Author Archives: Stephanie Tournas

Farmers Unite: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices by Lindsay H. Metcalf

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Farmers Unite: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices by Lindsay H. Metcalf. Calkins Creek, 9781684379088, 2020. Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did you like about the book? This is an interesting … Continue reading →

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The Good Germ Hotel: Meet Your Body’s Marvelous Microbes by Kim Sung-hwa and Kwon Su-jin, illustrated by Kim Ryung-eon

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

The Good Germ Hotel: Meet Your Body’s Marvelous Microbes by Kim Sung-hwa and Kwon Su-jin, illustrated by Kim Ryung-eon. What on Earth Books, 9781913750169, 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did … Continue reading →

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LillyBelle: A Damsel NOT in Distress by Joana Pastro, illustrated by Jhon Ortiz

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

LillyBelle: A Damsel NOT in Distress by Joana Pastro, illustrated by Jhon Ortiz. Boyds Mills Press, 9781635922967, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Picture book What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Ghostology: A True Revelation of Spirits, Ghouls, and Hauntings by Lucinda Curtle and Dugald A. Steer, illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert, Garry Walton and Doug Sirois

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Ghostology: A True Revelation of Spirits, Ghouls, and Hauntings by Lucinda Curtle and Dugald A. Steer, illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert, Garry Walton and Doug Sirois. Candlewick, 2020. 9781536209150 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) … Continue reading →

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Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch. Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2020. 9781534448834 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Liv Varanakis’s dad left her … Continue reading →

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All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat. Candlewick, 2020. 9781536209457 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about the book? This is a … Continue reading →

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The Story of the Three Wise Kings by Tomie dePaola

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

The Story of the Three Wise Kings by Tomie dePaola. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, (9781534466524), 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Picture Book What did you like about … Continue reading →

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I Am Tama, Lucky Cat: a Japanese Legend by Wendy Henrichs, illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

I Am Tama, Lucky Cat: a Japanese Legend by Wendy Henrichs, illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi. Peachtree (9781561455898), 2011 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Picture Book What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Guess Who’s Coming to Santa’s for Dinner? by Tomie dePaola

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Guess Who’s Coming to Santa’s for Dinner? by Tomie dePaola. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, (9781534466494), 2004 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Picture Book What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Wild Symphony by Dan Brown, illustrated by Susan Batori.

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Wild Symphony by Dan Brown,  illustrated by Susan Batori. Rodale Kids, (9780593123843), 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Picture Book What did you like about the book? This picture book poetry … Continue reading →

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