Thank you so much to Rosen Publishing Group/ West 44 Books and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
What a beautiful story, it was heartbreakinThank you so much to Rosen Publishing Group/ West 44 Books and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
What a beautiful story, it was heartbreaking and beautiful at the very same time. Pearl was such an incredible protagonist and you were really captured by her, she was such a strong girl, she was able to fend for herself and figure out her problems even at such a young age, not that she should have had too but the fact she had the skills to was amazing.
I loved how through the whole story the Midas trees were calling her, that the story of King Midas kept creeping into her dreams, but never finished it each time. I adored the symbolism of that story where it was leading her too, to something she’d always dreamt of having.
It was such a creatively and stunningly written story and I was really swept up within it, I didn’t really know what was going to happen to Pearl at all throughout the story and ended up being so happily surprised at what the outcome was. It was such a beautiful book.
I loved the characters that we met within the pages too, from the nice social work and the kind officer who both helped her and got her safe, and to Ms. Sanchez who was so incredibly sweet, loving and caring, she took Pearl under her wing and really helped her out so much, I honestly loved her so much.
I really did enjoy this book, everything about it was beautiful, though there was a very sad and scary storyline within it, it was a beautifully written verse book. It took an unexpected turn in storyline, which I adored having but never saw coming at all. I really loved it. ...more
Thank you so much to Deborah Schmidt for the Ebook to read and review.
The story follows a young boy at a family reunion, there are only three childreThank you so much to Deborah Schmidt for the Ebook to read and review.
The story follows a young boy at a family reunion, there are only three children at the whole event, but plenty of aunts and uncles. One of his uncles decides to play with them in the river, they have so much fun, but soon the young boy struggles in the water.
This book was really creative as it was told in both English and Spanish, a bilingual book, it’s something I haven’t come across before. I’ve read books that have bits of another language in but this told the whole story in both languages side by side. It was really cool to see that.
I really liked parts of this story, it’s was unique and it was interesting. I enjoyed the children and their uncle having so much fun imagining many different things as they were playing together within the water. I did find the end very rushed, from the Young boy being so scared to suddenly perfectly fine again, in a situation like that generally you don’t instantly recover, especially a young child. You’d be scared for a little bit and have to try to catch your breath again. The illustrations were huge within the book and showed the story as it was happening. ...more
Thank you so much to Windmill Books/ Rosen Publishing and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Conker, Maud and Sanjeet were all lonely until eThank you so much to Windmill Books/ Rosen Publishing and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Conker, Maud and Sanjeet were all lonely until events of the day bring them together in friendship, kindness, challenges and team work. The three of them form a strong new friendship after they help each other out.
This was such an incredibly sweet story it was so sad at first when they were all alone. Conker saw a bird in a puddle, he remembered all he was taught and went to talk to and help Sanjeet. The two of them walked and talked and then came across a monkey in a monkey trap and together helped figure out how to save her from it.
I really enjoyed this story it was so so beautiful to read it had so many different messages from bravery and strength, to kindness and manners, teamwork and friendship. I loved how many different and helpful messages this story conveyed to its readers, all in a simple way too which is wonderful.
This is a beautiful story to look at, the illustrations were all so bright and pretty to look at and the rainbow feathers of the birds were stunning. The story is really easy to read, the characters are adorable and I loved it so much. The back of the book also provides some really sweet activities that readers can do after they’ve read the book. ...more
Thank you so much to Booksgosocial & Nuclear Family Publishing and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
A classic Christmas poem, that many knoThank you so much to Booksgosocial & Nuclear Family Publishing and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
A classic Christmas poem, that many know about in one format or another. This take had a polar bear family which were adorably illustrated throughout. It’s a beautiful poem that captures the magic of Santa Clause as he stops by on Christmas night, delivering his gifts and bringing joy.
I really enjoyed this particular version it was really sweet and easy to read it, the book also comes with so many extra features from fact-files, the original poem, glossaries and even an about the original author included. It’s jam packed with so much to read and extra facts to learn along the way.
A wonderful festive read and will be a great book to read on the lead up to Christmas as an exciting, beautiful bedtime story. ...more
Thank you so much to Barrington Stoke and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Hayley thinks her housebound neighbour is a witch, her cat is alThank you so much to Barrington Stoke and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Hayley thinks her housebound neighbour is a witch, her cat is always sneaking over there. Then one day she meets her and soon a friendship is formed and she learns the two of them have a lot in common. But a rift in their friendship occurs when Hayley says something she shouldn’t have.
