Safe Book Reviews

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

2025-03-26

Over the past year, I’ve read some truly wonderful chapter books, and this one easily ranks in my top five favorites. The Penderwicks: A Summer

Button & Popper

2025-01-14

Button & Popper by Oili Tanninen, published by Thames & Hudson Books, is a delightful tale about a pixie family in search of a new

Not Pop-Pop

2025-01-13

I won this book Not Pop-Pop by Angela DeGroot and MacKenzie Haley for Waterbrook books on World Kindness Day—how fun is that? It checks all

Lola Dutch When I Grow Up

2025-01-09

Lula Dutch thinks so much about what to do when she grows up. Could she be an opera singer, inventor, or botanist? Lola’s friends help

Degas Painter of Ballerinas

2025-01-08

Degas, Painter of Ballerinas by Susan Goldman Rubin, published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, was the perfect read to prepare for our visit to

Cardboard Box Engineering

2025-01-05

If you’re looking for a fun and engaging way to introduce your child to engineering, this book is an excellent resource! It offers a brief,

I Spy Christmas: A Book of Picture Riddles

2024-12-17

I Spy Christmas: A Book of Picture RiddlesPhotographs by Walter Wick, riddles by Jean Marzollo for Scholastic Books This book might be 100% nostalgia for

The Gift of the Christmas Cookie: Sharing the True Meaning of Jesus’ Birth

2024-12-14

The Gift of the Christmas Cookie: Sharing the True Meaning of Jesus’ Birth by Dandi Daley Mackall and Deborah Chabrian for Zonderkidz books. This beautiful

One Small Donkey: A Christmas Story for Little Ones

2024-12-10

One Small Donkey: A Christmas Story for Little Ones by Dandi Daley Mackall and Marta Alvarez Miguens for Tommy Nelson Books is a Christmas board

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

2024-12-08

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg is a Newbery Medal-winning classic. The story follows a brother and sister from