An interesting book to teach children about meditation. The rhymes work, but the cadence can fall flat. The illustrations are appropriate and get the point across. Overall the book is successful, i’m just not feeling it.

A fun book about the made up history of cars. It’s a bit long for bedtime, and I don’t see it sticking around in history, but not a bad read for a rainy day.

Christmas at Little Critters house seems similar to most peoples. But his is scratch and sniff, and even 20 years later they still work. Now the smell of hot chocolate, apple pie, and candy canes has made me hungry.

A really funny book about a man who loved stinky cheese. Not only did it give him bad breath, but it drove his family away, and required professionals in gas masks to come help. It’s an older book, as I’m not sure the illustrations and story line would be printed today, but I enjoyed my chance to read it.

The Underpants books are some of my favorite books. In this edition the Aliens in Underpants have to help out Santa. They want to make sure every kid gets an awesome pair of underpants to go along with his toys and books. A rhyming fun time for all.

Have you ever been in a bad mood for no discernible reason? Babbity is having just such a day. Mouse and Squirrel try their best to help their friend come to a better temperament. A lovely story with great illustrations.

I liked this story but thought it was a bit long. The Catrow illustrations are wonderful but not as vibrant as normal.

Such a wonderful story, if a bit odd. A little girl is sad her dad is away on business and she is sick today. But her cat, Rotunda, gets a bit snippy causing our girl to say yes to a mysterious stranger who hoped out of a chest and promised her adventure. The story is quite nice, but the illustrations are the best part.

Billie goes to school where she and her friend John have a nice trip to the PomPom planet. After helping an alien get to his home planet, they land back on earth just in time for snack. The book is cute, and I love some of the illustrations, but some are very common. Overall it’s a successful book, but not one that will be easy to find in book stores in 20 years.

This was such an adorable book. Pip wants to live on the moon because he thinks it’s made of stinky cheese - his favorite! But he will need to be an astronaut, have a spaceship and some way to get it up. This book shows a clever little mouse thinking through all the steps to get what he wants. And when it fails he does not give, up, but keeps trying. I love the message, the story, and the illustration. However - to the publisher: Next Steps are not needed! Plus any good book club leader knows that the first question you ask a group of readers is is they liked the book. You ask all the other questions first, and save that one for last. But once again, this page is not needed. Sometimes you just have to let the story speak for itself.