Showing posts with label Children's Books. Show all posts
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Monday, December 2, 2013

Review & Riveaway: The Christmas Cats Chase Christmas Rats by Constance Corcoran Wilson

Today it is my pleasure to kick off the Tour for the adorable, The Christmas Cats Chase Christmas Rats by Constance Corcoran Wilson


Book Description:

Publisher: Quad City Books (October 22, 2013)
Genres: Children’s Picture Book, Christmas
Tour Dates: December, 2013
Available in: Print and ebook 32 pages, with Illustrations
The Christmas Cats Chase Christmas Rats is a Seuss-ical tale for young children which builds upon the moral of the first ChristmasCats book to once again teach children a valuable life lesson.
In this second Christmas Cats adventure the lesson to be learned is:  In life, always keep an open mind.  Don’t accept stereotypes as true or let the unfounded opinions of others prevent you from finding out the truth for yourself. We all need to act without prejudice and learn to accept each other as individuals.
The Christmas Cats learn that rats, too, should be judged as individuals. Another message: all of us should try to help others.
Written for the author’s four-year-old granddaughters, Ava and Elise Wilson, with the assistance of talented professional illustrator Gary McCloskey, The Christmas Cats continue to have adventures while attired in their familiar silly hats from Book One (The Christmas Cats in Silly Hats).
Learning to accept others in a non-judgmental, open-minded fashion is a lesson we all must learn. If children can internalize this behavior while young, learning to help others and to do good works, the world will be a better place.
My Thoughts:

Christmas isn't my thing but occasionally I will read a short story or children's Christmas related book.
The Christmas Cats Chase Christmas Rats is such an adorable and fun book.  I wish I had children to share it with because this book must be shared.  The illustrations by award winning artist, Gary McKluskey pop with color and are gorgeous!  The writing and pictures pair together seamlessly to tell a fun story with a moral on making judgement on others based on stereotypes.  This is actually book two of a series but both can stand alone.  The first book is The Christmas Cats in Silly Hats.
I highly recommend this picture book for children ages 3 and up and their parents!  If you are looking for a great Christmas gift for children, you just found it!
5/5
I received the ebook version of this book for my honest opinion.
Buy The Christmas Cats Chase Christmas Rats here:
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About Constance Corcoran Wilson:
CONSTANCE WILSON graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in English and Journalism, but she began writing for her hometown
(Independence, Iowa) newspaper at the age of 10 and was Editor-in-Chief of her high school newspaper. She continued her education, including a Ferner/Hearst Journalism Scholarship and a Freshman Merit Scholarship at Iowa, and then at Berkeley, WIU, NIU and the University of Chicago. Connie holds a Masters (+30) in English, Journalism and Education. Her career path led to teaching 7th and 8th grade language arts (Silvis, Illinois) and teaching writing at 6 IA/IL colleges or universities, including a class teaching film at Black Hawk Junior College. She then established the second Sylvan Learning Center in the state of Iowa and a Prometric Testing site, in conjunction with ETS of Princeton, NJ. She has taught writing and literature classes at all 6 IA/ILQuad City colleges.
“Constance (aka Connie) was Midwest Writing Center Writer of the Year, Content Producer of the Year for Yahoo, and Illinois Women’s Press Association Silver Feather Award winner (Chicago chapter.) She was named one of the “10 Most Creative Teachers in America” in a TAB Scholastic Books competition. Her Sylvan Learning Center (#3301) in Bettendorf, Iowa, was named Best Business of the Year by the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce that year and the free reading program for poor kids she established was the largest scholarship program of its kind among a 900-member chain, for which she was personally awarded a Bi-State Literacy Award by then sitting First Lady Barbara Bush in 1993.
Constance lives in East Moline, Illinois with husband Craig and in Chicago, Illinois, where her son, Scott and daughter-in-law Jessica and their four-year-old twins Elise and Ava reside. Her daughter, Stacey, a graduate of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, recently returned from a year spent living and working in Australia and now lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee.
Connies Website: www.WeeklyWilson.com
Christmas Cats Website: http://www.thexmascats.com/

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Thanks to the author, Constance Corcoran Wilson, I am giving away one copy of The Christmas Cats Chase Christmas Rats!  This giveaway is open internationally.  Resident of the U.S. is elidgable for print or ebook.  International resident will receive ebook.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Review: Journey To Jazzland by Gia Volterra De Saulnier

Welcome to my tour stop for the Journey to Jazzland Tour stop.

