This is a very well-done biography of the famous author Arthur Conan Doyle. While most of the story looks at Arthur’s life as compared to Sherlock Holmes, it also looks at his upbringing and the things in life that kept him grounded. It’s hard to put a life as loud as Conan Doyle into a picture book but this author has done it with aplomb. The illustrations are bright colorful and match both Arthur and the themes in settings of the book quite well. 

 

Not being of Indian descent I am probably not the person to review this book. With that in mind please know that any misunderstanding of meaning or anything else is mine and mine alone. Now overall, if I skipped the message from the Dalai Lama and from the supreme head of Buddha dharma and just read the story, I probably would have generally liked it. I did like the note from Dalai Lama because it gave me, a non-Buddhist and non-Indian, a little understanding of the idea of the leaf. However, the message from the supreme head of the institution of Buddha Dharma should have come in at the end. I am not 100% sure if this book was translated or not, but if it wasn’t translated then what the the institute put their message doesn’t make sense because this is not a rhyming book, this is a repeating book. Overall, I find the story interesting, and the graphics go with it perfectly. It’s a light introduction to the thought of “me” as part of a circle of life and ever after. In this instance I think the guidance for parents and teachers at the end is very helpful. 

 

This was not a picture book as expected. It’s not quite a chapter book and way harder than easy reading. This is a book that sets forth to explain punctuation in a story setting. At the beginning all words are just babble running into each other nonstop. Until a character comes in and hands somebody a period. Then more things arise and she hands them a ? Then an ! And then even some commas. It helps the world learn to communicate with each other and with themselves. Overall, the story was interesting but long. I see being most useful in an education setting with either teacher at home school. 

 

This book has all the steps necessary to train your cat. It’s not only true to life, it is extremely funny. And I really feel for noodles the dog. A picture book for all ages loved by adults and kids alike. 

 

This is a very sweet story about a girl’s love for her bicycle how that love is returned and how that love is passed on into the future. This book was just all-around cute. It could be read again and again. The illustrations are soft but heartwarming and fit the story perfectly. 

 

This was a fun way to learn about Japanese culture. It’s a baby book that looks at shapes.  It gives the English word and the Japanese word both written in English and written in Japanese. Each shape is represented somehow within the sumo culture. At the end there are other important Japanese words and cultural items to learn about. Overall, this is a great baby book fun for rereading over and over again. 

 

Just like it’s companion this is a fun way to learn tellers and Japanese at the same time. The concepts are easy and shared both in English and Japanese not only in both spoken Word but also in both written words. 

 

I love this book but at the same time it was too long. Honestly it reminds me some of those Ludwig Von Drake (the professor duck) cartoons from the 60s  and 70s that would explain things. And this would actually make for a great animated short. The illustrations are amazing they grab your attention.  The way the story is written has that overly excitable mishmash words that just put a pow to the reader in a good way. However the story is so long and repetitive that it’s hard to turn the pages and keep going. 

 

This was a nice beginning but advanced reader. It says it’s a level 3 so it has “chapters” but it still frequently repeats, and has fewer words on the page than a beginning chapter book.  The story is nothing special, but it works, and will do as intended. 

 

While I do not like this book for the same reason I have not liked the other Munsch Readers, I do like this story of a little girl who keeps getting attacked by mud puddles.