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Nanea: Hula for the Home Front book cover art

Nanea: Hula for the Home Front

Bookwyrmz Posted on October 8, 2019 by BookwyrmOctober 9, 2019

by Kirby Larson ★★★★★ Great story about WWII and how it affected the people of Hawaii If you haven’t read Nanea: The Spirit of Aloha, you should read that first, as it covers the first of the war with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★
Rebecca The Sound of Applause American Girl Historical Characters book cover art

Rebecca: The Sound of Applause

Bookwyrmz Posted on October 1, 2019 by BookwyrmOctober 9, 2019

by Jacqueline Greene ★★★★★ Sweet story about newly immigrants and their family Rebecca’s family has been in America long enough to be established and have a store that makes them a living. What happens when their family still in Russia … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★
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Nanea: The Spirit of Aloha

Bookwyrmz Posted on October 1, 2019 by BookwyrmOctober 9, 2019

by Kirby Larson ★★★★★ Great view of WWII, Pearl Harbor, and how it affected the people of Hawaii Nanea: The Spirit of Aloha is fun and yet so educational. I’m embarrassed to say that before I read this book, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★
Easy Paper Projects book cover art

Easy Paper Projects

Bookwyrmz Posted on September 18, 2019 by BookwyrmOctober 9, 2019

by Maggy Woodley ★★★★★ Cute, easy projects with pictures and directions This is a book of paper craft projects that has a lot of pictures to illustrate the steps for the projects. Projects range paper pen pots to origami tulips. … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Photography, Children's Books, ★★★★★
Along the Tapajós book cover art

Along the Tapajós

Bookwyrmz Posted on September 4, 2019 by BookwyrmSeptember 5, 2019

by Fernando Vilela (Author, Illustrator), Daniel Hahn (Translator) ★★☆☆☆ An all-too-brief snapshot of life along the river This is a really hard book to review. It’s a snapshot of life along the Tapajós with beautiful stylized illustrations. The problem is … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★☆☆☆
More Than a Princess book cover art

More than a Princess

Bookwyrmz Posted on November 6, 2018 by BookwyrmNovember 6, 2018

by E.D. Baker ★★★★★ What can one girl do against an invasion? In More than a Princess by E. D. Baker, Aislin is a half-fairy, half-pedrasi princess who finds herself confronted with a human king and his soldiers on what … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Middle School, Science Fiction & Fantasy, ★★★★★
Dragons in a Bag book cover art

Dragons in a Bag

Bookwyrmz Posted on October 23, 2018 by BookwyrmOctober 30, 2018

by Zetta Elliott ★★★★★ Dragons, dinosaurs, parallel dimensions, and Ma Jaxon is trying to be brave and helpful for his mother, who’s having a really bad day. Their landlord is trying to evict them, she has to be in court, … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★
The Gift That I Can Give book cover art

The Gift That I Can Give

Bookwyrmz Posted on October 23, 2018 by BookwyrmOctober 30, 2018

by Kathie Lee Gifford ★★★★★ All of us want something important to give the world The colorful and touching art is the crowning jewel of The Gift That I Can Give, illustrating the many ways that children can serve others … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Religious & Inspirational, ★★★★★
Ogre Enchanted book cover art

Ogre Enchanted

Bookwyrmz Posted on October 17, 2018 by BookwyrmMarch 13, 2019

by Gail Carson Levine ★★★★★ How to be an ogre without eating anyone Lucinda is up to her usual fairy tricks, but Evie is a bit more strongly willed than Wormy was expecting. Rather than accept his marriage proposal, Evie … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Middle School, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult, ★★★★★ | Tagged Gail Carson Levine
Kat Wolfe Investigates book cover art

Kat Wolfe Investigates

Bookwyrmz Posted on October 9, 2018 by BookwyrmOctober 9, 2018

by Lauren St. John ★★★★★ Can Kat and Harper catch a spy? Fast, fun, engaging read with a great mystery and strong characters. Kat’s mom is an overworked, underappreciated vet who barely has time for her daughter. When circumstances lead … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Middle School, Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense, ★★★★★
In the Wolf's Lair book cover art

In the Wolf’s Lair

Bookwyrmz Posted on October 8, 2018 by BookwyrmOctober 8, 2018

by Anna Starobinets ★★★★★ If Tim Burton wrote mysteries for children… They would probably read a lot like In the Wolf’s Lair. There are a lot of visual and verbal plays, a very weird and twisted sense of humor, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy, ★★★★★
Moonfleet book cover art

Moonfleet

Bookwyrmz Posted on October 6, 2018 by BookwyrmOctober 6, 2018

by J. Meade Falkner ★★★★★ Classic coming of age story Moonfleet is a classic coming of age story that spans John Trenchard’s life from childhood through adulthood. John is being raised by a cold and critical aunt, while he loves … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Historical Fiction, Middle School, Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense, ★★★★★
Time for Bed, Miyuki book cover art

