Sifters. Minders. Ghosts. Shadows. Hunters. Hollows. I really enjoyed this book. I LOVED the idea behind it. Memories being used as currency, bribery, ammunition and more... what a scary thought. I like that for the most part it has a good flow and it was easy to follow. I hit a few plot twists and couldn’t put it down! The twists were well done and didn’t leave me confused or over saturate the story with useless filler.

The only thing I didn’t like was the anti climactic ending. I liked HOW it ended but I felt the way we got there was rushed.

I received this book from @netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

I can honestly say that I can’t even begin to imagine having to use my memories and experiences as currency. Or have someone use a bad memory to hurt me mentally or emotionally. This to me is worse than physical pain.

This is a great book to teach children and adults about acceptance. “New” concepts can be hard to accept but ignorance is not an excuse.

This book takes a difficult (for some) subject and makes it way simple to understand. Be kind and treat everyone with acceptance and equality.

“Adult issues” are not only ours. These issues affect children and I think it’s fantastic to have a book about children’s dealing with these issues better than many adults.

This book was very informative. It was a pretty straight forward guide about bugs and how to get to know them on a scientific level.

I just didn’t feel much excitement for this book. It had a lot of potential as a learning guide but the pictures felt/were outdated and it made the whole book feel outdated as well.

This is a heavy book of emotions and the journey through grief.

I liked the way the poems were set up. The poem first and the title in italic underneath.

While I couldn’t relate to many of these poems there were a few that I found a connection to and really appreciated the message. I also really liked the pictures. They were beautiful.

Poetry is such a personal experience. Some you’ll connect to and some you won’t.

This is the story about a young boy named Josh who campaigned to bring ice cream trucks to his town. I can’t even believe that in 2001 (when this took place) this town had an outdated law that would not allow ice cream trucks.

I applaud Josh’s determination and patience as he went through the civic process to change a law he believed was outdated.

This book was interesting and fun to read. I learned a lot and the glossary of definitions in the back was helpful in explaining some of the words.

I can honestly say I thought the process for this would have been simpler, and I learned something new.

I was really wanting to like this book. I loved the drawings and the message.

I was t a fan of some of the colors and found them too bright and overwhelming. I loved the two characters and their movements throughout the book.

The message to love yourself was wonderful.

You are not your struggles. You are not your disabilities.

This book is wonderful. The positive message it gives children with dyslexia (and those who have other struggles) is to always aim high and find out what you are good at. I love that over half of the book was the boys discovery of his talent as well as all of the good things about himself. It didn’t linger on the dyslexia and ask us to accept him, it shows us who he is as a person who happens to have dyslexia.

It didn’t bother me that the illustrations were all in black and white. I felt it made the story vivid and bold.

This story was so silly to me. A raccoon named Muddy sneaks out at night to eat leftovers and garbage off of plates while his family eats clams and bugs and snails.

The raccoons are against this behaviour as it has gotten them in trouble in the past, and Muddys eating habits end up getting them in trouble again.

Dipping things 17 times, picky raccoons, and cute illustrations make this book feel wacky and fun.

An ABC of Equality is the simplest, most colourful, beautiful and straightforward book I have ever seen to explain equality. Gender, sex, race, religion, etc. It is all here and easy to understand.

This book should absolutely be a must own on any parents shelves. Not only would it teach children early about how important these words are, but it would help parents to understand better.

Ignorance, fear and learning all contribute to problems we face and create inequality. Wisdom, love and understanding are what we need for a brighter future.

I will be telling EVERYONE I know to get this book.

Huge bonus for adorable and colourful illustrations.

How much do you know about art? This book (with the help from 21 lovely cats) gives information on different art styles through history.

Pop art, surrealism, impressionism and post Impressionism are my favorites. I got to see which aspects make up each style.

A great way to learn about art with a fun feline twist.