Magic & Mistletoe: 15 Paranormal Stories for the Holidays

3 stars I think I may have enjoyed this book more knowing what I was getting myself into before starting to read it. So here are some helpful hints about what you’ll find inside this book: 1. The term “paranormal” in the title refers mostly to “paranormal romance”, which I am not a huge fan…

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You Need More Sleep: Advice from Cats by Francesco Marciuliano

3 stars A very cute book filled with adorable cat pictures and lots of silly cat advice. It is definitely good for a few cat-related laughs and will remind any cat owner to ponder the basic question, “Why did I ever get a cat?” I liked Marciuliano’s poetry more, because of the uniqueness that format…

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Bad Kitty Meets the Baby by Nick Bruel

4 stars Another great Bad Kitty book. Very silly and adorable. I love the illustrations as well as the little fun facts pages about cats in trees. This book also includes tips on how to teach a cat to do tricks. Very cute. Loved it.

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Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

3 stars This book was definitely weird. While I understand it is written as a satire, most of it went over my head since it is so specific to the time period in which it was written. The notes on the text helped so I got a basic understanding, but still did not get the…

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Ferno the Fire Dragon by Adam Blade

3 stars This is an easy, quick read. The writing is very simple, but with lots of adventure. A good fit for children who aren’t super into reading. I really liked the pace of the story. A lot happens in a short amount of time. It’s a pretty typical “chosen one” story, but I liked…

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The Day my Butt Went Psycho by Andy Griffiths

4 stars I remember trying to read the sequel to this book, Zombie Butts From Uranus, in middle school and not being able to get through it. I think I must have been a very literal child, because I just could not get over many of the descriptions, such as a butt having arms and legs…

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Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

4 stars I am so glad I finally got around to reading this book of poems. The poems included were very diverse. Most were silly, some were hilarious, a few were inspirational, and some were just a bit too dark for my taste in children’s poetry. Overall a good book with interesting poems and great…

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The Twits by Roald Dahl

3 stars A very silly book that has Roald Dahl written all over it. Very entertaining with a little moral thrown in. This is a pretty quick read. I liked the descriptions and illustrations a lot. Since this book was published almost 40 years ago, there is some language in it that many modern parents…

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Electromagnetism

As a contributor of this book, I feel it would be unfair for me to give it a star rating. However, here are some of my thoughts on the book.The theme of this book is technology and each author has his or her own spin on this. There are so many creepy things in this…

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Never Underestimate Your Dumbness by Jim Benton

3 stars This is the first Dear Dumb Diary I have read. I found it in the Lending Library and thought I’d give it a read. This book took me a bit to get into. I didn’t really like the beginning. Jamie’s hatred of Angeline (for no reason other than her prettiness) and weird, dysfunctional…

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