Caspian’s UnBirthday by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was a really cute book! It was also a very silly book! Caspian’s Unbirthday presents are always crazy and fun and adventurous. I love his grandpa, he seems like so much fun to me. The illustrations in this book are colorful and the story is enthralling and keeps you gripped. Children of all ages should enjoy this story very much!
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois J. Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
We enjoyed this story. This author always writes interesting tidbits that any small child can grasp easily. We enjoy looking at the experiments as well.
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
As a bee lover, I can truly appreciate this book for sharing so much useful information. I mean, the way the author made it was a clever read for me as an adult and easy for kids to understand as well. I’m beyond impressed with what and how my son was able to pick up on the importance. The characters were easy to love and understand as well. My 7 and 3 year old boys enjoyed this story as much as I did and I’m 35, LOL! Great read for the family to enjoy.
.•°*°•. BOOK SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE .•°*°•.
Grandpa always gives Caspian a Silly Present for his Unbirthday
This year his Special Unbirthday present brown socks. Caspian is disappointed. Caspian puts them on and asks his mom, “What’s good about brown socks?” Grandpa tells him they are “Hot Chocolate Socks.” Then he spills cocoa on Caspian’s sock-clad feet. Caspian glares. Grandpa smiles. Suddenly, Caspian is airborne, flapping around wildly.
Grandpa gives Caspian a broom to steer. Then he spills hot cocoa on his own feet and grabs a mop.
Where will they go?
Click here to view the Book Trailer for Caspian’s UnBirthday (Invisible Magic Wand) by Lois Wickstrom
Lois is a former high school chemistry teacher and former head science teacher at Science in the City Summer Camp in Philadelphia. She has also been an adjunct science teacher at University of South Florida. Since retiring, she continues to take science classes. Her class in Forensic Biology led to Little Red, The Detective, in which Red is studying fingerprint identification, so she can tell that “Grandma” isn’t who she says she is.
Lois has taken so many science classes that she believes science is the solution to almost every problem, including the dilemmas in fairy tales. She has invented what she calls Science Folktales. In each science-based tale, the protagonist achieves a better ending than the original because of learning scientific principles. She has turned some of these tales into plays.
She has also created a series of Mermaid Science stories, which make use of water science.
Lois is married to the love of her life. She has two children, four grandchildren and a dog.
Arrrgh! Me HATE To Wait! by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This delightful children’s book was a fun read with a great message! Our main character, Half-Pint, wants to hurry and go to Pirate School and leave the Poop Deck school behind! However, the new things that this entails are scary and hard to process for Half-Pint but didn’t want to listen to others who told her to be patient. The way the character’s dialogue worked was a little too different, but I understand it was a focused Pirate theme story. Otherwise, I enjoyed it immensely and would recommend it for a young reader as it is very whimsical and touches on how difficult changes are even when we want them to happen!
The illustrations are just captivating! I find myself more joyful at the turn of each page to see how the artist brought the story to life.
Arrrgh! Me HATE To Wait! by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Half-Pint is an adorable little piggy who has some trouble deciding where to stay. First, she lived on the Poop Deck, where there were diapers and she had to take naps. She dreamed of one day being like her older siblings and going to Pirate School. This book has a nice lesson about being patient, and also careful about what you ask for. It also includes vibrant illustrations that add details to the words of the story. Kids would enjoy reading about Half-Pint and her journey to begin Pirate School.
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This story was fun, I had my two nieces take turns reading it out loud. They each thought it was a fun and educational. They both found it easy to read their ages are 10 and 8. Reading this together made them both want to learn about different kinds of bees so it truly turned into a wonderful learning adventure also. My favorite part is the activity in the back it elevated the learning and I love getting to have fun and teach my nieces new things. Five stars all the way and highly recommend.
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois J. Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Bees in Loretta’s bonnet Is a nice and cute quick read for you and your family. You learn a Little about the Leafcutter bees. Which I didn’t know was a different kind of bee. I love all bees , they are super important and I’m excited to try the little project at the end to make a home for the bees. I like that the author Lois Wickstrom uses different styles when Illustrating.
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois J. Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Bees in Loretta’s bonnet Is a nice and cute quick read for you and your family. You learn a Little about the Leafcutter bees. Which I didn’t know was a different kind of bee. I love all bees , they are super important and I’m excited to try the little project at the end to make a home for the bees. I like that the author Lois Wickstrom uses different styles when Illustrating.
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Loretta lives with her parents and helps out around the house, one of her chores is to collect firewood from the woodpile and take it inside to heat their home during the cold, winter months, but one day while she is doing this, she finds a strange tube when it falls out of her armful of wood. She asked what it was and found out that it was a nest for leafcutter bees, so she returned it to the woodpile and checked on it when the weather warmed up.
