I started reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to the kids just a few nights ago. In only a couple of readings the setting moved from cabbage and cold to chocolate bars and edible buttercup plants, and we were floating along, delightfully, through rivers of chocolate and Oompa Loompa songs. Our guide was the indefatigable Willy Wonka, […]
Review | The Heroes Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (Hero’s Guide #1) by Christopher Healy
2015-04-08 · by ·
Prince Liam, Prince Frederic, Prince Duncan, and Prince Gustav: just who is the real Prince Charming and what happens when Prince ‘Charming’ meets Prince ‘Charming?’ Rejected by their princesses or running away from them, cast out of their castles, or just not appreciated for their true contributions, these princes are determined (or not) to create […]
Review | The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
2013-06-05 · by ·
Ivan is a silverback gorilla who has been living in the Exit 8, Big Top Mall and Video Arcade for the last thirty years. He has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. Ivan tries not to think about his long lost life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan thinks […]
Review | Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day George
2013-05-31 · by ·
Princess Celie is back and Castle Glower is up to some strange business in this sequel to Jessica Day George‘s Tuesdays at the Castle. New rooms, corridors, and even stables keep arriving at Castle Glower, even when they aren’t needed by the royal family. Celie’s brother Bran, the new Royal Wizard is busy making sure […]
