It should surprise no one that Dolly Parton can write an amazing children’s book. This book is about a dog wanting to make music and finding their way in Nashville. But some other dogs are bullies and it’s up to Billy to help save the dayIt was written by Dolly and you can tell. She is amazing and so is everything she puts her hands on. 

 This book is well done. It’s a nice read. The sad part is I think it’s mostly autobiographical. Tori Spelling was raised by one of the richest men in media and had everything she could want but nothing she did want. I have unfortunately watched things happen in her life due to media that while this book is lovely it makes me incredibly sad for her. 

 The Corduroy books were in good hands with Viola Davis. You can tell a little difference between the original creator and Viola Davis, but she gets to the heart of this beloved character. Altogether the book works the illustrations are fantastic and it’s all very nostalgic. The story is a little long for my taste, but it mixes in with the Corduroy of old. 

 My own little Desi and I had lots of fun with this. Between reading and talking about the characters and blowing the bad thoughts away this book just works. And even better for a celebrity picture book this sounds like Eva Mendez and sounds like a book kids would want to read more than once. 

 This was a lovely book. It gets my three-year-old nieces’ approval. The story is a little bit long, but a good storyteller could find the right places to shorten it as they’re reading it. The message is great. The illustrations are fun and altogether this just works. And it even sounds like Perez Hilton. 

 This is a simple biography of Rube Goldberg for kids and adults alike. Goldberg was known mostly for his cartoons and fantastic machines used to do the simplest things. Goldberg went from being a person to being a verb and now kids and college students alike in compete to build Goldberg machines.  This is  both in honor of his memory, but also to kick a brain into high gear. This book is illustrated by someone who does cartoons for newspapers just like Luke Goldberg used to do and these illustrations are fantastic. This book was a joy to read from beginning to end and I hope lots of kids pick it up and try to create their own group Goldberg machine. 

 This book is adorable. Growing families can be hard especially when growing families isn’t new kids but new grandparents due to new relationships. In this book, our main character gets a new puppy. She already has a Grandma and a Noni and does not like the idea of someone coming in and taking their place. But with time and a little help, they learned that love is love, and family is family, no matter where it comes from. This book is adorable. The illustrations are fun and match the story really well. And the author has included all three grandparents soup recipes in the back. this book is in Illinois author, and I am proud cheese from our state. 

 This book was fun. It’s a game of animals playing hide and seek and how old they blend into their environment. There’s nothing not to like about this book. The story works the artwork great. Altogether it is a book kids will enjoy. 

 This Illinois raised 2025 is a fine book. It is more poetry than book and the author is a poet. It talks about how when you put love out into the world, it is shared among others and touches everything you say and do and how that is a good thing. The book is OK it’s not something I would frequently read but it’s not bad. The illustrations are lovely in a traditional way. 

 I love the message of this book. About being a warrior and defending your rights. I love how the children get involved. The illustrations go well and help bring the points of the story come across quite well. The only downfall for me is how everything goes back to God. And I understand with who this author is, so  that that makes perfect sense. I do wish there was a version of this book or a book like this that got the same points across without it being for God. The main reason for that is it limits the audience. But the message in this book is too important to be limited.