As she watches the nest, she sees round holes appearing, she knows that it is the bees leaving the nest, but she cannot find the bees anywhere, she also notices more holes in the leaves of her families rose plants, but there is still no sign of the bees, where could they all be?
This is a charming tale which talks about the importance of leafcutter bees and how to attract them to your own garden, just like Loretta is trying to do.
Reviewed by @roxsannel
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois J. Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet is a children’s book that will be fun for all ages! This book predominantly aims to teach children about bees (leafcutter bees). The illustrations are impeccable and really help to bring the explanations to life. This book portrays observations of your surrounding and how to handle predicaments that may occur. It also shows the compassion that should be shown to insects in general. This is great learning material that shows the situation from a kid’s point of view.
Arrrgh! Me HATE To Wait! by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Adorable illustrations go along with this great story. A treat for any child that is getting ready to go back to school. Just like for children, it is an exciting but scary time in life. Hopefully this will be a favorite for your kids like it has been for mine.
Arrrgh! Me Hate to Wait! By Evanson Bleckwehl is one of my all time favorite children’s books. This book is about how a pirate pig named Half-Pint Porky is in a rush to go up so she can attend Pearl of Pork Pirate School. I love all of the fun names for the characters and the language used throughout the book is right on hook (I mean point) with pirate speech. The illustrations that accompany the story are simply amazing creations by Gabby Correa. Gabby did a wonderful job ensuring that each illustration captured the essence of the story. This book is great for children who are impatient. You can have a little lesson about waiting and how waiting can sometimes be hard.
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a nice book that shows young children that bees are not something to be afraid of and that they will help your garden grow. Young Loretta finds out a lot about bees and how they help to pollenate the plants in the garden. She learns about how the bees grow in the different seasons and what the bees nest look like. Nice to see the way the parents show and teach Loretta about bees, she is able to learn as she is encouraged to be curious and to enjoy nature. It was also nice to see a section at the end of the book showing children how they can make nests for the bees themselves. It is an easy step by step guide with pictures.
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois J. Wickstrom
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I feel this is a good educational book, great for school or homeschooling. The book has great information about leaf cutter bees. I also like that at the end, the book shows you how to make a nest for bees, which is a great activity to get talking about helping bees and why we need them. Although the pictures don’t match the other cover style, I enjoyed the outdoor spring illustrations and thought the pages near the end were beautiful.
A captivating narrative, Bees In Loretta’s Bonnet written by Lois Wickstrom and illustrated by Francie Mion introduces its young readers to the importance of protecting leafcutter bees. The visuals boast a beautiful traditional style. Not only is the tale enchanting, but it even provides an educational DIY project, allowing kids to make a bee nest in their own garden! This heartwarming story of conservation makes a perfect story to share with my grandchild.
Arrrgh! Me HATE To Wait! by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a really fun book with beautifully engaging illustrations. I read this book with my 3 year old and he seemed to really enjoy it. I have to admit I did struggle to read it out loud at times with the way in which it was written but it was the perfect language for the story about piggy pirate school! The pig character names were funny. I loved the for older children you could really use this book as a talking point about how we need to have patience and wait for things.
Overall an engaging and fun read with beautiful, colourful illustrations!
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
As always a great educational read from this author! I really enjoy reading her books as they are such great short stories that are full of great information for children. I always love the activities she includes at the end of the books and in the case of this one it was how to make a bees nest. I think there are some great talking points in this book for children and would make a great addition to schools if they are doing a topic which includes learning about bees.
Another great children’s book from this author!
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Young Loretta is bringing an armful of firewood into the house when a round tube with holes drops out of the center of the logs. She is told that it is a leafcutter bee nest and that leafcutter bees are better than honey bees for pollinating plants. Loretta is told to put the nest back in the woodpile outside so the bees can find it. Loretta keeps an eye on the bee nest and discovers more holes appearing in it but cannot see any bees.
As the weather warms up outside, she also notices that there are holes in the leaves of the rose bushes, but she still sees no bees. It comes as a complete surprise to Loretta when she finally discovers where the bees have gotten to.
I absolutely adored this book and feel that it is the best one that I have read so far by this author. The illustrations were beautiful and really helped to bring the story to life. Although this book was geared for children, I walked away with knowledge about leafcutter bees that I did not previously know. I had no idea that they were better than honey bees for pollinating gardens. I loved that the author included instructions for building your own leafcutter bees’ nest so that you can attract more bees to your yard. I am anxious to build one with my young nieces and put them in our yards. A must read for all ages!
