This is a story about Ellie and her mum having a very bad day. Mum yells at Ellie and says something not very nice leading mum to apologize. In all honesty, I hate this book. Ellie was being a brat. And mum apologizes for being a grown up version of a brat, but they never talked over what was causing this in the first place. It would have been the opportune time. Then at the end, mom wants to know if they can be “friends” again. That is the part I hate the most. Stop being a friend and be a parent.

A lovely if not a tad boring book about what to name the new baby. The parents have to think long and hard and try out many names until they come to exactly the right one.

This is a really fun book. Yes part of that fun is the giant wobbly eyes that pop through the book and make a reader dizzy. But the story is also quite nice. Something has happened to the sun, so Earth calls to other planets to see if they too are experiencing problems, and how can they solve them. The entire book is told in rhyme, and while it is a little long it works quite well. Plus at the end is some information about each of the planets.

This book is a collection of short children’s stories. Each just a few pages long. Each story could be its own picture book. A love set with fun illustrations.

This is a mother’s story about her son Charlie. He has a big heart. He loves to run but he never wins. But he continues to run. He grows into his heart and becomes a Navy Seal, on a mission to protect others. This is a lovely story, but reads like a mom talking about her stand out child. The illustrations child like. I think with some better editing and a professional illustrator this could be a better story.

I was expecting this book to be similar to the 1001 best video games, but I was greatly surprised. Yes it had some video games, but mostly it was games you play with other people like Tiddly Winks, Duck Duck Goose, etc. It was about movement, and memories as much as it was about keeping busy. I think this book would make a great gift for someone with kids. I can see families making it a point to play a game a week/month as their child grows. Wonderful Book and idea.

Decorating your home with letter is currently a hot trend. This book looks at ways to take a plane store bought letter and make it fabulous. The letters can be purchased from local craft stores, or even big box stores. How you decorate them is all in what you are willing to take on. This book shows projects from simple (such as various painting methods) to more complicated like twig covered and gold leaf. I do like the finish projects in this book but so many just seem to be cut the letter out of various papers and glue it on. Or faux paint. Etc.

This how to draw book hooks would be artists from the beginning. First off it tells you that fancy art supplies don’t matter. Just paper and pencil. Then it’s only rule is to have fun. The cute animated character dressed as a teddy bear even tells you to throw the rule book out the window. I really like how the books talks about proportions throughout the book. The various sizes, and how the artist should size the hair, etc. For example should things like hair be sized to match the body or the head? Plus towards the end there are other great crafting uses for Chibi. Overall a a nice book for beginners.

Just as much fun as the school rules version. Simple rules for all kids with hilarious illustrations on what not to do.

Every student should know the universal rules of school, such as don’t take more than you need in your backpack, screaming isn’t nice, don’t copy off others, etc. What I like most about this book is that one page has the rule, and the next page is an illustrated example of what NOT to do. And the illustrations are just so much fun. Choosing a favorite would be a decision I never want to make.