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Children's Book Reviews

Submitted by Hayley Minear

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Baby and friends are outside in the garden making interesting things for lunch – mud pies, puddle-water soup, dirt dessert and more. Sounds delicious, doesn’t it? However they are not making lunch for themselves. Read Feeding Friendsies by Suzanne Bloom and find out who is going to eat these yummy meals.

Have you ever wished you were different than you are? If you have, Oscar Slimeglider in Ordinary Oscar by Laura Adkins knows just how you feel. Oscar is a snail who is tired of being an ordinary snail. Oscar wants to be different…actually Oscar wants to be famous! When the Fairy Godsnail comes to visit Oscar and grants him three wishes, Oscar believes his dream to be famous is finally coming true. Ordinary Oscar is a great reminder to be careful what we wish for.

Mirror Mirror by Marilyn Singer is the perfect book for kids of all ages who love the classic fairy tales. This unique collection of reversible verse, classic fairy tales show there are two sides to every story. Read these poems from top to bottom and then reverse the lines and read from bottom to top to see these well known classics in a whole new light.

Bear follows his friend, Goose, on a wild-goose chase in search of treasure.  They dig and they dive.  Will they find what they are looking for?  Treasure by Suzanne Bloom will remind you that sometimes the greatest treasure is right in front of you.  This book is a very quick read…perfect for young kids.

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