It may seem that the grass is always greener on the other side and Summer Jackson can’t wait to be a grown up to enjoy all of the fun things that grown ups do. She would get to stay up later, eat more ice cream and decide her OWN entertainment (hand puppets are NOT that funny)! Tired of the limits imposed…
Meet Petunia who, more than anything, wants a pet. And not just ANY ole pet…her heart desires a pet skunk! Refusing to believe her parents words of caution, Petunia plots, plans and campaigns for a pet skunk, even running away because when she is unable to get what she wants. A chance meeting with the pet of her heart’s desires causes her to change…
Dash thinks he’s gone from top dog to pound puppy when the Super Sweeper 5000 shows up! Sweeper is allowed to run all over the house getting away with all manner of things that Dash would surely be reprimanded for…how unfair! But Dash isn’t going down without a fight! He is going to reclaim his role as top dog in Kelly Hashway’s first…
r’s note: I am trying something different with this review. Please comment! The classic nursery rhyme, Hey Diddle Diddle, gets a sweet modern twist in Eve Bunting’s new picture book.Instead of the full rhyme readers are treated to fun variations of Hey Diddle Diddle (Hey Diddle Dum, the Whale plays the Drum). Mary Ann Fraser’s illustrations brings a menagerie of animals to…
Most times books are supposed to be handled with care but let’s face it…kids (and some grown-ups too!) are messy. So how does one make torn paper, spills and drips into something worth looking at? Enter Barney Saltzber’s book Beautiful Oops!. In this book readers are encouraged to view mistakes- stains, spills and messes -not as a negative but as a positive outlet…