I review children’s books from picture books to YA for Armadillo Magazine, The Children’s Book Review, iReadBooks Tours and was a former reviewer for the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Here you’ll find links to all of those reviews, guest posts, author interviews and giveaways.
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Book Review + Giveaway: Girl on the Run
Title: Girl on the Run | Author: Nancy McDonald | Genre: Middle Grade (Historical Fiction) | Publisher: Iguana Books | Release Date: September 2021 Book Description: It’s 1933 in Berlin. The Nazis have seized power, and for thirteen-year-old Amelie Meyer life is changing in ways she never could have imagined. Her new teacher is picking on Jewish students, her friends are starting to shun her…
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Words to Write By
“A good story cannot function like a legal brief, which attempts to persuade and lead the reader down a narrow path suspended above the abyss of unreason. Rather, it must be more like an empty house, an open garden, a deserted beach by the ocean. The reader moves in with their own burdensome baggage and…
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Guest Post: Author Patricia Allieri
The author of picture book, Aqua Paws, discusses her inspiration for the story and her goals in sharing her message about ocean pollution with children. In July 2021, my family took a beach vacation to Destin, Florida — a picturesque town surrounded by emerald green-colored waters and snow-colored white sand beaches. With careful planning, it…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Aqua Paws
Title: Aqua Paws | Author: Patricia Allieri | Illustrator: Stella Maria | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Aqua Kids Books | Release Date: April 4, 2023 Book Description: Splish! Splash! MEOW! Most cats hate water, but not Aqua Paws. He loves it! There’s just one problem: he’s terrified of crabs! Then Aqua Paws finds himself in a sticky situation, and the only one around to help is…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Famous Seaweed Soup
Title: Famous Seaweed Soup | Author: Antoinette Truglio Martin | Illustrator: Penny Weber | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Purple Butterfly Press | Release Date: April 2023 | ISBN: 9781955119405 Publisher’s Book Summary: Beach days are the best days and Sara loves everything about the beach. Her favorite part is making her famous seaweed soup. Collecting all the ingredients is a…
Stephanie Ward 