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Chihuawolf, A Tail of Mystery and Horror Review And Giveaway

Chihuawolf, A Tail of Mystery and Horror Author: Charlee Ganny Illustrator: Nicola Slater Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Sources Jabberwocky (October 1, 2011) Language: English Genre: Juvenile fiction (ages 9+) ISBN-13: 978-1402259401 SMRP: $6.99 Chihuawolf is a true children’s story, clearly written, with chapters that read well aloud. Its age appropriate cute drawings humorously illustrate some [...]

Children’s Book Review – Dinosaur Dig! by Penny Dale

Dinosaur Dig! Illustrator:  Penny Dale Hardcover:  32 pages Publisher:  Nosy Crow, a Candlewick Press imprint (September 27, 2011) Language:  English Genre:  Juvenile fiction (ages 4-8) ISBN:  978-0-7636-5871-7 SMRP:  $15.99 Ten different dinos work together in construction vehicles digging, shoveling, dumping, lifting, mixing, cementing, steamrolling, pumping , and painting.  Then it is time for fun.  Young readers [...]

Children’s Book Review – Noodle Loves Bedtime And Noodle Loves To Cuddle

Noodles Loves Bedtime Illustrator:  Marion Billet Boardbook:  10 pages Publisher:  Nosy Crow, a Candlewick Press imprint (September 27, 2011) Language:  English Genre:  Juvenile fiction (ages 1+) ISBN:  978-0-7636-5876-3 SMRP:  $8.99 Noodles Loves to Cuddle Illustrator:  Marion Billet Boardbook:  10 pages Publisher:  Nosy Crow, a Candlewick Press imprint (September 27, 2011 Language:  English Genre:  Juvenile fiction [...]

Book Review – The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Walt Disney World

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Walt Disney World Author: Doug Ingersoll Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Alpha (Penguin Group); Reprint edition (September, 2011) Language: English ISBN: 978-1-61564-112-3 Price: $18.95 When people ask me about Walt Disney World, you can hear me saying, “Been there; done that.” I do not know everything, but I do know lots [...]

Book Review – Arizona Way Out West & Wacky

Arizona Way Out West and Wacky Author: Conrad J. Storad and Lynda Exley Illustrator: Michael Hagelberg 112 pages Publisher: Little Five Star (2012) Language: English ISBN: 978-1-58985-047-7 Price: $11.95 Many State Departments of Education and many school districts require local and/or state history geography in the school curriculum. I remember hubby and I driving across [...]

Book Review – Alex Cross’s Trial

Alex Cross’s Trial Author: Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages Publisher: Vision; Reprint edition (December 1, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0446557781 ISBN-13: 978-0446557788 Alex Cross’s Trial is advertised as James Patterson’s fifteenth novel featuring  Alex Cross.  Tain’t so.  His detective/psychologist hero appears only in the book’s preface claiming to write the story Trial. Main character lawyer Ben Corbett [...]

Book Review – The Cradle in the Grave

THE CRADLE IN THE GRAVE Author: Sophie Hannah Paperback: 480 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition (August 30, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 014311994X ISBN-13: 978-0143119944 Tag it:  Two mothers say crib death.  One doctor says murder. As I turned the pages of The Cradle in the Grave by Sophie Hannah, I found myself immersed in [...]