Apparently before this was a book it was an emmy award winning holiday special. Something must be lost in translation. Elmo helps santa get unstuck from the chimney and as a thank you, Santa gifts Elmo a snowglobe and 3 wishes. But Elmo’s wishes everyday was christmas and Santa has to go back and show him the error of his ways. In book format more is put on the lead up, instead of the consequences. I think I would prefer to watch this special than read it.
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The story is fine, if not overly childish. However, if it is supposed to be teaching someone how to tell time, it does an abysmal job of it.

Another book in this series and I am still not impressed. This one is a bit better. Ceri and Deri keep sharing their candy until there is none left. This does a good job of showing how subtraction works, but it leaves the reader thinking Ceri and Deri are not very smart.

This story was a bit long, but I liked it. It’s not one of those everything is happy and hunky dory stories. It reminds me of the folktales like Catskinella and The Two Jakes from The People Could Fly. There are real world consequences to real world problems, and if do do things wrong, karma will bite you in the bum. Literally in this case.

THis was way too simplified telling of sleeping beauty. I did really like how they did not use true loves kiss to wake Bronty, but instead five bean chilli. Which they also used to banish the evil queen. The story is known, and there is really nothing to give it legs to stand against other competitors for this same retelling.

This book was fun. The author did a swell job of laying it out and the graphics they used to show stitches were great. They were themed to the books but still easy to understand. While I liked the projects the only ones I see myself making is the Necronomincon Ipad cozy that I would use as a book sleeve, and maybe the light -up ghosts and skulls that I would turn into garland.
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Like most Boys Town books, this is an “issue” book. It’s about learning to like yourself the way you are. I like the idea, but I think the story is too wordy and too “in you face” - “learn this lesson”. Not all lessons need to be broken into a -------. Sometimes you can just say it plainly. BTW, I hate the illustrations. There are some great individual pages, but all together, yuck.

This book is about a student named and the monkey on her back Dyslexia. This book is meant for kids to work on their emotional issues around their learning disability, but I love that the book is vague enough it could be used for almost any type of learning or life difficulty. However, what I do not like is the Forward. These really have no place in the front of picture books. This one not only tells us what the book is about, but then goes on to praise the author for all the awards they have won. Guess what?! I don’t care! If this had to be included, it should be at the back of the book, not the beginning.

Cora June has been the main player in another book that was all about getting what she wants. Apparently she didn’t learn because she is back for a very similar lesson. I feel the same way about this book as I did that one...ehhh. I am not a fan of the illustrations, and the message is just so hammer hard. You must compromise. That's it. Not for me thanks.

This book started out as a lullaby written by the author for her newborn child. The lullaby is beautiful. The art work of the book is beautiful. However as a story, I don’t think it works. The natural inclination in books is to have stanzas that rhyme, or a simple story. This tries to combine the two and it falls flat. I would much rather listen to the song than read the book.