Mother Ghost: Nursery Rhymes for Little Monsters by Roland Garrigue is my go-to Halloween story this year. It is superbly funny and quirky and has the most fun illustrations to compliment the text. However, the illustrations are not for everyone. They do have a uniqueness that make them not have a “soft” Halloween look. A coworker of mine said that while she is sure they work well for the text, she was not really loving the illustrations. They are not completely realistic and are slightly […]
A Sparkling World of Intrigue
I’ve read a few of Holly Black’s other novels dealing with faeries which were alright but not bad, and hearing good things about The Cruel Prince, I figured it was worth a read! And it was quite an entertaining YA novel, though I can’t say that I loved it. The Cruel Prince begins with three young sisters living in the human world: two twins named Taryn and Jude, and an older sister who is actually half-human-half-fae named Vivienne (or Vivi). The three live with their […]
It’s storming outside, but inside we are snug and reading!
Sam Usher knows how to create great illustrations. They tell the story without his text to compliment them. I usually am not a fan of wordless picture books, but Usher would be a great candidate for that genre. With that said his book Storm is a text and illustration treat. The grandfather and grandson are back for another adventure in Storm. This time they want to fly a kite as it is so windy and ready for a good storm. Of course, they have to […]
Super by the numbers
There’s very little objectively wrong with The Madwoman Upstairs and it is a pleasant, even fun, read. The story goes pretty much exactly where you expect it to and it isn’t a bad ride, there just isn’t really anything in here that elevates it. As for plot, our main character (I’ve already forgotten her name, sorry) is the last descendant of the Bronte family, through, like, their dad’s sibling or something. Her own father passed away when she was a teenager and was considered to have […]