If You Were Me and Lived in the....Middle Ages by Carole P Roman is not your typical children's book. First off, it's thick! There are over 70 pages filled with illustrations and story as well as another dozen for a glossary. I was very impressed when I opened it up and I hadn't even started reading yet! This is definitely a book I'll be reading to Peyton. The layout of the story is 1 page has plenty of text telling of the way things were back in the Medieval ages and the accompanying page ...
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Miracle in Music City
The girls are at it again! We catch up with Mia, Maddie and Lulu in Nashville. This is the third book in the series , Glimmer Girls by Natalie Grant. The other two books, A Dolphin Wish and London Art Chase were also about solving mysteries. If this is your first book the series I'll give you a little background. Mia and Maddie are twins and Lulu is their little sister. Their mom is the famous singer, Gloria Glimmer. They travel around the world with their mother, father and nanny, Miss ...
A New York Year
New York is on my bucket list of places to take Peyton when she gets older. But until then, we can read A New York Year Twelve Months in the Life of New York's Kids by Tania McCartney. The first few pages of A New York Year we meet some New York children that are going to help tell us about the twelve months of the year. Fabian, Madison, Jayla, Sofia and Alexander all live in New York. Each child tells us about their interests and what they would like to be when they grow up. What I found ...
Brunhilda’s Backwards Day
Brunhilda was a naughty witch! Every day when she rolled out of bed she ate spider mush! Brushed her teeth with candy and gazed in the mirror at all her warts. She liked to fly into town and cause trouble for everyone. She would make ice cream fall off the cone! She would make children fall off their bikes! She took pleasure and happiness from other's misfortune. Her black cat was not liking Brunhilda's behavior. So one night he decided to mix up a little potion of his own! The next day, ...
A Texas Year
We live in the Mid-West so trying to get Peyton to understand that not everyone in the United States has the same weather, traditions or diversity can be a challenge. A Texas Year Twelve Months in the Life of Texan Kids helps children understand the difference throughout the United States. The first page in A Texas Year tells us about the children of Texas. We meet Mia, Christopher, Alexis, Ethan and Luis. We also learn about all their interests and what they would like to be when they grow ...
The Tiny Traveler Italy
A tiny board book for tiny little hands! The Tiny Traveler is a series of board books about various destinations around the world. In this Tiny Traveler book we are learning about Italy! This is a very simple board book perfect for little ones learning how to count. I chose to review the Italy version because we have a family member heading to Italy later this year and I thought what a great way for the kids to relate to their grandmother's travels. Each set of pages has a number with a ...