Lord Garmadon, Evil Dad (The LEGO Ninjago Movie) by Michael Petranek

3 stars A funny book told from the perspective of Lord Garmadon. Petranek perfectly captures Garmadon’s wit, arrogance, and cluelessness, making for an entertaining read. This is basically a set-up to the story from the movie. Nothing much happens in the book itself, it just sets the stage for Garmadon and Lloyd. Still, it was…

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Nanette’s Baguette by Mo Willems

4 stars A silly, funny book about a little frog that goes out to buy a baguette alone for the first time. The most impressive thing about this book is how many words Willems found that rhyme with baguette. The other impressive thing is that he we able to take such a simple story and…

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Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems

5 stars I love this book. It is absolutely adorable. It is a pretty simple story, but the writing is so perfect that it works. In the book, Trixie and her father go out to do laundry. All is fine until Trixie realizes that her stuffed animal, Knuffle Bunny, is gone. She does her best…

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Peanut Butter and Jelly (A Narwhal and Jelly Book) by Ben Clanton

4 stars Another adorable little graphic novel adventure featuring Narwhal and Jelly (or rather Peanut Butter and Flloyd). In this one Jelly gets Narwhal to try a new food and hilarious peanut-butter-based misadventures ensue. Only downside: I am going to have this song stuck in my head all day now. But now so are you. You’re welcome….

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