by redfive | Sep 19, 2023 | REVIEWS
This is one of a series of books, each with an introduction by Chelsea Clinton, which discusses these fascinating creatures, asks why they’re threatened, and focuses on what we can do to help. In this case, the book focuses on frogs. It is engagingly written and...
by redfive | Sep 18, 2023 | REVIEWS
This is a lovely book that will inspire children to appreciate and care for our beautiful and varied planet, Earth. Each two-page spread reveals some new area, tied together by following a small stream from the sunny mountaintops to the shoreline and harbor. The text...
by redfive | Sep 18, 2023 | REVIEWS
Sometimes, you come across something that is equal parts surprising yet exactly what you need. This book is one of those things. It is pretty similar to other unicorn kingdom-type books and cartoons, but this one is “an enchanted land called Afronia, where Afro...
by redfive | Sep 18, 2023 | REVIEWS
This is a moving children’s book, with lovely, colorful illustrations throughout, to help children cope with the death of a loved one. Its rhyming text emphasizes that love endures, and we can deal with our grief in healthy ways. The book’s sensitive and...
by redfive | Sep 17, 2023 | REVIEWS
What happens when two pen pals, who send art and letters to one another, don’t realize that one of them is a glum little human girl — and the other is a cheerful unicorn? Their two artistic styles might have been a tip-off (it is to readers), yet certain...
by redfive | Sep 12, 2023 | REVIEWS
This is a fun book for visual-minded little ones. It shows abstract shapes scattered around a page, then reassembles them into recognizable foods that kids love. There is a simple storyline about ants carrying away the food into their ant hill, too. The colors are...
