Category Archives: Children’s book reviews

B95

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Abby

I was so thrilled to see the news report that the Moonbird, B95, was recently spotted.  See my review and discussion of the book by Phillip Hoose here to understand why I’m excited about this news.

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When a book isn’t what you expect it to be

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Abby

This evening I finally had a chance to start reading Mr. and Mrs. Bunny – Detectives Extraordinaire! by Mrs. Bunny and translated from the Rabbit by Polly Horvath.  My first plan was to read The Georges and the Jewels by … Continue reading →

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Three quick things

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Abby

Thing number 1:  I really enjoyed Silverfin by Charlie Higson.  I had expected it to be purely an action story, but Higson takes the time to establish the character of James Bond at age 13.  He also gives us a … Continue reading →

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Reading, reading, reading

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Abby

On my weekends lately, I’ve been doing a LOT of reading, mostly for book groups, but also for fun (not that book group reading isn’t fun, because it is), and I’ve also been creating a lot of new storytime lesson … Continue reading →

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Reading…ah…

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Abby

With all of this blasted snow that’s been falling (and needing to be shovelled) lately, with trying to “start up” my new “business” (it’s all a joke, really, who am I kidding?), with the messiness of the bathroom renovation – … Continue reading →

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Ellen Potter visit

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Abby

It’s official – Ellen Potter will be joining the 5th grade book group via Skype on February 8 for discussion of her book Olivia Kidney!!  As I said to Ellen in my most recent email to her, I had not yet … Continue reading →

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The Seems

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Abby

Oh, dear.  It’s happened again.  The book for today’s book group is almost as annoying and self-consciously clever as Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians.  For today’s book group, the sixth graders almost unanimously chose The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep … Continue reading →

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Regarding the Fountain, the discussion

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Abby

It’s been a loooong week, as I’ve been battling laryngitis all week – it is NO fun running storytimes when you can hardly speak, and definitely can’t sing.  But there was one really big highlight of the week: the 5th … Continue reading →

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Regarding the Fountain

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Abby

Just finished reading Regarding the Fountain by Kate Klise, the book that we’ll be discussing in this Tuesday’s meeting of the fifth grade book group – and I’m very, very pleasantly surprised.  The book is fresh and funny and clever, … Continue reading →

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The Alcatraz Conversations

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Abby

I’m afraid I’ve waited a bit too long to write about the discussions that the 5th and 6th grade book groups had about Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson, and the details of the discussions have been lost … Continue reading →

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