Time for Bed, Miyuki

Bookwyrmz Posted on September 18, 2018 by BookwyrmSeptember 18, 2018

by Roxane Marie Galliez, illustrations by Seng Soun Ratanavanh ★★★★★ Beautifully illustrated tale of a little girl, bedtime, and a very patient grandfather Time for Bed, Miyuki is a gorgeous picture book with vibrant and whimsical creations wandering across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Photography, Children's Books, ★★★★★
Radiant book cover art

Radiant

Bookwyrmz Posted on September 18, 2018 by BookwyrmSeptember 18, 2018

by Traer Scott ★★★★★ Do cows have personality? I found myself drawn to this Radiant by Traer Scott, having grown up on an organic subsistence farm long before most even knew there was such a thing. (I blame my mother!) … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Non-Fiction, ★★★★★
Anna at the Art Museum book cover art

Anna at the Art Museum

Bookwyrmz Posted on September 17, 2018 by BookwyrmSeptember 17, 2018

by Hazel Hutchins and Gail Herbert, illustrated by Lil Crump ★★★★★ It’s a boring museum, what’s a girl to do? Anna and her stuffed giraffe are on an outing with her mom to the art museum. Anna is a typical … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Photography, Children's Books, ★★★★★
The Runaway Bunny book cover art

The Runaway Bunny

Bookwyrmz Posted on September 16, 2018 by BookwyrmSeptember 17, 2018

by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd ★★★★★ What happens when a little bunny runs away from home? Timeless The Runaway Bunny is a timeless classic, proven by the fact that the hardback I just bought for my niece … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★
Verdi book cover art

Verdi

Bookwyrmz Posted on September 15, 2018 by BookwyrmSeptember 16, 2018

by Janell Cannon ★★★★★ Verdi doesn’t want to grow up; can he stop? Verdi came out when my daughter was four and already in love with Janell Cannon’s Stellaluna. Add in that her favorite color is green and it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★
Stellaluna book cover art

Stellaluna 25th Anniversary

Bookwyrmz Posted on September 15, 2018 by BookwyrmSeptember 16, 2018

by Janell Cannon ★★★★★ Still amazing after all these years, tickles your funny bone and snares your heart I bought my first copy of Stellaluna before my daughter was born and it became one of our all-time favorite books to … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★
A Cage Without Bars book cover art

A Cage Without Bars

Bookwyrmz Posted on September 12, 2018 by BookwyrmSeptember 12, 2018

by Anne Dublin ★★★★★ Dark tale of a boy’s journey into slavery Joseph is a young Jewish boy in Spain when, one day before Christopher Columbus set sail for the New World, all Jews who would not convert to Christianity … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Historical Fiction, ★★★★★
That's Not Hockey book cover art

That’s Not Hockey!

Bookwyrmz Posted on September 11, 2018 by BookwyrmSeptember 11, 2018

by Andrée Poulin, illustrated by Félix Girard ★★★★★ He changed a sport forever! That’s Not Hockey is a wonderfully illustrated story about Jacques Plante, who became a famous goalie for the Montreal Canadians, helping them win six Stanley cups and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★
A Boy and a House book cover art

A Boy and a House

Bookwyrmz Posted on September 11, 2018 by BookwyrmSeptember 11, 2018

by Maja Kastelic ★★★★★ Wonderfully, whimsically illustrated, opening wide a window of stories A Boy and a House is a deceptively simple book, for how complicated can a wordless story be? And yet, the beautifully drawn illustrations pull you in … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★
Harry Moon: Professor Einstone book cover art

Harry Moon: Professor Einstone

Bookwyrmz Posted on August 28, 2018 by BookwyrmAugust 28, 2018

by Mark Andrew Poe ★★★★★ Strange times at Sleepy Hollow Middle School There’s a new science teacher at Harry Moon’s school, Professor Einstone. And with Professor Einstone come a slew of changes: new teachers, new books, and lots of advertising … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Middle School, ★★★★★
A Calf Named Brian Higgins book cover art

A Calf Named Brian Higgins

Bookwyrmz Posted on August 1, 2018 by BookwyrmAugust 1, 2018

by Kristen Ball ★★★★★ What happens when you drop a spoiled suburban American teen into a poverty-stricken area of Africa? Hannah enters A Calf Named Brian Higgins: An Adventure in Rural Kenya as a rather typical spoiled whiny teen used … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Middle School, ★★★★★
How to Draw Almost Everything for Kids book cover art

How to Draw Almost Everything for Kids

Bookwyrmz Posted on July 18, 2018 by BookwyrmJuly 18, 2018

by Nao Sakamoto and Kamo ★★★★★ Cute and quirky drawings with instructions With How to Draw Almost Everything for Kids: An Illustrated Sourcebook, Nao Sakamoto and Kamo provide help for beginning artists.  Whether you’re a kid or adult and want … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts & Photography, Children's Books, Non-Fiction, ★★★★★
Squidtoons book cover art

Squidtoons

Bookwyrmz Posted on June 26, 2018 by BookwyrmJune 26, 2018

by Garfield Kwan and Dana Song ★★★★★ Cute, humorous, and memorable science lessons Squidtoons: Exploring Ocean Science with Comics has it all: cute colorful illustrations, quirky kid-friendly humor, and fun science lessons. The NetGalley proof only included the seadragons section … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Non-Fiction, ★★★★★
A Home for Leo book cover art