What an absolutely beautiful story of friendship between two people of different ages. It was so stunningly written and the characters were wonderful, I honestly loved their deep connection and the strong bond they formed.
I really loved that Lillian was a former actress and had so much knowledge and wisdom to share with Hayley to help her get the part in the Little Women production. The two connected over so many things and I really loved that Lillian felt comfortable enough around Hayley to share with her about her life and her family.
It’s such a beautiful and full of heart story, I really enjoyed getting to know the characters, their lives and see their friendship blossoming, it may have faltered for a while but it rekindled and was so beautiful. The illustrations we got within it were also incredibly beautiful to look at, capturing Important parts of the story, I throughly enjoyed this book....more
Thank you so much to North Star Editions / Jolly Fish Press and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
A little boy just wants to curl up and reaThank you so much to North Star Editions / Jolly Fish Press and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
A little boy just wants to curl up and read whilst it’s raining heavy outside, but he must do errands with his mom. To get through it he goes into his imagination with his three friends and the pesky weeples.
This was such an adorable and imaginative story, I really liked that to cope with the situation he didn’t want to be in he used his imagination to take him somewhere more fun for his mind. It helped him get through what he didn’t want to do and he had a fun adventure with his friends instead.
I liked the creativeness of his imagination taking us to his three different animal friends, the house they lived in and the added weeples that are pesky and get everywhere but won’t go away no matter what they tried.
It was such a fun read, really funny and creative, the illustrations were fun to look at very bright, especially the weeples which I liked as they stood out. I think children reading this will find it really funny, and it will help them know on a rainy day they can go anywhere they want if they use their imagination. ...more
Thank you so much to North Star Editions / Jolly Fish Press and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Samara and Marco are best friends, they doThank you so much to North Star Editions / Jolly Fish Press and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Samara and Marco are best friends, they do everything together but there’s one thing they cannot do together and that’s play in the playground and especially not swing. So they set up a fundraiser so that Samara can play too.
This was adorable it was so full of inclusivity, I loved the friendship between Samara and Marco and everything they were doing together. It was so sad when she was unable to play on the swings with all her other friends, but Marco instantly wanted to do something about it.
I really enjoyed reading at the end of the story about the real life events that inspired this story, I liked getting to learn about the real children that cared so much about the other students not being included in playtime and trying their very best to fundraise to help them play. It was so sweet and I loved that we got a story to represent all their hard work.
A very sweet story, a very wonderful read, full of inclusion, friendship, love and care. I really adored reading this story. It’s a great book for children to read, it will help them learn about other children that are also wheel chair users like Samara, it is also wonderful for children that are wheel chair users to get to see themselves, within this story. ...more
Thank you so much to Two Lions and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
So-Hee has lots of allergies, she has no friends, no siblings and no peThank you so much to Two Lions and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
So-Hee has lots of allergies, she has no friends, no siblings and no pet. Until she finds Lowy a giant snake, who becomes her best friend and pet who she does everything with, until he disappears.
This was such a fun read, I really enjoyed this one. Little So-Hee was so lonely and found herself the perfect best friend though others around her were certainly scared of it. It was so sweet that she did everything with him and finally found a friend.
The illustrations were so adorable to look at seeing her playing with Lowy and seeing where he really was when he had disappeared. I really enjoyed spending time looking at all the pictures.
A very wonderful read about loneliness, and how a friend can arrive unexpectedly and in a manner you wouldn’t always think it would. A book I would recommend to young children it’s such a fun read, and unlike other books out there....more
Thank you so much to Brown Books Kids and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Sisters Charlotte and Penelope have a unique group of friends, tThank you so much to Brown Books Kids and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Sisters Charlotte and Penelope have a unique group of friends, they’re called a menagerie, they do many fun things with all their friends and have such fun adventures.
This was really cute it was very full on rhyming and would be a book children would absolutely enjoy, they’ll be learning and be repeating it themselves after a few reads. The story was really whimsical and funny, the illustrations though weren’t my favourite in style were still vibrant and giant showing off all the events that were happening within the story.
I liked the array of animal characters that we met along the story and all the multitude of activities the girls were getting up too. It was a really entertaining read that I know readers would throughly enjoy. ...more
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An absolutely wonderful play on words, a change of the nursery story thThank you so much to Two Lions and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
An absolutely wonderful play on words, a change of the nursery story that we all grew up reading and singing. This was so much fun to read and constantly seeing his fall was the season, I enjoyed it so very much.
