Title: Minnie & Moo: Hooves of Fire Author and Illustrator: Denys Cazet Publisher: Creston Books Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 987-1-939547-08-8 Minnie & Moo, the bovine stars of numerous picture books, finally return to the 9 to 11 year-old market; more than ten years after their first chapter book, Seven Wonders of the World, was published by Atheneum. In […]
Category: Reviews
Plastic, Ahoy!
My friend, Patricia Newman, has a new book out that is perfect for Earth Day! Check out my review on the Authors for Earth Day facebook page. Plastic, Ahoy! is aimed at students in grades 4-8. But it’s also an interesting and important read for anyone who uses plastic – in other words, […]
Don’t Turn the Page!
Title: Don’t Turn the Page! Author: Rachelle Burk Illustrator: Julie Downing Publisher: Creston Books Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 987-1-939547-06-4 I have to admit, when I first saw the title of this book, I expected a funny adaptation of: Mo Willems’ “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” or Mélanie Watt’s “Have I Got a Book for You!” or […]
Fox Talk
Title: Fox Talk Author: L. E. Carmichael Photographer: Jody Bronson Publisher: Ashby-BP Publishing (August, 2013) Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9780988163874 Interest: Ages 7 and up In the interest of self-disclosure, the author of this wonderful non-fiction book for kids is a friend of mine. But when I picked up the book at our local library, I did […]
Grade Reading
I’m please to announce that the grade reading sites has found a new administrator! Due to the complications imposed by shipping and e-reader compatibility, I will no longer be contributing reviews to the site but I encourage you to go and browse through all the book selections. Here’s a link to one of my favourite grade […]