Pip meanders around, taking in everything until Pip spies someone sleeping. Curious, Pip hops closer and closer to this…
Hello School Written and Illustrated by Priscilla Burris
Hello School! Written and Illustrated By Priscilla Burris A lively and diverse class of children is eager for their first day of school. On that very important first day the excited new students find many reasons to be happy. They…
Puzzles from Another World: A Review of The Gauntlet
It’s Farah Mirza’s twelfth birthday, and her two best friends, brainy Alex and adventurous Essie, have come to her new home to celebrate. Her Aunt Zohra has brought over what everything thinks are books, but it morphs into a wooden…
This is the Nest that Robin Built by Denise Fleming
This is the Nest that Robin Built By Denise Fleming With a little help from her friends, Robin is able to build a safe nest to lay her eggs. It’s Spring, and time for Robin to build her…
An Unusual History Lesson: A Review of 7th Grade Revolution
Count on small press books for a unique style and take on a subject – in this case, the American Revolution. Liana Gardner’s middle grade novel 7th Grade Revolution (Vesuvian Books, 2017) is based on an actual middle school curriculum…
What a Wonderful Word Written by Nicola Edwards Illustrated by Luisa Uribe
What A Wonderful Word Written by Nicola Edwards Illustrated by Luisa Uribe This book celebrates unusual words from many languages around the globe. Have you ever looked out of a window to see a perfectly beautiful day, but…
Historical Fiction for Tweens: A Review of Cloud and Wallfish
Recent years have seen a resurgence of historical fiction for middle grade readers, many of the stories set outside the United States. Among them is Anne Nesbit’s Cloud and Wallfish, a mystery set at the end of the Cold War.…