3 stars A cute story told by a feline detective who makes sure there are no bears in Little Bear Bakery. I enjoyed the artsy style of the illustrations and the sleuth-y little cat, Muffin. This is a good book for teaching similes because of the sheer volume of them, but I think sometimes the…

3 stars This colorful and cutesy book quickly caught my eye at the library.  A cute, silly, and super sweet book all about Unicorn Day. While this one doesn’t really have a set plot, it’s a nice rhyming book about how unicorns celebrate and accept everyone. Especially in the first half of the book, it…

2 stars So I made the mistake of reading this one after having watched the first season of the Netflix show, not realizing that the show was based on the first two books (I read the first volume before watching the show). Therefore, I feel that my review may be a bit skewed.  This one…

4 stars It is nearly impossible not to read this book quickly. The pacing is so fast and so much happens and you just naturally want to figure it all out and see what happens next. I tried hard not to read it in one night, but here we are. The pacing is much quicker…

3 stars I’ll do my best to make it through this review without quoting The Princess Bride. It’ll be difficult, but we’ll see how this goes.  This is a wonderful book for all the die-hard Princess Bride fans. The ones who know every scene, every line, every character, every actor. Those people who have lost…

4 stars Another gorgeous, amazing, wonderful read in the 5 Worlds series. This is just such a great all around series. I love the characters, love the story, and, most of all, love the artwork.  There are plenty of twists and turns in the third book, making for a splendid reading experience, complete with new…

4 stars Honestly, for a first novel, this one is pretty darn good. I stumbled across this in a lending library, was intrigued by the spooky cover, and figured it was worth a read. Oh my goodness, I was sucked in from the first page. Literally the first page. Even before I knew what was…

4 stars Adorable book featuring some old favorites that will probably become new favorites with the resurgence of live-action Disney recreations (Lady and the Tramp, Dumbo).  The thing that is so great about this book is that you can go through it multiple times and over different ages to learn and expose children to various…

3 stars Cute little counting book. Perfect for young animal-lovers. The book features colorful pictures of many animals from an elephant to horses to dogs. A simple book that is nevertheless fun and effective for counting up to 10. Goodreads

5 stars A beautiful story that is well-crafted and well-told.  One of the things that makes this book so lovely is that each piece is told through a form of freestyle poetry. The wording is very fluid, which goes along nicely with the main character’s focus on dance and movement. There is a lot covered…