What if you kissed someone... and they died? Who I Kissed, by Janet Gurtler Sourcebooks Fire, ISBN: 978 1 402 27054 3 Sam really, really liked Zee - so when her crush kissed someone else right after having a moment with her, she may have sort of kissed another guy just to show she didn't … [Read more...]
Chugging Into Sweet Dreams
Books about vehicles - and there are lots of them - tend to aim at the rough-and-tumble. But what about if you'd like to calm your wheels-obsessed kid down at bedtime? My first pick would be Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site (which I love) - and now, the team behind that title has a new … [Read more...]
Love & Sobbing
What starts as a story of two awkward teens turns into a gorgeous love story with one hell of an ending. Eleanor & Park, by Rainbow Rowell St Martin's Press, ISBN: 978 1 250 01257 9 I have been ranting and raving about this book all over twitter and to everyone I know who will stand … [Read more...]
The Wildwood Chronicles
This is the followup to Wildwood, which I loved... You always wonder if the part 2 will be as good, don't you? Under Wildwood, by Colin Meloy HarperCollins, ISBN: 978 0 062 02471 8 In Wildwood, two kids, Prue and Curtis, find their way into the Impassible Wilderness on a quest to save … [Read more...]
Wavin’ Flag
Did your kids sing this song at their school concert or graduation this year end? You certainly wouldn't be alone - it's becoming a new standard. This picture book tells the story of K'naan coming to Canada, and where the song started. When I Get Older, by K'naan Tundra Books, ISBN: 978 1 … [Read more...]
Touch of the Paranormal
A boy who sees his own future has more than a few things to sort out as it shifts before him. Touched, by Cyn Balog Delacorte Press, ISBN: 978 0 385 74032 6 Nick Cross has a peculiar problem - he sees his own future. not in ways that are necessarily helpful, and every time he does things … [Read more...]
Storm Trooper
This kid has good reason to be terrified of storms, but learns to be brave and wise by the end of the book. What a trooper... Jolted, by Arthur Slade HarperCollins, ISBN: 978 0 00 639571 3 Newton Starker is the last of his line except for his shrewish great-grandmother. The rest of his … [Read more...]
Mo’ Willems
Mo Willems has made himself a household name in kidslit by being an unstoppable force of funny. These two newer ones only reinforce why he is right at the top of the heap. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs Disney/Hyperion, ISBN: 978 0 062 10418 2 When three dinosaurs carefully prepare some … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: June 2013 Edition
The last flyer of the year! And let's get on with it promptly, since your teachers probably want those back soon so they can get the shipments in before the - gulp - end of the year! lf You Are My Sunshine - a cute version of the little love song, done in board book form for sharing with tiny … [Read more...]
All About the Stories
storytelling Easy-to-Read Wonder Tales series: It's Not About the Ball! (ISBN:978 1 77049 330 8) It's Not About the Apple! (ISBN: 978 0 88776 955 9) It's Not About the Hunter! (ISBN: 978 0 88776 948 1) It's Not About the Tiny Girl! (ISBN:978 1 77049 3292) It's Not About the Crumbs! (ISBN: … [Read more...]
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