Quantcast
Channel: Off The Library Shelf » Buy Two!
Browsing all 10 articles
Browse latest View live

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 Article



Chapter 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 Article

Series 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 Article

Book 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 Article

Chapter 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 Article


2nd 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 Article

2nd 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 Article

2nd 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 Article


2nd 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 Article


3rd 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....

View Article
Browsing all 10 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images