Reviews written by Olivia Farr, Assistant Blog Manager & Staff Reviewer

THE SECRET LIFE OF BUGS features lovely illustrations to teach a bit about bugs. The book includes a couple pages on a few different insects, such as bees, ants, stick insects, and butterflies. Each bug gets a couple page spreads with die-cut peek-through features and a couple paragraphs with random...

AS BRAVE AS A LION is an adorable picture book about facing your fears and finding your brave. A young girl and her lion are best friends - he helps her to be brave. However, when they go to the playground and climb up the steps to the really big...

ANGELINA BALLERINA'S BALLET TOUR is a cute early chapter book read that follows Angelina and friends as they go on a small tour. Angelina is so excited to hear Miss Lilly's surprise - her dance class will be going on tour all the way to the Royal Theater in Great...

SO YOU WANT TO BE A FROG is a cute picture book that invites children to learn about and try to be a frog. With an interactive writing style, the story tells children the "rules" of being a frog, and what they will need to do to join the club....

BEST BIG SISTER EVER! is a charming new Angelina Ballerina chapter book about the first day of school and sisterhood. Angelina and Polly are both about to have their first day of school. While Angelina cannot wait to get back to class and her friends, Polly is feeling very shy...

THE PRINCE & THE APOCALYPSE is a charming YA contemporary romance/end-of-the-world story. Wren is on a trip to London with her classmates, and she is finally starting to feel better and get back to her itinerary, but her BFF has decided to ditch her for other classmates. She heads to...

BEAR AND BIRD: THE PICNIC AND OTHER STORIES is a collection of four stories in a chapter book-style format. Bear and Bird are best friends, and they love to spend time together. In the first story, Bird accidentally falls into a flower and begins to cry, so when Bear spots...

ANGELINA, STAR OF THE SHOW is a cute picture book about enthusiasm and making mistakes. Angelina is on the way to the Mouseland Dance Festival with her grandparents, but the trip will take several days by boat - and it's all hands on deck! However, Angelina is determined to be...

LOSE YOU TO FIND ME is an intriguing YA contemporary about friendship, relationships, and chasing your dreams. Thomas works at Sunset Estates, a retirement community, where he waits tables and dreams of the day (soon) when he will turn 18 and be able to help in the kitchen. He has...

IF I SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW is a consuming YA speculative fiction read about time loops. Clark has been stuck in a time loop of September 19 for 309 days, and he decides to open up at his therapy appointment about his loneliness, getting some advice on steps to take...

DANIEL LEARNS TO SWIM is a cute book that presents the "pool rules" and shows Daniel taking swim lessons. The story begins with Daniel excited to go to the neighborhood pool to learn to swim. Once he arrives, he learns that there are three pool rules to keep you safe...

LEARN BY STICKER: BEGINNING PHONICS is a clever workbook that encourages early reading skills. The book includes 10 monster images that can be created by filling in shapes with stickers. The stickers are labeled by the way that children fill in the blanks of words, beginning with simple 3-letter words...

LEARN BY STICKER: ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION is a clever and unique workbook that makes math delightful! The book includes 10 baby animals to paint-by-sticker, where children can create an image by placing stickers in specific shapes. Children must figure out which sticker goes where by solving addition and subtraction problems....

THE SHADOW SISTER is a riveting mystery/suspense read about sisterhood and legacy. Casey and Sutton are both sisters and enemies, so when Sutton suddenly disappears, Casey has a lot of mixed feelings about it. As she performs for the press and helps to search for her sister, it begins to...

BABY, SEE THE COLORS! is a delightful new book in the indestructibles series. This book walks through a few basic colors in both Spanish and English with the simple indestructible style, thoroughly designed for babies and young toddlers to enjoy and explore. What I loved:...