This week, I have been reading The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. This series is one of the most well-written and entertaining children's series I have ever read. Although I don't really care for the actual plot of the book, I love the writing style and how Stewart communicates the events in the book. He uses a mix of entertaining, descriptive, and simple language that is easy to follow and fun to read. I thought Mr. Stewart would turn out to be British, because his book … [Read more...]
Mar 12, 2012
Review: House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
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Book: House of Many Ways Author: Diana Wynne Jones Year Published: 2009 Genre: Children’s literature Overall Rating: 4 stars Target Audience: Kids Romance: Very little Setting: Fantasy universe, mostly medieval Characters: Charmain Baker, a boy named Peter, Charmain’s uncle William, Sophie, a toddler named Twinkle, a dog named Whinny or something like that, Princess Hilda, a king, and various other characters. Plot: Charmain’s parents send her to live with her magical uncle … [Read more...]
Mar 5, 2012
Review: The Borrowers by Mary Norton
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So, looking for this book on Amazon, I noticed that there are actually 5 borrowers books! I had no idea. Anyway. We went to see "The Secret World of Arrietty" this past weekend, and it was actually less interesting than I thought it would be, but you'll hear more about that tomorrow. Anyway, I realized that I haven't ever reviewed the original borrowers book, so I'm going to do it today. Book: The Borrowers Author: Mary Norton Year Published: 1952 Genre: Children’s literature Overall … [Read more...]
Feb 17, 2012
Featured Author: Dana Regan
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So, this week I didn't really find any amazing author to feature, but my daughter did! She is in first grade and finished another book yesterday, written by Dana Regan. The book was Monkey See, Monkey Do and it talked about the different things that monkeys and people do, like laugh and cry. The author is Dana Regan, who writes a lot of other young children's stories and first step reader-style books. She also draws the pictures, which I thought were really cute and colorful. I think the … [Read more...]
Jan 20, 2012
Featured Author: Lola M. Schaefer
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In honor of the first book my daughter read in one sitting, today's featured author is Lola M. Schaefer. She wrote Follow Me, Mittens, which was the book my daughter read. Lola M. Schaefer always loved reading since she was a child. When she grew up, she turned to writing books as a profession. Schaefer writes a wide variety of stories, from children's stories, to books about writing, to science books, biographies and more. Most stories are for younger children, or those who teach younger … [Read more...]
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