Book Description:


Genre: Children's Book
Publisher: Flying Turtle Publishing
Release Date: July 1, 2013
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Join Windy Flute, Spitz Trumpet and their friends as they travel to a legendary place where music is joyous, creative and free.

My Thoughts:

Journey to Jazzland is a delightful picture book.  I think it would be a great story for parents and children together for a entertaining way for children to learn about music and musical instruments.  It is well written, entertaining and includes vibrant amazing illustrations  This book is one children are sure to cherish!  Highly recommended!

5/5

I received the ebook version for my honest review.

Read an Excerpt:

One day during an orchestra rehearsal, Windy Flute was playing a piece of music and her mind started to wander. Over and over, she had practiced this piece and played this piece. Feeling bored, she felt that she wanted to be a little different.
Then something special happened. She began to hear notes that weren’t on the page of sheet music on her stand! When she started playing what she heard, Windy realized these new notes made her feel better. The harmonies and the melodies were the same, but the music moved differently. Before she could figure things out, she was interrupted by a stern voice.
 “Excuse me, Ms. Flute, do you mind playing with the rest of us? Where do you think you are — Jazzland?” said Mr. Conductor, scowling down at her.
After the rehearsal, Mr. Conductor gave Windy a severe look and stomped off the stage.
Windy turned to her friends in the woodwind section. “What’s Jazzland?” she asked. She was still thinking about the good feelings she got from playing different notes.
“It’s a myth,” said Mr. Bassoon.
“That’s right,” said Mr. Oboe, “It’s a legend. It doesn’t really exist.”
 “I think it exists,” said Spitz Trumpet.

About the Author:

Born and raised in Fairhaven, Massachusetts and attended University of Lowell (now University of Massachusetts, Lowell). It was there that I learned to love jazz. I have been performing jazz and other kinds of music for over 20 years, throughout the New England area. I live in North Reading, Massachusetts with my husband Richard, and my son Charlie.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Review & Giveaway: Tilda Pinkertin's Magical Hats by Angela Shelton

In October 2012, I had the opportunity to review the wonderful book, The Adventures of Tilda Pinkerton by Angela Shelton.  Now Angela Shelton is back, with a new Tilda Pinkerton Book, Tilda Pinerton's Magical Hats.  This installment is for younger children, K1-4.

Book Description:

Publisher: Quiet Owl Books  April 1, 2013)
Category: Children’s Literature/Fantasy/Magic
Tour Date: July- Early August, 2013
Available in: eBook and Print,  196  Pages, including a 344 Word Glossary
Illustrated by James Murry

Eleven-year-old Madison Mae and her younger brother, Albert, want to help save the family farm during troubled times. When a mysterious Magical Hat Shop appears by their grandpa’s red tractor mailbox, the children meet Tilda Pinkerton who presents them with one-of-a-kind hats, causing new ideas and talents to suddenly burst forth. As a flood of harm comes rushing towards the farm, Tilda Pinkerton teaches the children how they can accomplish much more than anyone ever imagined.

Increase your child’s vocabulary, self esteem and awareness of social issues, while they enjoy a great story!  Tilda Pinkeron’s Magical Hats does it all. Grades K1-4.

My Thoughts:

I do not have any children and my neice is 21 years old now, so I read this book for my own please and to give my honest review.  Wow, what a pleasure it was!  You do not have to have a child to enjoy it.

