Working in leather is nice and this book covers all the basics. It’s just not my thing. The projects are boring but I know that has to do with the beginning nature of said projects.

This book is so much fun. The problem with buying play costumes is that kids grow out of them so quickly. This book is full of great fun patterns that pair with a child's everyday cloths to become a superhero, animals, or anything their imaginations conjure. I think it would be really fun for a library to do an adult program where everyone makes of of these sets, and then they are the kids department to be played with when the children are there. Some of my favorite patterns are for the birds. Literally. There is sure to be something for your little ones imagination to play with.

This book is beautifully laid out and has some great projects for beginners and intermediates. Many of the projects are better done with a die cut but this is nice for those who do not have access to those types of materials and techniques.

I just love this series. This time the princess and price are having a day at the beach. Their day is full of rhyming questions and answers and adorable graphics that readers have come to expect. Another book in a lovely lineup.

This brief look at an up and coming actress is the right length and amount of information for little minds. There is not much you would find in here that isn’t in people magazine, but it is a fun was for kids to look at the lady who gave new life to Wonder Woman.

The Dino’s are taking a break from sports to celebrate a little Christmas cheer. In its standard sing song rhyme, the dinos deck the hall, have snowball fights, and await Santa Claws. A great story in the line up perfect for dino fans during the holidays.

I really enjoyed this story. Just FYI there are a few typo that could just be a bad digital copy, in the authors letter at the end. It’s kind of a sad story, but with a happy ending. And while the art is not a style I like it has a hopeful feel. It’s all dark and gloomy at the beginning but brightens up at the happy points. A true story of two dogs becoming friend after bad experiences.

Thank you to the author for an advanced copy of this book.

This book sounds like a story a child would tell. The frog is told by many to be careful, doesn’t listen and ends up lost. But when he does the exact things that got him lost to begin with, he ends up back at his home. This story is too simple, too easy. Not in terms of reading, but in plan. It’s very wordy and the story line seems half done. I like the graphics they are nice and bright. I wish the wording was over layered on the graphics instead on white pages in between.

This is a nice bilingual book. It’s the story of a cape, and all the things this cape can be to different children. There is nothing truly great about this book, it’s just nice. It’s simple for little ones to compare the Spanish and English words. The illustrations seem very dark for a story about great colors. And at the end when they show the color wheel, I wish the color wheel was bilingual as well.

I am a sucker for a classic car. This book is so interesting and also depressing. To see all these rare and once beautiful cars as piles of junk left to rot. So sad. The one thing I wish the book had, is pictures of any of the cars once/if they had been restored. Otherwise, I found the book interesting. The author takes you through his trips finding cars, in all manners of solitude, and even hunts for specific cars. And while I can not remember all the potential cars showcased in this book, if the author wants to find me a Jag C-Type from the 60’s or a Porsche 356 from the
50’s, I would be fine with that. I would have even offered to show him the classic 20-30’s Jag that was in my garage right before I bought my house (it didn’t stay with the house, but I would have qualified for his barn finds. It had to be winched out and left gouges in the floor when they moved it. Such as shame, but thank goodness for books like this one.