Book Review
Trainbots
"Trainbots" are trying to make a delivery of toybots to children, but the misbehaving badbots are doing all they can to sabotage the train. With inventive rhymes and colorful, action filled illustrations, "Trainbots" delivers fun to...
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Friends
"Friends" is the story of a little girl who comes to a new school from very far away and is unsure about how to make friends. Gradually she becomes accepted, and when another new student from even farther away joins the class, the little...
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Salad Pie
Learning to share and play nicely with other children can be a challenge. In "Salad Pie", Maggie finds the playground deserted when she arrives. This, she feels, is the perfect environment for making salad pie. She is not happy when...
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The Golden Winged Fairy
"The Golden Winged Fairy" tells the story of Lorelei, a Silver Moon Fairy who has one wing that glows golden. She tries to disguise her difference, but when it is finally revealed, the other fairies help her to understand how special she...
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Wake Up, Island
As the sun rises on the island, animals and plants wake up. With simple statements and delicate woodcuts, Wake up, Island creates a vivid sense of an island coming to life on a beautiful morning. Each page is a unique work of art. Even...
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The Jar of Happiness
"The Jar of Happiness" is a sweet story about a little girl who concocts a potion for happiness and carries it around to share with the people in her life. When she loses the jar, those same people show her that happiness does not come...
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Good Trick, Walking Stick
Good Trick Walking Stick! provides a look at the life cycle of walking sticks. The book starts with a female walking stick laying her eggs, and goes through the year as the eggs stay warm through winter, hatch in the spring, find food,...
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The Understanding Monster
"The Understanding Monster" is a surreal, provocative comic book that explores the relationship between reality and creativity. The text is intentionally disjointed, often confusing, and utterly compelling as it explores the awareness of...