The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes is the original Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse by Marcy Campbell. Written over 60 years ago, The Hundred Dresses, addresses the theme of bullies and the fact that kids want to fit in and will tell a tall tale or two to try and do so. Both books deal with these and a few other issues. As in Adrian (who is poor, wants friends and tells a pretty tall-tale about having a horse) The Hundred Dresses sees […]
You never conjure where you carve….whoops! Wrong Brave….
This year’s goal was to count every book I read (why a lot of picture book reviews) and to see if I can get to 500 books because of it. Due to the fact some books I could not write reviews for them, they did not make it here, but I am almost at 500. And one reason is Brave book two in the Berrybrook Middle School series by Svetlana Chmakova. While a stand-alone title, I recommend reading Awkward first. Brave is the trials of […]
Bad-to-the-bone
Bad Guys in Intergalactic Gas is the fifth book in the Bad Guys series. And the first one I read. And of course, it is about…. farts. Okay, I was a 10-year-old-boy in a former life (I have proof as four years ago, my then 10-year-old nephew and I were both laughing over a “doo-doo” joke….). Aaron Blabey must be a 10-year-old boy, as he speaks their language. Well, the langue of 7 to 10-year-olds as this is aimed at them. The humor is basic […]
Gabbie Hanna brings twists and turns to adulthood
When you do not feel like reading your last Bingo book you pick up Adultolescence by Gabbie Hanna. These indulgent poems are the perfect read when you just want to sit and do a little reading but do not want to sit and read. However, I practically devoured the book in one setting. I am not sure how old Hanna is, but you get the feeling they are in their late 20’s/early 30’s. The poems are exactly what you expected. As previously mentioned, they can […]