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review – Mooseclumps and Other Poems by Ryan T. Bliss

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2013/05/21 Artsy Bee children's book reviews debut author/illustrator poetry for kids Ryan T. Bliss Shel Silverstein 1 Comment

Win a Signed Copy of House of Secrets by Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini!

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2013/05/20 Chris Columbus Enter Contest House of Secrets Ned Vizzini Twitter win a signed book 1 Comment

Children’s Book Week Giveaway Winners!

2013/05/19 book giveaways Cherie Mason Children's Book Week Frances Watt Geoff Rodkey Liz Ball Maggie Lyons rafflecopter Susan Grigsby The Winner Is . . . 3 Comments

review – Dewi and the Seeds of Doom by Maggie Lyons GIVEAWAY!!

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2013/05/18 dragons middle grade book bullying childrens book review giveaway Maggie Lyons Seeds of Doom Chapter book Halo Publishing greed 2 Comments

review – Wisteria’s Show and Tell Spectacular: Older than the Dinosaurs by Susan Grigsby GIVEAWAY!

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2013/05/17 Alexandria Miller children's book reviews dinosaurs fossils minerals picture book school rules Shenanigan Books show and tell Susan Grigsby 8 Comments

review – Hidden Treasures: 50 States of Fun by Liz Ball GIVEAWAY!

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2013/05/16 50 US States Alaska children's book reviews find the hidden pictures Liz Ball Ohio puzzles puzzles for children United States 5 Comments

review – Heroes of the Year by Frances Watt GIVEAWAY!!

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2013/05/15 childrens book review Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Ernia and Maud Adventures Frances Watt giveaway free book heroes-in-training Judy Watson middle grade book Pencil Pete Superhero 14 Comments

review – Wild Fox: A True Story by Cherie Mason .GIVEAWAY!

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2013/05/13 Book Giveaway Cherie Mason children's book children's book reviews Children's Book Week contest Deer Island Down East Books human-animal relationships Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen Maine wildlife Red fox 22 Comments

review – The Chronicles of Egg, Book 2: New Lands by Geoff Rodkey GIVEAWAY!

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2013/05/13 children's book reviews Deadweather Egbert Masterson G. P. Putnam’s Son Books for Young Readers Geoff Rodkey Jacopo Bruno middle grade books pirates slave traders Sunrise treasures 22 Comments

Children’s Book Week Giveaways: May 13 to 19

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2013/05/12 books Children's Book Week Children's Book Week Giveaways contests giveaways Kid Lit Reviewsw literacy literature middle grade books picture books 32 Comments

review – Nasreddine by Odile Weulersse

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2013/05/10 Donkey embarrassment fathers and sons Middle East Odile Weulersse Rébecca Dautremer ridicule teasing William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company wisdom 8 Comments

review – The Dream Dealer by Marita Phillips

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2013/05/08 children's book reviews Delphi Dream Dealer drugs and alcohol Finn immortality Marita Phillips middle grade novel Neve Press souls temptation 7 Comments

review – Library Lily by Gillian Shields

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2013/05/08 adventures children's book reviews Eerdmans Books for Young Readers exploring Francesca Chessa Gillian Shields libraries library books picture book playing outdoors Reading 13 Comments

review – House of Secrets, Book 1 by Chris Columbus & Ned Vizzini

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2013/05/07 adventure plus fantasy Balzer + Bray children's book reviews Chris Columbus Greg Call HarperCollins Books for Young Readers literary tale middle grade book Ned Vizzini San Francisco Wind Witch 10 Comments

I Am a Forever Dog!

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2013/05/05 Animal shelter Animal Welfare dog nature Nonprofit organization Pet rescue dogs rescue organization Rescues and Shelters 6 Comments

review – Vin and the Dorky Duet by Maggie Lyons

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2013/05/05 children's book reviews early chapter book friendships Halo Publishing International Maggie Lyons middle grade book musical musical duets piano relationships soccer trumpet 12 Comments

review – I Wish I Had . . . by Giovanna Zoboli

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2013/05/03 animals celebration children's book reviews creativity Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Giovanna Zoboli imagination lyrical picture books reflection Simona Mulazzani wonderous 9 Comments

