Children's book reviews, all age comic books, Kidlit, mglit, movies, entertainment and parenting
My baseball knowledge is limited and by limited I mean that I know the utmost basics of the game and the marquee players. Who Got Game? Baseball is a book that is tailor made for the 11 year-old me. I love the story of things. They’re the key figures, obscure stats, amazing characters and background that make the game fascinating to the fans. I know it’s ironic that I like the elements that make up the game, but don’t like the game itself.
Whenever a middle grade book is published that might be a bit melodramatic or have a character who’s dealing with an illness or physical condition it’s compared to Wonder. I really need to read that book. We read one recently that was compared to that and found it quite uplifting. The Great Upending has been compared to that book and there are certainly lots of story threads in the book to make it an interesting read. We’re not going to list any spoilers about the book, it’s better for readers if they know fewer details about that.
Sandra Boynton is the queen of board books. We’ve still got the board books that our now 10 year-old read when he was crawling across the floor. He’s sitting here beside me as I write this and commented that he remembered her books. Not to fact check him, but I went through the books that she’s written and illustrated and sure enough, the ones that I know are upstairs (in the secret box of baby stuff) were the ones that said he remembered. While it’s certainly possible to have all of her books, we only have eight of them, with many of their corners chewed, just a little bit. Your Nose! Is somewhere north of release number 75 for Boynton and continues the timeless quality and charm as her classics.
Plastic Sucks! aims to be a middle elementary through middle school primer on plastic and its impact on the environment. In some ways it squarely hits the objective and for some young readers this will be the go-to book that will start their eco-interests. Let’s break down the book and see if it’s the polymer that will bond your young one to learning more about a substance that we use every day.
Catwad is a cat who’s usually in a bad mood. Blurmp is his best friend who’s usually in a good mood. One of them seems to have bad luck all of the time while the other one walks on clouds to a kitten soundtrack. Catwad is the stuff of elementary school legend. If you go to a Scholastic book sale early enough in the week there might be a copy or two of one of the Catwad books. If you go later in the week then they’ll be sold out. Catwad Me, Three! is out and kids everywhere are clamoring for it.
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The all age comic books are slowly coming back. I spoke to our local comic book shop owner last week and they said that this week most publishers would get back to shipping books. That’s evident by the fact that Marvel Comics has some new releases and Graphix has great ones also. In the podcast we’ll chat about a Chuchill graphic novel, The Amazing Spider-Man and one of our favorite series of graphic novels, Bird & Squirrel.
The all age comic books aren’t up to their usual volume, but there are some nice ones this week that will attract readers in middle elementary school and up. Cosmo is one of those titles that elementary school libraries need to have. It’s got some great science-fiction action and humor that’s perfect for ages 6-9. Marvel Action Captain Marvel is an outstanding monthly series from IDW Publishing, in conjunction with Marvel Comics. This has all of the action that you’d expect in a great comic book, but is also appropriate for younger readers.
The rating system:
E=Elementary school readers
UE=Upper elementary school
M=Middle school
H=High school
Is it possible for a book’s title to be onomatopoeia? Consider My Best Friend from Julie Fogliano with illustrations by Jillian Tamaki. It’s a children’s illustrated book that’s geared for ages four through eight, but will demo younger to those audiences and readers who are open to it. The text will be simple for those on the older range to read. That age isn’t really the ones who’ll get the most out of the book.
If Blue Skies were a home it would be a bungalow that was built in the 1930s. It has 12’ ceilings, a covered front porch with a screen door that leads you into its shotgun style abode. There are four fireplaces with decorative tile, a mantle that surrounds each of them and heart of pine wood throughout. Blue Skies is a down home kind of novel that knows its audience and takes its time in drawing out the story.
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