AHHHHHHHHH.  That’s it.  That's all you need to know. A boy and his dog are best buddies.  They do everything together until it is time to go to school.  How do you do this when you miss each other so much? This book was adorable and the illustrations are a perfect complement. 

 This is a series of simple cartoons about life with Mochi the pug.  I see many familiar things as I am a dog mami.   Overall the book was cute, but it can also be a bit too much of a good thing.  It feels repetitive at times, and would probably not feel that way if I was reading it a strip at  a time. 

 This is just one of a series of books that breaks the original Anne of Green Gables books into easier to read sections.  This is written as an early chapter book and the reader gets to be part of my favorite scene, where Anne breaks the slate over Gilbert's head.  Unlike other “shortener” series like Great Illustrated Classics, I like how this is broken up.  How each different scene is it’s own part of the series and can be read as an independent book. 

 This book makes the reader go Ahhhhhhhhhh.  An elephant has gotten lost and doesn’t remember anything, but the young kid Arthur becomes his friend.  They play and have fun, and eventually the elephant remembers just enough to contact his family who all come to help the elephant remember things and feel loved.  Within the illustrations one of the elephants that was called says Hi Dad, and another calls Grandpa.  This makes me think of alzheimers.  As a way to explain to kids that it is okay to get forgetful as you age.  Just help each other and things will be alright in the end. 

 This was an interesting read.  The Peace Pilgrim was someone who had a decent and easy life, but was against war and fighting.  In midlife she gave up everything she owned to walk for peace.  Once started, her journey didn’t end until death.  This was an interesting biography about a relatively unknown woman.  I do wish the author was a bit better about dates in the story part and not just the end matter, but overall it was a lovely read. 

 I think this book broke my heart.  It’s a story a child tells of his older sister and the older kids in the refugee camp, where leaving was not allowed.  The people in this camp were hungry and the older kids took it upon themselves to go find fresh food, even though it led to awful things.  This book is a great lesson, and a needed lesson.  The artwork is unusual but lovingly done.  All together this is a powerhouse book about true superheroes who don’t wear capes. 

 This was such a special sweet book.  It just describes different types of tears and makes sure the reader knows that it is okay to cry.  The illustrations are amazingly detailed and the way the illustrator uses the teal color to show emotion is amazing. 

 Barnaby is a bird in a cage.  While treated well, he resents the addition of a new friend and runs away.  He learns to get along in the real world, but it is only once he finds home again, that he realizes how precious it is.  This book is expected but just feels really sad.  

 This book imagines communications between real life architect Antoni Gaudi and the youngest member of the Batllo family as he redesigned the family’s now famous Spanish house.  This story was simply lovely.  It gets the readers interested in the house itself, and proposes a fun theory for why certain elements look as they do.  Overall this book was excellent and had this reader running to google to see more. 

 I really, really, want to like this book.  It is epistolary meaning it’s told through letters. These are all apology letters for something Timothy has done, either on purpose, or by accident.  I think the reason that I am not as fond of this book as I could be, is because some of the letters are cheeky or almost rude.  Like, I apologize, but you made it worse, appears in over half the letters.  I get the point of the book and the ending does make it worth it, but overall, I have seen this done better.