Reviews
A Book and A Hug Reviews "He's Been a Monster All Day!"
Sitting in a lonely corner in the other room a little boy overhears his parents talking about him. “He’s been a monster all day,” his Mom tells his Dad. Well, he thinks to himself, if they think I’m a monster, then I’m going to imagine my monsterness in… View →
Books to Borrow...Books to Buy Reviews "Memoirs of a Hamster"
Seymour the hamster loves his life inside in cage; he has everything he needs–sunflower seeds, water, a flashy wheel to run on, and a girl who gives him yogurt… Pearl, the cat of the house, has other ideas for Seymour. Pearl tells Seymour that if he comes out of his cage he’l View →
School Library Journal Reviews "No Pirates Allowed! Said Library Lou"
Big Pirate Pete and his parrot, Igor, loudly find their way into the local library where their map indicates a buried treasure. Library Lou, the quick-witted librarian, requests that Pete shower, change clothes, and come back quietly the next day. She teaches Pete about the 25 letters… View →
Booklist Reviews "Paper Son: Lee's Journey to America"
Twelve year-old Lee does not want to leave China. Yet the responsibility for supporting his grandparents weighs heavily on his heart. He is to be a “paper son,” and he studies a coaching book that details the life he supposedly lives with his American father so he can dupe… View →
Kirkus Reviews "The Legend of the Jersey Devil"
A delightfully spooky picture-book rendering of the famed Jersey Devil… From a state rife with disreputable characters, Noble here depicts perhaps its most otherworldly resident, the Jersey Devil, whose existence dates back to colonial folklore of 1735. On an archetyp View →
Kirkus Reviews "Tuki and Moka"
When animal hijackers capture his favorite tamarins, a young boy living near the Amazon rain forest in Ecuador comes to the rescue in this latest in the Tales of the World… Traveling by river to their camp in the rain forest, Eduardo and his father earn their living as ca View →
Booklist Online Reviews "The Battles"
This colorfully illustrated paperback from the American Adventures series presents stories in which children make contributions to American wars. Each selection is based on a picture book by the same name from the publisher’s Tales of Young Americans series. Noble’s “The Scarlet… View →
Examiner.com Reviews "He's Been a Monster All Day"
Any mother who has ever called her child a “monster” will enjoy reading “He’s Been A Monster All Day,” by Denise Brennan-Nelson, about a boy who overhears his mother saying that about him. It inspires him to imagine what it might be like to actually turn… View →
The Simple Moms Reviews "Memoirs of a Hamster"
When you were a kid did you ever wonder what life was like from your pet’s point of view? The newest literary hit at our house from Sleeping Bear Press is just that, a hilarious accounting of 2 weeks in the life of one pet… In Memoirs of a Hamster, Seymour the hamste View →
School Library Journal Reviews "Finnegan and Fox: The Ten-Foot Cop"
Finnegan, a horse, and his partner, Officer Fox, patrol the Times Square area of New York City as part of the NYPD Mounted Unit. While on duty, they stop to talk with street vendors, locals, and a group of children from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Finnegan is impressed… View →