Ping! Science now, joyrides later! As a reading educator, I both absolutely adore and am kind of disappointed by James McGowan's Good Night, Oppy! Illustrated by Graham Carter, this book had a serious amount of potential. A science-education focused and downright adorable fictionalized story about the Mars rover, Opportunity, sounds amazing. But, unfortunately, it had…
Pride Puppy! [Robin Stevenson]
W for wags and wide smiles all around. When I first picked up Robin Stevenson and illustrator Julie McLaughlin's Pride Puppy, I admittedly wasn't expecting an alphabet book. I was, however, very excited for the premise. Basically, the family puppy escapes while they're out for Pride and everyone around does their best to help him…
Hot British Boyfriend [Kristy Boyce]
Good. I need more friends. I think we've all been there, honestly. There's one point in most people's lives where they develop this kind of silly obsession with the idea of finding a relationship. For many of us, this desire to find a boyfriend or a girlfriend or really just...anyone we'd like to kiss is…
Maybe Swearing Will Help [Nyx Spectrum]
Work hard at being bitchin'. HAHAHAHA, oh my gosh, I love this. I've honestly never been majorly interested in adult coloring books. Like, on the one hand I really enjoy coloring. But adult coloring books are so excessively detailed that I find them stressful. Which, ironically, is the exact opposite of what they're supposed to…
Namesake [Adrienne Young]
That I'd loved him with the same fire that I'd hated him. I feel like I keep coming back to this thought with Fable and subsequently, Namesake. And it's all centered around Saint. While I am disappointed and sorry to say that my number one issues with Fable are not resolved in Namesake, I have…
Fable [Adrienne Young]
Never, under any circumstances, reveal who or what matters to you. Fable tells the story of the young daughter of a crime boss trader of the seas. The very day her mother dies from a storm-caused shipwreck, her father leaves her alone on an island to fend for herself. He tells her she's too good…
Scouting for Clues [Brandi Dougherty]
She was a little bit disappointed--she loved a good mystery. Scout and her friends at Bark Park are back in an all new novel, Scouting for Clues illustrated by Paige Pooler. This is certainly an excellent book to read to any child who is an ardent dog lover and a great start for some middlegrade…