With St. Patrick’s day right around the corner, I decided to share and review one of my favorite St. Patrick’s Day themed books: Fin M’Coul, the Giant of Knockmany Hill, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. This storybook brings to life an Irish tale that has been handed down from generation to generation about the popular […]
Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew (a Review)
This month I decided to step into the land of Narnia and see how it all started by reviewing The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew by the author C.S. Lewis. To some, this might not be the first book in the Narnia Series, but if you read Chronicles of Narnia series in story order […]
Beverly Cleary’s Beezus and Ramona (a Review)
I decided to take the plunge into the first book of the series revolving around the character Ramona Quimby by author Beverly Cleary with my daughter. Beezus and Ramona is a classic because so many children can relate to the characters. And yes, that includes boys, even if they may think that it’s just a “girl’s […]
The 12 Days of Christmas by Robert Sabuda (a Review)
The holiday season is now upon us and I wanted to share one of my family’s favorite Christmas storybooks that we first uncovered at our local library, The 12 Days of Christmas by Robert Sabuda. This storybook literally brings to life, in 4-dimensional pop up images worthy of any art gallery, the retelling of the […]
Balloons Over Broadway Book Review
Affiliate links are present in this review. You can read our full disclosure policy for more info. This month I decided to share and review one of my all-time favorite Thanksgiving books: Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Oddly enough, this is actually […]