Know your fish humor when DIVING into this book as it’s full of little slips of humor about fish. Are you EELING it? Yes, that is exactly what you’ll get.
My little ones like to fish so they were all aboard on this one. I did have to stop and repeat a few of the sentences so they could CATCH on to the humor, but they liked this book.
The excitement in this book comes spilling out of the pages so this is not a book you want to read before bed.
With the in-your-face illustrations, the bright colors and the variety of text fonts, this is one book that jumps out at you page-after-page-after-page.
We read this book over and over again. It’s Halloween and the monsters line up for their chance to sit in the chair. A chance to be groomed in the only way a monster can be groomed.
This is not a beauty salon no; this is just the opposite. It is Uglymug’s job to make each monster’s scary and ugly – to make them perfect for Halloween. Tease their hair, color their face, need more spiders, or do you need more goo coming out your nose? You’ve come to the right place. He’ll work his magic on you.
A funny, kid-laughable book. The grandkids laughed over all the different things that the monsters had done and of course, they wondered how he was able to get everyone fixed up, who was lined up in the illustration, on Halloween.
This would be a great book for an activity in which children would then create or color their own monster, as they have been exposed to all the different ideas presented inside this book. The illustrations were colorful and bright and the text rhymed so that created a lively atmosphere.
We liked all the interesting Halloween creatures that were included inside this book.
There were lots of fun cartoon creatures practicing how to be scary at this school as their teacher gave them different tactics. I liked how the book was filled with action and the individuals in the book were not all standing around or sitting but they looked like they were in motion on the pages.
The characters were all having fun with one another, which made the book enjoyable to read.
A rhyming book, this book only had a few sentences per page, so it wasn’t’ heavy with text. A fun, lively holiday story with a ending that I knew was coming but the grandkids did not.
This is such a sweet story! I think I almost cried at the end. Dasher the reindeer is so caught up in watching the Northern Lights that he ends up in polar bear territory. Dasher thinks that the Northern Lights look like Christmas lights.
George, the polar bear, wants to know how Dasher got there, and he explains that he was flying around and got sidetracked by the Northern Lights. Flying? What?!? Dasher can fly?! George is intrigued by the notion of flying and soon, Dasher tries to teach George how to fly.
There are many great attempts by George as Dasher tries many ways to get George into the air. Every attempt ended with George’s feet still on the ground.
It’s the end of the day and Dasher must go home. Dasher, like George, was disappointed that George wasn’t able to fly. In the end, Dasher was able with his connections to help George feel what it is like to fly and that my friends is what it’s all about.
The illustrations were fantastic and the pace of the story was intriguing and tranquil as you wondered what was going to become of this pair. A great friendship that is sure to last. 5 stars
Super cute story!! I can’t wait to read the other Gingerbread stories, that are out there. Told in graphic novel style, this children’s pictures book was fun to read to the grandkids. They were into this story, and they wanted to know what the Gingerbread Man had made and they loved how the baker fixed him up.
It’s Christmas and the Gingerbread Man’s teacher is talking to the students in the class about giving. She wants the students to give the individuals in their neighborhood gifts that can be either something that they have made, something that they do, or something that they say to them. They will then deliver them at the end of the day.
Everyone gets busy creating. Gingerbread Man makes a surprise with glue and glitter while his classmates make cards, bake items and some even practice some songs to sing. When they are completed, they head outside to deliver their gifts. As they are delivering, a snowstorm begins and the teacher turns the children around and they head back to school. The Gingerbread Man is upset; he hasn’t delivered his gift yet! Sneaking away from his class, the Gingerbread Man proceeds to deliver his gift by himself. He gets into a mess as the storm progresses but at last, he finds his destination. It’s so sweet, the person he picked!! The rest of the book is amazing as he surprises this person, and the surprises don’t stop there. Lots of different surprises fill the rest of the book and the Gingerbread Man along with his class is ecstatic that they had such an amazing day.
Big bold illustrations that complement the text and provide energy for the story. I loved the use of all the different text fonts that were used in the story and how large the fonts were. A great story 5 stars
Super fun and funny story. My grandson wanted to read this book repeatedly. It’s not so much a scary story as the front cover suggests but it’s the anticipation of what each turn of the page will bring that makes this story so fun. The ending brings it all together making it a funny story. Friends Sammy, Jenny, Sara, and Pete are out on Halloween. It’s interesting but looking at the illustrations, none of the children have costumes on nor is there any mention of trick-or-treating. It’s a spooky night nevertheless and they discover a strange box. There are words written across the top of the box which draw their attention. “Don’t look at it! Don’t touch it! Don’t open it!” The friends talk amongst themselves about what they are going to do with the box. The author then, asks the reader, “So what did the friends do?”
