The Gift of Maud Pie

3 stars A cute little book about the power of sisterly love. This is a good book for fans of the My Little Pony show. The story is basically the same as the episode, “The Gift of Maud Pie”, and the pictures are pulled right from the show. A good easy-reader that is entertaining and…

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Listen to My Trumpet! by Mo Willems

4 stars What starts out as a simple story about honesty, turns into an adorable tale of friendship. Very cute book. I really enjoyed the ending. As with the other Elephant and Piggie books, the text is simple, the pictures are cute, and it is fun to read together with different voices. This one has…

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A Big Guy Took My Ball! by Mo Willems

4 stars A great little book about making (big) friends. This is another wonderful addition to the Elephant and Piggie series. Fun, simple story with nice illustrations. I love all of the facial expressions and creative dialogue. This is a very fun book to reading along with young readers, having each person pick a different…

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Cleopatra in Space Volume 1: Target Practice by Mike Maihack

4 stars For Mike Maihack’s first graphic novel, this one is actually pretty amazing. Cleopatra is transported into a futuristic academy on another planet and has to partake in Indian-Jones-style missions to prepare her for her role as messiah of the galaxy. Oh, and there’s an organization run by cats. What’s not to love? Great…

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Curious George Mother’s Day Surprise

3 stars A cute Curious George story. I liked this story because it is rare to find a Curious George story where he is not rewarded for making a mess. In this one, he actually helps his friends and doesn’t get into trouble. The story itself wasn’t all that interesting, but the illustrations were cute…

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Curious George Fire Dog Rescue

3 stars Finally! A Curious George book where George doesn’t make a mess of everything (besides cluttering up the fire station a bit). I usually don’t like Curious George books very much, because George is usually inadvertently rewarded for messing things up. It drives me nuts. Thankfully, this is actually a pretty good Curious George…

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Curious George Builds a Tree House

2 stars A cute enough story. Growing up, I never liked Curious George. It always bugged me that George does naughty things (usually unknowingly), but then never gets in trouble (or worse yet, is rewarded). At least use the situation as a teaching moment. No wonder George is always messing things up. Nobody bothers to…

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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

3 stars This is a really hard review to write. Overall, I liked the book, but it is kind of hard to put into words what I did and did not like. I found the book interesting enough. The story was unique in it’s overall arch, although it utilized a lot of not-so-creative story concepts…

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The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu

4 stars Definitely weird, but I liked it. A few weeks ago, I watched Jack and the Cuckoo-clock Heart on Netflix and enjoyed it. I then downloaded the corresponding album by Dionysos and fell in love. So of course I had to track down a copy of the book to make my obsession complete. Overall,…

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