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: There’s a Dinosaur in the Toilet!
Title: There’s a Dinosaur in the Toilet | Author: Horace Hughes | Illustrator: Horace Hughes | Category: Picture Book | Publisher: Horace Hughes Books | Release date: June 2022 Book Description: Danny is a small boy who makes an extraordinary discovery on a visit to the bathroom! How will he and his mom cope with their new arrival? What lessons can they learn about…
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Book Review + Giveaway: The Crystal Beads, Lalka’s Journey
Title: The Crystal Beads, Lalka’s Journey | Author: Pat Black-Gould | Illustrator: Katya Royz | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Purple Butterfly Press | ISBN-13: 9781955119207 Book Description: A Star of David necklace or a rosary? In 1939 Poland, a young girl is asked to give up one of these and accept the other without understanding why. However, what she…
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Book Review + Giveaway: The Crabtree Monsters
Title: The Crabtree Monsters | Author: Chris Wieland | Genre: Middle Grade | Publisher: Smart Aleck Press | Publication Date: May 2022 Book Description: Moving from Los Angeles to tiny Crabtree, Michigan, is the last thing thirteen-year-old Kat Dylan wants to do. Crabtree’s seen better days and isn’t what you call welcoming. Worse, the move means living with her gruff Grandpa Nick, the…
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Book Review + Giveaway: The Sun Plays with the Moon
Title: The Sun Plays with the Moon | Author: Alicia Mofford | Illustrator: Annie Wilkinson | Genre: Picture Book | Publisher: Green Emerald Publishing | ISBN-13: 9798985036619 Book Description: The Sun and the Moon are best friends playing a never-ending game of tag in the sky. Many fascinating changes occur on Earth as they catch each other, hug each other, and…
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Book Review + Giveaway: Doctoroo and the Case of the Red-Hot Hawaiians
Title: Doctoroo and the Case of the Red-Hot Hawaiians | Author: Dr. Rachel Wellner | Category: Picture Book | Publisher: Wellner Media | Release date: March 2022 Book Descriptin: Doctoroo (also known as Dr. Marsha Roo) and her team―Kirby Koala, Louie Llama, and Terence Toad― may live in Australia, but they travel all over the world solving medical mysteries. In Doctoroo & the…
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