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Search ArticlesKid Review: The Path of Life By Cristina Expósito Escalona
About This Book: Love is the most powerful emotion. The only one that accompanies us from the beginning to the end. And beyond… A beautiful picture book that embraces us in an atmosphere of feelings, memories and emotions that span a lifetime. An invitation to open our senses, to introspection and to encounter ourselves, to learn to recognize love in all its forms and at every stage of our journey.
Kid Review: Just a Frog By Iga Scibek
About This Book: A fun and heartwarming story that teaches us the value of every creature, reminding us all that harmony comes from embracing differences. Welcome to Sophie’s farm! Life is peaceful, filled with the friendly sounds of happy animals―except for one. The loud, croaky frog by the pond drives Sophie crazy. But when Sophie chases away the frog, everything on her farm starts to fall apart.
Middle-Grade Review: Where’s Waldo? The Mighty Magical Mix-Up By Martin Handford
About This Book: Wizard Whitebeard’s magic staff is missing—and is going wild transforming everything! Join everyone’s favorite wanderer and search through twelve Where’s Waldo? scenes as you’ve never seen them before. Wizard Whitebeard has lost his magic staff, and it’s stirring up mischief everywhere. Dragons are making a spectacle at the seaside, robots have crash-landed in the Stone Age, dinosaurs are wandering in the Wild West, there’s a sticky situation at a castle made of cake . . .
YA Review: I Am Not A Vampire (Anymore) (Darcy Miller)
About the Book: Her past is back for blood. My goals for senior year were simple: Find a prom dress I don’t hate Spend as much time as possible with my amazing boyfriend Max (and my even more amazing best friend Sarita) Maybe try not to flunk history class My plans did NOT include: Babysitting a newborn vampire—who also happens to be Max’s annoying (and annoyingly cute) buddy Ezra Fighting off my ex-boyfriend—who did I mention is immortal?
Giveaway: Glow: Natural Body-Care Recipes and Relaxation Exercises to Help You Shine (Maya Pagán) ~ US ONLY!
We are excited to share a giveaway for Glow: Natural Body-Care Recipes and Relaxation Exercises to Help You Shine(Maya Pagán)! Meet the Author: Maya Pagán Maya Pagán is a certified yoga instructor and founder of the craft blog Maya*Made. She writes and teaches about wellness and handmade creativity. Maya is the author of the books Hope, Make, Heal and Reinvention. She is the proud mother of three grown children and lives by the ocean in Northern Florida.
Giveaway: SISTERS ALONE (Shifa Saltagi Safadi) ~ US ONLY!
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Author Chat with Charlotte Lillie Balogh (CAPSIZED), Plus Giveaway~ US ONLY!
Today we’re excited to share an interview with author Charlotte Lillie Balogh! Read on to learn more about the author, the book, and a giveaway! Meet the Author: Charlotte Lillie Balogh Charlotte Lillie Balogh is an author, a screenwriter, and a comic book writer. She self-published her first book at sixteen years old and later graduated as a Remembrance Scholar from Syracuse University.
Kid Review: The Pumpkin Seed By Poppy O’Neill
About This Book: Mom’s new partner is moving into the home Mom and her child share. Will there be enough room for all three of them—and their plants—to thrive? Perfect for children experiencing family changes, a story of growing together plants a seed of hope. A child and mother plant a pumpkin seed the same day Sam, Mom’s new partner, moves in. Sam brings a “bin with no bottom” for making compost.
Kid Review: Something In The Darkness By John Dougherty
About This Book: A Halloween treat from an award-winning author, this spine-tingling tale brims with eerie suspense and a powerful message: sometimes what frightens us most in the dark is less fearsome in the light. As night falls and strange whispers seem to follow your every step, the question lingers – what’s out there in the dark?
Middle-Grade Review: The Band From Another World (Alien Survival Guide 3) By Kevin Garone
About This Book: Marv and his friends are back for their most exciting adventure yet in this thrilling conclusion to the Alien Survival Guide trilogy! When Marv traces a mysterious transmission to an abandoned house, he’s ready to finally uncover proof of an otherworldly invasion. But when he and his friends sneak inside, they don’t find aliens. Instead, they find a dusty basement full of musical instruments. To Marv’s friends, this means one thing: instant rock band.