14
Oct
Review: Sophie’s Squash
Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller and Anne Wilsdorf Find it at: Your Library | Your Local Bookstore Published: Schwartz & Wade, imprint of Random House Kids (August 6, 2013) Recommended Reading Age: 3-7 In a nutshell: Tis the season of pumpkins, gourds, and delicious squash! While pumpkins remain to be in the spotlight during this […]
1
Oct
Review: The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente Find it at: Your Library | Amazon | Your Local Bookstore Published: Feiwel & Friends, imprint of Macmillan (October 1, 2013) Recommended Reading Age: 10 & up In a Nutshell: There is nothing quite like finding a book that speaks to […]
30
Sep
Review: Bluffton
Bluffton: My Summers with Buster Keaton by Matt Phelan Find it at: Your Library | Amazon | Your Local Bookstore Published: Candlewick (July 23, 2013) Recommended Reading Age: 9 & up In a Nutshell: While I’ve seen the cover of Matt Phelan’s Bluffton pop up in book reviews while perusing the internet recently, I haven’t actually read […]
26
Sep
Review: Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipies
Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes by Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Tricycle Press (April 1, 1994) Recommended reading age: 3 – 7 years old In a nutshell: Little L has recently taken an interest in cooking. She gets out her crayons and scribbles recipes for pizza, […]
11
Sep
Review: One Came Home
One Came Home by Amy Timberlake Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House (January 8, 2013) Recommended reading age: 9 & up In a nutshell: Okay… I don’t typically include excerpts from books I’m reviewing unless I come along a noteworthy passage […]
26
Aug
Review: Primates
Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani & Maris Wicks Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: First Second (June 11, 2013) Recommended reading age: 11 & up In a nutshell: Recently I’ve been seeing more and more non-fiction graphic novels pop up on […]
21
Aug
Small Press Stories: Hank Finds an Egg
Hank Finds an Egg by Rebecca Dudley **Small Press Stories” on Sturdy for Common Things is a new regular series featuring children’s books from small, independent publishers. They aren’t often on everyone’s radar, so this is my way of giving a shout out to the little dudes.** Find it at: Your library | Amazon | […]
13
Aug
Review: The Real Boy
The Real Boy by Anne Ursu Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Walden Pond Press (September 24, 2013) Recommended reading age: 8 & up In a nutshell: I’ve been looking forward to reading The Real Boy all year. I read it back in June and now I’ve dilly-dallied writing this here […]
17
Jul
Review: Doll Bones
Doll Bones by Holly Black Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster for Young Readers (May 7, 2013) Recommended reading age: 9 & up In a nutshell: I picked up Doll Bones by Holly Black not knowing what to expect and without […]
13
Jul
Review: Miss Moore Thought Otherwise
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children by Jan Pinbourogh, illustrated by Debby Atwell Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (March 5, 2013) Recommended reading age: 6 & up In a nutshell: The plan was to write about this book on […]
