The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes

The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Thanks to the publisher I got a chance to read this book with my girls before it was released.

I am a gardener at heart and my middle child loves to join me in the garden and planning what we are going to plant next.

This book ignited that desire this winter, with the beautiful illustrations and a cute story of a little gardener trying to grow his own garden. This hard work and determination inspires others to grow there own gardens.

Many thumbs up in my opinion.

I received this book from the publisher for this review. All opinions are my own.

View all my reviews

Black and White by Dahlov Ipcar

March 23, 2015

9781909263444, 1909263443

$17.95 USD, $19.99 CAD

Discount Code: Juv Hardcover

Hardcover Picture Book

Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs

Ages 3 to 7, Grades P to 2

This 1960's Civil Rights inspired book uses rhyming and wonderful illustrations to keep the younger children's attention. This book shows us that black and white can be as beautiful as any other color. Dahlov uses these two colors to introduce children to the world around us by telling a story of two dogs, their friendship, dreams and adventures. Returning to the shelves in March 2015 this book not only teaches preschoolers the colors black and white, it also shows them the world around them a little different and is a piece of history to add to any child's library.

I recieved this book for this review. All my opinions and review is all my own.
I enjoyed reading this book to my two daughters and the historical element of this book quite intriguing. Espeically after I watched this video about Dahlov Ipcar's paintings .

The Water and The Wild By K.E Ormsbee

The Water and The Wild

By K.E Ormsbee

Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books (April 14, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1452113866
ISBN-13: 978-1452113869

Rating: MUST READ

A beautiful mix between the magic of Harry Potter by J.K Rowling and the mysteries of another world of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

Lottie Fiske is out of place in her island home, just like the apple tree in Thirsby Square. Her only friends are her best friend Eliot and the mysterious letter writer that sends her special gifts on her birthday. When Lottie finds out that her best friend is diagnosed with an incurable disease she feels lost, helpless and useless. That is until she finds this mysterious girl in her closet and a magical door in her apple tree. Lottie's world is turned upside down when she is introduced to the magic of the world that she is also apart of. Can she save this new world and Eliot?

A spellbinding book for all ages. 

I recieved this book for free for this review from Edelweiss. All my opinions are my own.
 

Finding Lost Kids with Supernatural Abilities

“My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.” 

When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot.

I’m on the FBI’s wanted list. 

I have a werewolf for a pet, a Witch of a best friend, and have no need for anyone else in my life. 

But when a salvage starts to spin out of control, help comes from a most unexpected direction. One that is dangerously dark, brooding, and doesn’t know a thing about the supernatural. 

One whose kisses set me on fire.

Priceless by Shannon Mayer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was torn between giving this book a 3 or a 4 star rating. I enjoyed reading this book and had a hard time putting it down. But if you want to look at it analytically there were definite parts that seemed forced. It seemed that every other page you were meeting a different supernatural being that was standing in the way of the over all mission. It seemed that the author was trying to fit every possible supernatural being into the 200 some odd pages before the whole story came to a conclusion.
The base of the story and the two main characters were an amazing idea but the feeling of being jerked from on area to the next, one character to the next, took this book from a 5 star to a 3 star. That being said I really did enjoy the bases of the story, I was on chapter 8 and the next thing I knew I was on chapter 21. I was focused on how things were going to turn out that I never even paid attention to what chapter I was on.
I also found the description of the book produced by the prodecer/author not to do the book its self any justice. I didn't pick up the book because I was skeptical of me liking it. If it wasn't for this To-Be-Read challenge to read the books on my shelf this year I don't think I would have picked up for some time.

View all my reviews