Twelve-year-old Henrietta Sharp is smart, funny and likes to read the dictionary. But all she really wants is to be normal, a normal size that is, like her fashion-minded best friend Taffeta Bloom.
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Olivia Brophie and the Pearl of Tagelus is the first in a series of middle-grade fantasy novels. This adventure features plenty of magic and action, but also remains grounded in unique natural history.
Author Showcase The Children’s Book Review Published: February 25, 2012 About the book: For ages 3-9…what do you do when your cat is so disgusting and stinky that you can’t stand to be within 15 feet of him? If you are like Icky’s owner, Candy, you find a way to make it work for you! But as Candy soon finds out, sometimes our best ideas can also be our worst! About the author: Maranda Russell was born in Muncie, Indiana, but now resides near Dayton, Ohio. She is a children’s author and book reviewer, a foster parent and an enthusiastic…
Parents always have high hopes their children will have a bright future. New parents hear it all the time from relatives and strangers, “One day, he’s going to be President” or “She’ll be so smart, she’ll be a brilliant surgeon.” Parents don’t really believe it, but somewhere deep down they hope that, just maybe, it’s true.
Penny is back with another big idea! This time she opens a puppy dog salon to raise funds for a concert she and her friend want to attend.
A lot of times we are told things as children that we just accept and don’t challenge, only to find out later that they tricked us. One of my favorites is the saying, “It’s not whether you win or lose that matters, it’s how you play the game”. No, really, winning matters.
A parent is supposed to comfort their child when they are sad, wipe away their tears and tell them that everything is going to be alright. But what happens when the parent is the one who is crying?
When My Mommy Cries by Crystal Godfrey LaPoint is a unique children’s book to help parents talk with children about sadness.
Bouncy was created by Pier Bradshaw and written by Demetrius Bradshaw. Their goal was to capture the reader’s imagination by immersing themselves in the story as if they were there with Bouncy and the kids.
My Uncle Martin’s Big Heart is a heartwarming true story told from the perspective of the author when she was a young girl.
Press release provided to the The Children’s Book Review by Scholastic Published: January 12, 2009 Image courtesy of Scholastic (circa 1986) “The Summer Before,” a prequel to the phenomenally successful Scholastic series, to be published in April 2010 New York, NY (December 31, 2009) — Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, announced today that it will publish an original new novel in the beloved bestselling series The Baby-sitters Club® by acclaimed author Ann M. Martin. “The Summer Before” (ISBN: 978-0-545-16093-3; $16.99), a prequel to the first book in the series, will be released in hardcover in April…