Turning the page, you discover that YES! They looked, they touched, and they opened the box! HA! So much for listening to what the box said. Now, what did the friends find inside that box? A key. A key with a message that again tells them what NOT to do. So, “what did the friends do?”
Yup, they did exactly what you think they would do. If this wasn’t funny enough, the characters in this story start to disappear. Yes, they are here in the story and then, suddenly they’re gone. The grandkids enjoyed the laugh when the characters weren’t listening to what they were supposed to do and they loved chiming in when the author asked them questions. So, where does this all lead them to? A great ending, where again…….”Don’t look at them! Don’t touch them! Don’t open them!”
I think this a great for a first and second read through. I would then put the book away for a while and then bring it back out, so it’s entertaining again. I can see this story becoming boring if read repeatedly as the anticipation could be memorized and not so much fun. We loved the illustrations and the text was simple yet, entertaining. I loved the facial expressions on the characters and the anticipation that grew throughout the book. Fun story. 5 stars
What a great book with a fantastic lesson! It’s the holiday season which brings stress upon Cool Bean. Not everything about the season stresses him out, it’s the gift exchange. The dreaded gift exchange.
All the beans have entered their names into a hat for the gift exchange. As they each draw a name to see who they get to find a gift for, Cool Bean draws Beanadette J.’s name. She is one of the coolest beans in town and immediately, Cool Bean starts to feel the pressure. She is going to want something expensive and cool.
With no bean-bucks to spend and no luck finding anything on his treasure hunt, panic sets in. What will Cool Bean do? Ah-ha! Cool Bean decides he will be creative and make something for Beanadette J. and he’s quite proud of it, for the moment. As time passes, his self-esteem starts to fade and on the day of the party, his panic returns. I could totally relate to his emotions as he mingled in the party just waiting for the ball to drop.
This was a great book dealing with self-worth, stress, peer pressure and acceptance. I liked how the author dealt with Cool Beans emotions as they swung in every direction and Cool Bean didn’t have an easy way out. Definitely a 5-star read for me.
It finally happened; Aggie is out on her own. With her own house, she is very excited except her house is haunted. It wouldn’t be that bad except the ghost never leaves her alone! The ghost follows her everywhere! Aggie finally has enough and sets the ghost down and gives it a set of rules – a long list of rules.
The ghost proceeds to break all the rules. Yes, Aggie gets mad. Hoping to get rid of the ghost, she has competition with the ghost. Aggie thinks she can win and yes, the ghost believes it will be the winner.
You can just imagine how the competition goes. Who wins in the end? I think they both did.
I liked the thick pages of this book; I like cardstock pages in a children’s book. It feels meaty, and solid. The illustrations were bold and easy to follow, and the text was large and not wordy. I didn’t like how the author worded the ending, as it sounded confusing and choppy to me. The “Don’t ever visit me from time to time.” Perhaps it was the word choice too, I don’t know, it just didn’t flow for me. 3.5 stars
Great interactive book. I liked the variety of Halloween guests that were included in this book.
As the guests gather one-by-one in the house, the rhyming text has them finding each other by hearing a sound they each make. A shriek, a voice, click-clack, etc. To reveal each new guest, you must lift the flap.
The ghost isn’t alone for long. The ending is cute. Simple text and cute illustrations. 5 stars
Stay away from this library! This library is haunted by a ghost who likes to scare all who enter while causing chaos inside the walls of this structure. Children are his favorite, frightening them so much that they run out of the library and head home. Boo does it all, from throwing books to ripping out the pages of the books, to making spooky scary faces on the walls. You have been warned.
Boo meets his match when Poppy walks into the library. After all of Boo antics, Poppy remains in the library. Poppy even asks Boo to calm down as she’s reading a book and he’s distracting her. This makes Boo mad, so he becomes more destructive. Wow, Boo is really tearing up the library! Poppy tries to stop Boo’s behavior and that’s when she realizes why Boo is really acting out.
Boo is reluctant to warm up to Poppy as she talks to him. He’s listening but he’s scared. Poppy’s patience and loving words warm Boo’s heart and they connect. Poppy is the perfect advocate for the library and soon she has Boo on board.
It’s a great story and I liked Boo’s transformation. Boo’s behavior was caused by something deeper and Poppy discovered it and helped Boo. I liked how she became friends with Boo. The illustrations were busy, colorful and they complimented the text. I enjoyed the text, but it did get a bit too long for my 3-year-old grandson. A fun book about books and the power of reading. 5 stars
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