Wednesday, March 28, 2012

What do you think, Feezal? by Elizabeth Honey

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“Where will I put my books?’ asked Bean. ... ‘Watch’ said Dido and she pressed the wall in a place where the wood grain was slightly darker ...
Monday, March 26, 2012

Violet Mackerel's Natural Habitat

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Violet Mackerel is a determined, honest, helpful little girl with a lovely view of life. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two installments in ...

Scat by Carl Hiaasen

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Scat – let’s look in the dictionary. Scat can mean go away . A scat is also an animal dropping. Unrelated to this book it is also a type of ...
Sunday, March 25, 2012

The Man whose Mother was a Pirate by Margaret Mahy illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain

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“ The little man could only stare. He hadn’t dreamed of the BIGNESS of the sea. He hadn’t dreamed of the blueness of it. He hadn’t thought i...

Jeremiah in the dark woods by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

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Names can give such a wonderful insight into characters. Think about the name Jeremiah Obadiah Jackenory Jones. A boy with such a impressive...
Saturday, March 24, 2012

The Tender Moments of Saffron Silk by Glenda Millard illustrated by Stephen Michael King

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“ the skill of capturing a tender moment is the most wonderful thing…. It is more like magic than almost anything else in the universe, exce...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

Wonder by RJ Palacio

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When I sat down to review this book I opened at a random page and read “ sometimes you don’t have to mean to hurt someone to hurt someone .”...