I hate the fact that is book is needed, but in today’s society it is. It is a book for parents, caregivers, or teachers to read with a child after a traumatic death. In this book it was a shooting. The author never comes right out and says a shooting, and I like that. It is a very simple question answer type of picture book. Plus the author has included how to talk to children about these types of events and how to help them process it.

This review is of the English version.

This is a comic/coloring/activity book from internet personality Catsass. And they are just as sassy in book form as they are online. A brainless read that if you really like cats you will love. If, like me you are a dog lover, some of it may be funny, some may not. Just don’t let Catsass know you are a dog lover.

Let’s say this for starters. The cover and lay out is very 80’s. I swear I saw this book in my school library then. But that is where the comparison ends. Modern gaming is so different from my childhood and I am happy that this book didn’t spend any time talking about that. It was chock full of helpful information about how league and tournaments work within the top games currently competitively played. A great primer for beginning gamers.

Once again the cover feels very 80’s. But it is a great companion to E-Sports Competitions. I really like how they cover female gamers, and that many are not treated the best by male gamers, but they are rising in their prowess in the gaming field. This book covers the beginning of pro gamers and what is changing in the field.

I really enjoyed this book. I have always been fascinated by the animals that are part of the architecture of many building. This book highlights those in DC with beautiful pictures. The only thing that could have made this book better was a little history of each of these buildings and they those animals were there.

Sung to the tune of the Farmer in the Dell, we’re going to the beach, is just a happy day on the beach. The kids ride waves, hunt crabs, build sandcastles. It’s okay and has a place in a library collection. I can even see it being used for story time, however, once it falls apart, I doubt it would be replaced.

This adorable book follows a wiener dog with swimming anxiety. He is worried he will sink, get eaten by the fish, etc. He was meant to run, sit, and stay, not dive, float, and swim. That is until he gets help from a doggie life preserver. It can help even the wimpiest of dogs swim and enjoy the water. This is a fun rhyming story with colorful illustrations. I can not wait for lesson 3.

Not as fun as I thought it would be. The author has taken the song “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” and turned it into the Banana song. You know, Anna Anna Bo Banna. Each verse replaced the first first letter of the alphabet with a single letter so you get “Be Bish Bo A Berry Bhristmas…” So not only is the “song” kind of lazy, there are virtually no illustrations. The have some fancy lettering at the top of each page to represent the letter, but other than that, just black words on a white background. BORING! This book is a fail, and it failed hard!

This story is all about incorporating mechanical and digital toys into a child’s playday. Tobor is a robot, but he is noisy and hard, and can not climb trees. There are times he needs to be turned off, or taught to be quite. It’s an interesting story, especially for today's children who are so used to digital toys that entertain them, that they forget how to entertain themselves.

Tessie may need to tame her tongue, but the author needs to tame their pen. This book started out fun, but quickly got bogged down, long, and boring. It's a book on learning when to talk and when to listen, and how to be a good listener. But it spends so much time trying to make a point, or giving practical examples, that the mind has wandered away from the concept. I like the tips at the back of the book, and I think the story could be presented in a less “talkative” way. Too Long, too wordy. The illustrations are great, and it has a biracial family for those looking for more representation in children’s books.