Chapter Book Review: Nanny Piggins #2 – Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan
R.A. Spratt’s Nanny Piggins series is definitively the funniest children’s chapter book series I’ve read to my kids. If you haven’t read the series’ first installment, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins,...
View ArticleChapter Book Review: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
First, let me say, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is a pretty emotional book. Kate DiCamillo tells the story of an inanimate China rabbit doll who takes being loved for granted. The journey...
View ArticleSeries Review: The Sisters 8
The Sisters 8 is a quirky, humorous, and exciting series. And frankly, it’s pretty awesome. The series was written by Lauren Baratz-Logsted, along with her husband, Greg, and daughter, Jackie (I...
View ArticleBook Review: D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths
With the popularity of Greek Mythology rising (see Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Goddess Girls, Underworlds, … I could go on), it’s almost imperative that kids have a basic understanding of the...
View ArticleChapter Book Review: Gustav Gloom (#1) and the People Taker
I haven’t had as much fun reading a book to the whole family since Nanny Piggins. And that’s saying a lot. Gustav Gloom and the People Taker is a cross-generational spectacle of entertainment. In the...
View Article2nd Grade Editorial: My Very UnFairy Tale Life
Have you ever read the book My Very UnFairy Tale Life by Anna Staniszewski? I have. Well that is what this post is about, right? Anyway, the main character in this book is 12-year-old girl named Jenny....
View Article2nd Grade Editorial: My Epic Fairy Tale Fail
My Epic Fairy Tale Fail is by Anna Staniszewski. And by the way, it is in the same series as My Very UnFairy Tale Life. I wrote a post about that one, too. If you haven’t already read it, the link’s...
View Article2nd Grade Editorial: Emily Windsnap #1 – The Tail of Emily Windsnap
The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler is about a girl named Emily Windsnap. Emily lives on a houseboat with her mom. Her mom has never let her go in the water, even though they live on a houseboat!...
View Article2nd Grade Editorial: The Doll Shop Downstairs
The Doll Shop Downstairs by Yona Zeldis McDonough is about a girl named Anna. Her family owns a doll repair shop. This book starts before World War I. They get all their materials from Germany, so when...
View Article3rd Grade Editorial: Pegasus #1 – The Flame of Olympus
Hi, everybody, the great Greek Girl is back! Today I’m going to share a post about Pegasus: The Flame of Olympus by Kate O’Hearn! This is book is about a girl named Emily who lives in New York City....
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