Book Review: Maurice Sendak’s Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months
Each month is gay, each season nice, when eating chicken soup with rice.
Category: Target Audience
Book Review: Lev Grossman’s The Magicians
Quentin Coldwater discovers magic is real when he attends a secret college of magic, and leads him and his friends on a dark and dangerous journey to another plane.
Book Review: Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach
An escapist adventure for young middle-grade readers with new friends aboard a giant peach.
Book Review: Sherley Anne Williams’ Working Cotton
A dreamy remembrance of a child’s view of the long day’s work in the cotton fields illustrated with beautiful impressionist paintings.
Book Review: Dr. Seuss and Jack Prelutsky’s Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
A joyous ode to individuality starring unsinkable teacher Miss Bonkers and the quirky Diffendoofer School (which must prove it has taught its students how to think – or have them sent to dreary Flobbertown!
Book Review: Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
A fun exploration of greed versus the environment in Dr. Seuss’ inimitable rhythmic humor.
Book Review: John Flanagan’s The Tournament at Gorlan
Halt and Crowley discover the ambitious Morgarath has been corrupting the Ranger Corps with plans to steal the throne.
Book Review: Jennifer Estep’s Dark Heart of Magic
Two dangers exist for Lila Merriweather: the tournament’s spotlight, what Victor Draconi is plotting, and who’s murdering monsters and people.
Book Review: Dr. Seuss’ The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
Seven lost treasures that explore children’s fears, dreaming, greed, responsibility and more.
Book Review: Gail Carriger’s Manners & Mutiny
If one must flirt…flirt with danger, as Sophronia thwarts the Picklemen’s plot to conquer London, even as she dances her skills amongst conflicting sides.