I loved the inclusion of so many other nursery characters throughout this story, I loved seeing the illustrations of each one, plus seeing what was happening within the story on each page. The illustrations really added so much extra to what we were reading.
I loved how much Humpty was enjoying his fall and as he saw his friends, it made him remember to do the same, from getting food, to sweeping up leaves, to getting cozy and warm. I really enjoyed it all, whist knowing what he was supposed to do, he didn’t and it made it very funny to read.
This is a great book for children, they’ll have so much fun reading it with you, they’ll be giggling, especially if they know the nursery story, it a great fall read and will entertain for a long time. A very funny well written story with some funny egg jokes within also. ...more
Thank you so much to Whimspire Books and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
This story follows one little girls sharing about her inner lightThank you so much to Whimspire Books and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
This story follows one little girls sharing about her inner light and how it glows no matter what. She can grow and change and succeed but the light will always be with her.
It was a nice read the illustrations were really beautiful to look at, they were very detailed. I liked the message of a child’s inner light, that glows as bright at the sun. It was a very beautiful message to be told. It showed just one child’s inner light who got herself a great life as she grew up.
I think it was missing something though as it told of only one child’s inner light, each child has a different path in life and I think it might have been sweeter seeing a multitude of children and how their inner light shines around them too. Not every child has an easy life, so how does their inner light shine through it? It would have added an extra something to this story.
This story itself was really sweet to read and was written so beautifully, and I really enjoyed looking at it, the people that were drawn, the houses all just looked so stunning. ...more
Thank you so much to BookBaby and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Daddy Cake is scared, there are monsters in his room all night long, everThank you so much to BookBaby and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Daddy Cake is scared, there are monsters in his room all night long, every single night. He is scared and cannot sleep. He wakes his sleeping daughter Patty Cake to come and help him as he’s so scared.
I’m honestly having mixed feelings over this story, it was written nicely, the illustrations were cute, seeing all the different and strange monsters that were in his room. Though the story itself was so strange an adult that was requiring his tiny daughter to solve his problem of scaring the monsters away and to console him.
Like I said I’m very torn on how I feel, I liked parts of it certainly but as a whole it still was a little strange with the whole situation of it. The story was a reverse of what you’d normally get. In one way it’s great showing the children reading that parents can be very very scared too, but also it’s showing that a child should be like a parent and figure out and solve the problems for them. ...more
Thank you so much to Author Christina Acosta and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Chrissy has Lupus some days are good some days are bad. HThank you so much to Author Christina Acosta and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Chrissy has Lupus some days are good some days are bad. Her illness is invisible to most but it’s painful and fatiguing to her. She has wonderful family and doctors that care so even on her bad days people are still there.
I loved that this story showed an invisible illness, one that a fair few people have but it isn’t overly talked about. I always like when a book shares a different type of medical illness as you get to learn a little more about it.
I liked the way this was written, it was simply put and explained all about the illness, how it made her feel, what her days were like and what she loved doing the most. It was a very sweet read.
I think that it’s a story that those also with Lupus or that knows someone with Lupus would really enjoy reading this story as they will relate to it a lot. It’s also a good read for children that don’t know anything about it, it’s easy to read has cute large illustrations throughout and will teach them about an illness they may never have heard of before. ...more
Thank you so much to Cider Mill Press / Applesauce Press and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Dragon wants to eat a snow cone but it melts Thank you so much to Cider Mill Press / Applesauce Press and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.
Dragon wants to eat a snow cone but it melts before he can try every single time. So with a plan he sets off to find a way that he can successfully eat and enjoy his snow cone. Talking to each different animal and in different climates he tries everything he possibly can.
This was so much fun to read I absolutely loved this book. Dragon didn’t give up, he really was so dedicated to the task at hand. He was willing to try literally everything and anything just so he could try a snow cone. It was so adorable and really sad when it just wouldn’t work for him.
I loved the way this was written it was poetic, rhyming but also had its funny parts within it too. It has a great lesson for children about dedication and to keep trying when things don’t always work out. It was so easy and enjoyable to read, it flowed so wonderfully. I also adored the illustrations seeing dragon in all the different situations he was in, seeing so many different animals. There was so much to look at and I really loved it.
This is an excellent book to read with your young ones they’re going to seriously love this book, it’s so wonderfully created and illustrated. Such a clever story and children will read it again and again. ...more