Such a lovely and unexpected story.  I don’t know much about the culture of Southern US/Mexico territory so learning about El Cucuy (aka the Mexican Boogeyman) was really interesting.  In this case Ramon and El Cucuy have moved north and things are quite a bit different.  The two comfort each other as they start this new life adventure.  This was a great story.  I loved the mix of Spanish and English with no explanations.  This was a great read. 

 Cow is a character.  He always seems to be living in the wrong season. This simple but fun book would be a great read for story time.  Full of opportunities to ask kids questions about what is going on, what is wrong, and what is right.  The illustrations are colorful and lively and work perfectly with the story. 

 This is a look at many different children and how they spend their day.  The rhymes work, but the cadence drops in many places.  However, with the bright and colorful illustration and the almost nonsense words, children are sure to love this and ask for it to be read over and over again. 

 This is one of the better “it’s time for school” books I have read.  I love the cadence and the rhyme.  It flows really well and the message is pretty clear.  Yes the first day of school can be scary, but there is so much fun to be had, that it’s sure to be a great time. 

 Everyone probably wishes sometime in their life that they could be someone else.  This book is full of wishes.  Two sisters who wish to be like the other, because the other seems to have it better.  But they realize that everyone wishes at some time that they were something different.  And that if they were both alike, they would be themselves.  I like the message of this book, but I don’t care for the rest of it.  I think the art style is a little old fashioned and I hate the … between the words and characters.  Just overall, this book was not a success for this reader. 

 I really wanted to like this book.  I like the idea of it.  It’s all about finding ways to fall asleep when you can't.  It’s a great message for kids.  I really like the artwork, but this story was way too long.  I just about fell asleep reading it, and I am sure that was not the point. 

 This book was awesome.  It is a simple look at “most days”.  What happens everyday, but also how the days slightly change from day to day.  The representation in this book is awesome.  Almost everyone will be able to see themselves and find something that reminds them of most of their days. 

 This is a very cute book where some friends set off to find the end of the world.  No one knows exactly where it is, but it’s over there.  The ending is a bit confusing because they just say they found the end of the world.  You have to wait and see the map to show where it is. But the map is flat.  I wish they had shown it as a globe.  Overall the book is successful, I just want too much. 

 This fun book reminds me of Press here.  It’s an action book that asks the readers to do something like flap the book's pages to help the owl fly.  This would be a fun lap time book, but Press Here still did it better. 

 Just as fun as the first book, but a bit easier to follow and a bit more to read. Nibbles has escaped again and sent a little boy on an adventure through a book of facts, which turns into a joyride for both.