Can I Keep Her?: 2nd book in the Kingdom of Mir series by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
When Wynnie finds a dragon egg she wants to raise a dragon and prove everyone wrong that they can be different. As always this was a wonderful well-written story with beautiful illustrations. Highly Recommended!!
The Big Book of Booper Snoots by Suzanna Lynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
We have all, at one time or another, reached our hands out to “boop” the nose of an animal! This book is all about animals from A-Z! I even learned about a couple of animals that I have never heard of prior to reading this book.
Of course, safety must be first in all things and this book will mention this. We can’t just go “booping” any snoot we want or we might find ourselves in trouble.
There is a picture of each animal’s nose with a “who is this?” feature. Turn the page and learn all about that particular animal. Each one contains interesting facts.
The pictures are pretty cool in this book too!
Teach a young reader about animals, the ABC’s, and more with this fun book!
Dinopotamus Goes to School by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
“Dinopotamus Goes to School” by Lois Wickstrom is a delightful and imaginative children’s book that combines the excitement of learning with the magic of dinosaurs. Wickstrom crafts a story that is both educational and entertaining, making it a hit among young readers.
Wickstrom does an excellent job of weaving educational themes into the narrative, such as friendship, sharing, and curiosity, without making it feel didactic. This book stimulates the imagination and encourages empathy and social skills amongst its young readers, as they can easily relate to the characters and their experiences.
Overall, “Dinopotamus Goes to School” is a heartwarming tale perfect for reading aloud in a classroom or cozy bedtime storytelling. It’s sure to be a favorite for any child who has ever wondered about going to school or dreamed of having a dinosaur as a friend. Ideal for children aged 3 to 7, this book is a valuable addition to any young reader’s library.
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Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Summer of Mud was a great read. The author pulls you in from the very beginning to the end! The world building and characters was well thought of. This was a fast paced read for me. The story had a lot of emotions in it. I would say the book is for 10-12 year olds.
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Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Bischoff fully immerses you and draws you in with her writing. I was taken to the 70s and escaped my own reality while reading this story. The writing was remarkable.
I plan on having my daughter read it this summer so we can have our own little book club night and talk about it. I truly enjoyed everything about this book and had a hard time not getting so emotional over it.
Great Summer reading option if your teen has the ability to choose their own book.
Teachers a great read to incorporate into summer reading.
Oscar and Emmy Weather a Hurricane by Terri Sabol
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Oscar and Emmy Weather a Hurricane was a great addition to the Oscar and Emmy Series, all of them have been great so far. This children’s book was super important, and so very informative. It stressed the importance of having an emergency box for each member of the house and making sure that when a storm is on its way you should get them out, updated, and ready. It also stressed the need to evacuate if told to do so. It had wonderful illustrations throughout, information about Hurricane Harvey, lots of fun, useful information, and resources told in a fun, easy to understand way.
Dinopotamus Goes to School by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
We have read many books by this author, but my kiddos still get excited each time I bring a new book home! The first thing that caught my attention was the simple yet fun illustrations. I love how they look like doodles created with crayons. The storyline is easy for everyone to follow as the author weaves in her life lesson again. The school children have a companion that tags along, but he’s a little different. He can do some of the things that they do, but not all of them which begins to worry him. We enjoyed this, and it sparked a great conversation between my 8- and 12-year-old. I highly recommend having this in your classroom, library, or at home to share with the young ones in your life.
Reviewed by @shannlynn
Dinopotamus Goes to School by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Just another great kids book by this author. I really like how this author is able to bring children’s imagination to life and help enrich their learning through story. The author does a great job of entwining subjects and simplifying them for kids. I just wish that my own kids were young enough for these books I really would recommend this author’s books for anyone with young kids who wants to start a great reading habit.
Reviewed by @caraleeloonat
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<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213244971-ten-little-sea-turtles” style=”float: left; padding-right: 20px”><img border=”0″ alt=”Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children (Marine Life Counting Collection)” src=”https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1715486114l/213244971._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213244971-ten-little-sea-turtles”>Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children</a> by <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/39950405.Kim_Ann”>Kim Ann</a><br/>
My rating: <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6565950917″>5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This is such a cute book, the illustrations are amazing. It helps your child count to ten, and spot other things on every page.
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<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209701775-the-big-book-of-booper-snoots” style=”float: left; padding-right: 20px”><img border=”0″ alt=”The Big Book of Booper Snoots” src=”https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1710092760l/209701775._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209701775-the-big-book-of-booper-snoots”>The Big Book of Booper Snoots</a> by <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8068674.Suzanna_Lynn”>Suzanna Lynn</a><br/>
My rating: <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6565938701″>5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Me and my daughter loved this book. Each page is for an animal. All the animal facts to know about them, and also a wacky fun fact!
