Doctor De Soto by William Steig

4 stars Such a well-written and enjoyable book. I love this story. It is written in such a simple way, but feels perfectly complete. A fun read about outstanding those who want to do you harm.

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Sofia the First: A Magical Match

4 stars A nice story about friendship with an important lesson in the end. This is a fun and simple book. Good team work and problems solving. The illustrations were cute in a very computer-y sort of way. Overall, a good read.

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Pirate Jam by Jo Brown

4 stars This is definitely an Awwww book, one of those books you can’t read without saying “awwww”, at least in your head. It’s a very cute story about two pirates who are horrible at being pirates. Lots of silly word play and clever ideas. This is a very good book. A funny story, sure to…

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Clifford’s Teacher’s Pets

3 stars This is an adaption of an episode from the TV series. A cute story with a very nice ending. I liked the moral at the end of the story about trying your hardest and doing the best you can. Simple story that is a bit repetitive, but still a good read.

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It Only Looks Easy by Pamela Curtis Swallow

3 stars I made the mistake of picking up a book with a dog on the cover. I almost stopped reading after the first chapter when the dog gets his by a car. As soon as Kat starts talking about how great her dog is on the first page, I thought, “Oh no, it’s going…

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Rapunzel’s Royal Wedding & Belle’s Royal Wedding: 2 Books in 1

2 stars Thoughts on Rapunzel’s Royal Wedding: Kind of interesting, because it is basically what was happening at the actual wedding during Rapunzel’s Wedding Day while Maximus and Pascal were trying to get the rings back. Cute story, but not much happened. It was just basically what Rapunzel had to do to get ready for her wedding…

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Rapunzel’s Wedding Day

3 stars It has been a while since I read this book, but I remember liking it. It’s a funny misadventure about Max and Pascal running all over town, trying to get the wedding rings back and making a mess. It’s a fun and quick read with an interesting story.

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War of the Whales: A True Story by Joshua Horwitz

4 stars It is unfortunate that many of the events this book details took place, however Horwitz does a remarkable job of piecing them all together to create a narrative of the struggles against the use of Navy sonar. Well-written and remarkably detailed, this is truly an outstanding book. It really sucks the reader into…

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