by Drs. Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi Illustrated by Ashley Seil Smith 4 stars A wonderful exploration of some of the different ways people can be part of a family told through rhyming narration. Each page spread introduces readers to a new family who represents different concepts. The book shows different types of…
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Illustrated by Dion MBD 4 stars An adorable story of bravery, friendship, and helping others. Milo thinks there is a monster under his bed. He asks his best friend across the street for help. Luckily, Mel knows just what to do. Together, Milo and Mel use shadows to scare the monster away. Nicely written. A…
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3 stars Includes: A nice collection of My Little Pony adventures, some based on episodes of the show and some new tales. They all center around the Mane 6 and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. The stories based on episodes do a good job of presenting the events from the show. They are paired with shots…
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Featuring stories by Sam Maggs, Jeremy Whitley, and Tony Fleecs Illustrated by Keisha Okafor, Amy Mebberson, and Brianna Garcia 3 stars A fun blending of various generations to celebrate 40 years of My Little Pony. Explore adventures from Generation 1 through Mark Your Mark with references to Friendship is Magic. In “Friendship is Forever” (Sam…
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5 stars Fast-paced adventures featuring battles with the Ice Queen, an epic Card Wars tournament, and mini-quests. This volume compiles Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake #1-6 (Natasha Allegri, Betty Liang), Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake: Card Wars #1-6 (Jen Wang, Britt Wilson), and a variety of short comics (ND Stevenson, Lucy Knisley, Kate…
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by Chris Singleton and Ryan G. Van Cleave Illustrated by Adriana Pérez Perales 4 stars Such a cool series! Explore the life of Mae Jemison from childhood through years of education, research, and humanitarian efforts to her career as an astronaut and her work after space. Well-written and filled with interesting facts. Wonderful black-and-white illustrations…
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By Rebecca Gyllenhaal and Jessica Yang Illustrated by Bonnie Pang Based on the animated series by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko 5 stars Absolutely hilarious. Follow Aang and his friends’ journey to defeat the Fire Lord from the perspective of Merchant Cai, the cabbage merchant. Cai dreams of selling his cabbages throughout the Earth…
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Illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller 3 stars A sweet story about friendship, sadness, and listening to others. Ollie has the boos and his best friend, Ellie, will do whatever it takes to chase those sad feelings away. But sometimes we have to slow down and just sit with our sadness in the company of good…
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by James Asmus, Ian Flynn, Sam Maggs, and Tony Fleecs Illustrated by Jack Lawrence, Casey W. Coller, Priscilla Tramontano, Trish Forstner, and Lauren Perry 5 stars Absolutely hilarious. I love this mashup! More adventures with the Mane Six, the Autobots, and the Decepticons along with the Young Six and more pony friends. This time King…
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by James Asmus, Ian Flynn, and Sam Maggs Illustrated by Tony Fleecs, Jack Lawrence, Sara Pitre-Durocher, Casey W. Coller, and Priscilla Tramontano 5 stars I was intrigued by this mashup, but honestly wasn’t expecting to like it. I was pleasantly surprised. Humor and adventure collide as the Transformers find themselves in Equestria. Follow the Autobots…
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