Title: Curious George: Pat A Cake Author: H.A. Rey Genre: Children’s Publisher: HMH Books Publication Date: September 13, 2011 Boardbook: 8 pages Where’d I Get It: Personal Library Synopsis (From Goodreads): Play pat-a-cake with George! A board book and puppet in one. With this new take on the classic pat-a-cake rhyming game, George can pat […]
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
January 24, 2012 by ·
Title: The Rainbow Fish Author: Marcus Pfister Genre: Children’s Publisher: North-South Books, Inc. Publication Date: January 28, 1999 Hardcover: 32 pages Where’d I Get It: Purchased Synopsis (From Goodreads): Rainbow Fish will enchant even the youngest child with his silver scales and heart of gold in this award-winning book about the beautiful fish who learned […]
2012 Picture Book Reading Challenge
January 21, 2012 by ·
We, and by we I mean the Geekling and myself, are going to be participating in the 2012 Picture Book Reading Challenge this year. This challenge is hosted by There’s A Book and seems like a really fun way to keep me motivated to read consistently to our little one. It’s so easy to just […]
This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer
October 29, 2010 by ·
Title: This World We Live In Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Genre: Young Adult Dystopian Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books Publication Date: April 1, 2010 Hardcover: 256 pages Where’d I Get It: Library Synopsis (From Goodreads): It’s been over a month since Miranda Evans has written in her diary, a month of relative calm for her and […]
The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
October 24, 2010 by ·
Title: The Dead and the Gone Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Genre: Young Adult Dystopian Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books Publication Date: June 1, 2008 Hardcover: 336 pages Where’d I Get It: Library Synopsis (From Goodreads): Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Life as We Knew It enthralled and devastated readers with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic […]
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
October 21, 2010 by ·
Title: Life As We Knew It Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Genre: Young Adult Dystopian Publisher: Graphia Publication Date: May 1, 2008 Paperback: 360 pages Where’d I Get It: Library Synopsis (From Goodreads): It’s almost the end of Miranda’s sophomore year in high school, and her journal reflects the busy life of a typical teenager: conversations […]
Birthmarked by Caragh M. O’Brien
October 18, 2010 by ·
Title: Birthmarked Author: Caragh M. O’Brien Genre: Young Adult Dystopian Publisher: Roaring Book Press Publication Date: March 30, 2010 Hardcover: 368 pages Where’d I Get It: Library Synopsis (From Goodreads): After climate change, on the north shore of Unlake Superior, a dystopian world is divided between those who live inside the wall, and those, like […]
Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon (Update #1)
October 9, 2010 by ·
Well! Today got off to a little bit of a hectic start. My husband and I are doing a cycle of IVF treatment (yay!) so I’ve had doctor’s appointments every day this week. Unfortunately, that also included today, so I wasn’t able to focus as much on reading for this Read-a-Thon like I wanted to. […]
