I have mentioned before I work at a bookstore. And therefore, I read things I might not otherwise pick up just, so I can review them or recommend (or not) to fellow staff members. This time I found several reader copies of picture books and one of them was Sweet Success by Liz and Jimmy Reed. I knew nothing about them, but later learned the illustrations used is something they are known for on the internet because of their webcomic with their diorama artwork. Sweet […]
Let’s Clean Up!
Manny is back in Super Manny Cleans Up! Kelly DiPucchio and Stephanie Graegin have created a story that is all about environmentalism. Manny and Gertie are seeing that there is a lot of trash in their local park and decide to do something very bold and important: to clean it up. With help from their friends (some real and some not so real) they clean up! The story is sweet. You think it is going to be another story about friendship and using their imagination. […]
When Sparks Fly sometimes so do rockets.
When Sparks Fly sometimes so do rockets. And in Kristen Fulton’s new book, When Sparks Fly: The True Story of Robert Goddard, the Father of US Rocketry shows you how in the late 1920s one man help create rockets and started our space program, worked with weapons and more. In 1822 Goddard was born. In 1945 he would have passed away from cancer. But in between his experiments and discoveries would be astronomical. He would not see us on the moon, but he made it […]
No tricks just treats here!
Halloween is my favorite time of year. Not only do you get to have CANDY CANDY CANDY given to you for no reason (or as an adult you can finally buy the good stuff) but you also get to dress up and have fun that is not allowed the rest of the year! And a tradition I try and do is find a couple new books to add to the Halloween collection of treats Bone Soup A Spooky Tasty Tale is the stone soup […]