Miss Turie’s Magic Creatures by Joy Keller

5 stars Beautiful, gorgeous, amazing book! I absolutely loved this one. I really wish it was a series of some sort. First of all, the illustrations are just stupendous. Loved the colors and details. I really enjoy the idea of imagining various magical creatures as pets (the snuggly hydra was my favorite).  It was also…

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How to Eat Pizza by John Burgerman

2 stars Well, that’s one way to turn people off of pizza, I suppose. A sad and slightly terrifying book that is meant to be funny, but ends up just making the reading feel guilty about eating. The pizza slices plead for their lives and try to prove that they should not be eaten by…

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The Wheels on the… Uh-Oh! by Sue Tarsky

4 stars Cute spin on a classic song. The illustrations are adorable. I loved the detail (especially the woman taking pictures with her cellphone when things get a little out of hand- nice touch!). Also interesting to see so many different animals. Such to delight young animal lovers. While the book is a bit long,…

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Snakes on a Train by Kathryn Dennis

2 stars Let’s be real, I mostly checked this out because of the Snakes on a Plane reference. I also work with a little train-lover so there’s that. Overall, this one was okay. The rhymes started off soothing, but were pretty bumpy and not very uniform by the end, which was a little disappointing. I…

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