It was a bit of a slow read for me but it goes out at my library all the time! I am intrigued enough to read book two

A cute story about a bunny and his shadow. I really liked it.

Normally I'm a huge fan of Bob Shea but this wasn't my favorite. In this book Cheetah seems to win at every race no matter what and I kind of thought the messages were mixed. I'm not sure why these kittens kept hanging out with him but the illustrations are adorable.

I am going to sit with this one for a bit. I want to reread it because IFelt it was disjointed the first time around. At times it was hard for me to tell when they were talking about musicians and when they were talking about soldiers. Maybe that was the point. I wish that I had more background about the Harlem hellfighters because I think that would have clarify things for me. I think the kids would need some background to fully understand but this could be a good jumping off point.

What do I say about this book? I approached it eagerly, as it had been reviewed well, but also with some trepidation, as I have read "Wicked" numerous times and still can't really tell you what it was about. This story took me a while to get into. I wanted to love it, and there were parts I did. I love the feel of Russia in the story, the fatalism and the acceptance of hardships, the magic and the coicidence. However, I found this book to be a bit of a slog. Did I love Baba Yaga? Yes. But it took me six days to read and it felt like longer.

I wanted to read every single additional reference in this book. Fleischman does a great job of summing up various environmental headlines and encouraging critical thinking. He has additional materials on every topic, listed both in chapter and in the back. An excellent nonfiction entry.