Ready to learn a fun and inexpensive new hobby regardless of your age? The Ultimate Origami Challenge Kit for Kids 8-12 will walk you through paper folding step-by-step. Beginning with a simple grasshopper and progressing through 29 additional increasingly difficult projects, this book has something for every skill level. TheContinue Reading
The World Inside is a ghost story written with teens in mind. However, since the prose is at a third grade level, per the publisher, even younger children might enjoy it too. Fifteen-year-old Tamika’s mother won’t let her join her friends in Paris for a summer vacation. Instead, she isContinue Reading
Another is a pleasantly creepy middle grade horror tale by the great adult horror author, Paul Tremblay. Like the Goosebumps books, this novel, while set in a young person’s world, is a blast for adult readers too. Casey is a preteen who is already dealing with bullying and tics whenContinue Reading
Torrible Puns is a fun book that is not just for kids. The puns all employ clever turns of phrase. For example, if you are waiting a long time for your server, which one of you is truly the “waiter”. None of the rhymes seem forced like they are inContinue Reading
Poor ten-year-old Lili Gray! In Lili Gray and the World’s Most Embarrassing Superpower, Lili’s mother is dead. Her stepmother, Bella, is pregnant and constantly plotting against her. Now, Lili’s Dad has disappeared without even saying goodbye. Oh, and she keeps blowing holes in her pants, chairs, and even her closetContinue Reading
Who wants Poop for Breakfast? A surprisingly large collection of animals, birds and insects. Luckily (or maybe hopefully), humans don’t eat poop. This picture book explains the reasons why some species do, and some don’t, enjoy the culinary delights of poo. While marketed for children, I found some fascinating tidbitsContinue Reading
Sherlock Holmes—The Final Problem is a new illustrated edition of the famous short story. The illustrations are reminiscent of German woodcuts. They are beautiful. The text is abridged from the original version, which may make the story more accessible for younger readers. Though originally published in 1893, the story holdsContinue Reading
Everyone is going to love Prancer the Demon Chihuahua. He’s got BDE (get your mind out of the gutter, it stands for Big Dog Energy, of course!) Everyone loves him including Ariel his victim, er, owner. She loves him even though he likes leaving surprise puddles in unusual places likeContinue Reading
In Wait Till Helen Comes, Michael and Molly are siblings who have a troubled younger stepsister named Heather. When their blended family moves to the country, Heather appears to have found an imaginary friend, Helen. Molly thinks Helen is a malignant ghost bent on killing children. But, Michael, their momContinue Reading
“Wittier and wittier” mumbled the book reviewer (as she savored the wonderful new “children’s book” called Secrets of the Looking Glass). I put quotes around children’s book because, like the original Lewis Carroll book, this book is written for all ages. Like The Simpsons, but literary, you might say. NowContinue Reading
Usually, I pick up books to review based on what I think my blog readers might like to read. However, this week I chose three books just because I wanted to read them. My beach-themed family room needs some decorations so I thought I would begin a new hobby whileContinue Reading
If you child has dreams of winning Master Chef Junior, Kids Cook Gluten-Free is a good way to learn to cook easily. The author includes extra steps that aren’t in regular recipes, like wear oven mitts to take items out of the oven, to help teach kids how to cookContinue Reading
A fly is born! After breaking out of his shell, literally, The Fly explores his environment. He finds both friends and foes. He also finds adventure. Basically, that’s all a fly can ask for out of life, right? The Fly is a cute look at life from a fly’s (andContinue Reading
While Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is being marketing to African-American children, everyone will benefit from reading these inspiring stories. Every vocation and sport is included here. There are LGBTQ+, bi-racial women, and various nations represented as well as the Muslim faith. Each of the 100 biographies is aContinue Reading
It’s that time of year when shy or “different” children dread going back to school. No one dreads it more than David. David is a quiet artistic kid who was constantly bullied at his old school. Hopefully, this year will be different at his new school, Muddle School, in thisContinue Reading
Middle grader Grey has a secret friend. Sure, Lavinia lives underground and is The Ghoul Next Door in a graveyard, but ghouls just want to have fun, right? What middle-grader wouldn’t want to join Grey on the adventure of a lifetime? He must join Lavinia to search the hidden undergroundContinue Reading