Madison Mae and her younger brother, Albert happen a woodchuck wearing a hat.  His name is Samuel P. Hoppbottom, "Sammy for short".  He's no ordinary woodchuck, he can talk.  He tells the children that the hat is bulletproof  helmet and that Tilda Pinkerton gave it to him to keep safe.  It turns out that Madison Mae's and Albert's grandfather shoots at him every chance he gets.

Sammy told the children that they should visit Tilda Pinkerton at her hat shop and she would give them each a magical hat.  I can't tell any more at the risk of giving out spoilers.

IMO the Tidler Pinkerton series of books, so far are destined to become classics.  The writing is fresh and engaging, with a fun plot and wonderful characters.  Children will have so much fun while growing their vocabulary at the same time.  They will be having so much fun, they won't even realize they are learning!  To make the book even more fun there are black and white illistrations for children to color in whatever colors they like! 

 I highly recommend Tilda Pinkerton''s Magical Hats, Book One.  This is one for children to enjoy with adults or without.

5/5

I received this book for my honest review.

About Angela Shelton:

Angela Shelton is an author, actor, blogger and public speaker. She has been writing since she was eight years old. Her first novel was adapted into the movie Tumbleweeds. Angela won a regional Emmy award for her portrayal of Safe Side Superchick in The Safe Side video series created by Baby Einstein’s Julie Clark and America’s Most Wanted’s John Walsh. After living in Los Angeles for over a decade, Angela left the big city for a one-light country town to marry her first love and fulfill her dream of writing books in a barn house.

Find out how Angela has incorporated the character of Tilda Pinkerton into an entire line of book projects, each geared towards a different age group at www.MagicHatShop.com

Thanks to the author, Angela Shelton, I am giving away on copy of Tilda Pinkerton's Magical Hats!  This giveaway is international.  If the winner is in the U.S. s/he will receive the book in print.  It's a beautiful hardcover!  An international winner would receive the ebook.  Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Three Books by Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak


I love Kusugak's books because he gives children and their parents a little glimpse into the Inuit culture and mythology.  Quite different from the children's books I remember as a child.


In his book Hide and Sneak, he tells the story of a girl, Allashua, who loves playing hide and seek.  Before she ran off to play, her mother warned, "Don't go too far away. An Ijiraq might hide you, and if an Ijiraq hides you, no one will ever find you again.
Allashua is not very good at hide and seek because she often sees something that will distract her from the game, like the time she saw a nest of baby birds.  That was the time she heard a voice behind her.


"Hide-and-sneak, hide-and-sneak
How I love hide-and-sneak
I hide and you seek
You won't find me for a week."

It turned out to be the creature that her mom warned her about, an Ijiraq.

In his book Baseball Bats for Christmas, tells about childhood in Repulse Bay in the mid 1950's.  It is an autobiographical tale about Mr. Kusugak's childhood in the arctic.

There are no trees in Repulse bay.  The only way for the town to get any supplies was to wait for Rocky Parsons to come in his plane and drop them off at the Hudson's Bay Company store.  He not only brought in supplies but he came when someone was sick.  He was the towns life line. 

At Christmas time, it was expected that you gave your most favorite thing in the world to your best friend as a gift.   No a duplicate of it but the thing you actually own yourself. 

"Arvaarluk's father gave his only telescope and got a wild dog in return."

Rocky Parsons brought green things with "spindly branches".  One of the children knew that they were small trees from a book that he had read.  No one knew what to do with them though.  Then an idea came to one of the children.

In Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak's book Northern Lights the Soccer Trails, we learn about the different seasons in Repulse Bay.  The children's favorite season is winter, when they can run around on the frozen sea ice and play soccer with a homemade ball.

"They made a soccer ball out of caribou skin and stuffed it full of dry moss and fur.  Then at night, in the moonlight, they went out on the sea ice, set up two goals made of ice blocks and played."

Sometime the northern lights appeared.  They were said to be ancestors.

All three of these books are delightful!  Some of the names are hard so most children would need the help of a parent to read the stories with them.  The illustrations, done by Vladyanna Krykorka are stunning.  These are books to keep for a lifetime and to pass them down from generation to generation.

