3 stars Overall, this was an interesting read. The story itself is very simple. Multiple dinosaurs compare themselves on their prehistorical playground of sorts. The thing that really carried this book was the artwork. I loved the elegant style of it. The author’s bio reveals it is made “by layering traditional Korean paper in various…

4 stars This is an adorable book. I really enjoyed the story. From the very first page, I wanted to know what was in the castle. This book really pulls you in. I also enjoyed the artwork. Loved the muted, watery coloring.  Ibb is a character that you immediately like. She is kind, curious, brave,…

2 stars Kind of disappointed with this one. I have not seen the new Grinch movie, but obviously know the Grinch story. This is basically a list of all the things the Grinch doesn’t like about Christmas. Dr. Seuss said it better in the original in my opinion (plus this one doesn’t even rhyme). Some…

3 stars Good introduction to the characters and basic events of the newest Grinch movie. I have not seen the movie, but this was a good way to get familiar with some of the characters. I was a little disappointed that this book didn’t rhyme. I mean, come on, it’s The Grinch. But besides that…

As a contributor to this anthology, I feel it would be unfair for me to give it a star rating, but here are some of my thoughts and my favorite pieces.  Personally, this was a fun anthology to write for. Each piece was inspired by a daily writing prompt (either a word prompt, picture prompt,…

4 stars I will admit that I didn’t actually know what this was until I saw the show on Netflix. I was intrigued by the animation (and the fact that Bella Ramsey voices Hilda- let my Worst Witch obsession continue!), but upon watching it, I instantly fell in love with the universe and stories. So…

4 stars Adorable book that allows the reader to help Anna and Elsa build Olaf.  This is a good interactive book that asks the reader to do various actions (chop off branches, spin the book to roll a snowball, tap when pieces should go) in order to put Olaf together. Great way to make a…

4 stars I recently read Thomas & Friends Really Useful Stories: Take Your Turn! and was really disappointed by it. After that, I wasn’t sure how this one would go. But I work with a kid who really loves Thomas, so I picked it up from the library.  This one was actually very good. In this one,…

4 stars I picked this up from the library for a kid I work with. We read it and then she immediately wanted to act out the story so we went around picking imaginary apples. I think that counts as a success. Overall, nice book with good illustrations. This is a Step 1 book for…