Category Archives: Classics

The Blind Colt – by Glen Rounds

Posted on July 19, 2021 by susanh579

The Blind Colt by Glen Rounds. Holiday House, c1941, 2020. 9780823443536 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction, animal stories What did you like about the book? This is the 80th … Continue reading →

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The Secret Garden: a graphic novel  – adapted by Mariah Marsden; illustrated by Hanna Luechtefeld

Posted on July 17, 2021 by kyurenka

The Secret Garden: a graphic novel  – adapted by Mariah Marsden; illustrated by Hanna Luechtefeld. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2021. 9781524858155 Format: Paperback graphic novel Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  What did you like about … Continue reading →

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Give A Boy A Gun by Todd Strasser

Posted on April 10, 2021 by kyurenka

    Give A Boy A Gun by Todd Strasser, Simon and Schuster, 9781534464506, c2000, 2020 Format: First Edition Hardcover Rating: 1- 5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Harry and the Guinea Pig by Nancy Lambert, illustrated by Saba Joshaghani

Posted on April 8, 2021 by kyurenka

    Harry and the Guinea Pig by Nancy Lambert, illustrated by Saba Joshaghani, HarperCollins, 9780062747730, 2021  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book?  I … Continue reading →

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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type – by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin

Posted on March 27, 2021 by kyurenka

   Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type – by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 9781534463028, c2000, 2020  Format:  Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like … Continue reading →

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Nils – written and illustrated by Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

Posted on March 25, 2021 by kyurenka

  Nils – written and illustrated by Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire, University of Minnesota Press, 9781517910143, originally published in 1948, this edition, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture book What … Continue reading →

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The Great Gatsby: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by F. Scott Fitzgerald, adapted by K. Woodman-Maynard

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

The Great Gatsby: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by F. Scott Fitzgerald, adapted by K. Woodman-Maynard. Candlewick, 2021. 9781536213010 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Realistic/classic fiction What did you like about … Continue reading →

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Anne of Green Gables – written by (L. M. Montgomery), Crystal Chan, illustrated by Kuma Chan

Posted on January 4, 2021 by kyurenka

        Anne of Green Gables (Manga Classics) – written by (L. M. Montgomery), Crystal Chan, illustrated by Kuma Chan, Manga Classics, 9781947808171, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Historical Fiction (Graphic Novel) What … Continue reading →

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The Gold Miner’s Daughter: A Melodramatic Fairy Tale – Jackie Mims Hopkins, pictures by Jon Goodell

Posted on December 28, 2020 by kyurenka

    The Gold Miner’s Daughter: A Melodramatic Fairy Tale – Jackie Mims Hopkins, pictures by Jon Goodell, Peachtree, (9781561453627), 2006 Format:  Hardcover Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Picture Book What did you … Continue reading →

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The Three Armadillies Tuff – Jackie Mims Hopkins, illustrated by S.G. Brooks

Posted on December 17, 2020 by kyurenka

 The Three Armadillies Tuff – Jackie Mims Hopkins, illustrated by S.G. Brooks, Peachtree, (9781561452583), 2002 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 3 Genre: Picture Book What did you like about the book? This twist … Continue reading →

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