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Age: K-2nd grade

Keep 'em coming, Florence! You're my new go-to guy for little kids that love food and love to cook. This book is so well put together! Tyler makes his favorite recipe, spaghetti & meatballs, with a restaurant chef, even "traveling" to the different places where ingredients come from. After learning from the master, Tyler goes home and makes it himself, showing a rather daring display of independence in front of an open flame. The end pages have Tyler's spaghetti recipe and facts on the ingredients that went into the dish.

Age: Preschool-Kindergarten

Another blase story about adults and siblings being absorbed in technology and not noticing the youngest getting into all kinds of shenanigans. They eventually get stuck together because the youngest makes a sticky sandwich. They are able to work together to call the fire department and finally enjoy each others company. Or something.

Princess Antonia runs away because she is bored at home and no amount of material goods can please her. As she runs into the forest, she entices along her other princess friends. They have so much fun together being active outside and socializing that they decide to pursue more pleasurable activities like exercising and pursuing their dreams.

This book definitely warrants a discussion afterwards about why the princesses had a sudden change after their excursion into the forest.

Age: Preschool
Animal: Alligator
Emotions: Nervousness, first-day jitters


The story line might lose some because it drags a bit, but the pirate lingo is a-plenty and the celebration of reading has a unique lead up.

Age: Preschool-1st grade

As a kid, I loved books where I could find the same object in every page. So the moon follows Max home as he leaves Granpa's house. Granpa reminds him that the moon will always shine for him. This statement can be reassuring for children that miss their grandparents, either that they will see them the next time they visit or they have passed away.

Age: Preschool
Family: Grandpa

Joone has simplistic text without a plot, relying more on describing the everyday occurrences in Joone's life accompanied with lovely artwork. This reads like an early reader with very straight forward text.

Animals: Farm

Age: Preschool-1st grade
Family: New baby brother, older brother

Young helps present a unique and natural way an older sibling might protect his new baby brother. Tom gets worried when relatives begin saying that they just want to eat the little baby up, or that they just want to take a big bite out of him. Even though all his new baby brother does is poop, sleep, and cry, Tom still feels the urge to save his little brother from being eaten. A cute misinterpretation of adult phrases.

Age: Preschool-Kindergarten

A great addition to a book about bedtime routines, this little dragon will not give up on his need to hear his bedtime story "AGAIN!" Ends with a cute surprise that blasts through the book. Albeit, it does end rather abruptly.