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Guest Post:: Researching 'A Place for Delta' by Melissa Walker

I was so impressed with Melissa Walker's A Place for Delta, that I jumped at the change to have her as my guest. To read my review, click on the link above.

I asked Melissa to write a post about how she did her research for the book. Welcome to So Many Precious Books Melissa.

I use the word “research” as an active verb that involves finding people who know what I want to learn, arranging appointments, asking questions in a casual environment, and conducting formal interviews. Sometimes a telephone call yields what I’m looking for, but often more is required. Finding what I needed to write the Delta book required much more: flying across the continent and up to remote places inaccessible by motor vehicle, driving through mountain passes down dead-end roads, bunking in unheated shared quarters in an Arctic research station, and peeking through barred windows waiting to see roaming polar bears.

I’ve learned through years of exploring and writing to be open to chance encounters and to assume that in certain environments (like Pepe’s Mexican restaurant in Barrow, Alaska) any one person might be helpful. So, what do I do? I listen to the talk around me, usually surreptitiously. In other words, I eavesdrop before I decide which of the people around me seems promising. Then I might start a conversation with a casual question. That’s how I met two men who were leaving the next day for the Colville River where they would dig for dinosaur fossils; and how I met a group of four men who told me they worked in the oil industry, although they assured me they did not work for “Big Oil.” Readers of A Place for Delta will recognize scenes inspired by these encounters. Fran Tate, proprietor of “Pepe’s,” and her son Joe Waterman were as available to me as they were to Joseph and Ada in the book.

Scheduled meetings with experts helped me get the facts straight and to understand the scope of the research conducted by scientists in the Arctic. I learned from wildlife biologists, lawyers, veterinarians, native whaling captains, Eskimo elders, artists and more. Scott Schliebe, polar bear specialist and marine mammal biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, granted me a lengthy interview. From Scott I learned about polar bear habitats and what threatens them and about the methods used to study polar bear dens.

The parts of the story that are set in the Appalachian Mountains of North Georgia required a different kind of research. I revisited an ecosystem that I’ve been exploring from time to time since I was a child. Exploring the woods alone, I once encountered a coil of rattlesnakes in a tree hollow, and another time saw young red salamanders scurrying down a mountainside. Talks with local naturalists have enhanced my knowledge of these and other native creatures.

I still have a great deal to learn about search and rescue dogs. But I learned enough from Pam Nyberg, who trains Labrador retrievers to search out human remains, to write the chapter about a dog’s help in solving one of the book’s mysteries.

From where I sit at my desk are two shelves of books. More than thirty are just about polar bears; some twenty-five about black bears and grizzlies. Among the others are books concerning Alaska in general, the Arctic, expeditions to the North Pole, Arctic flora and fauna, whaling, climate change, and global warming. When I first started acquiring books about the far north, I didn’t think I was doing research for a book. I was interested in Alaska, and so I read about it, traveled there some eleven times, and settled into remote cabins for weeks at a time. My interest in the place came first. Then came A Place for Delta.

Last comes the Internet. Through Google I accessed countless sites with information I could find easily. Especially valuable were sites with videos of cubs being born and vocalizing while nursing their mothers. Another site featured a cub in the wild, floundering in the snow and calling out in a human-like squall for its mother. Especially useful was footage from the Quebec, Berlin, and Denver zoos of cubs being cared for by human caretakers, much as Kate and Joseph take care of Delta.

When I was asked to write about the process of researching A Place for Delta for this blog, I knew I would have fun recalling how I go about learning in order to write a book that can both instruct, inspire, and entertain. So, there you have it. I did it.  

