Reviews written by Olivia Farr, Staff Reviewer

UNICORN BOY AND THE SLUMBER PARTY OF DOOM is an engaging graphic novel adventure about friendship and being true to yourself. Brian Reyes (Unicorn Boy) feels a bit different, and not only because of his unicorn horn. He is trying to find his place in the world. When he receives...

THE AFTERLANDS is a satisfying conclusion to the Infinity Courts trilogy. This book picks up when Nami is regenerating and the second wave has been gaining ground and destroying Residents. Nami pleads to try to change her sister and the military's minds, but she finds that no one is really...

MY FIRST BIG BOOK OF WHALES AND DOLPHINS is a delightful collection of information all about these animals. The book feels like a magazine and covers a great many topics. Each page features full color images/photographs along with cool facts, questions and answers, and lots to learn! ...

NOW YOU KNOW YOUR ABCS (OR DO YOU?) is a charming and silly picture book that will delight young readers. The book begins like your typical alphabet book - until arriving at D, which was for dog - except that is not a dog, it is a wolf! The reader...

FUNJEEPUPS: A BEAUTIFUL SONG is an engaging early reader graphic novel. The three Funjeepups, Dot, Button, and Dollop, are delighted when they hear a bird singing to them and decide to create their own music. They get their instruments, but they cannot make beautiful music. With a little help from...

FUNJEEPUPS: A STAR WISH is a cute early reader graphic novel about friendship and making wishes. The three Funjeepups, Dot, Button, and Dollop, are heading into the woods to camp under the stars and make some wishes. However, when the sky is cloudy, they are unable to see the stars....

LITTLE GHOST'S SUMMERWEEN is a sweet picture book about friendship and celebration. When Little Ghost is invited to a birthday party, he is not sure what it is all about - ghosts don't have birthdays! However, what he finds is pretty amazing with a special celebration, lots of friends, and...

BIG DIGS is an interesting look at underground structures that have been built over time and around the world. It begins with ancient structures in Cornwall where tunnels were made underground thousands of years ago through modern times and into ideas for life on Mars. ...

HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE is a cute board book that introduces the nursery rhyme along with ASL signs. Each page spread features a line of the rhyme along with children showing how to do key words along the sides. Text under the signs helps to describe the motion of the sign...

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, DAD! is a cute, repackaged edition of the classic book with a few giftable extras (wrapping paper and card). The original story stays the same inside, about the little and big nutbrown hare who are telling each other how much they love each other....

HOW IT WORKS: RECYCLING TRUCK is an entertaining introduction to recycling trucks - perfect for young vehicle lovers! The book takes the reader through the steps of recycling truck work from picking up the recycling, to compacting it, and later sorting and recycling at the recycling center. Die-cut pages reveal...

READY FOR SCHOOL is an entertaining, interactive board book, great for new preschoolers. The board book features a fold-out backpack on the last page that can be used to store the reusable stickers and keeps them at-hand while reading. The book features rhyming text that introduces children to the things...

THE PUP DAYS OF SUMMER is a delightful new adventure for Cloud Puppy and friends. Going into summer, Cloud Puppy is sad that she and her friends won't have as much time together due to vacations and camps. However, she has an idea... when they are all back, they should...

THE ODYSSEY: A GRAPHIC NOVEL is an interesting adaptation of the original classic that brings the story to the next generation. The graphic novel follows the original closely, telling the story of Odysseus as he traverses on his way home and encounters all manner of dangerous things. ...

INVESTIGATORS: WEATHER OR NOT is an engaging and silly middle grade graphic novel with a fun mystery and plenty of funny moments. Mango and Brash have a new case to solve - who is replacing the water with milk? They face off against Daryl, locate the missing agent (InvestiGatos), and...