The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
What Can You Learn From Silence? Click To Read An Excerpt Author: Alex Michaelides Publisher: Celadon Books (February 5, 2019) Hardback: 336 pages Audio Book: 8 hours and 43 minutes CD Book: 8 hours and 44 minutes Kindle: 304 pages Alicia Berenson is residing in the Grove where she’s been housed since being convicted of shooting her fashion photographer husband, Gabriel. But the Grove hasn’t been able to help her very much, if at all,Read More →
#BookReview – Picture of Innocence by T J Stimson
Twisty and Addictive Click To Read A Sample Author: T J StimsonPublisher: Avon (April 18, 2019) Paperback: 416 pages Kindle: 292 pages Click To Read A Sample Description My name is Lydia. I’m 12 years old. I’m not an evil person, but I did something bad. My name is Maddie. I’d never hurt my son. But can I be sure if I don’t remember? With three children under ten, Maddie is struggling. On theRead More →
#BookReview ~ The Hummingbird Dagger by Cindy Anstey
Cindy Anstey’s Newest Novel Author: Cindy Anstey Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, Swoon Reads (April 16, 2019) Hardcover: 352 pages Kindle: 343 pages For those familiar with books by Jane Austen (Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, etc), this book has been likened to hers. The setting is 1833 as Lord James Ellerby rescues a young woman who is involved in a carriage accident. He rushes her to his manor and summons aRead More →
The Steves by Morag Hood
Is The World Big Enough For Two Steves? Author/Illustrator: Morag Hood Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (September 4, 2018) Pages: 32 Ages: 4 – 8 When Steve meets Steve the competition begins I’m Steve But I was here first. BY ONE PAGE! The first Steve to speak in the book assures the other Steve that he can be Steve the Second. No deal. If they determine who is the oldest that should solve the problem.Read More →
#BookReview ~Wish by Chris Saunders
What Would Your Wish Be? Author/Illustrator: Chris Saunders Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group words & pictures (March 14, 2019) Pages: 32 (available in Kindle, Hardcover) Ages: 4 – 7 Once every year wishes take flight,filled with hope and twinkling light.They dance in the air, with a swirl and a swish,you have to be lucky to be chosen by a wish. When Rabbit finds not one, but three wishes given to him, he finds himself unsure asRead More →
Book Review – Chomp Goes The Alligator by Matthew Van Fleet
Constructed To Withstand Hours Of Fun Description Along came the alligator,chomp, chomp, chomp! From the internationally bestselling children’s book creator Matthew Van Fleet comes the story of a hungry little alligator who gulps his way from one to ten. Ten touchable textures, a sturdy chomping pull tab, and a grand finale pop-up are sure to engage the youngest readers. Details Author: Matthew Van FleetPublisher: Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books (September 2018) Pages: 26 Ages:Read More →
On A Summer Tide by Suzanne Woods Fisher
– A New Contemporary Romance Series – Author: Susanne Woods Fisher Publisher: Fleming H. Revell (April 30, 2019) Series: Three Sisters Island (Book 1) Paperback: 320 pages Kindle: 308 pages When three sisters learn their father has sold his house and is moving to the island he purchased, they are completely shocked. The girls begrudgingly end up at the island as well. After all, their mother has passed away and their dad could use aRead More →
The Woods by Rob Hodgson
– So Where Are All The Rabbits? – Author: Rob Hodgson Publisher: Lincoln Children’s Books (April 2019) Pages: 32 Ages: 4 – 7 Three foxes of various builds (tall, round and short with almost beak-like mouths) are out to find yummy, tasty, rabbits. Though they are having trouble locating any, conveniently there are signs posted throughout the woods directing the way to rabbits. Children will love to point out that there are indications in theRead More →
The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver
First In A New Series Excerpt Author: Jeffery Deaver Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons (May 14, 2019) Paperback (Large Print): 640 pages Hardback: 416 pages Audio Book: 10 hours and 30 minutes Kindle: 416 pages Deaver’s new series stars Colter Shaw, a man who collects rewards for a living. His dad a psychologist turned survivalist taught Colter many tricks of the trade. Colter shows up to help a man locate his daughter. It helps that $10,000Read More →
Guilty Minds by Joseph Finder
Click To Read An Excerpt Author: Joseph Finder Publisher: Dutton (July 2016 and May 2017) and Penguin Paperback: 480 pages Hardback: 400 pages Audio Book: 9 hours and 39 minutes Kindle: 395 pages Nick Heller is an investigator hired by top-notch attorney Gideon Parnell. He needs Heller to clear his friend Chief Justice Jeremiah Claflin from a false report that Slander Sheet, a gossip website, is about to post. They are threatening to print aRead More →
#Review ~ Memphis, Martin, And The Mountaintop by Alice Faye Duncan