Melissa Walker, Ph.D., has been a professor of English at the University of New Orleans and Mercer University and a Fellow in Women's Studies at Emory University. She's has been an advocate for civil rights and a national leader for wilderness preservation. Her current commitment is to empower children to understand their place in the natural world and to discover how they can help save the environment. A Place for Delta is the first of a planned series of novels (chapter books) that will follow the adventures of the characters as they learn to take their place in a complex world. Walker's previous books include Writing Research Papers, 4 editions (W. W. Norton, 1982–1997); Down from the Mountaintop (Yale University Press, 1991); Reading the Environment (W. W. Norton, 1994); and Living on Wilderness Time: Two Hundred Days Alone in America's Wild Places (University of Virginia Press).

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

A Place for Delta by Melissa Walker

Written for children between the ages 0f 9-14, A Place for Delta is the story of Joseph, an 11 year old boy who is asked by his aunt Kate Morse to come to Barrow, Alaska to help care for an orphaned polar bear cub, Delta. Off course, he jumps at the chance and with his parents permission, he spent the entire summer in a scientific research centre, really a shack, in the Arctic.


This story in not just a cute animal story for kids. It has several layers that has appeal for adults as well. It is a multi-generational story of the Morse family and weaves together a plot of mystery, global warming, politics, love, and friendship.

While in Barrow, Joseph becomes friends with Ada and together they investigate how Delta became orphaned. They finally bring the information they gather to the adults and get help. It becomes clear that the oil companies are somehow involved. 

 by Richard Walker in A Place for Delta (c) 2010

Winner of the 2010 International Book Award for best Children's Fiction, A Place for Delta is destined to become a classic, with rich illustrations by Richard Walker of drawing and wood cuts and simple yet elegant writing by Melissa Walker. Walker uses a well developed story and plot without the more modern devices such as witches and vampires. It is the kind of book that I read and loved as a child. Now, as an adult, I loved this story and it will stay with me for a long time.

Melissa Walker has been a Professor of English at the University of New Orleans and Mercer University and a Fellow in Women’s Studies at Emory University. She’s a vocal advocate for civil rights and for wilderness. Her previous books include Reading the Environment (W.W.Norton, 1994) and Living on Wilderness Time: 200 Days Alone in America’s Wild Places (Univ. of Va. Press, 2002). She lives with her husband Jerome in Atlanta and spends much of the summer in Alaska.

5/5

Thanks to Lisa Roe, Online Publicist for this book.

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Monday, June 28, 2010

Chicken, Pig, Cow On the Move by Ruth Ohi

Chicken, Pig, and Cow were actually little toys but they didn't know it.  They lived in a little toy barn.  Their best friend was Dog.  He was real.  


At times, the barn seemed very crowded so they decided to try to find a different place to live.  Pig found a home "but it was too linty.  Cow found one "but it was too scary."  Then chicken found the perfect home, complete with beds, TV, and a slide.  It was actually a doll house.

Can you guess what happens next?

Ruth Ohi is a very famous Canadian children's book author and I can see why.  She weaves a great imaginative story which she fabulously illustrates herself.  This book is a gem.

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When Stella Was Very, Very Small by Marie-Louise Gay

When Stella was very, very small, she thought she was a turtle, then a goldfish", etc..  When she was small she thought her bath tub was a "olympic-sized pool and raced against her rubber ducks.  "Stella always won.  She also thought that "words looked like ants running of the pages.


When Stella was big, "she feed the gold fish."  She could read and read "to her little brother , Sam.

This is a very cutie children's book.  Marie-Louise Gay not only wrote this book but beautifully illustrated it as well.  This would be a great book for parents to read with their children.

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Adventures of Snip in Oregon by Betty S. Moir, Illustrated by Yumi V. Vong

When I was invited to receive this children's book for review, I thought to myself, "I love dogs and Oregon is one of my favorite places in the United State, so why not."  I accepted.

I started to read this book a few months ago but just couldn't get into it at the time.  I know it's only 42 pages for ages 9-12 but something was holding me back from finishing it.  Maybe it was just the mood I was in at the time.

I picked it up again yesterday, bound and determined to read it through.  It is about a familie's adventures with their Black Sheep Dog, Snip.  Snip teaches their boy to drive, he saves the boy from drowning in a water trough, and he encounters a smelly black and white visitor, a skunk.  The adventures go on.

