This was a thoroughly entertaining read out of the Storm Kids publishing house.  It was a new take on the classic Hansel and Gretel tale, that makes them the kids in the Grimm family of fairytale legends.  This book was both heartfelt and funny. It provided light scares and tons of adventures.  I hope this series lives on for a while as I can not wait to read the next installment.

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 Simple, but almost too simple.  Overall I like the story, but I don't need the big long dedication in the front.  The dedication should not be longer than the book.  Plus all the back matter.  It was over kill.  Then let's talk about the illustrations.  They look self-published, but they are not bad.  However, what is with the various bubbles on each page.  Sometimes they represent the sun and the moon, but why are things in “bubble”?  It’s just odd.  This book will be nice for those that need it, but overall, not something I would rush to put in my library. 

 I really wanted to like this book as I think it is a needed title. It’s about explaining pregnancy loss your other children. What I like least is the various references to god.  I know that is how many people explain things, but I wish it was more “medical” instead of religious.  But for those who are religious it is a great title.  And I do give it snaps for using a multicultural family. 

 This book was awesome, and I would love to see it animated, just for the voices.  Maybe Ben Aflec and Matt Damon, or the Walburg bros.  Two lobsters with their heavy boston accents figure out where all the pollution is coming from and send it back.  The illustrations are great and the information in the back of the book is perfect.  Kids are going to love this book. 

 Ahhhhh.  This book was so much fun.  The word play is awesome and the kids at story time are going to love it.  Bear wants his thingity Jig, but has to build as Pushy-Poppity and other fun contraptions to get it home.  I love the illustrations, and would hang any one of them on my wall. 

 Overall, I like this book.  I was reading a galley and the marking plan for the book talks about the cadence of the story.  The cadence is there, but sometimes how the story has been broken up on the pages, breaks of the pages.  And sometimes it’s just that the cadence is off.  The rhymes work, but are sometimes harsh because of the broken cadence.  Overall I like the story, it’s message, and it’s artwork, but don’t tell me something and then not deliver. 

This book is pretty standard for the series.  Each set of pages have something that is being said good night too.  It has a love theme and only mentions valentine in the title and at the very end so this book could be used for various story time theses without regulating it to the Holiday shelf.

 

This book is so much explanation that explains nothing.  You get a bit of the two main characters and then nothing.  Nothing like is seen on the cover, and I still don’t get where the title comes from.  However, I am intrigued and do own volume 2 so I will continue on and see if I shall remain with this series or not.

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Book two was better than book one because we get to the meat and potatoes of the story instead of just the bread.  Our protagonists know how to come and go from storyland - and know how to fill the pages of their books.  But you might be surprised at what happens when a story is completed.  And volume 2 introduces worms that grow out of a protagonist's hands and elsewhere.  I am now searching for volumes three and four to see what happens next.  I now want to know.

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 The first Sunny book was deep.  It looked at her life while at grandpas in Florida and what led to her going there.  It looked at troubles in a family from a side character and how it affected Sunny, without really affecting her.  But now we are on book 3.  It’s a year in her life.  7th grade, and it’s the late 70’s so everything should be groovy.  Sunny learns about D&D and that it’s okay to not like all the same things your friends do as you grow up.  Overall I like the book, and it is a quick read.  But it’s not deep.  It has heart, but it’s forgettable.