Coming Soon! November Kids Releases

October has been a great month for this blog! I've posted more than ever before. Enjoyed the spooky holiday season. Now I'm ready for things to get colder and to celebrate friends and family. Now I want to showcase some of the books coming out in the next month. The Midwinter Witch The conclusion to…

The Tea Dragon Society Review

I've been meaning to read The Tea Dragon Society for months. I'm really glad I finally got to it. It's one of the cutest things I've read in a while. I love most anything Katie O'Neill does and this continued book continued my postive impressions. This award-winning book follows Greta, who is having trouble appreciating…

Dia Day Los Muertos Reads

Some of my favorite reads featuring or focusing on The Day of the Dead. Dia de Los Muertos A picture book celebrating Dia De Los Muertos. Taking place in a pueblo or town it shows the town getting ready to celebrate, decorating with colored streamers, calaveras, and pan de muertos, or bread of the dead.…

Dead Voices Review

Dead Voices is the sequel to Katherine Arden's book Small Spaces. The book picks up a few months after the end of Small Spaces.  SPOILERS FOR SMALL SPACES AHEAD . . . . . . . Having survived possessed scarecrows in October, along with beating the evil 'Smiling Man' Ollie, Coco, and Brian are ready…

City of Ghosts Review

My first introduction to Victoria Schwab's work. A spooky read perfect for this time of year. Cassidy is just looking forward to a vacation at the beach. She needs a break from the ghosts that demand her attention both around her city and at school. Her break with her family is blissfully free of ghosts,…

Twisted Tale, Conceal Don’t Feel Review

I've heard about the Twisted Tale series before, and it's been on my radar of things to read, however the moment they came out with a Frozen Twisted Tale, I knew I had to read it right then. If I haven't said it here before Frozen is my favorite movie and I can't wait for…

Review: Small Spaces

Small Spaces Synopsis: Ollie is reeling over losing someone in her family the year before, she wants to shut everyone out. She doesn't even want to take part in things she used to love. They remind her too much of the person she lost. But soon she'll find herself becoming part of a mystery after…

Blogtober Day 3: Favorite Fall Reads

Do you have any books you read in the fall? These three are my favorites that I have to read every year. I'm super late on this Blogtober post however here it goes! The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit I don't know why these books feel like fall. Perhaps its because Bilbo and…

Pakistani-American Characters Feature

I have to admit this post is inspired by Hena Khan. I fell in love with Hena Khan's work, through her book Amina's Voice. I've also spoken with people who talk about the lack of Pakistani American portrayals in children's literature. So I thought I'd do a feature, focusing on everything from picture books to…

Chapter/Picture Book Feature: Black Girls and Science

Chapter/Picture books about the power of black girls having scientific adventures.