I didn't find this book very engaging.  It has a few sparse moments but over all it just didn't do much for me.  Perhaps it's because I am not a child, but I have read and reviewed other children's books that I have enjoyed.  I also had an issue with Snip riding in the back of the pick-up truck.  It's the animal rights activist inside of me.  You should not let your dog rid in the back of the truck for the same reason that they made it illegal for people to do so.  It is dangerous.  Don't teach kids that it's all right, it's not!  That said, some of the illustrations are nice.

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Monday, March 15, 2010

People of the Buffalo by Maria Campbell


People of the Buffalo is a children's book about how the Plains Indians lived in Canada. It is one book in a series about North America's native people.

This non-fiction book covered many different aspects of the Plains peoples lives and customs. It covered the area in which they lived, language, beliefs and cerimonies, the families, food and shelter, storage and utentsils, clothing, transportation, and warfare. It really covered a lot for a little book and was very interesting.

If you are at all interested in the native people in North America, I highly recommend this book. Adults can enjoy it as much as children.

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Monday, March 8, 2010

Her Name Was Beauty by Deborah A Williams

 

Her Name Was Beauty is a children's book about Beauty's first day at school.  Both her mother and father are of several mixed race and ethnic backgrounds.  The school kids make fun of Beauty because of her dark skin and  strange appearance.  Deborah Williams wrote this book to tackle the struggles multi-racial/ethnic people, which she calls the "new generation." 

This book took place over the course of one day but it was hard to tell at first.  It kept jumping back and forth from being written in present and past tense.  If it was confusing for me, I wonder how a small child will be able to follow it.  Williams also used some big words for a children's book.  There are no illistations and since the target market is small children, I highly suggest them.
 
I think it's great that Williams tried to tackle this important issue however, I don't think she succeeded.  This book was self-published and is in need of editing.  Since the time I received this book I have made the decision not to accept many self-published books, if any.  This book is a prime example of why I have made that decision.

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Monday, February 22, 2010

Crash by Mayra Calvani, Illustrated by Anna Pylypachuk

 
 
This week I read a children's book for Short Story Monday.  I received this book quite sometime ago from the author and decided I was over due in reading and reviewing it.

Marcelo was celebrating his fifth birthday and his parents gave him a box with holes to open.  The box shook and there was a yelp inside.  He opened it up and out jumped a golden retriever puppy.  His parents told him that it was his puppy so he should name him.  He wanted to choose a name that reflected the puppy's personality so he waited to get to know him better.  

Marcelo and the puppy did everything together and Marcelo did a good job taking care of him.  They became best friends fast.  It took quite some time for Marcelo to think of a name for his new friend but finally the puppy did something that gave Marcelo an idea for the name.

This is a delightful children's book.  The illustrator, Anna Pylypchuk is only 16 years old but she really helped the story come to life.  It was well written and would be a great book to read and discuss with your child.  Pets are a lot of responsibility and parents should tell their children what is involved in having a pet.  This book touches of some of that responsibility.  I don't agree with giving a pet as a gift though.  A pet is a living being and the entire family should be in on picking out the right dog. 

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Monday, November 23, 2009

Fox on the Ice by Tomson Highway

 

In the last of the Caribous Song trilogy, we find Joe and Cody ice fishing with their mama and papa. They had a nice picnic with the fish that they caught earlier. After eat their fill and cleaning up, Joe and Mama get into the dog sled for a nap while Papa and Cody fish. Papa and Cody were setting up the fish net when all of a sudden the sled dogs woke up. They smelled a stranger, a fox. They barked and growled and took off with Mama and Joe still in the sled.

Mama dug is her heals into the snow to try to slow the sled down but Joe thought it was fun. Want to know the outcome? Read the book.

I really enjoyed the entire trilogy but especially the adventure in the Fox On the Ice. Tomson Highway really knows how to weave a great story that both kids and parents can enjoy together. Brian Deines was the illustrator for the series and made the characters come to life on the page. Highly recommended!

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