Or more accurately, only children’s books pad the race (but if you get my reference, you get a metaphorical cookie). I really want to make it to 52 reviews, but being only around halfway with less than 2 months left, I’ve had to resort to drastic measures. Not to fear, however, I did include a review of a great up-and-coming artist’s book that isn’t available on Amazon (this time, I don’t have any more obscure friend’s books waiting in the hopper for any future kids’ […]
I’m not sure using kids as spies is a great strategy, but since we did it, we might as well hear about it
Did you know that a 9-year-old boy once wandered into the camp of the British Army, took stock of their troop count & weapons hoard, convinced them he was just a dope who was lost & looking for a mill, all under the orders of General George Washington? Yeah, me neither. Enter Ariel Bradley: Spy for General Washington. The book was well written, and the pictures were engaging: I think the Kindle formatting was not very accessible (it chopped up the pictures and pages […]