3 stars Good introduction to the characters and basic events of the newest Grinch movie. I have not seen the movie, but this was a good way to get familiar with some of the characters. I was a little disappointed that this book didn’t rhyme. I mean, come on, it’s The Grinch. But besides that…

As a contributor to this anthology, I feel it would be unfair for me to give it a star rating, but here are some of my thoughts and my favorite pieces.  Personally, this was a fun anthology to write for. Each piece was inspired by a daily writing prompt (either a word prompt, picture prompt,…

4 stars I will admit that I didn’t actually know what this was until I saw the show on Netflix. I was intrigued by the animation (and the fact that Bella Ramsey voices Hilda- let my Worst Witch obsession continue!), but upon watching it, I instantly fell in love with the universe and stories. So…

4 stars Adorable book that allows the reader to help Anna and Elsa build Olaf.  This is a good interactive book that asks the reader to do various actions (chop off branches, spin the book to roll a snowball, tap when pieces should go) in order to put Olaf together. Great way to make a…

4 stars I recently read Thomas & Friends Really Useful Stories: Take Your Turn! and was really disappointed by it. After that, I wasn’t sure how this one would go. But I work with a kid who really loves Thomas, so I picked it up from the library.  This one was actually very good. In this one,…

4 stars I picked this up from the library for a kid I work with. We read it and then she immediately wanted to act out the story so we went around picking imaginary apples. I think that counts as a success. Overall, nice book with good illustrations. This is a Step 1 book for…

3 stars A nice beginning reader that gives some basic information about the Flash such as how he got his powers and what those powers are. This is a Step 2 reader recommended for preschool to grade 1. It uses short sentences, basic stories, and easy vocabulary. I think this adequately describes this book. Sometimes…

4 stars I have watched the Ever After High show on Netflix and read the various books series, so I was excited to find a graphic novel version at the library. It was also nice to see that it was an original story, not just an adaptation of one of the storylines in the show….

5 stars I absolutely loved this book. Amazing. Just amazing.  To start with, the whole witch/shapeshifter dichotomy was really interesting. I was intrigued by the new spin on the division of labor- women cast spells, men shapeshift. It was fascinating to learn about the various traditions and rituals involved in the magical world in this…