Personal rating of 3 out of 5 stars
3 stars This is a book of quotations and story exerts relating to cats, illustrated with gorgeous pictures of felines.The quotes were very diverse, some humorous, some beautiful. There were quotes from Mark Twain, Henry David Thoreau, and tons of others as well as exerts from stories such as Puss in Boots.While the pictures were…
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3 stars This book has some good information on the basics of gender bias. It was written in the 90’s so some of the information is a bit out of date, but (sadly), most of it is still very relevant today. Crawford did a good job focusing on various topics such as issues for boys,…
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3 stars I found a copy of this book in the Little Free Lending Library and was very intrigued by the cover. Overall, a good book. I really enjoyed the idea of having a savvy and the various issues that arise because of them. The characters were interesting as well and I loved how different…
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3 stars This was a nice, easy read. The style is similar to the Ramona Quimby books; each chapter has its own little adventure (rescuing dogs, putting on a circus) to fill up one school year. Betsy is definitely much better behaved than Ramona, but still has interesting adventures. This is an easy book to…
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3 stars Growing up, I loved reading Nancy Drew books, so when I saw this one in the Lending Library, I had to give it a read. The Nancy Drew Notebooks series is geared toward a younger audience than the original series. It is written in a much simpler way. Overall, I enjoyed the mystery…
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3 stars I read Judy Blume’s book Blubber right before this one, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. This was a nice, lighthearted read after such a heavy text. A very silly book. I have not read any of the other Fudge books, but this one can still be read as a standalone….
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3 stars A very funny retelling of “The Princess and the Pea” with a much more satisfying ending. I love the use of many “p” words in the text and pictures. A great way for young readers to work on initial sounds and vocabulary words. This is a very silly book, but I really liked…
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3 stars A very cute story. The thing I liked most about this book was the illustrations. The coloring is beautiful and I love all of the details. I especially liked the illustrations of the insects around and within the other illustrations. A nice book.
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