I loved everything about this book.  The illustrations are so much fun.  They remind me of Curious George. Then Sloth is slow but his ultra fast friend Squirrel is a perfect companion.  They are the exact opposite but they hit off each other better than Abbot and Castello.  

 This book would be great for a classroom setting.  For students to go about studying their heritage.  But for story time, it doesn’t really work. 

I love it when a picture book teaches me about someone new.  This book was fantastic.  We learn about Mr. Sakamoto and the swim club he started with the aim of making the Olympics.  Not only is the story fantastic and told in a brilliant way, the illustrations are so lush and vibrant it is hard to pick a favorite.  All libraries should be adding this book to their collection.

 I am not a fan of this cover, but I love the illustrations inside the book.  This is a graphical illustration of various musical instructions like Allergo which means quickly and swiftly.  It was a lot of fun and a must read for any kid studying how to play an instrument. 

 This was a lot of fun.  A child had a poem in their pocket but it fell out and blew around town.  The words and letters get jumbled up and they have a hard time putting them back together.  This was really well done and the illustrator did a fantastic job of matching the action of the words to the story.  I love everything about it. 

 I have often wondered what different gender terms mean.  Some are older and you know right away or are easy to assess, others seem to be used interchangeably, but do have solid meanings, and others are brand new to this reader, like Xirl/Xoy, or Kynigender.  This book was a wonderful first step in understanding some of these.  There is something for everyone to learn.  

 Overall I like this book and think it would be fun for a gym or PE class.  But it is extremely long.  It tries to rhyme and does a pretty good job but when it adds all the funny words like jumpity jump it tends to form a tongue twister.  The illustrations are nice and feature POC characters. 

 

This book is for those looking for a more girl centric Wimpy Kid.  This book fits right in.  We join our lead as a middle child in Middle School and she hates it!.  Everything about it.  She very much makes me think of Jan Brady.  She feels she doesn’t get enough attention as the middle child.  She is always worried and anxious about not being as good as her brother or as loved as her sister.  I get the problems, and see many kids who will not only enjoy this read but find themselves in it.  As for myself, as an older sister, I just want to tell her to stop whining and enjoy your life.  

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 This is book 2 in the Southern Spirits series.  It picks up just a little over a month after book one.  It is the same silly fun read that just makes you happy.  And while it is a separate story and a new mystery, I love how Angie connected books one and two.  I have book 3 sitting on my shelf and I am trying to find time to crack it open because I know it will be good.  I have fallen head over heels for this series and want more. 

 

 It’s hard to say what I think of this book.  I found it interesting and entertaining, but with just one volume the story is not yet fully developed.  I was really intrigued with one sibling passing themselves off as another, another who is a warrior.  Plus the way the monarchy works is still confounding.  But I did like it well enough to pick up book 2 so that says something.

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