Bella Saves the Beach Tour – an Award – a Blog Hop

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2013/05/02 children's book reviews cleaning a beach Guardian Angel Publishing Nancy Stewart pollution Samantha Bell sea aninals Some Favorite Bloggers Wordpress Family Award 25 Comments

review – Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite! by Niki Masse Schoenfeldt

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2013/05/01 bedtime story children's book reviews communication compromising don’t let the bed bugs bite false impressions first impressions John Wes Thomas ladybugs Niki Masse Schoenfeldt picture books Shenanigan Books 5 Comments

review – Britt and Bella Beach Series, Book 3: Bella Saves the Beach by Nancy Stewart

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2013/04/29 beaches children's book reviews environmental issues Guardian Angel Publishing kids working together Nancy Stewart pelicans picture book Samantha Bell save a beach sea animals tidal pools 18 Comments

review – We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March by Cynthia Levinson

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2013/04/29 Birmingham Children's March of 1963 Bull Connor children's book reviews Civil rights movement Cynthia Levinson Martin Luther King middle grade book Peachtree Publishers 7 Comments

review – Christopher Sat Straight Up in Bed by Kathy Long

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2013/04/28 children's book reviews Eerdmans Books for Young Readers hearing noises at night Kathy Long Patricia Cantor picture books scared by noises snoring William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 12 Comments

review – The Chronicle of Egg, Book 1: Deadweather and Sunrise by Geoff Rodkey

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2013/04/26 children's book reviews G. P. Putnam’s Son Books for Young Readers Geoff Rodkey Jacopo Bruno lost treasures middle grade novel mystery natives Old Caribbean Islands of 1700's pirates 13 Comments

review – On a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne and Vladimir Radunsky

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2013/04/25 Albert Einstein children's book reviews Chronicle Books for Kids E=mc2 gravity Jennifer Berne picture book picture books theory of relativity Vladimir Radunsky 16 Comments

review – Children of the Fae, Book 1: The Changeling Quest by Maria Moloney

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2013/04/23 adventure changelings children's books fantasy magic Maria Moloney middle grade book reviews middle grade books Otherworld Our Street Books 2 Comments

review – The Deductive Detective by Brian Rock

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2013/04/21 Brian Rock cake contest childrens book review critical thinking deduction inference logic picture book prediction Sherry Rogers subtraction Sylvan Dell Publishing 2 Comments

review – Bully.com by Joe Lawlor

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2013/04/20 bullying Cyber-bullying Eerdmans Books for Young Readers investigation Joe Lawlor middle grade book review middle grade novel realistic story Violence and Abuse 13 Comments

review – Meet at the Ark at Eight by Ulrich Hub

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2013/04/18 children and God childrens book review Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Existence of God faith Helena Ragg-Kirkby Jörg Mühle middle grade book Noah's Ark penguins picture book story of Noah's Ark revisited Ulrich Hub 13 Comments

review – Betsy’s Day at the Game by Greg Bancroft

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2013/04/17 baseball children's book reviews communication families Greg Bancroft Katherine Blackmore keeping score at a baseball or softball game picture book relationships Scarletta Kids Scarletta Press 5 Comments

review – The Garden of My Imaan by Farhana Zia

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2013/04/15 Allah beliefs bullies children's book reviews faith Farhana Zia Islam middle grade books Muslim Peachtree Publishers religion 12 Comments

excerpt – Betsy’s Day at the Game By Greg Bancroft

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2013/04/15 baseball children's book excerpt debut author Greg Bancroft Katherine Blackmore Scarletta Kids Scarletta Press scoring baseball softball 6 Comments

review – I HATE Picture Books! by Timothy Young

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2013/04/14 author & illustrator Timothy Young children's book reviews classic picture books early readers I'm Looking for a Monster! love of picture books picture book Schiffer Publishing Shadows on My Wall They're Coming! 18 Comments

review – Eel and Ock in The Great Reef Race by Leyland Perree

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2013/04/11 children's book reviews eels Ghostly Publishing Leyland Perree madcap race octopus picture book sea creatures sharks Stuart McGhee underwater life whales 6 Comments

review – Greta and Boris: A Daring Rescue by Siân Norris

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2013/04/09 cat children's book reviews children's books climate control communication kidnapping kingdoms Our Street Books Robert Griggs royalty Siân Norris talking war and peace 7 Comments

review – SPANKY, a Soldier’s Son by S. L. LaNeve

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2013/04/07 Afghanistan bullying children's books depression and other mental health issues friends middle grade book middle grade book reviews relationships S. L. LaNeve Spanky War 16 Comments

interview – Q&A with Author Sue LaNeve

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2013/04/07 Afghanistan author interview debut author family middle grade books relationships Soldier's Son Soldiers Spanky Sue LaNeve Vermont College of Fine Arts War 13 Comments

review – TEACHER’S PEST: Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #3 by Charles Gilman

