4 stars Great followup to the first book. The pacing of this book seemed a bit faster than the first one, probably because there was less set up required and the majority of the characters were already established.  As with the first one, the illustrations were gorgeous and amazing. I instantly fell in love with…

4 stars I have been meaning to start watching Tumble Leaf, but I keep getting caught up in other shows. I work with a kid who enjoys the show so I picked this up from the library to read with him. This is such a cute book. It is based on the episode, “Things that…

4 stars I have yet to get around to actually watching Tumble Leaf, but I work with a kid who watches the show so I picked this up from the library to read with him. This book is adapted from the episode “Tinsel Tree Topper”. Overall, I found this to be an interesting adaptation even…

3 stars Sadly, this series just isn’t what it used to be. This one was good overall in comparison to some of the other newer books in the series Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes. It has a good flow and rhyme scheme. The story also has a great message about making new friends…

2 stars Okay read. It was a nice play on a subtraction/counting story as well as a cute little mystery, but the wording came off as clunky to me. The rhyming was nice, but it just didn’t have a good flow like some of the earlier books. The story itself was a bit choppy. Cute…

For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-Cycle I found this in the lending library near my house and was instantly pulled in by the gorgeous cover. I’ve been trying to read more poetry so I figured I’d pick it up. My expectations weren’t high for it, as I am a bit picky about poetry, but…

5 stars This book. Oh my gosh, wow. Okay, so when I first started reading this book, I was immediately intrigued by the concept of the storm beasts and all of that. It was a creative concept and I liked the writing.  Then as I kept reading, it just got more and more in-depth and…

3 stars This book was so close to being really, really good. But that ending… I’ll start off by saying I haven’t read the first three books in the series. I didn’t realize it was a series meant to be read chronologically (figured they were standalone stories within a larger series) when I requested the…

4 stars I recently read about Lela Lee in Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger and was intrigued by the Angry Little Girls series. Sadly, this was the only book my library had by her. But I did really enjoy this one.  Hilarious, adorable, and creative, this book retells a few well-known fairy tales staring sarcastic, funny,…

4 stars This is a gorgeous book, physically and in terms of its teachings. This book is best read slowly. It’s not something to rush through. I found it best to read a few pages at a time. Despite how short it is, it took me almost a month to finish because of this. I…