Personal rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4 stars A very cute, short-and-sweet book about a baby who makes her own choices. This is a great way to incorporate feminism into young children’s lives. The pictures are hilarious and the things Feminist Baby likes are very relatable (liking pink and blue, liking dolls and cars, liking to make noise). A wonderful book…
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4 stars Hilarious and fun! Great for fans of the first book. Feminist Baby is getting older. She’s learning to talk and assert herself. Sometimes that means declaring “No bath” or asking for milk. Other times it’s demanding justice and equality. One page I really enjoyed was the reminder that even though it’s important to…
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4 stars Absolutely hilarious! I’ll admit, I’m not much of a history nerd. I didn’t get all the references, but each comic had its own charm. Most were fun and goofy even if you don’t know the historical inspiration. Beaton brings silliness and dark humor to many historical figures and events. Beaton also includes a…
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4 stars A hilarious collection of essays ranging from the writing process to health problems to getting older to relationships and married life. This is the first book I’ve read from Irby (but won’t be the last!). I’ll admit it took me a bit to get into the flow of it. The audiobook is read…
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4 stars A fast-paced adventure filled with action, mystery, family, and friendship. The next generation of superheroes for new readers and lifelong fans. There’s a great balance to the amount of action to growth and reflection in this book. The story moves along quickly but there is also plenty going on internally. Also, Tai’s relationship…
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4 stars An engaging and fast-paced adventure through the afterlife. This story has a little bit of everything. A shadowy villain, a trusty sidekick, a side romance, an unsure hero, and a fascinating look at the world of the dead. I wasn’t sure what to expect with this one but was pulled in from nearly…
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4 stars An adorable and engaging book with plenty of activities to work on various concepts. Most of the pages include some sort of task such as finding items that begin with a certain letter, matching the same items, and locating a certain item. The double-sided pages provide a lot of detail for other tasks…
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(Alternative title: Sammy and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs) 4 stars An adorably sweet tale of a boy and his dinosaurs. After loving the TV adaptation, I was excited to go back and read the original stories that inspired it. This book did not disappoint. The first book introduces the reader to Harry and how he…
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4 stars A lovely beast of a book, packed with gorgeous illustrations and complex ideas. Much more intricate than it first appears. When I checked this out from the library, I was expecting the obvious before/after relationships (caterpillar to butterfly, acorn to tree). But this book goes far beyond that. Some are before and after…
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4 stars An adorably sweet guidebook on how to be a purple person. To be honest, on the first read-through I had no context and while I agreed with the steps, I wasn’t sure what the whole purple thing was about. After reading up on the book, I realized it’s a reference to political parties…
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