A Home for Leo

Bookwyrmz Posted on June 1, 2018 by BookwyrmJune 1, 2018

by Vin Vogel ★★★★★ Can Leo belong to two families? Two completely different worlds? Wow! Loved, loved, loved this children’s picture book! It’s original and fresh while clearly illustrating how Leo can be loved by two entirely different families. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★
Rani and the Mermaid Lagoon book cover art

Rani and the Mermaid Lagoon

Bookwyrmz Posted on May 6, 2018 by BookwyrmMay 25, 2018

Disney Manga by Haruhi Kato ★★★★★ What happens when you’re a fairy who’s different? Rani is a fairy with a disability; unlike all the others, she has no wings. She sacrificed them to save Mother Dove. But when Rani tries … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Manga & Graphic Novels, ★★★★★ | Tagged Disney Manga
The Rose Legacy book cover art

The Rose Legacy  

Bookwyrmz Posted on May 1, 2018 by BookwyrmMay 25, 2018

by Jessica Day George ★★★★★ What if everything you knew was a lie? Anthea has been passed from home to home since her parents’ death. She wants only to be a proper young lady that a family would want, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult, ★★★★★ | Tagged Jessica Day George
Honey Moon Shiver book cover art

Honey Moon Shiver

Bookwyrmz Posted on April 17, 2018 by BookwyrmSeptember 30, 2018

by Joyce Magnin ★★★★★ What a tangled web! Honey Moon borrowed a family heirloom – a locket – from her mother, and during a sleepover with friends, it’s gone missing. Honey must solve the mystery of who took her locket, … Continue reading →

Posted in Action & Adventure, Children's Books, Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense, ★★★★★
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue book cover art

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

Bookwyrmz Posted on April 16, 2018 by BookwyrmMay 25, 2018

Disney Manga by Shiori Kanaki ★★★★★ When Tinker Bell and Vidia find Lizzy’s fairy house Tinker Bell accidentally gets locked in and captured. Hijinks and fairy trouble ensue. Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue a sweet Tinker Bell story converted from … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Manga & Graphic Novels, ★★★★★ | Tagged Disney Manga
Disney Manga Pixar - Wall-E book cover art

Wall-E

Bookwyrmz Posted on April 10, 2018 by BookwyrmMay 25, 2018

Disney Manga by Shiro Shirai ★★★★★ What’s a robot to do? Is there more to life than shoveling garbage? Disney Manga: Pixar – Wall-E tells the story of WALL-E, the last robot on Earth. He’s been cleaning up the Earth … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Manga & Graphic Novels, ★★★★★ | Tagged Disney Manga
Charlie and Frog book cover art

Charlie and Frog

Bookwyrmz Posted on April 10, 2018 by BookwyrmSeptember 30, 2018

by Karen Kane ★★★★★ Can Charlie and Frog find Aggie before it’s too late? Where – and what – is the missing treasure? Charlie and Frog: A-Castle-on-the-Hudson Mystery is a whimsical middle-school book reminiscent of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Middle School, Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense, ★★★★★
Ramadan: The Holy Month of Fasting book cover art

Ramadan

Bookwyrmz Posted on March 27, 2018 by BookwyrmMay 25, 2018

by Ausma Zehanat Khan ★★★★★ Comprehensive eye-opening insider’s view of Ramadan The month of Ramadan is a time of fasting and celebration for Muslims around the world. Ramadan: The Holy Month of Fasting gives comprehensive coverage to many aspects of this important … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Middle School, Non-Fiction, ★★★★★
The Princess adn the Frog book cover art

The Princess and the Frog

Bookwyrmz Posted on February 26, 2018 by BookwyrmMay 25, 2018

Disney Manga by Nao Kodaka ★★★★★ What’s hopping in New Orleans? What’s cooking with Tiana and Naveen? The Shadow Man’s curse has Tiana and Naveen a little green and totally amphibian. The prince and the waitress must break the curse … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, Manga & Graphic Novels, ★★★★★ | Tagged Disney Manga
Henry and Mudge book cover

Henry and Mudge: The First Book

Bookwyrmz Posted on February 3, 2018 by BookwyrmMay 25, 2018

by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Suçie Stevenson ★★★★★ Cute story, talked us into a dog When our daughter, who is an only child, brought this book home from school, we had no idea it would change our lives. It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★
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Harvey’s Hideout

Bookwyrmz Posted on January 15, 2018 by BookwyrmMay 25, 2018

by Russell Hoban ★★★★★ When a brother and sister fight, can they overcome their differences? Harvey Muskrat and his sister Mildred don’t always get along. In fact, Harvey thinks Mildred is a bossy loudmouth, and she thinks he’s selfish and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★
Charlie the Tramp book cover

Charlie the Tramp

Bookwyrmz Posted on January 10, 2018 by BookwyrmMay 25, 2018

by Russell Hoban ★★★★★ Charlie HATES chores!!! He refuses to be his dad and grandpa and build dams, but does Charlie have what it takes to be a tramp? Charlie is tired of chores and doesn’t want to grow up … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Books, ★★★★★

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