Sewing a Friendship by Natalie Tinti

Stars: *** Summary: Four best of friends are super excited about the start of summer! Their adventure begins with getting out of school and ...

Hailey Twitch is Not a Snitch by Lauren Barnholdt

Stars: *** Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (May 2010) Children's Chapter Book 160 pages Summary: Hailey has a secret friend named Maybelle, a sp...

Horrid Henry's Joke Book by Francesca Simon

This review is part of a Horrid Henry Joke Book Tour through Sourcebooks Stars: ***1/2 Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (2010) Children's Fiction...

My Story: The Great Plague: A London Girl's Diary 1665-1666 by Pamela Oldfield

Stars: **** Scholastic Canada (2001) Children's Historical Fiction 156 pages Ages 9-12 Summary: It's 1665 and Alice is looking forwa...

Outgrageously Alice by Phillis Reynolds Naylor

Stars: **** This was one of my picks for Freedom to Read Week . For some reason I was thinking both my books were challenged because of Lesb...

Red in the Flower Bed by Andrea Napa

Subtitle: An Illustrated Children's Story about Interracial Adoption Stars: **** Summary: A poppy drops a seed which is carried in the w...

Mrs. Claus Explains It All by Elsbeth Claus

Stars: **** Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (November 2008) Children's Fiction - Picture book Summary: Millions of letters pour into the North ...

Horrid Henry's Christmas by Francesca Simon

Stars: **** Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (Dec 2009) Children's Fiction Ages 7-12 Summary: Horrid Henry sabotages the Christmas play; tries...

Top 10 Great Books for Children (from CTTC)

The Canadian Toy Testing Council has announced their top 10 books for children and I wanted to mention (and link to) the two books in the li...

Review Catching Up (Various)

Julia's Kitchen Wisdom by Julia Child Subtitle: Essential Techniques and Recipes From a Lifetime of Cooking Stars: **** This little volu...

Horrid Henry Continues His Reign of Mischief... (and a giveaway!)

Horrid Henry's Underpants by Francesca Simon Stars: **** Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter by Francesca Simon Stars: **** Back in June ...

Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon (4 books)

Stars: ***** If you are a UK reader, you may have already heard of Horrid Henry. The Horrid Henry series has sold over 15 MILLION copies in ...