Tag: kidlit

Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country) by Kathleen Krull

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Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country) by Kathleen Krull

I was sent a copy of Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country) by Kathleen Krull   Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country) by Kathleen Krull Release Date: 2016-03-08 Poor Abraham Lincoln! His life was hardly fun at all. A country torn in two by war, citizens who didn’t like him as president, a homely appearance—what could there possibly be to laugh about? And yet he did laugh. Lincoln wasn’t just one of our greatest presidents. He was a…

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The Scrivener’s Bones: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians) by Brandon Sanderson

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The Scrivener's Bones: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians) by Brandon Sanderson

I was sent a copy of The Scrivener’s Bones: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians) by Brandon Sanderson   The Scrivener’s Bones: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians) by Brandon Sanderson Release Date: 2016-02-16 The Scrivener’s Bones is the second action-packed fantasy adventure in the Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series for young readers by the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. These fast-paced and funny novels are now available in deluxe hardcover editions illustrated by Hayley Lazo. In his…

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Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians) by Brandon Sanderson

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Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians) by Brandon Sanderson

I was sent a copy of Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians) by Brandon Sanderson   Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians) by Brandon Sanderson Release Date: 2016-02-16 Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians is the first action-packed fantasy adventure in the Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series for young readers by the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. These fast-paced and funny novels are now available in deluxe hardcover editions illustrated by Hayley Lazo. On his thirteenth birthday, foster child…

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Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs by Linda Sue Park

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Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs by Linda Sue Park

I was sent a copy of Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs by Linda Sue Park   Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs by Linda Sue Park Release Date: 2016-03-08 At once funny and informative, Yaks Yak presents animals acting out the verbs made from their names. Illustrations rich in comic details show hogs hogging, slugs slugging, and other spirited creatures demonstrating homographs, words with different meanings that are spelled and pronounced the same. A chart listing the words, their meanings, and their history is included. Ideal for sharing, this book offers…

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Anastasia at This Address (An Anastasia Krupnik story) by Lois Lowry

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Anastasia at This Address (An Anastasia Krupnik story) by Lois Lowry

I was sent a copy of Anastasia at This Address (An Anastasia Krupnik story) by Lois Lowry   Anastasia at This Address (An Anastasia Krupnik story) by Lois Lowry Release Date: 2016-03-01 Unfazed by her friends’ decision to give up boys, Anastasia Krupnik answers a personal ad she finds in a magazine. When the special “he” decides he wants to meet her, Anastasia finds herself in quite a predicament–especially since her letters might have stretched the truth just a tiny bit…   |   Have you read this one yet?…

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Anastasia’s Chosen Career (An Anastasia Krupnik story) by Lois Lowry

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Anastasia’s Chosen Career (An Anastasia Krupnik story) by Lois Lowry

I was sent a copy of Anastasia’s Chosen Career (An Anastasia Krupnik story) by Lois Lowry   Anastasia’s Chosen Career (An Anastasia Krupnik story) by Lois Lowry Release Date: 2016-03-01 In her seventh adventure, the irrepressible Anastasia decides that she needs more poise and confidence–especially since her chosen career is to be a bookstore owner. A flyer on her father’s windshield convinces her that charm school at Studio Charmante will teach her just that. But a week in modeling school may be just what Anastasia needs to realize that, just…

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Builder Mouse by Sofia Eldarova

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Builder Mouse by Sofia Eldarova

I was sent a copy of Builder Mouse by Sofia Eldarova   Builder Mouse by Sofia Eldarova Release Date: 2016-02-02 Two mouse friends have two distinctly different uses for leftovers.   Edgar loves to build with them.   Toby loves to eat them.   This makes life challenging.   So Edgar sets out to find someone who will appreciate his creations as art, and not as lunch. This sly, appealingly understated, and warm-hearted book is the American debut of the author/illustrator Sofia Eldarova. |   Have you read this one yet? Comment down below…

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When Mischief Came to Town by Katrina Nannestad

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When Mischief Came to Town by Katrina Nannestad

Today’s featured book of the day is When Mischief Came to Town by Katrina Nannestad   When Mischief Came to Town by Katrina Nannestad Release Date: 2016-01-05 In the tradition of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES and PIPPI LONGSTOCKING comes a heart-warming novel about love, family, grief, joy and the power of laughter and imagination. When Inge Maria arrives on the tiny island of Bornholm in Denmark to live with her grandmother, she’s not sure what to expect. Her grandmother is stern, the people on the island are strange, and children…

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The Last Bogler by Catherine Jinks

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The Last Bogler (How to Catch a Bogle) by Catherine Jinks

I was sent a copy of The Last Bogler (How to Catch a Bogle) by Catherine Jinks   The Last Bogler (How to Catch a Bogle) by Catherine Jinks Release Date: 2016-01-05 With the plague of bogles in Victorian London barely contained, bogle hunter Alfred Bunce needs all the help he can get. So Ned Roach becomes a bogler’s apprentice, luring child-eating monsters from their lairs just like his friends Jem and Birdie. It’s dangerous work that takes Ned into mysterious and hidden parts of the city. Yet times in…

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Curious George and the Bunny by H. A. Rey

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Curious George and the Bunny by H. A. Rey

I was sent a copy of Curious George and the Bunny by H. A. Rey   Curious George and the Bunny by H. A. Rey Release Date: 2016-01-12 Based on a vignette in the classic Curious George Flies a Kite, this story features George finding a hutch of adorable bunnies. He thinks it would be so much fun to play hide-and-seek with one of the baby bunnies, so he lifts it from its cage, sets it on the ground, and closes his eyes. But—oh, no—the bunny runs off, and George…

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