Reviews written by Adrien Carter, Newsletter Manager and Staff Reviewer

One Happy Haunted House is a fun-shaped board book that features surprises sliding out of the book when you shake it. Each page takes you to meet different things that are associated with Halloween, such as pumpkins, skeletons, and monsters. What I Liked: Each...

Chicka Chicka Tricka Treat is a companion to the classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom in which it is Halloween and the alphabet letters are sneaking their way up a tree in their unique costumes. Suddenly someone swoops in and the letters come crashing down, is this the end of their...

This Little Monster puts a fun twist on the “This Little Piggy” nursery rhyme by including several spooky friends preparing for a spectacular Halloween night. Nearby is a shy ghost who is hoping to be invited to this celebration. Maybe these monsters can lead the way to the haunted house...

The witch grows a pumpkin every year, and this time she has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and it's ready to use for pumpkin pie. Unfortunately, the witch is unable to get the pumpkin off the vine. Several other monsters come along to try to help her move the pumpkin,...

Crocodile Christmas tells the story of Christmas Eve in the jungle, as all the animals have come out to play dress up. Take turns guessing who is now dressed up as Santa Claus. What I Liked: This book opens by introducing you to a...

King of the Neuro Verse is a story told in verse about a teenage boy who is struggling with ADHD and finds himself through one summer. What I Liked: This book takes you into the past as it takes place in 1999, all leading...

Bridget thinks it's a fun day to spend with her friends since it's her birthday. Unfortunately, Royal has places to go, Rodney has to see someone about a dog, Regis is washing his hair, and Peal is making a list of stuff to cross out. Bridget is prepared to spend...

In this book, Jasper the Rabbit comes back to share creepy stories as cautionary tales. In Troubling Tonsils, Jasper tells you the tale of Charlie Marmot and the odd situation he got himself into. Charlie’s tonsils are infected, and they must come out, Charlie is thrilled about this since he...

R.L. Stine is back in Stinetinglers 4 with 3 novellas all set in the town of Hollow Hills. The first story stars Tony, who loves old comics. Unfortunately for him, he stumbles across a door that he shouldn’t be going in and ignores the warnings, leaving him in danger of...

Rana Joon knows that there are certain expectations of her as she is an Iranian girl; she is expected to be a straight-A student, polite, and eventually she is to marry a respectable Iranian boy. This isn’t who she is, though. It's 1996, and Rana Joon is nothing like this;...

Baby, You’re a Rainbow celebrates the joy that a baby brings to their family and how they can be like so many different things we encounter in nature. The book explores how they can work together to navigate various types of weather. What I...

What I Liked: This book instantly captures your attention, going back and forth between the POV of Sebas and Lu. From the moment you open this book, you want to know just what this new place that Sebas has walked into is and the role that Lu plays in it....

What I Liked: The entrance to this book starts powerfully as we enter straight into Donutella’s world when she has to defeat a blobfish. We then instantly get pulled from that world to be introduced to the bullies that have been tormenting Jae Han Kim, mirroring how he feels when...

Binna is excited since she isn’t a baby anymore; she can read longer books in English, can beat her sister at word games, and she’s finally old enough to make dalgona by herself. She can’t wait to tell her classmates about what she did this past weekend, but when she...

Mr. Jay, the school bus driver, has to get the students to school before the bell rings. He has to pick up kids all over town, and along this journey, he has to help fix a diorama, settle stomachs, and fight off hostile swans. Can Mr. Jay get everyone to...