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…

4 stars This book is adorable, I don’t care what anyone says. Similar in style to books like Barnyard Dance! and Blue Hat, Green Hat, this book describes some silly animals and explores opposites. I picked this up from the library, because… space cows. What more reason do you need? I figured it would be silly, but it…

4 stars I have not actually watched Storybots before, so I can’t say how closely it relates to the show. I picked this up from the library because I work with a kid who likes Storybots and dinosaurs. Figured it was a good fit. Overall, I liked the book. The rhyming made it a fun…

As a contributor to this collection, I feel it would be unfair for me to give it a star rating, but I wanted to share some of my thoughts on the stories and poems included. All of the pieces have been inspired by summer in some way. Whether it is a love of warmth, a…

3 stars Good book overall. This one gives a little bit of info about the Ninja Turtle’s origins, which was interesting. Good illustrations with interesting fight scenes. I picked this up from the library for one of the girls I work with. She enjoyed the creepy illustrations and overall story.  This is a Step 2…

3 stars I have not seen Ralph Breaks the Internet yet, but from what I can tell, this is a simplified version of the movie plot.  This is a Step 3 book for children in grades 1 to 3.  One of the things books based on children’s movies seem to struggle with is how much…

4 stars I didn’t like this one quite as much as the first two books in the series, but it was still well-written and interesting. In this one, Anna and Elsa set off with Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven to help the Summer Queen stop a never-ending summer. With the way it was written, I thought…

3 stars Growing up, I loved watching Bridget Jones’s Diary. I watched it over and over again. This probably had more to do with my raging crush on Hugh Grant than the movie’s actual cinematic value, but I remember it being an entertaining movie nevertheless. A few years ago, I listened to the first audiobook…

2 stars I really enjoy The Little Prince. I have read the English translation of the book, listened to the audiobook, watched the latest movie adaptation on Netflix, and listened to said movie’s soundtrack, which is amazing. I was very excited to see that there was a graphic novel adaptation as well. This one was…