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<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204343170-under-the-bandage” style=”float: left; padding-right: 20px”><img border=”0″ alt=”Under the Bandage” src=”https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1703533348l/204343170._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204343170-under-the-bandage”>Under the Bandage</a> by <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/331633.Lois_Wickstrom”>Lois Wickstrom</a><br/>
My rating: <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6565924184″>5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Another cute book by Lois. Under the bandage will help your kids know why it’s important to wash and cover any owies. Learning to count to three and think of happy things when your hurt helps calm kids down. It gives you step by step knowledge of what the healing process is!
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Flying at Recess by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Cute book. The artwork and colors are beautiful and eye catching. This book is so fun in that Soara can fly, but only at recess. Her friends love that about her but miss playing with her during recess. But, Soara gets to see and experience so many things whilst flying.
Oscar and Emmy Weather a Hurricane by Terri Sabol
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a very great read to help young readers understand the importance of getting ready for a hurricane and how to prepare when you have pets. The story is very realistic on what happens during a hurricane. The author shows how having pets is a great responsibility and how the children in the story are very helpful. I love how the author incorporates the quirks of Oscar and Emmy to give the readers some relief during the story. The artwork is very well done also.
Dinopotamus Goes to School by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I want to first mention that I love the art in this book! I think this is the first time I have seen the author do the art herself and it’s fun! The story and illustrations are adorable. Dinopotamus wants to be just like the other kids. He is a little different though. He has to find a different way to do some of the things the kids do. My seven year old son and I both enjoyed this book.
Dinopotamus Goes to School by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really loved this book. Especially cause it’s pictures are drawn. It was short and sweet. It also held my toddlers attention. I highly recommend.
Flying at Recess by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Soara lives up to her name, and goes Flying at Recess. She enjoys many activities with her two best friends, but flying, that she does with the butterflies. She goes high in the sky and into far away fields. She is having so much fun she looses track of time, and has to rush to make it back before recess ends. Like many of this author’s books, it is filled with colorful illustrations. The main character has a wonderful imagination and the sky is her limit. My son (8) always enjoys these books, but often says they “don’t make sense” so perhaps geared toward younger audience with endless imaginations.
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Flying at Recess by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This story about Soara, Zanie, and Lulu has some very vibrant illustrations throughout. This is my favorite part of this book.
Soara is a bit unique. She can fly into the sky when she drinks flower nectar. It’s cool and all but her friends Zanie and Lulu really miss playing with her at recess. The bell rings and Soara is nowhere to be seen. Can she make it back to her seat before the teacher realizes she’s gone?
This wasn’t my favorite read by this author, who is a favorite of mine. It was a fun book but just seemed to lack the educational component that I’ve come to love with this author.
Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Such a great book about a 12 year old that just wants to play music and her brother takes her on a trip under false pretenses. They end up in a small town that just built a new dam. The author keeps you enthralled with all kinds of feelings and twist and turn. She did such a great job at telling the story through a 12 year olds perspective.
Flying at Recess by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another great addition to your collection of Wickstrom books! The illustrations in this book are so vibrant and fantastic that I couldn’t stop looking at them. The story of Soara and her friends was great and as always, Wickstrom weaves in life lessons. Definitely pick this one up to add to your home library!
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Dinopotamus Goes to School by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
An easy to read book for children. Dinopotamus goes to school with the children. He cannot do everything the children do, but they include him nonetheless. Dinopotamus enjoys his day at school and decides he will go back the next day. A cute book.
Flying at Recess by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Flying at Recess is a magical fantasy children’s picture book where our main character Soara can fly. Lucky girl. Imagine having the ability to fly. I think everyone has thought about flying anywhere you want to go.
This whimsical tale will take the young children on an adventure soaring through the sky. All they have to do is close their eyes too to see it to.
I love the beautiful illustrations by the talented Ada Konewki. They capture the magic of Soara’s adventure and her enthusiasm to fly is enticing but the pictures invite children to use their imagination.
There is always something to learn in Lois’s stories and this one is no different.
Reviewed by @jennadb
Flying at Recess by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Soara, Lulu, and Zanie are friends. They do a lot of things together until they get to school. At Recess Soara leaves her friends behind and soars through the sky. She flys all during recess and her friends stay on the ground waiting to see her land.
A cute book that I will have to add to my granddaughter’s collection.
Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Scoob and RC are a brother and sister duo who have been through a lot, but they both get their therapy through music, RC with his guitar and Scoob with her trumpet. She is so good that at the tender age of twelve, she has an audition for a local band who plays in one of her favourite restaurants, it is somewhere she knows well and is more than excited to play there, but just as she finds out that her audition was successful, her brother has some news for her as well, unfortunately for Scoob, it completely derails her dream.
It turns out that RC has a gig, but it’s not in their California home, not that they have much of a home on the streets homeless, but at least they are together, but this road trip to a festival takes her further away from her gig and from the opportunity it would give her to play in front of a major producer, so Scoob hatches a plan. Once they are on the road and RC tells her she has no choice but to go, however, Scoob is not in the mood to hear, so as soon as she can, she calls to find out when she needs to be home so that she can play in front of this extra special guest.
Unfortunately, this road trip becomes a bit dicey as RC decides to borrow some items along the way, Scoob is appalled, but when she sees their next stop in a tiny town called Rexburg and this is where things get really interesting. As they become embroiled in the drama around a new dam and how safe it is, as well as keeping up their cover about why they are there, Scoob and RC drift further apart as she feels like he is hiding something and when it all becomes too much and she decides to go it alone, disaster strikes and the controversial dam fails, causing a huge wave to smash towards Scoob, will she be able to survive the watery onslaught and see what the future brings, or will she end up in a watery grave? This is an emotional tale of a sibling roadtrip, with a rollercoaster of emotions throughout as truth, lies and secrets create a web of entanglement which you will untangle along with Scoob in this book you will not want to put down.
Reviewed by @roxsannel
Loris Opens Up His Heart by Dagmara Sitek
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Loris is a young child who comes into a new foster family, there are already two children there and they try to get Loris to join in with their everyday activities.
They try to get him to talk during mealtimes, join in at school and one of the things that Loris is invited to take part in, is a race, but he just stays in his room, or on his own with his hood up.
What happened in Loris’s life and will he ever open up to his new family? This is a tale of kindness, compassion and understanding where young children can safely explore difficult emotions and open up themselves.
Reviewed by @roxsannel
Flying at Recess by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Not my favorite Lois Wickstrom book, but definitely still worth reading. The story follows Soara, a young girl who has the extraordinary ability to fly at recess.
The story is beautifully illustrated by Ada Konewki, whose vibrant and whimsical artwork brings the characters and their fantastical world to life. The illustrations are not only visually stunning but also expertly convey the emotions and actions of the characters.
The story itself is charming and easy to follow, with a narrative that is both engaging and accessible to early readers. The themes of friendship, exploration, and overcoming fears are woven throughout the story in a way that is both subtle and impactful.
Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff was pretty amazing. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. This story about a young girl and her brother’s journey from homelessness and barely surviving to finding family, friends, and home was written so well. The author did an amazing job capturing the thoughts and feelings of a twelve year old who had to grow up pretty fast. I smiled, I cried and I felt the emotions written on each page. So many aspects of life were captured in this novel. From grief and betrayal to community and hope. This is definitely in my top 3 books I’ve read so far this year. If you are on the fence, please do yourself a favor and read this masterpiece (yes it’s for 10 and up but I as a 30+ year old woman loved it).
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Lois is a former science teacher. She has written a series of science-based folktales. In each modernized tale, the protagonist achieves a better ending because of learning scientific principles. Lois likes to garden, ride her bike with her husband, cook, and she votes in every election.
Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I absolutely ate this story up. Once I picked it up I couldn’t put it down. This story was well written and put me through all the feels. It follows a young girl, Scoob, and her brother RC who lost their parents and are homeless in California. Scoob gets a gig with a jazz band playing trumpet but just before she’s due to play her first night, her brother whisks her away to Montana. The entire way, RC is acting really weird and obviously keeping things from her. They end up in Idaho and he drags his feet moving on until finally he comes clean and tells Scoob the truth about why they really ran off. Would absolutely recommend this to anyone. Despite it being geared toward a younger audience I, at 33, loved all of it.
Dinopotamus Goes to School by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Just like the book Unicorns don’t do that, the Dinopotamus is such a fun and unique character. I love love love that the author drew the artwork for this book and that she was inclusive with the other characters she drew. Everyone has representation in the book. I love it. Dinopotamus just wants to do everything the kids do and he does it in his own way half the time lol. Another great read from author Lois Wickstrom. Look forward to reading more.
The Big Book of Booper Snoots by Suzanna Lynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book is full of wonderful facts about the animals who’s noses we are about to BOOP. They are all listed alphabetically and have wonderful pictures. This is sure to draw any kids eye.