Reviews written by Bethany Wicker

NATURE SMARTS WORKBOOK: ALL ABOUT WATER is a great educational tool for children who are homeschooled or for parents who want to supplement their education during the summer. This workbook contains all sorts of engaging activities like mazes, matching, search and finds, and more. There are even some crafts and...

Ready for the quickest bedtime story ever? It only consists of ten words. However, you have to be perfectly prepared for it. Getting ready for the story is extensive and not an easy feat. Everyone has to be tucked in with fluffed pillows, including the stuffed animals. There are vocals...

The bed starts off with ten animals in it, then the speckled hen says, "Roll over." One by one, the animals roll, but whoever is on the end is pushed off with a thump. This continues until the speckled hen is the only one remaining in the bed, and the...

Gus the rhino and Sully the mouse wonder what the weather is going to be like today. There are so many options. It can be sunny, rainy, snowy, and more. With each type of weather comes different activities, but Gus and Sully are prepared to make the day better no...

On his way home, a little mongoose travels the plains of Serengeti and discovers all kinds of animals that inhabit the African environment. His adventure leads him to giraffes, monkeys, zebras, and more, but all the animals are sleeping, which is something the mongoose should be doing. In isn't until...

Maren the whale shark loves to travel and is the largest and brightest fish in the sea. With the question of why everything is so dark and with her friend Remy at her side, she travels to meet the Aztec goddess Huixtocihuatl to get some answers. Along the way, she...

I WAS: THE STORIES OF ANIMAL SKULLS teaches children all about skulls and shows pictures of what the animals look like alive before all that's left is their bones. While death and bones are usually a morbid topic, this book colors the subject in a positive light that will spark...

Kyung's house is the last house before reaching the sea and falling into it. Because of it's location, it's the best place for people to evacuate to during the Korean War as soldiers push them out of their homes. At first, Kyung doesn't like the idea of all these people...

When Lucy and Noah get a snow globe for Christmas, Lucy admires the beauty of it while wishing it was snowing at her home. Her dreams of a white Christmas become real when she feels something cold hit her. Soon, her day is full of snowball fights and other wintery...

There's a legend in Cucumonga Campground that claims there's a humongous duck that is so big it can eat a whale whole. Because of the fear the story stems, the main rule of this campground is to never feed the ducks. However, Hector doesn't believe it one bit, so he...

Beau and his companions are a band of thieves who love to take what they feel like they're owed. When they stumble upon an abandoned castle, they believe they've hit the jackpot. However, a beast emerges and everyone escapes except for Beau. He has a beautiful face and loves to...

Pipo, Bud, and Kenny are the best of friends and love spending time together. It doesn't matter what they do, it's always a good time which is the power of true friendship. One day, they find a giant earthworm, but can't pull it out no matter what they try. It's...

The last thing Wendy Darling wants to do is grow up, so she decides to escape to Neverland, the world from her stories. But in this story, instead of meeting Peter Pan, Wendy bribes Captain Hook to take her away to Neverland. Once there, she meets Tink and the Lost...

A group of mermaids wake up one morning and realize it's a perfect day for exploring the colors their rich environment has to inspire them. Swimming and diving, children get a new take on learning the all of the different colors in our world. In this format, the mermaids use...

As a little girl sleeps, she dreams of the ocean and the creatures that inhabit in. In a submarine, the reader is taken on an adventure with her through the watery depths to discover the wildlife that thrives in these conditions. She discovers so many different things that it may...