If your family is like ours, Halloween decorations are going up this weekend, which makes today’s pick perfectly timed! Through bouncing rhyming text, readers follow the protagonist as they prepare for All Hallows’ Eve, from pumpkin carving to baking pumpkin-flavored treats to picking out a costume. We had so much fun with this one! There … Continue reading Spooky Season 31-Day Countdown, Day Five: It’s Almost Time for Halloween by Maisha Oso, illustrated by Tom Knight
Our pick for today is a favorite from this year, a middle grade retelling of Frankenstein with miles of heart and depth. When the wicked nephew of Professor Hardacre - Stitch’s creator - takes control of the lab, the titular reanimated hero and his friend Henry must escape and find their way in a world … Continue reading Spooky Season 31-Book Countdown, Day Four: Stitch by Pádraig Kenny
Poppy the puptective and Truffles the cat are back, and this time they’re hot on the tail of a supernatural mystery! When a new neighbor moves in next door, mysterious happenings begin to occur: furniture and shoes chewed up, toys disturbed… could this be the work of a scary specter? Delightfully spooky fun. This is … Continue reading Spooky Season 31-Book Countdown, Day Three: The Great Puptective – Purranormal Activity by Alina Tysoe
🥳Happy book birthday to these new releases from our friends at Candlewick, Holiday House, Neal Porter Books, and Atheneum BFYR! Featuring:🎂 THE WINDING WILLOW by Will Hillenbrand🎂 THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG by Stan Yan🎂 LOST EVANGELINE and BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE: ANNIVERSARY EDITION by Kate DiCamillo🎂 WIGGLING WORDS by Kate Rolfe🎂 ZIP ZAP WICKETY … Continue reading Book Birthdays: Notable New Releases for The Week
Unsurprisingly, the Where’s Waldo? books continue to be a favorite amongst young readers nearly forty years after they were first published! And having played with the newest title in the series, it’s easy to see why. Especially fun in this iteration is the “spotlight” magnifying glass, which is more than a fun gimmick; I found … Continue reading Where’s Waldo?: The Magnificent Movie Spotlight Search by Martin Handford
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