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review – The Chickens Build a Wall by Jean-Francois Dumont

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2013/05/24 chicken Eerdmans Books for Young Readers fear Hedgehog irrational fears Jean-Francois Dumont racism tolerance walls worry xenophobia 3 Comments

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

review – Nasreddine by Odile Weulersse

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

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 – 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

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

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 – 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 – Fairminded Fran and the Three Small Black Community Cats by Dr. Linda Elder

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2013/03/12 caring for feral cats children's book children's book reviews community cats critical thinking Dr. Linda Elder Feral cat Foundation for Critical Thinking Kathy Abney picture book Trap-neuter-return 3 Comments

review – The World of the Polka Dot Bear by Steve Sandler

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2013/03/08 bedtime story camels rhinos children's book reviews mouse picture books polar bears raccoons Rachel Sandler Sandler Books Steve Sandler 3 Comments

review – Silent Sally: A Story About Being a DOER by Eric Walls

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2013/03/06 children's book reviews compassion DOER Eric Walls helping Horizon Light Media picture book Reading Rhyme sacrifice 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

review – Ducklings in a Row by Renee Heiss

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2013/02/08 Character Publishing children's book reviews counting book ducklings Elizabeth Renee Heiss mathematics Matthew B. Holcomb personalities picture book primary school psychology teacher's guide 10 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 – Malcolm Finney, Medical Detective Series: The Case of . . . Itch and Rash by Erika Kimble

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2013/02/06 Allergies Asthma Bandages & Boo-Boos Press children's books Eczema Erica Kimble health books for kids Laurel Winters middle grade book reviews Rash 4 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 – 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 – Enslow Publishing & What is Sign Language?

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2013/01/22 American Sign Language ASL Deborah Kent Edward Miner Gallaudet Enslow Elementary Enslow publishing Gallaudet University hand gestures history of ASL home signs sign language 11 Comments

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