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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 – 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

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 – 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

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 – 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 – 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

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

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 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 – 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

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

review – Young Henry and the Dragon by Jeanne Kaufman

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2013/03/16 childrens book review Daria Tessler dragons friendships humor Jeanne Kaufman picture book rhyming story Shenanigan Books Young Squire 5 Comments

review – Perfect Game by Fred Bowen

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2013/03/13 baseball book children Fred Bowen middle grade book middle grade book reviews Peachtree Publishers Perfect Game physically disabled Special Olympics Special Olympics Unified Sports sports book 9 Comments

review – Prairie Chicken Little by Jackie Mims Hopkins

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2013/03/04 Chicken Little children's book reviews coyote friendship Henry Cole Jackie Mims Hopkins Peachtree Publishers picture book Prairie dog working together 25 Comments

review – One Little Owl, Singalong Storybook #3 by Kenneth K. Guilmartin & Lili M. Levinowitz

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2013/03/03 2012 Mom's Choice Award children's book reviews counting Kenneth K. Guilmartin Lili M. Levinowitz Music Together Nancy Meyers picture book preschooler Singalong Storybook 10 Comments

review – Are Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? by Julie Middleton

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2013/03/01 Ankylosaurus book tour children's books Dinosaur Julie Middleton Paleontology Peachtree Publishers picture book review Russell Ayto Tyrannosaurus Rex. 17 Comments

GNW Day 3 – Ernest & Rebecca #3: Grandpa Bug by Guillaume Bianco

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2013/02/13 Antonello Dalena children's book reviews children's graphic books divorce Grandparent Graphic Novel Week Guillaume Bianco loss Papercutz Graphic Novels relationships 4 Comments

GNW Day 2 – Ariol #1: Just a Donkey Like You and Me by Emmanuel Guibert

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2013/02/12 children's book reviews children’s graphic novel Emmanuel Guibert friendships humor Joe Johnson MacMillan Marc Boutavant Mouk Papercutz Graphic Novels relationships S.A.R.D.I.N.E. 5 Comments

GNW Day 1 – Lego Ninjago from Papercutz

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2013/02/11 book reviews children's graphic novels Graphic Novel Week Greg Farshtey Lego Ninjago Spotlight Lego Ninjago volumes 1 to 3 New York Times Best Seller List Paolo Henrique Papercutz Graphic Novels Paul Lee 4 Comments

GNW Day 1 – Lego Ninjago from Papercutz, cont.

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2013/02/11 Greg Farshtey Jolyon Yates Lego Ninjago Papercutz Graphic Novels Paul Bell Paulo Henrique 3 Comments

reviews – Poopendous! and The Butt Book by Artie Bennett

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2013/02/07 Artie Bennett Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books Blue Apple Books buttocks butts Mike Lester Mike Moran picture book reviews poop Professor P. Poopdeck 26 Comments

review – Woody’s World by E. Renee Heiss

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2013/02/03 Boy Scouts calling in loans Character Publishing Chelsea Sekanic earning respect Elizabeth Renee Heiss Great Depression hard work mutual help stock market crash of 1930 true friendships 2 Comments

review – The Odd Squad, Book 1: Bully Bait by Michael Fry

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2013/02/02 bullying Dork Diaries Hyperion Books for Children Michael Fry middle grade book reviews nerds new middle grade series Odd Squad safety patrol school counseling Shakespeare Wimpy Kid 14 Comments

review – Finders Keepers by Robert Arnett and Smita Turakhia

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2013/01/31 Atman Press dharma India Indian people middle grade book one global family picture book reviews Rajasthan Robert Arnett Smita Turakhia The right thing to do. 25 Comments

review – Ol’ Bloo’s Boogie-Woogie Band abd Blues Ensemble by Jan Huling

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2013/01/29 Bremen Town Musicians Gnarly Dog Grimm Henri Sorensen Jan Huling middle grade books New Orleans Ol’ Bloo Donkey One-Eyed Lemony Cat Peachtree PUblishing picture book reviews Retirement Rusty Red Rooster 4 Comments

review – Young Knights of the Round Table, Book 1: The King’s Ransom by Cheryl Carpinello

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2013/01/29 2013 Ariana Awards blacksmiths Cheryl Carpinello Kaytallin Platt King Arthur knights legends Medieval Times middle grade book reviews Muse It Up Publishing swards 6 Comments

review – Hana’s Suitcase, Anniversary Album by Karen Levine

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2013/01/27 Fumiko Ishioka George Brady Hana Brady Holocaust International Holocaust Remembrance Day Karen Levine middle grade book review Second Story Press Tokyo Holocaust Education Resource Center 5 Comments

review – The House in Windward Leaves by Katherine L. Holmes

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2013/01/24 children's books Costume Couchgrass Books Halloween Katherine L. Holmes middle grade book reviews Mistral The Loft’s Children’s Literature Prize Windward Leaves 6 Comments

review – The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas by Tony Wilson and Sue deGennaro

