When Sadness is At Your Door by Eva Eland
Reviewed by Amanda K (Library Staff) This is a beautiful and much needed picture book. The emotion of sadness can be scary and confusing especially for young children. This book personifies sadness,...
View ArticlePolar Bear’s Underwear by Tupera Tupera
Reviewed by Amanda K (Library Staff) Looking for a good giggle? Look no further than the picture book, Polar Bear’s Underwear by Tupera Tupera. Bear has lost his underwear and he and mouse are on the...
View ArticleThe Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane (author) and Jackie Morris (illustrator)
Reviewed by Jane Oliver-Purton (Library Staff) This book begins: “Once upon a time, words began to vanish from the language of children. They disappeared so quietly that at first almost no one noticed...
View ArticleGameknight999 vs Herobrine by Mark Cheverton
Reviewed by Anonymous (Library Patron) It’s a great Minecraft lover book. It has battles. Herobrine’s xp whines and makes the villagers fight. This leaves them weak. What will happen next will the...
View ArticleFound by Jeff Newman and Larry Day
Reviewed by Cassidy Hammel (Library Staff) This children’s book has no words and is one of the sweetest stories I’ve read in spite of that. The storybook is composed of black sketch drawings filled in...
View ArticleThe Dam by David Almond
Reviewed by Jane Oliver-Purton (Library Staff) I don’t normally review picture books, but when The Dam by award winning David Almond came in my most recent book order, I knew it deserved a special...
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Sweeping Up the Heart by Kevin Henkes
Reviewed by Jane Oliver-Purton (Library Staff) It’s spring break, and Amelia wants more than anything to go to France like her best friend or even to Florida, like everyone else, but her father has...
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Just Like Beverly by Vicki Conrad, illustrated by David Hohn
Reviewed by Holly (Library Patron) This is sure to be a treasure for Upper Elementary aged kids. It provides an excellent introduction to the genre of biographies. Even though Ms. Cleary was born in...
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Spencer’s New Pet by Jessie Sima
Reviewed by Stephanie Ramirez (Library Staff) Spencer has a new pet. This pet is a bit unique, however–it’s a balloon. Spencer loves his pet and wants to take him everywhere–to the vet, the park, a...
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The Collectors by Jacqueline West
Reviewed by Jane Oliver-Purton (Library Staff) Do you notice things people have left behind or lost, or just forgotten? Van does. Van sees all kinds of things other people don’t notice at all,...
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