As a contributor of this anthology, I feel it is unfair for me to give this a star rating, but I wanted to give some of my thoughts on the work. Five of my poems are included in this collection: “Lunacy”, “Eclipse”, “The Man in the Moon”, “The Moon Spirit”, and “A Lullaby in the…

3 stars I feel horribly betrayed by this book. I read the third book in this series (found it in the lending library) and enjoyed it, so when I saw the first book as an audiobook at the library, I figured it would be a good read. It all started well enough. Fudge is his…

3 stars The second volume finishes up the story of Arrietty. Since this was taken directly from the movie, I knew what was going to happen, but I still enjoyed reading it. It is nice to see stills of the artwork from the movie, especially the scenery. Beautiful. This book is just stills taken from…

4 stars I am always hesitant to read books with dogs on the cover (because I’ve been hurt too many times before), but this one was a nice surprise. An adorable story about how a charismatic dog helped a little girl make friends and find her place in a new town. So cute, absolutely adorable….

2 stars With characters like a sword-wielding penguin and a chicken with ninja powers, I figured this would be a funny and entertaining read. I was wrong. The book is broken down into tiny comics that are usually about one page spread long. They are nice bite-size little comics, but I think sometimes the length…

3 stars Same set-up as the first two book. Four stories that feature one (or two) of the Mane Six (Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie) as well as a side character (Iron Will, Spitfire). This one also included a story about Granny Smith and the Flim Flam Brothers, which I enjoyed. As much…

3 stars This is a good comic adaptation of the first half of the film, The Secret World of Arrietty. The book consists of stills taken from the movie with action words/sounds and speech bubbles added. This is a good book to read if you want to really look at the artwork of the movie….

4 stars This is actually my favorite Speed Bump & Slingshot Misadventure book because it is a great blend of educational and humorous. There are a lot of animal facts woven into the story (opossums playing dead, seventeen-year cicadas life cycles). As with the previous books in the series, this is a fun and entertaining…

3 stars   I am all about the puns in this series (Rags 2 Ostriches, Owllister, PeckSun, Starbeaks). Hilarious. This is a good follow up to Night of the Living Worms. It has the same style, incorporating funny illustrations with block text and speech bubbles for a non-intimidating setup for young readers. I was a little…