Reviews written by Cherokee Crum, Blog Manager and Staff Reviewer

How Not to Kill Your Plant is a wonderful resource for children interested in houseplants or gardening, even adults with less than a green thumb! The author included so much detail! From decisions needing to be made about what daylight and care we can provide the plants,...

A Family Like Ours is such a wonderful children's book. The authors take us on a journey to explore different families and what they look like. How sometimes families are ones you are born into and others we build. The illustrations...

I loved this book dearly. I first picked it up, without researching it, thinking it may be some how related to The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. I was wrong, but delightedly so! The Grand Hotel of Feelings explores all the emotions children may be...

Christmas Ahoy! was such a wonderful holiday read. Dealey shows us the many different ways one could celebrate/decorated for Christmas on a variety of boats! The decorated boats help make this book so fun and festive! Stark does a fantastic job with her illustrations,...

So You Want to be an Astronaut takes a look at what it takes to become an astronaut and exploring space, written by a retired astronaut! The illustrations are vibrant and done similarly to comic books, my 6 year old however was not a fan...

I loved reading A Spider Named Itsy with my children! It was great to see why Itsy was making his trek to begin with; the added background information was son fun and cute, while staying true to the original nursery rhyme. ...

My heavy metal loving heart loved everything about Heavy Metal Badger. It is so difficult to find children's books that do not focus on "popular" music genres, I was excited when I saw this one. Heavy Metal Badger is lyrical and...

Beulah Has a Hunch empowers children to believe through the amazing true story of Beulah Louise Henry. Beulah Louise Henry, nicknamed “Lady Edison," was curious about how things worked and had a passion for invention despite being born in an era when women...

Earthspark The Official Guidebook was so fun! The different fonts make reading this book extra delightful and adds to the characters' unique personality. The welcome letter and handwriting guide in the beginning is totally cute and makes for a wonderful introduction. The...

The Spark that Started it All was a fun Transformers read! We meet Thrash and Twitch in this adaptation, which goes into more detail than the Ready to Read version! It was fun to see them again on this thrilling adventure; being...

Meet Twitch and Thrash was a cute adaptation of the popular Transformer TV show! My beginner reader had a ton of fun reading this story aloud, and even my older children enjoyed them. We did notice some spelling errors in the book, but understood...

Hiding is a sweet and adorable picture book that explores the reasons and different ways children sometimes hide. The story is told with an endearing simplicity. The illustrations are beautifully toned and they work well with the text to provide an extra layer of fun...

I really love having this book for our homeschool library! It is a fantastic introduction to different goddesses and the like from a variety of myths, religions, and cultures. I was thrilled that the women highlighted in this book were strong, powerful and charismatic characters; powerful female figures from around...

This is an interesting piece of Inuk Folklore. The story shows the difference in perspective, and seeing things a little differently than others. It is very fantastical in nature, and the children really enjoyed it! The glossary and pronunciation guide...

The Woman and Her Bear Cub was a cute story that made my children instantly jealous. It was adorable to see this woman and her daughter take home and raise this seemingly orphaned polar bear cub. My children loved watching him grow as the...