DC Superhero Girls: Robot Rumble! by Rachel Chlebowski

3 stars I have not watched any of the shows or movies related to this series yet, but this is a good book to get me motivated to watch them. Entertaining read. I am not sure how relatable pop quizzes are to kids who would be reading the picture books verses the novelizations of the…

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DC Superhero Girls: Finders Keepers by Courtney Carbone

3 stars I have not watched any of the shows or movies in this series yet, but this book makes me excited to watch them. A nice unique story featuring tons of awesome superheroes including Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Super Girl, Wasp, and Hawkgirl just to name a few. I really liked the emphasis on…

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Thomas & Friends: Henry in the Dark

3 stars Weird little quasi-ghost story that is simple, but entertaining. This is a Step 2 book suggested for preschool and grade 1 readers to read with an adult. Short sentences, simple words, and repetition are worked into the book, making it a good beginner read. The story itself was interesting, weird, but interesting. Overall,…

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Gnome, Sweet Gnome by Tina Gallo

2 stars Okay read. In this one, Sherlock Gnomes gives a “tour” of the characters from the movie. There is no story, it is just a description of the characters with vague references to the plot of the Sherlock Gnomes movie. I have not seen the movie yet, but after reading this, have a decent…

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PJ Masks: Super Moon Adventure by A. E. Dingee

4 stars Last month, I read PJ Masks Race to the Moon!, which is a beginner reader version of this episode. The story was good, but it really bugged me that it was so vague. It was unclear how the team stopped Luna Girl. This book really clears it all up. Having not seen the episode…

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Dinotrux: Ty Finds a New Home by Margaret Green

2 stars It has been a while since I watched the Dinotrux show on Netflix, but from what I remember this is basically a summary of what happened in the first episode when all of our favorite dinotrux meet and learn to work together. Good story overall. I do think it was kind of wordy…

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Frozen: What a Team! by Calliope Glass

4 stars This was actually a good story. I work with children and read a lot of picture books based on movie/tv characters. I am actually disappointed by a lot of them because they seem to lean too much on the celebrity of the characters and therefore, don’t tell a good story. This one however…

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Beauty and the Beast: Belle’s Story by Rachael Upton

4 stars I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This is a beautiful book. It is set up as Belle’s journey and goes through the events of the newest live-action movie. The narration is pretty simple, but I loved the various sketches, pictures, letters, and flaps included. Great idea…

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The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell

5 stars I absolutely loved this book. Fantastic story and amazing writing. I listened to the audiobook, which was narrated by David Tennant, another plus. Even if you don’t know who that is, you should probably listen to this book because he is by far the best audiobook reader I have ever had the privilege…

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