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2013/01/19 children's book Peachtree Publishers picture book reviews princes princesses Scholastic Australia Sue deGennaro The Princess and the Pea Tony Wilson 36 Comments

review – The Boy Who Cried Ninja by Alex Latimer

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2013/01/15 Alex Latimer children's books consequences ninjas Peachtree Publishers picture book review problem solving for kids Random House UK strange creatures telling the truth vs. lying Thinking out problems 13 Comments

review – The Slither Sisters: Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #2

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2013/01/13 Charles Gilman Eugene Smith Glenn Jason Rekulak Karina Lovecraft Middle School middle grade book review middle school monster series Quirk Books Robert Slither Sisters 16 Comments

review – The Secret of the Village Fool by Rebecca Upjohn

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2013/01/09 Anton Suchinski childrens book review hiding from Nazis Jewish Milek and Munio Zieger picture book Poland Rebecca Upjohn Renné Benoit Second Story Press World War II 10 Comments

review – All the Wrong Questions, Book 1: “Who Could That Be at This Hour?” by Lemony Snicket

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2013/01/04 All the Wrong Answers children's books Daniel Handler Hatchett Book Group humor Lemony Snicket Little Brown Books for YR middle grade book reviews mystery Series of Unfortunate Events Seth 9 Comments

review – Don’t Feed The Boy by Irene Latham

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2012/12/23 abuse captive animals family life first love friendship head elephant trainer home schooled Irene Latham middle grade book review Roaring Brook Press Stephanie Graegin zoo life 9 Comments

reviews – Baby Lit® A Christmas Carol & Dracula by Jennifer Adams and Alison Oliver

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2012/12/23 A Chiristmas Carol Alison Oliver board book reviews Charles Dickens children's books reviews color primer counting primer Dracula Jennifer Adams nursery books Smith Gibb Publishing 6 Comments

review – Whoever Heard of a Fird? by Othello Bach

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2012/12/20 be yourself childrens book review humorous middle grade book review Othello Bach picture book review relationships self esteem Shann Hurst two-feature creature 9 Comments

When a Dragon Moves In by Jodi Moore

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2012/12/17 beach bullies book reviews children's book reviews dragon bubbles family Flashlight Press Howard McWilliam imagination Jodi Moore picture book picture book reviews relationships sandcastles 6 Comments

The Shepherd Girl of Bethlehem: A Nativity Story by Carey Morning

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2012/12/16 Alan Marks Carey Morning children's book reviews Christmas Christmas book Jesus birth Kregel Publishing Lion Children's Mary Nativity Story three wise men 8 Comments

CHRISTMAS BOOKS — 2012

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Santa’s Eleven Months Off by Mike Reiss

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2012/12/11 children's book childrens book review Christmas book funny gifts present holiday book Michael G. Montgomery Mike Reiss Peachtree PUblishing picture book reindeer games reviews Santa Claus singing in the rain spies sumo wrestling Super Spy vacations 7 Comments

Santa’s Last Present by Marie Aude-Murail & Elvire Murail

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2012/12/11 believe believing in Santa children's book childrens book review Christmas book Elvire Murail eyes finder's keepers letter to Santa magic magical Marie Aude-Murail Peachtree Publishers presents Quentin Blake reviews Santa surprises wooden train 1 Comment

Santa’s Birthday Gift by Sherrill S. Cannon

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2012/12/11 Bible story Christmas Christmas book debut author Eloquent Books gifts Jesus birth Kalpart Team Mary and Joseph Santa Claus Santa’s Birthday Sherrill S. Cannon Strategic Publishing 2 Comments

The Santa Trap by Jonathan Emmett

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2012/12/11 bad boys brats children's book Christmas Christmas Eve Christmas Story dynamite elephants holiday story holidays Jonathan Emmett North Pole Peach Publishers Poly Bernatene rich kids Santa Claus tigers 12 Comments

Silly Frilly Grandma Tillie by Laurie A, Jacobs

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2012/12/09 Anne Jewett bedtime story children's book Darling Clementine Flashlight Press grand-daughters grandmothers jokes Laurie A. Jacobs picture books pink hair senior citizens 13 Comments

Q&A with Kathleen Rietz, illustrator of Desert Baths

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2012/12/07 animals Anna's hummingbird arid Arizona bats bobcat California Colorado coyotes darcy pattison desert Desert Baths desert tortoise diamondback rattler does eagles geckos hummingbirds Idaho javelina Kathleen Rietz Mexico mule deer nighttime stars open Oregon Prairie Storms rattlesnakes roadrunner scaled quail Sylvan Dell Publishing turkey vulture western United States western-banded gecko wild animals Wyoming 11 Comments

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