Retro Friday is a meme hosted by Angieville. Basically the premise is that you review a retro book on Friday. As this is my first time participating in Retro Friday, I thought I would review a novel near and dear to the hearts of everyone except for me. Honestly, I sort of feel like the […]
Top 4 Reasons To Audio Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone
October 7, 2010
Instead of posting my usual review, I thought I would instead post a list, as I love list making to the point of it being scary. I am sure the vast majority of those reading this post have read Harry Potter. You already know the plot. You already know how it all ends. So why […]
Review of The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
July 3, 2010
I don’t often read children’s books. I don’t consider YA to be children’s literature. This means I am not as well-read in a certain genre as I would like to be. Now when I say children’s lit, I don’t mean picture books. I mean the books that are in the juvenile section of the library […]
Review of The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
June 26, 2010
The Last Unicorn is a truly beautiful, breathtaking book. It is very short, but quite a bit is packed into those pages.
Book Briefs: Review of Bird by Zetta Elliott and Only One Year by Andrea Cheng
May 17, 2010
I have seen the idea of mini-reviews floating around the blogosphere and thought I would try my hand at a few, as I am not sure how much I can say about picture books and chapter books for very young readers. Title: Bird Author: Zetta Elliott Publisher: Lee & Low Books Synopsis: The character, Bird, […]
Review of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
January 3, 2010
I’m sure everyone reading this blog has heard of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, be it through the various movie adaptations, school, or even through a children’s illustrated classics edition. I can remember when I was little, my parents would often bring home Great Illustrated Classics after a visit to the super market. If […]