4 stars A wonderful new Frozen story featuring Anna and Elsa. I loved the themes of helping others, sisterly love, and taking time for yourself. Great book that helps teach a balance of doing things for others without overexerting yourself.  The book also features splendid black-and-white illustrations. I liked that the pictures were made specifically…

2 stars This is part of the Really Useful Stories series to help teach children how to be good friends.  Nice story about turn taking. The illustrations were nice and go along well with the text. At the end of the book, there are some suggested questions to facilitate shared reading between adults and children. …

4 stars For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-Cycle Good book for learning about some of the major characters in the Harry Potter series. The really impressive thing about this book is that it pulls from all seven (or eight?) of the Harry Potter adventures. I don’t know much about Lego Harry Potter, but the…

3 stars Nice adaption of The Emoji Movie from Jailbreak’s perspective. This goes through the basic plot of the movie (including the ending) so this is one of those rare times when it is best to watch the movie first. I did like the focus on Jailbreak. I love her character and it was interesting…

3 stars Three hauntingly good Lego mysterious featuring some of your favorite DC super heroes including Flash, Batgirl, Supergirl, Batman, and Superman.  Nice, fun stories with ghostly plots. Loved the illustrations. They went along well with the text.  Good middle ground book for those graduating from picture books to chapter books. Each of the stories…

4 stars I am rather conflicted about this one. I picked up this audiobook from the library because the cover looked interesting. Once I started listening to it, I was instantly hooked. Nine children growing up on an island and a mysterious green boat that brings a new child in exchange for the oldest one?…

4 stars Another wonderful Disney Princess story, featuring the Lego princesses.  Great series for promoting problem solving, working together, and coming up with solutions. I liked that each of the princesses had their own unique solutions to various problems. The illustrations were also nice. They feature Lego structures as well as cutouts and string, which…

4 stars Nice story featuring your favorite Disney princesses… in Lego form! I liked the concept of the story. It starts off by saying that a little girl put all of the princesses’ castles together and came up with stories about them. It then goes on to tell one of the stories. Very cute idea….

4 stars Good book for getting basic information on the main Marvel heroes as well as a few obscure ones. I thought the heroes included were pretty good. Works well for young super hero fans who are looking for information on various Marvel heroes. The information given was good. There is usually a little about…

5 stars Wonderful collection of inspiring women. The book is broken down into subcategories (art, history, politics, science, sports, music/film/TV, literature, and business). Great diversity in the women chosen in terms of race, fields of work, and time periods lived. Many white women are featured, but there are many women of color as well such…