Celebrate This Week- October 18, 2014

Thanks to Ruth Ayers of Discover. Play. Build. for creating this meme!

This week I’m celebrating being a reading machine!

Hamsters Holding Hands by Kass Reich [**]

This Little Hamster by Kass Reich [**]

We’ve had copies of these board books in the store for awhile now and I’ve only just read them. They are adorable and introduces young kids to counting and colors in a fun delightful way! And, guess what, now it’s much easier to sell them!

Me & Dog by Gene Weingarten [**]

I had been avoiding this picture book because I thought it was going to be a depressing book about an animal dying. But a customer said she’d heard the author being interviewed recently about it and I was intrigued. This story about a boy and his dog tackles the issue of atheism. While I don’t necessarily believe in that, I’m glad there’s a book like this for those who do.

This Orq. (He Cave Boy.) by David Elliott, Illustrated by Lori Nichols [**]

I may like books with parenthetical titles. I was surprised to enjoy this picture book more than I thought I would. A cute story about a boy (another one!) wanting a pet and the mother who wouldn’t let him. The page that lots of parents tend to object to is the one with poop. It makes it a hard sell despite it being really good!

Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I can’t believe I had passed up on reading this when it first came out. It was being compared to From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler for goodness sake! That should have been a no-brainer!

In this clever middle reader mystery, Theo finds a mysterious painting left behind by her recently deceased grandfather. It has her questioning not only the authenticity of the painting but also the character of a person she greatly admired.

I loved all the things I learned while reading it. There was a conspiracy-novel feel to Under the Egg but fortunately it wasn’t like that at all. Still an exciting read!

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More book reviews coming up tomorrow!

What are you celebrating this week?

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