Reviews
Vegbooks Reviews "Say Daddy!"
I may just be a softie but this board book (you can also purchase it as a hardcover) made me teary! I received a review copy from Sleeping Bear Press. (You’ll be seeing a number of reviews of their review copies from me in the future on… The charming watercolor illustrati View →
Kirkus Reviews "Grandma Loves You!"
The arrival of a new grandchild is joyously celebrated in this grandmotherly ode to their new life… Tenderhearted affection is displayed through the softly hued watercolors of furry, cuddly rabbits and is combined with gushing verse recited by one delighted grandmot View →
Reading Today Online Reviews "He's Been a Monster All Day!"
A mother describes her son as the monster he has been all day. When he hears his mommy say that he decides to REALLY become a monster and begins his tirade (rumpus?). At this point, the illustrator depicts the young lad as a scaly green, wild haired, toothy… View →
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 →