I love when books dive into situations that children may not realize others around them are dealing with. Being homeless and being in foster care are two very real things many children in America go through. This book, Almost Home, is all about both these situations. A little girl in the 6th grade named Sugar…

I personally did not like reading this book. I agree, that everyone has a right to read what they want and have questions and read for information and answers they want, however, that does not mean that I have to agree with what every book is about. This particular book was not one I would…

The creation of Squish is both imaginative and original. I am constantly in awe when I read books about things I would have never thought to write about. Squish, an amoeba in a pond, is the main character. He is a “kid” who has friends that are interesting and can be annoying just like real…

What a beautifully illustrated book about the negro baseball league. The images, drawings, were my favorite. The double page spread that looked like a ticket to one of their baseball games unfolded into a whole line up of players with their names. The language of the book was easy to understand, even though there was…

I remember being in my junior English class, watching the television with such an intense face and not being able to even think about anything else going on around me. Watching the twin towers fall was heart wrenching and unbearable. Watching as people completely innocent lose their lives was more than tragic. As I read…

Reverso poems…I had never heard of such till I started reading Mirror Mirror. These type of poems can be read from top to bottom and then from the bottom line to the top line, each with a different tone and perspective. This children’s poetry book is based on fairy tales, such as Little Red Riding…

Balloons Over Broadway is a vivid picture book about the real story of the man behind the puppeteers in the Macy’s Parade. It’s a fascinating story about a boy named Tony who  was clever when he was young and turned his ideas into real life. Tony, being a typical kid, wanted an easier way to…

This book, written by a librarian for her students, contains several single actor plays and two 2 actor plays. Her students were learning about medieval times and they were going to put on a play but all wanted equal parts. So she created monologues for them each. Little bit of fun and little bit of…

This easy nonfiction reader is simple enough for young readers to understand, while building new vocabulary. It goes through all the stages of a caterpillar and then onto the stage of becoming a beautiful butterfly, ending with the butterfly laying her eggs to start the cycle all over again. The photographs are amazing and unclose,…

The New York Times has a Best Seller List for children’s book. I chose ten from this list from 2016 to review. You can read my reviews by clicking on the link below. NYT Best Seller List of Childrens Books