Category: Fantasy: Supernatural Fiction
Kenny & the Dragon: Tony DiTerlizzi
Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi Reading level: Ages 8-12 Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing (August 5, 2008) Kenny is a book loving rabbit who lives in the village of Roundbrook. Grahame is a dragon who also likes books, enjoys poetry, music and dessert. Kenny’s father discovers a dragon in [...]
The Swamps of Sleethe: Jack Prelutsky
The Swamps of Sleethe by Jack Prelutsky (Author), Jimmy Pickering (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 8 -12 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (March 10, 2009) Review: Weird, wacky and wonderful are just some of the words that come to mind when reading The Swamps of Sleethe by Jack Prelutsky. The first ever [...]
Let the Holiday Blogging Begin …
Jen Robinson, from Jen Robinson’s Book Page, is guest blogging at ForeWord Magazine’s ShelfSpace blog for the month of November. When I read her post, A Gift for All Seasons, I thought, what a great link to kick off the holiday season. Jen says, “I ask you to consider a gift for children that will benefit [...]
Welcome to Monster Isle: Oliver Chin
Welcome to Monster Isle by Oliver Chin (Author), Jeff Miracola (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 36 pages Publisher: Immedium (September 1, 2008) Have you ever been on a family vacation that didn’t go so well? After reading this book, I am sure that it won’t seem that bad after all. The Summer’s family take [...]
Enigma: Graeme Base
Enigma by Graeme Base Reading level: Ages 5-10 Hardcover: 48 pages Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers (September 1, 2008) As someone who doesn’t remember many books from her childhood, I still have fond memories of sitting in the playground at school, reading best selling author Graeme Base’s Animalia. I was forever searching for the [...]
Revisiting: Wonder Bear by Tao Nyeu
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed Wonder Bear, by Tao Nyeu. It releases very soon, September 18, and I am sure it will be a huge success. I have another link that I want to share with you, A conversation with Tao Nyeu. It is an entertaining interview that can be found on the [...]
Wonder Bear: Tao Nyeu
Wonder Bear by Tao Nyeu Reading level: Ages 3-7 Hardcover: 48 pages Publisher: Dial Books (September 18, 2008) Wonder Bear is wonderful … and dreamy, too! This book was put into my hands as a must-read. I was immediately taken by the illustrations – which is a good thing for a book with no words. [...]
The Tales of Beedle the Bard: J.K. Rowling
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling Reading Level: Ages 9 – 12 Hardcover Publisher: Children’s High Level Group (December 4, 2008) The Tales of Beedle the Bard are J.K. Rowling’s latest addition to her Harry Potter series. If you have read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – the seventh and final [...]
Review: Savvy by Ingrid Law
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: July 13, 2008 Savvy by Ingrid Law Reading level: Ages 10-14 Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Dial (May 1, 2008)
The Sock Fairy: Bobbie Hinman
The Sock Fairy by Bobbie Hinman Reading level: Ages 3-7 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Best Fairy Books (June 15, 2008) Written in verse, The Sock Fairy, is the second book in Bobbie Hinman’s mischievous fairy series. The magical story combined with the illustrations provides entertaining insight to sock mysteries, such as missing socks, mismatched socks, [...]
