Carnival (Team Umizoomi)

3 stars Cute story. A nice adaptation of the TV show. Good for fans of Team Umizoomi. There are a lot of learning exercises, as in the show, to test shapes, patterns, and counting. A nice read for kids.

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Empire State of Slime by John Kloepfer

2 stars I found this in the Little Lending Library by my house and thought it looked right up my alley. I love zombies and gross-out books like Captain Underpants and The Day My Butt Went Psycho. Unfortunately, this one did not live up to my expectations. This is the first book I have read…

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Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel

3 stars A nice collection of stories about friendship. Toad is notorious for being kind of a jerk, but Frog really exemplifies what it means to be a good friend. These stories perfectly capture true friendship, not the over the top, lovey dovey stuff that is so common in today’s literature and movies for children. They show…

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Dazzle the Dinosaur by Marcus Pfister

4 stars A beautiful and stunning book, reminiscent of The Rainbow Fish in design, but without the slightly horrifying lesson on friendship. This is a great book filled with adventure and dinosaurs. Cool story and amazing illustrations.

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Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane by P.L. Travers

3 stars A fun read filled with lots of silliness. This is the first Mary Poppins book I have read. Overall, I enjoyed the book. There is not so much in the form of traditional plot, more of a rolling story, but it was entertaining nonetheless. Some magic, some silliness, and lots of nonsensical talk….

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Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli

5 stars This is one of those books where you have no idea what is going on most of the time, but it is still an enjoyable read. I don’t know what it is exactly, but the experience of reading this novel is amazing. The writing is beautifully disjointed, or rather it is “a horizontal…

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