I’m sorry but for me this book was just boring. The illustrations are well done, colorful, and are perfect to go with the story, but the story is long, wordy, and boring. It’s more a non-fiction look at the daily cycle of animals and plants than a story for group reading.
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This is probably the most convoluted and hard to use coloring book I have ever seen. And that’s a good thing. You can truly put your own spin on the image. Each page looks just list a black and white grid and you fill in the number with a designated color. But it’s not that easy. Each picture is pixelated, and how you fill in the boxes can also determine the effect. On the reverse side of each page, is a “answer key” if you will, that gives you a general idea of the image if you just do a boring color-in. I can not wait to do some of these, even though I am sure I will find frustration along the way.

I want a print copy of this book sooooo bad. It looks like an awesome haunted house for the Halloween season. The book is well laid out with easy step by step instructions. Might have to find this one in the Bookstore.

This is a very typical easy reader. We get to meet the various trucks and their caretaker. It’s a nice easy reader that young gear heads will love.
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These books are just fun. Wait til you see this suspecting evil villain. Remember to be green and recycle.

#BeattheBacklog 2017 CLOAK: A Character receives a gift from an unexpected source

This silly dilly book is quite fun, and illustrated by my favorite David Catrow. However, it’s not the best book in the series. I think the best book is Where Did you Hide My Presents. Second would be Take Me Out of the Bath Tub. If you like those, then you are sure to like this. My favorite song is probably Quiet in the Library. I wonder why…..?

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I can not believe I left this manga on my TBR list for so long!!! Why? I was luckly enough to get a galley of the collectors edition which is good considering my library has been missing volumes one and three for a while.

Dinah has a contract and must help the Mausoleum send spirits forward. She has some help from her friend Brian. She is a little crazy to start off with, but mellows out as she continues her assignments for the Mausoleum. It makes me think that if the movies Pan’s Labyrinth and Crimson Peak had a love child, it would be this book. And I now totally want Del Toro to make it a dream come true. The art is amazing, and I would love to also see a full color version. I am glad this series is being reissued. Now to go find books 3-8.

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This is the book that starts Cosmo’s adventures. He is the last Dodo bird. After the mean ships captain and his crew infiltrated his island and at all Cosmo’s friends, he is the last. 3R-V is a modern space ship, whose mission is to preserve life and species for future generations. The two meet up when 3R-V misses his time tunnel window, but accidentally saves Cosmo in the process. The two decide to team up to find dodo on other planets to continue the species. I really enjoyed this book. It makes a human interaction eradication of a species easy to understand, without being too bogged down in jargon. It’s a fun, save the earth type of book and I look forward to the rest of the series.

#beatthebacklist #buckbeak 3R-v counts as an unusual mount because he is space car with a brain, feelings, and emotions. He is a mount, not just a spacecraft.

Cosmo is the last earth dodo bird. He and his robot friend 3R-V are on a mission across the galaxy to find other dodos. This time they stop at a planet with a lot of space junk. There they meet the Magician Zigor who has to learn that you can not just make junk disappear. A fun book about an important concept.