Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Book Review: 'My Penguin Osbert' by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

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✰✰✰✰ Every year little Joe asks Santa for a present, and every year Santa gets it just a little bit wrong. Technically, Santa delivered wha...
Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Book Review: 'The Bear and the Star' by Lola M. Schaefer

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✰✰✰✰½   On an early December morning, Bear wakes to find a star. This isn’t just any star; it’s larger than any before it. Bear knows it is ...
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Book Review: 'I Got the Christmas Spirit' by Connie Schofield-Morrison

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✰✰✰✰✰   A young African American girl is full of holiday spirit. She’s been waiting all year to sparkle, shine, and sing her way through the...
Sunday, June 15, 2025

Book Review: 'Wise Gals' by Nathalia Holt

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✰✰✰✰   After World War II, America sought to form a new organization tasked with helping to keep the country safe. This new organization wou...
Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Book Review: 'The Bookseller of Kabul' by Åsne Seierstad

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✰✰✰   Sultan Khan has done well for himself as a bookseller in Afghanistan. He’s faced some tough times under Taliban rule and even spent ti...
Saturday, March 29, 2025

Book Review: 'The Professor and the Madman' by Simon Winchester

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✰✰✰½   This slim book is the tale of a scholar, a brilliant mental patient, and the ultimate English dictionary. Author Simon Winchester exp...
Monday, March 17, 2025

Book Review: 'Happy St. Patrick's Day From the Crayons' by Drew Daywalt

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✰✰✰   It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and Green Crayon is away. What are the other crayons supposed to do? After all, the color green is essential f...