The Sanitation Strike Of 1968 Author: Alice Faye DuncanIllustrator: R. Gregory ChristiePublisher: Calkins Creek; Illustrated edition (August 2018) Approx. Word Count: 3060 Pages: 40 Ages: 9 – 12 Grades: 4 – 6 My Thoughts This story is told through the eyes of 9-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who recounts her days as a child during the daysof the Memphis Sanitation Strike. She also relates how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became involved in the strike andthat heRead More →
Book Review – A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano
Ever Wonder Who Once Lived In An Abandoned House? Description Deep in the woodsis a housejust a housethat once wasbut now isn’ta home. Who lived in that house? Who walked down its hallways? Why did they leave it, and where did they go? Two children set off to find the answers by piecing together clues found, books left behind, forgotten photos, and discarded toys, creating their own vision of those who came before, in thisRead More →
How to Give Your Cat a Bath In Five Easy Steps by Nicola Winstanley
Cat Owners and Non-Cat Owners Get Ready To Smile! Author: Nicola Winstanley Illustrator: John Martz Publisher: Tundra Books (January 2019) Hardcover: 40 pages Ages: 3 – 7 A pink-haired little girl struggles to show each step of bathing a white cat with a pink nose named Mr. Flea. Though each step sounds easy most of us know the hard part in this equation consists of one word: cat. Step One is to fill the bathRead More →
#BookReview ~ Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo
Meet Characters Who Will Beg You To Keep Turning The Pages Author: Kate DiCamillo Publisher: Candlewick (October 2018) Ages: 10+ Hardback: 240 pages Audio Book: 3 hours and 35 minutes Kindle: 240 print pages I am going to write it all down, so that what happened to me will be known, so that if someone were to stand at their window at night and look up at the stars and think, My goodness, whatever happenedRead More →
Petra by Marianna Coppo
– Will An Optimistic Rock End Up Changing Its Attitude? – Author: Marianna Coppo Illustrator: Marianna Coppo Publisher: Tundra Books, Penguin Random House, (February 6, 2018) Pages: 48 Ages: 3 – 7 Petra is a smooth rock that we assume has been in the same place for some time. The rock imagines all sorts of things. “I am strong. I’m a fearsome, fearless, mighty, magnificent mountain!” Eventually, a dog picks Petra up andRead More →
A Beautiful Corpse: A Mystery by Christi Daugherty
A Harper McClain Mystery (Book 2) Author: Christi Daugherty Publisher: Minotaur Books (March 12, 2019) Paperback: 336 pages Audio Book: 11 hours and 43 minutes Kindle: 332 pages This is the second book in the Harper McClain series, the first being The Echo Killing. Naomi Scott, a law student who works part-time as a bartender to help make ends meet, is found dead in the heart of an affluent district. One of the main peopleRead More →
#BookReview ~ Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds
ABOUT THE BOOK Author: Peter H. ReynoldsIllustrator: Peter H. ReynoldsPublisher: Candlewick; Dot, Ish, Sky Color edition (August 2012) Pages: 32 Ages: 0+ The sky’s no limit as the author-illustrator of The Dot and Ish winds up his Creatrilogy with a whimsical tale about seeing the world a new way. Marisol loves to paint. So when her teacher asks her to help make a mural for the school library, she can’t wait to begin! But how can Marisol make aRead More →
The Secret Child by Caroline Mitchell
– A DI Amy Winter Thriller, Book 2 – Author: Caroline MitchellPublisher: Thomas & Mercer (April 18, 2019) Paperback: 335 pages (Available April 18, 2019) Audio Book: 9 hours and 43 minutes Kindle: 330 pages (Available March 7, 2019) DI Amy Winter is still dealing with the information she learned about her deranged birth mother when she is drawn into attempting to solve the kidnapping of Ellen, a four-year-old child. After Ellen disappears,Read More →
Cookies! An Interactive Recipe Book by Lotta Nieminen
– No Food Required! – Illustrator: Lotta Nieminen Publisher: Phaidon Press (October 25, 2018) Pages: 16 Ages: 2 – 4 Now, this is what I call inexpensive, no mess cooking. You may walk away from the kitchen a bit hungry but, hey, did I mention no mess? This fourth book in Nieminen’s COOK IN A BOOK series has a real cookie recipe for little readers to pretend they are making. This sturdy interactive boardRead More →
#BookReview ~ Maxi’s Secrets: (or what you can learn from a dog) by Lynn Plourde
A Story You Won’t Soon Forget ABOUT THE BOOK Author: Lynn PlourdePublisher: Puffin Books; Reprint edition (August 2017) Pages: 272 hardcover Ages: 10+ When a BIG, lovable, does-it-her-way dog wiggles her way into the heart of a loudmouth pipsqueak of a boy, wonderful things happen that help him become a bigger, better person. With its diverse cast, authentic narrator, and perfect blend of spot-on middle-grade humor, drama, and wisdom, this powerful debut is relatable, funny, bittersweet,Read More →