Arrrgh! Me HATE To Wait! by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Half-Pint Porky is absolutely adorable and fun. As with anything exciting you wait for she’s impatient for pirate school because it’s her first time at big kid pirate school plus her siblings will be there. Unable to wait to go, but frightened when it’s time Half-Pint Porky has a lot to learn.
Cute story made to teach valuable lessons to our own little Porkys.
A story that teaches kids in the most positive abs fun way. Big lessons in learning to be patient, and being confidence.
Beautiful illustrations and hilarious pirate banter will have any kid ready to read.
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
My kids and I ( 6 and 8 years old) really enjoy reading books by Lois Wickstrom. Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet was a great addition to our kindle collection. I always enjoy learning from this author in the form of a fun storyline. Tonight’s theme was obviously bees. While it was great for our home library, I think it would be a good addition to any elementary school class as well. I really enjoyed the illustrations too but my FAVORITE part is the activity included after the story itself.
Arrrgh! Me HATE To Wait! by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is an engaging and thoroughly enjoyable read for young and old alike! With a creative and fun storyline it is not to be missed. The Illustrations are so bright, colourful and captivating they compliment the storyline perfectly.
Arrrgh! Me HATE To Wait! by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Waiting is hard, especially for a piggy pirate-to-be. Join Half-Pint as she waits to become a pirate like she’s always dreamed of. But will going to the big kids’ pirate school be everything she’s dreamt of or will she have to wait some more? Find out by joining the pirate piggy in her adventure. Arrrrrgh!
But seriously. This picture book was the absolute cutest picture book about pirate piggies I’ve ever read! It’s definitely a must read!
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet (Loretta’s Insects) by Lois Wickstrom. I love this author. Her books are always very informative and fun. This is the story of Loretta who goes to get firewood and finds a nest but thinks its a toy. She later finds out it a nest for Leaf cutter bees so she puts it back and in the spring she finds the bees in it. She tries to learn as much as she can about them and even learns how to attract them and help them survive. This is such a cute, informational book that would make a great gift for the little one in your life.
Arrrgh! Me HATE To Wait! by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is an adorable children’s story about a returning to school. And like most kids, she is excited but scared at the same time. I love that the main character an animal with a great imagination of being a pirate. What a great idea! There are several teaching lessons in the book for kids. I thought it was wonderful. This would make a delightful story for a child getting ready to go into kindergarten but feeling a bit terrified of it. I loved the illustrations, especially the underwater drawing. The pictures jumped off the pages and the colors are so bright, bold, and vivid. Loved it!
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet is another wonderful creation by Lois Wickstrom! This book has detailed illustrations and contains educational materials. Children can learn about bees, specifically leafcutter bees from this story. I would also show children a photo of a bee nest after reading this story. This can help children know that when they see the nest, they need to respect it because bees are inside it.
A great activity to do with your child would BEE to grow a garden and take photos to document different animals/insects that visit the garden to pollinate the flowers. Loretta and her father also make a home for the bees in the story, so this book lends itself to making a bee home.
I always enjoy Wickstrom’s books because they have educational value and are fun to read. Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet is a fantastic book for any curious child who loves insects and gardens.
Arrrgh! Me HATE To Wait! by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
My daughter and I read this together tonight and it was so fun! She’s 4 and enjoyed the pirates vernacular and the BEAUTIFUL illustrations. The story was super cute and easy to read- and the detail on the illustrations was wonderful. I loved the inside cover pattern- and the adorable cover art. Like Half-Pint, my daughter and I both hate to wait. She’s also very excited to go to big kid school too. I’m excited to read more from this author and to find more books with the same illustrator! Very cute. (:
Arrrgh! Me HATE To Wait! by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read to my five month old baby. She was laughing and loved the pictures. I loved this short and sweet children’s book. My daughter loved it and paid attention while I was reading. Pirate pigs. I think she enjoyed the pirate talk.I read to my five month old baby. She was laughing and loved the pictures. I loved this short and sweet children’s book. My daughter loved it and paid attention while I was reading. Pirate pigs. I think she enjoyed the pirate talk.
Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet by Lois J. Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a really cute book. Loretta’s story taught me some new information because I had never heard of this kind of bee. The story flows really nicely. I think it’s easy to read and is perfect for those little kids who love to read. I have read a few books by this author and I highly recommend their stories to anyone who has small children and who want to help them explore their imagination through books.
Arrrgh! Me HATE To Wait! by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What an adorable book with beautiful illustrations! Half-Pint just can’t wait to go too school! She wants to know all the things but when it times come to go… she just doesn’t want to. The names, the word choice and the story line made this book a winner for me! If you’ve been a mom and watched your little ones want to head to kindergarten and then when the day comes they get scared….BUT then the realize how great the day was – you will connect with this book.