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...]
Oct 17, 2011
Review: That Bad, Bad Cat by Claire Masurel
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Book: That Bad, Bad Cat! Author: Claire Masurel Year Published: 2002 Genre: First grade readers Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: New readers Romance: None Setting: A house with a cat Characters: The bad cat and his family. Plot: In this story, a family has a bad cat. He is a terrible cat who gets into all kinds of trouble and messes. One day, he escapes. The family is sad and realizes that they don’t care how bad the cat is because they love him. Thoughts: This book is … [Read more...]
May 24, 2011
Book Vs Movie: Ramona and Beezus
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Ramona and Beezus vs Beezus and Ramona Plot: Book: 11 or 12 year old Beezus (Beatrice) has an annoying little sister named Ramona. Ramona ruins Bezzus’ life, including ruining books, games, food and is annoying in general. Beezus finds Ramona very frustrating, but by the end of the book decides she’d rather have an annoying sister than none at all. Movie: The movie follows more of Ramona’s story from her books when she was around 8 or 9. The adventures in the movie include … [Read more...]
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