Reviews written by aprilbluetx

Thank you to Jessie Sima and Simon and Schuster for the sweetest book Weather Together. I loved reading this book and can't wait to share it with a teacher friend for her classroom. Nimbus and Kelp are friends despite coming from different places and having different personalities. They...

Thank you to YABC and Brett Bean for a copy of Stormy Weather #2 Muk n' Honey. I love reviewing kids' books and sharing them with my younger cousins. I know my little cousin (he's 5) will love Muk Muk and Honey and their stormy weather inventions. Not...

Thank you to Emma Otheguy, Sara Palacios and Simon and Schuster for a copy of Martina Has Too Many Tias. I love reviewing childrens' books and sharing them with a teacher friend afterwards. Martina Has Too Many Tias is based on La Cucaracha Martina, a Caribbean folktale. ...

Thank you to Aisha Seed, LeUyen Pham, and Simon and Schuster for a copy of The Together Tree. I appreciate the copy to review. The Together Tree is about a new boy at school - Rumi. He's unsure if he will be welcomed, and is nervous about all...

Thank you to Kaz Windness and Simon and Schuster for a copy of Bitsy Bat, School Star. I love reviewing childrens' books. Bitsy is a bat and going to school for the first time. She's excited but when she arrives - things don't go she thought they would...

Thank you to Bethany Barton and Viking/Penguin Random House for a copy of I'm Trying to Love Germs. "I like to think of germs like glitter" - my favorite line in the whole book. It's such a perfect picture of germs - one sneeze and germs cover you...

I don't give away spoilers in my reviews. Sometimes I still like to read YA. It's a nice break from mysteries and it's kind of fun to read about life as a teenager now that I'm in my 50's. Claire moves to a wealthy town and...

Thank you to YABC, Amanda Driscoll, Luisa Uribe and Rocky Pond Books for a copy of Under Anna's Umbrella. I like the storyline for a young child who finds comfort and safety under her umbrella. She obviously misses someone and finds the umbrella covers her from her feelings....

Thank you to Young Adults Book Central, Justin Colon, Pablo Pino and Simon & Schuster for a copy of The Quacken. This is a wonderfully written and illustrated about a little boy named Hector who goes to a campground. He sees signs stating not to feed the ducks...