2 stars Not going to sugarcoat it, this book was boring. I read Wedgieman and the Big Bunny Trouble a few weeks ago and enjoyed it. It was humorous and entertaining. This origin story, however, was incredibly dull. Even for a Step 3 book, it seemed really long and unnecessarily wordy. Nothing funny happens besides the children…

4 stars Great, just what I needed, a new graphic novel obsession. This book is wonderful! I read a preview of the Giant Days series in one of the Lumberjanes books and was intrigued. I checked this book out from the library and now I’m already hunting Amazon for a copy. The characters are so…

4 stars Another exciting, action-packed book in the Cleopatra in Space series. The journey continues as, piece by piece, Cleo learns more and more about the mysterious prophecy and how she fits into it. I feel like there was less dialogue in this book and more fight scenes, but the story still progressed well and…

3 stars I received this book through Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. If you like Retta, you’re sure to enjoy this book. Retta is funny and direct. This book of essays captures a range of emotions from happiness and hilarity to sadness and anger. Retta covers many topics from celebrity encounters, her love…

4 stars A very cute and silly graphic novel for young readers. This is a great book for introducing young readers to the graphic novel format. The pictures also make it more fun and less intimidating for kids reading on their own. Plus, the illustrations are adorable. Narwhal’s characters is instantly lovable. With an affinity…

4 stars Great adaptation of Baum’s fourth Oz book. It has been a while since I read the original, but from what I remember, this sticks closely to the original book with a few minor changes which are noted in the beginning of this book. I actually liked this version better than the original. I…

3 stars   A spooky mystery in a wax museum told in an easy-to-read chapter book for fans of Scooby and the gang. This book was well-written with good descriptions. The book also has a few illustrations throughout, which helps break up and enhance the text. A good mystery for kids to try to solve…

3 stars A cute book all about being itchy. I really liked the illustrations in this one. Each dinosaur is itchy for a different reason as shown in the pictures (tag on shirt, sunburn, bee sting, etc.). I enjoyed the detail in the illustrations. And they are hilarious so there is that. Overall, the story…

4 stars   This is actually a very good book adaptation of the Cars 3 movie. I am often disappointed with adaptations from movies because they have to be shortened so much and many times they don’t tell a story, they just introduce the characters or set up the story. This one perfectly sums up…