Category Archives: Elementary

Joe and Sparky Go to School, by Jamie Michalak

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

Joe and Sparky Go to School, by Jamie Michalak, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, Candlewick Press, 2013 Format: Picture Chapter Book Rating: 3 Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? This is a very easy beginning chapter book for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Candlewick, Elementary | Leave a comment

Squirrel’s Fun Day by Lisa Moser

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

Squirrel’s Fun Day – Lisa Moser, Illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev, Candlewick, 2013. Format: Hardback  Rating: 4 What did you like about the book? Squirrel is out to have “fun, fun, fun” and looks for friends to join him.  He enlists Mouse, Turtle … Continue reading →

Posted in Candlewick, Elementary | Leave a comment

Ruby Redfort: Take Your Last Breath by Lauren Child

Posted on May 28, 2013 by

Ruby Redfort: Take Your Last Breath, Lauren Child, Candlewick, 2013 Format: Fiction, Hardcover Rating: 4 Genre:  Mystery, Spy-Thriller What did you like about the book? This was an excellent follow up to Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes.  Now that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Candlewick, Elementary, mystery, Tween | Leave a comment

Mountains Beyond Mountains, adapted for young people, by Michael French

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Mountains Beyond Mountains, adapted for young people, by Michael French, original book by Tracy Kidder, Random House, 2013 Format: Hardcover, Non-fiction Rating: 5 Genre:  Non-Fiction. What did you like about the book?This is a wonderful adaptation for young people of the … Continue reading →

Posted in *Starred Review, Elementary, Middle School, Nonfiction, Random House, Tween | Leave a comment

Zebra Forest by Adina Rishe Gewirtz

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Zebra Forest, Adina Rishe Gewirtz, Candlewick, 2013 Format: Fiction, Hardcover Rating: 5 Genre:  Realistic Fiction What did you like about the book?  This is a creative little book from a first time author.  Gewirtz expertly weaves a tale about a broken … Continue reading →

Posted in *Starred Review, Candlewick, Elementary | Leave a comment

Hyde and Shriek: A Monsterrific Tale by David Lubar

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Hyde and Shriek: A Monsterrific Tale by David Lubar. Tom Doherty Associates, 2012. Format:  novel Rating: 3.5 Genre:  Science Fiction/Horror What did you like about the book? The first in a new series, this take-off on Robert Louis Stevenson’s  Dr. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's, Elementary, Science Fiction, Tom Doherty | Leave a comment

Zig and Wikki, in the Cow, by Nadja Spiegelman and Trade Loeffler

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

*Zig and Wikki, in the Cow, by Nadja Spiegelman and Trade Loeffler; Toon Books (Candlewick) 2012* *Format*: Juvenile Graphic Novel *Rating: 2* *Genre*:  Sci-Fi/Non-Fiction *What did you like about the book?* *The layout is good and the pictures are enticing … Continue reading →

Posted in Candlewick, Children's, Elementary, graphic novel | Leave a comment

Duck for a Day by Meg McKinla

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

*Duck for a Day by Meg McKinlay: Candlewick Press 2012* *Format*: Fiction book *Rating: *4 *Genre*:  Upper-level beginner reader, school adventures *What did you like about the book?* *The illustrations are very Oliver Jeffers cute, and supplement the writing well.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Candlewick, Elementary | Leave a comment

Escape from Silver Street Farm by Nicola Davies

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

Escape from Silver Street Farm by Nicola Davies. Candlewick, 2013. Format:  Hardcover Chapter Book Rating: 4 Genre: Fiction What did you like about the book?Three kids have started a farm in their city, in an abandoned railway station. Opening day is … Continue reading →

Posted in Candlewick, Elementary | Leave a comment

Blue Bay Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Blue Bay Mystery – Gertrude Chandler Warner – Albert Whitman & Company, 1988 (New cover art: 2012) Format: Paperback  Rating: 4.5 Genre:  Mystery What did you like about the book? The Boxcar Children series has been re-released in paperback with new … Continue reading →

Posted in Albert Whitman, Elementary, mystery | Leave a comment