Category Archives: Children’s Lit
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
“Rules and Things Number 29: When You Wake Up and Don’t Know for Sure Where You’re At and There’s a Bunch of People Standing Around You, It’s Best to Pretend You’re Still Asleep Until You Can Figure Out What’s Going … Continue reading
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
“He wished that he was with his mom in her library, where everything was safe and numbered and organized by the Dewey decimal system. Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you’d be able … Continue reading
Courage by Bernard Waber
“Courage is if you knew where there were some mountains, you would definitely climb them.” “Courage is arriving much too early for a birthday party.” “Courage is holding on to your dream.” This is my book, my favorite book. The … Continue reading
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The Arrival by Shaun Tan
I normally put a quote from the book at the beginning of every post, but I can’t for this one-there are no words! But with this book, the pictures are so beautiful and tell such a good story, you don’t … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Lit, Graphic Novel, Uncategorized, YA Lit
The Memory Bank by Carolyn Coman and Rob Shepperson
“‘Your memory account,’ he told her, ‘which, unlike your dream account, has received hardly any recent deposits.’ ‘It hasn’t?’” Wow, I didn’t see this one coming, but I certainly should have. Carolyn Coman is a Newbery Honor winner for her … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Lit, Fantasy, Uncategorized
The Danger Box by Blue Balliett
“This time, I’d be the questions-starter.” Zoomy. If you haven’t already been captivated by the intellectual mystery stylings of Ms. Balliett, which feature real-life figures such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Vermeer, and Charles Darwin, as well as plucky and realistic … Continue reading
Filed under Adventure, Children's Lit, Mystery
The Billionaire’s Curse by Richard Newsome
“It’s a long story, and I’ve tried to explain it here as best I can. I’m afraid it has all been a bit of a rush. But the harsh fact is that if you are reading this, then I … Continue reading
Filed under Adventure, Children's Lit, Mystery, YA Lit
Fly by Night by Francis Hardinge
Mandelion: rocked by political instability, ruled by a Duke of questionable sanity, and controlled by competing guilds. The old religion has been abolished, books have been banned, and a ferrety-looking girl with transparent eyebrows from a backwater town finds herself … Continue reading
Filed under Award Winners, Children's Lit, Mystery, Uncategorized
Into The Woods
Oh, Into the Woods! I wanted so much to love you like everyone else did! And for the most part, I did. Except for those extra 150 pages at the end-if you weren’t so cumbersome and long, you would really … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Lit, Fantasy
The Secret of Zoom
“She could act as if she believed it. She could begin by doing the first thing, and she could go on to the next. And maybe, if she kept on going, the belief, or the focused thought, or whatever it … Continue reading
Filed under Adventure, Children's Lit, Mystery
