Reviews
School Library Journal Reviews "The Legend of the Jersey Devil"
Legend has it that Mother Leeds gave birth to the Jersey Devil, her monstrous 13th child, on a Halloween night some 300 years ago. The Devil, complete with a forked tail, the hooves of a goat, horns growing out of its head, bat’s wings, and glowing eyes, is said to haunt the Pine Barrens View →
School Library Journal Reviews "Tuki and Moka"
Eduardo and his father are castañeros, traveling from their small town in Ecuador up the river to gather Brazil nuts in the Amazonian rain forest. The boy enjoys these trips despite the dangers and befriends some macaws and two playful tamarins, Tuki and Moka. One night, traffickers… View →
Green Bay Press Gazette Reviews "Memoirs of a Hamster"
So, how’s it… How’s life treating you? You’ve got things to do, plenty of toys, food and treats, and it’s all good? Bet you’re a happy kid. Or maybe you’d like it better if you lived in Paris, Mars, or another house. If you’re thinking that’s true, then read “Memoirs o View →
Kirkus Reviews "Digger and Daisy"
In this early reader, a dog learns from his sister what he can and cannot do like other animals on a visit to the… It is a hot day, so Digger, a spirited pup, and his older sister, Daisy, decide to go to the zoo. “Digger and Daisy look at birds. They see big birds. They see lit View →
Books to Borrow...Books to Buy Reviews "In Andal's House"
One of several titles in the Sleeping Bear Press series, Tales of the World, this thoughtful selection introduces children to current-day culture in… Young Kumar feels as though he lives in two worlds: the old India where people lived according to their caste, and the View →
School Library Journal Reviews "Grandma Loves You!"
While it is a truism that nothing beats the love of a grandparent for a grandchild, it is usually something that children themselves take for granted. This book, clearly aimed at the grandparent market, ensures that this love is front and center. Using simple rhymes, a grandmother rabbit View →
Timetoplaymag.com Reviews "Tugg and Teeny"
Tugg and Teeny are the lead characters in this chapter book series for young independent readers. Tugg (a gorilla) and Teeny (a monkey) are proof that opposites attract. While they are as different as night and day, they are inseparable and help one another face life’s challenges. For… View →
School Library Journal Reviews "Memoirs of a Hamster"
Seymour, a hamster, has the ideal life, according to his day-by-day memoir. He’s got a bowl of seeds, a full water bottle, and a cozy bed of wood shavings. And it gets even better when the FuzzyBoy 360 exercise wheel arrives. Now Seymour’s day is filled with activity and the delicious… View →
School Library Journal Reviews "Ozzie and the Art Contest"
In Miss Cattywhompus’s class of critters, Ozzie, a slightly day-dreamy dog, considers himself the art expert. When the big art contest rolls around, he figures he’s a cinch for the win. Then the top prizes are announced, and he discovers to his horror that the subject of the competition… View →
Booklist Online Reviews "The Legend of the Jersey Devil"
The source of countless stories, movies, and TV show episodes, the Jersey Devil is one of those creatures cryptozoologists can never quite pin down—though few of its origin stories are as delectable as this one, supposedly told in the Pine Barrens area for nearly 300 years. It’s 1735,… View →