On My Bookshelf...

Ah, another Alex Grecian novel! I so enjoyed the first in his Murder Squad series, THE YARD, and I was delighted at the chance to read the f...

Allison: So an idea for a book blog name just popped into my head, and since WordPress lets me play on my phone without investing much time ...

I could subtitle this review “I was so bored.” The premise was enchanting; the execution, not so much. Dr. Ben Stevenson, pathologist, is a ...

The subtitle for this chapter/picture book is "A Safety Guide for Scaredies." If you're familiar with Scaredy Squirrel (and if...

DREAM ANIMALS: A BEDTIME JOURNEY by Emily Winfield Martin: What a sweet, gorgeous picture book destined to be a bedtime classic! Each child...

DOG LOVES COUNTING by Louise Yates: Dog cannot fall asleep, though he's tried counting sheep. He decides to try counting other animals, ...

PENGUIN CHA-CHA by Kristi Valiant: A girl named Julia discovers that the penguins at the zoo are brilliant dancers and she dons a penguin d...

ANNE FRANK'S CHESTNUT TREE by Jane Korhuth: Wow. A Step Into Reading book (billed for grades 1-3) that tackles, in 48 pages, the Anne F...

THE LAST WORD by Lisa Lutz: It should come as no surprise that I loved this book; this is one of my absolute favorite series, and Lutz seems...