Illustrated by Eda Kaban 4 stars A fun picture book adaptation of The Guncle. The original novel is still on my TBR but this sweet picture book made me want to get around to reading it soon. After the death of their mother, Maisie and Grant spend the summer with their Uncle Patrick. He does…
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Illustrated by Frenci Sanna 4 stars A sweet story about being yourself. Pete likes many different things, wearing different clothes, and playing with different children. This confuses some people who try to put labels of “boy” or “girl” on Pete, but with parental support, Pete shows the confidence to just be Pete. Nice focus on…
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by Christina Rice, Tee Franklin, Megan Brown, and Stephanie Williams Illustrated by Abby Bulmer, Yancey Labat, Natalie Haines, and Asia Simone 3 stars A fun collection of new stories featuring characters from Gen 4 and Gen 5. Nice variety in the stories including a story from Princess Cadance’s past, best friends going on an adventure…
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by Lisa Eisenberg 3 stars When Mary-Kate and Ashley get a call from one of their favorite bands, the Bailey Brothers, about some strange things happening during their concerts, the twins form a band of their own to go undercover and find the culprit. They’ll have to gather the clues, find suspects, and put them…
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3 stars Follow Gwendolyn Gooch on her newest venture, creating a giant tower to cram the entire city of Verdigris into so she can milk them for their life savings. Honestly, I didn’t like this one as much as the first book. While Gwendolyn is probably really fun to write, I couldn’t stand reading about…
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by Kyle Prue 5 stars This was hilarious and so much fun to read. Through humor the book challenges and undermines masculinity and calls into question why the biggest insult to men is being compared to women. Some of my favorites were the ones that use reverse psychology to get a man to do something…
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by Jacqueline Carroll 4 stars Another fun adventure featuring the Trenchcoat Twins. Mary-Kate and Ashley are back at Camp Pom-Pom. This time they’re competing with their squad, the Eagles, in the Cheerlympics against the Pirates from Camp Spirit. With Ashley as captain, they know their routines are great and that they’ve got a good chance…
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4 stars An engaging, rhyming story about a tired farmer and the hunt for her favorite pajamas. The farmer has plenty to do around the farm. She milks the cow, waters the garden, and puts all the animals to bed. But when she can’t find her favorite pair of pajamas, she just can’t seem to…
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by Krupa Bhojani Playforth, MD Illustrated by Julia Bereciartu 5 stars A great resource for talking with young children about consent and private parts. The book talks about the uniqueness of bodies, the anatomical names for private parts, what private parts are, times when it’s appropriate for others to see and touch your private parts…
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by Dave Scheidt Illustrated by Alex Arizmendi 5 stars A fascinating story with eerie elements and unsettling moments. Andi loves all things horror-related. So when she lands a job at the local theater where she can watch all the horror films she wants, it’s a dream come true. Then strange things begin happening around the…
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