Tag Archives: Holiday House

Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Posted on October 23, 2021 by susanh579

Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. Neal Porter Books: Holiday House Publishing, 2021. 9780823447121 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Laura Vaccaro Seeger has created another in … Continue reading →

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What Isabella Wanted by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Matthew Cordell

Posted on October 21, 2021 by susanh579

What Isabella Wanted: Isabella Stewart Gardner Builds a Museum by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Matthew Cordell. Neal Porter Books, Holiday House, 2021. 9780823442638 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre:  Biography What … Continue reading →

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Kraken Me Up

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Kraken Me Up (I Like to Read Comics) by Jeffrey Ebbeler. Holiday House, 2021. 9780823450176  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover/easy reader/graphic novel Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? Starting on the … Continue reading →

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Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens by Elizabeth Lilly

Posted on October 13, 2021 by susanh579

Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens by Elizabeth Lilly. Neal Porter Books, Holiday House, 2021. 9780823443253 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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I Want an Apple: How My Body Works by David L. Harrison, illustrated by David Catrow

Posted on September 15, 2021 by kyurenka

            I Want an Apple: How My Body Works – David L. Harrison, illustrated by David Catrow, Holiday House, 2021. 9780823441044  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture book What did you … Continue reading →

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Daughter of the White Rose by Diane Zahler

Posted on September 14, 2021 by susanh579

Daughter of the White Rose by Diane Zahler. Holiday House, 2021. 9780823446070 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book?  In the late 15th century, … Continue reading →

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The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld

Posted on September 9, 2021 by kyurenka

The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess – Tom Gauld, Neal Porter Books/Holiday House, 2021. 9780823446988 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Picture book What did you like about the book? The … Continue reading →

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The Passover Guest by Susan Kusel, illustrated by Sean Rubin

Posted on August 19, 2021 by susanh579

The Passover Guest by Susan Kusel, illustrated by Sean Rubin.  Neal Porter Books, Holiday House, 2020.  9780823445622 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review):  5 Format: Hardcover  Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book?  … Continue reading →

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Deadman’s Castle – Iain Lawrence

Posted on July 31, 2021 by kyurenka

            Deadman’s Castle – Iain Lawrence, Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House, (9780823446551), 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Mystery What did you like about the book? At the age of five, Igor … Continue reading →

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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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