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2013/04/05 bugs and insects Charles Gilman Eugene Smith Jason Rekulak Lovecraft Middle School middle grade book review middle grade books middle school Pip and Squeak Quirk Books Random House Robert Arthur 5 Comments

review – The Wee Musketeers by Robert Bresloff

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2013/04/03 Alexandre Dumas children's book reviews Dan Ziembo Gauthier Publications Hounds of Baskerville Hungry Goat Press middle grade book Pumplinhead Productions Robert Bresloff Robin Hood Three Musketeers 10 Comments

review – Claude in the City by Alex T. Smith

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2013/04/01 adventures Alex T. Smith best friends children's book reviews children's books early reader humor Mr. and Mrs. Shinyshoes Peachtree Publishers picture book Sir Bobblysock 4 Comments

review – Flood by Alvaro F. Villa

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2013/03/31 Alvaro F. Villa Capstone Young Readers childrens book review floods hope Mother Nature natural disasters picture book recovery resilience storms 12 Comments

review – A Day at the Lake by Stephanie Wallingford & Dawn Rynders

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2013/03/30 children having fun childrens book review Dawn Rynders Erica Pelton Villnave Lakes nature picture book rhyming text Scarletta Kids Scarletta Press Stephanie Wallingford swimming 7 Comments

guest article – How Using Cartoons as a Vocabulary Tool Can be Beneficial for Kids by Celina Jones

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2013/03/29 Adventure Time Cartoon Network cartoons cartoons as a tool for kids Celina Jones games learning learning by osmosis pronunciation Saturday mornings Vocabulary Word game 3 Comments

review – The Best Basketball Player EVER by Heather Payer-Smith, author

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2013/03/28 basketball Charina Tolentin children's book childrens book review Heather Payer-Smith Lily Ruth Publishing obesity persistance picture book playing outdoors practice video games 8 Comments

interview – Q & A with Author Heather Payer-Smith

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2013/03/27 author interview basketball Charina Tolentin children's books Heather Payer-Smith obesity Panera Bread persistance practice Video game 2 Comments

review – Tiger in My Soup by Kashmira Sheth

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2013/03/26 Andy Warhol Bengal tiger book blog tour children's book reviews Frank Lloyd Wright Jeffery Ebbeler Kashmira Sheth Peachtree Publishers picture books Reading 3 Comments

guest post – How We Paired Up to Write a Children’s Book by Stephanie Wallingford & Dawn Rynders

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2013/03/25 children's books co-authoring Dawn Rynders Erica Pelton Villnave guest post Lakes Scarletta Kids Scarletta Press Stephanie Wallingford writing 6 Comments

review – Mistflower, the Loneliest Mouse by Krystina Kellingley

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2013/03/24 animal antics animal friendships childrens book review farm animals kitten Krystina Kellingley middle grade book mouse Our Street Books Sarah Frances Nash Walpurgis Night 10 Comments

review – The Templar Chronicles, Book 2: The Monster Academy by Jeff Gunhus

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2013/03/21 Black Guards Eva JackTemplar Jeff Gunhus middle grade book middle grade book reviews monster hunter T-Rex Templar Knights Will 11 Comments

reviews – Stripe of All Types by Susan Stockdale / A Place for Turtles by Melissa Stewart

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2013/03/20 alliteration award-winning author Bog Turtle childrens book review desert tortoise Higgins Bond Loggerhead Turtle nonfiction picture book Peachtree Publishers Rhymed prose stripes turtle excluder device turtle habitats turtles Virtual Book Tour wild striped animals 16 Comments

review – The Adventures of Loveable Lobo, #2: Lobo Visits the Barnyard C. L. Murphy

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2013/03/18 barnyard animals C.L. Murphy cats childrens book review egg laying hens iTunes Lovable Lobo Lulabell the cow picture book pigs sheep Snickers 7 Comments

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