3 stars A cute Curious George story. I usually don’t really like Curious George books. It really bugs me when George is rewarded for messing everything up. In this one, the mess isn’t all George’s fault and he helps fix the problem so it’s not all bad. Interesting story. Includes a word jumble at the…

3 stars A cute Bubble Guppies adventure featuring Guppy Girl and Bubble Boy (and some familiar police officers even show up). This is a Step 2 book with short sentences and a simple story. Good for young readers. I liked the humanization of the villain and that the Bubble Guppies help him in the end….

4 stars This is a cute, simple book about a mysterious chirping sound. This is a Level 2 book, which includes simple story and short sentences. It features Branch as well as Cloud Guy and Poppy. Nice, fun illustrations. Some of them are a little weird (Cloud Guy looking absolutely terrified for no apparent reason…

3 stars A good book for young readers. It’s so nice to find a Level 2 book that actually have a coherent story. So many either just contain an introduction to a character/movie/show or are too ambitious and try to accomplish too much in not enough pages. This one is just read. It tells a…

2 stars This book is based on two films, Animal Instincts and Monster Mayhem. What that means is that, by packing two films into one short Level Two reader, chaos is created, leaving the reader with a mess of a book with not much plot. Fast-paced with tons of villains, this just reads like a…

2 stars “Meet Spidey” is a pretty accurate title for this. That’s pretty much all that happens. You meet the characters in Spider-Man: Homecoming and then the book abruptly ends. This book is based on the film, Spider-Man: Homecoming. Because it’s a Passport to Reading Level 2 book, it’s kind of choppy due to the…

3 stars Cute little intro to Ant-Man. This is a World of Reading Level 1 book, so it is very simple. Not really a story, more of just a brief introduction to Ant-Man’s origin and his powers. The sentences are very simple and pretty vague (“One day, Scott met a scientist named Hank. They talked…

2 stars Okay read, definitely not my favorite PJ Masks story. The book is based on the show, but because it is a Level One book, it’s kind of choppy and confusing. I don’t understand the whole Giving Owl thing. It’s supposed to teach that giving things to others feels good, but the message gets…

3 stars A good Level 1 non-fiction book. This is a very simple book, good for kids learning to read. The book introduces Margaret Hamilton, Nancy Grace Roman, Mae Jemison, and Sally Ride. There is a section on each woman with a very short and simple description of her job and how she helped NASA….

4 stars Awesome continuation of the series. Zita is sure to delight. Same style of fast-paced story and unique premise as in book one for a whole new adventure. I love Zita’s character. She is a great hero. I also really love how Zita inspires friendship everywhere she goes. Wonderful artwork and intriguing dialogue. This…