Safe Book Reviews
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
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
The Adventures of Rooney Cruz Series
The Adventures of Rooney Cruz by Erin Weidemann, illustrated by Megan Crisp, Rob Corley, and Chuck Vollmer for Truth Becomes Her. The Adventures of Rooney
Layla and the Bots Built for Speed
Layla and the Bots Built for Speed by Vicky Fang, illustrated by Christine Nishiyama for Branches Scholastic Books. We are always on the lookout for
The Parables and Wisdom of Jesus: Go and Do Likewise!
The Parables and Wisdom of Jesus: Go and Do Likewise! By John Hendrix for Abrams Books for Young Readers. This book is a follow-up to
Beautiful Butterflies
Beautiful Butterflies art by Margarida Esteves for Gibbs Smith Books is an interactive children’s picture board book. The pages all have different shapes making this
The Illustrated Robert Frost 25 Essential Poems
The Illustrated Robert Frost 25 Essential Poems edited by Ryan G. Van Cleave for Bushel & Peck Books is a collection of poems that will
In A Jar
In A Jar by Deborah Marcero for G. P. Putnam’s Sons Books is one of my favorite picture books that I read this year. Llewellyn
Evergreen
Evergreen by Matthew Cordell for Feiwel & Friends Books is a children’s picture book about courage, bravery, adventure, and friendship. A timid squirrel gets sent
The Greatest Song of All: How Isaac Stern United the World to Save Carnegie Hall
The Greatest Song of All: How Isaac Stern United the World to Save Carnegie Hall by Megan Hoyt and illustrated by Katie Hickey for Quill
Lola Dutch, I Love You So Much
Lola Dutch, I Love You So Much by Kenneth Wright and illustrated by Sarah Jane Wright for Bloomsbury Children’s Books is a children’s picture book
Heartwood Hotel: A True Home
The first book of the Heartwood Hotel Series by Kallie George and illustrated by Stephanie Graegin for Little Brown Books for Young Readers was truly
Hannah Sparkles Hooray for the First Day of School!
Hannah Sparkles Hooray for the First Day of School! by Robin Mellom and Vanessa Brantley-Newton for Harper Books is a sweet story of a first
Bear and the Whisper of the Wind
Bear and the Whisper of the Wind by Marianne Dubuc for PA Press is a slow, sweet book. In a world that is sometimes too