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Loris Opens Up His Heart (Courage Tales Series) by Dagmara Sitek – Review by Shannen Kern

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Loris Opens Up His Heart: An Emotional Story For Kids (Courage Tales)Loris Opens Up His Heart: An Emotional Story For Kids by Dagmara Sitek
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was the first book I’d read by this author, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was blown away by how amazing it was! I read this with both of my kids who are 8 and 12 years old, and they loved it as well. The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous and really add depth to the story. It helped keep my youngest’s attention as well. This is such a beautiful book about resilience and the turbulent times that children can encounter. I especially loved that this focuses on foster kids because they do see the world differently, but they still need love, care, and attention. Sometimes they put up that wall of isolation to stay safe, and this story really shows how to support someone going through that. I highly recommend picking this up for your classroom, library, or home to share with the younger ones in your life. It teaches empathy and emotions as well as different situations that others go through.

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Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff – Review by Jennifer Ramos

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Summer of MudSummer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I’m a sucker for characters who have artistic passions and run through challenges along their journey. I love reading of their determination to overcome their obstacles. This book has these themes and I enjoyed it! Scoob is a 12 year old trumpet player who has been taught to play since she was very young thanks to her father. Now after finding herself homeless, she is doing what she can to earn her keep and gets a job at an Italian restaurant in Santa Monica. Unfortunately her brother RC has other plans with an unexpected road trip for work. En route, Scoob finds out a very famous jazz player will be scooping new talent in an upcoming visit to the restaurant she was recently hired for. She is determined to get back but one thing after another leaves her feeling hopeless until one life changing event.

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Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff – Review by Shannen Kern

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Summer of MudSummer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was impossible to put down! I lost quite a bit of sleep just trying to finish this book and find out what happened. The sheer number of emotions that coursed through me while reading about Scoob and RC is astonishing. There were several times I had to stop and reach for tissues because a moment caught me off guard and caused a few tears. It’s not all sad or gloomy as there are plenty of heartwarming moments throughout this story. I’m still such a band nerd for the trumpet, so this book touched more of my heart than I had expected. The flow of the story is magnificent, and everything unfolded so naturally. The relationship between RC and Scoob definitely exemplified siblings, and I truly loved seeing them fight together to make it through. If you are looking for an emotional rollercoaster with strong family dynamics, and yes, possibly shed a few tears, then this book is for you. I can’t wait to see what this author has in store for us next!

Reviewed by @shannlynn

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Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff – Review by Jennifer Gordon

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Summer of MudSummer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A heartwarming and at times heartbreaking YA novel which kept me captivated throughout. The wonderfully detailed description narrative transported me back to the summer of 1976, making me feel immersed in the story. Twelve year old Scoob is a musical prodigy who dreams of becoming a jazz legend. Having lost her parents her older brother RC looks after her, but they have ended up on the streets and don’t even have money for food. Just as Scoob gets a paying gig and a chance of getting the attention of a famous band leader on tv, RC drags her off on a mysterious road trip. The siblings find themselves stuck in the small town of Rexburg, Idaho.
Within the idyllic farming community the residents are divided over the safety of a newly built dam. Meanwhile the well-meaning locals want to help Scoob and RC, but she just wants to return home and to her audition. Scoob is heartbroken when she learns that RC has not been honest with her. She decides to return home on her own, but then the dam springs a leak. Soon a wall of water is heading for the town destroying everything in its path. As Scoob fights for her life she has to decide what really matters to her. This story literally took me on an emotional rollercoaster and I found it was a real page turner.

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The Big Book of Booper Snoots by Suzanna Lynn – Review by Andrea Lopez Salazar

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The Big Book of Booper SnootsThe Big Book of Booper Snoots by Suzanna Lynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Big Book of Booper Snoots By Suzanna Lynn
5 Stars
Such a cute and interesting book, my two daughters and I loved it as our goodnight book the other day. We split this into two nights as they fell asleep.
We loved how it went through A-Z and had a pic for everyone to guess at first and then fun facts. Enjoyed the little facts at the bottom of the page that turned into mini side conversations with my daughter. Bella (9) loved the Hippopotamus one and we ended up watching a documentary on Hippos the next day. Book even had some Wacky Facts in there!!
Definitely a must read with the other kiddos when they want to read it and I am also thinking about using it for our homeschooling with the 2 little ones for their ABC’s

Thanks, Suzanna, for a awesomely cute book!!

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The Big Book of Booper Snoots by Suzanna Lynn – Review by Michelle Mulvey

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The Big Book of Booper SnootsThe Big Book of Booper Snoots by Suzanna Lynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed reading this book to the kiddos. They seemed interested from the beginning. This is an ABC book and as we go thru the ABC’s we are shown a picture and we have to guess who’s snoot it is. The book also explains what a family or group of that animal is called. Very interesting and informative with bright beautiful pictures.

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Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff – Review by Kerry Carr

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Summer of MudSummer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was an interesting YA read. It also has historical elements and the author does an amazing job of transporting you back to that time period. One thing I loved was seeing the growth of Scoob through the story. She seemed to develop from a child who was souly focused on her own wants and dreams to maturing and realise that sometimes things aren’t all about you.
This story is fast paced, and in parts heartbreaking.
Scoob is a talented young child. When she lands a job playing in a jazz band and a possible meeting with someone very influencel in the industry. It seems her life and dreams finally have a chance to come true, that is until her brother takes her away.
RC makes her leave to attend a music festival however that isn’t the real reason they are leaving. What is RC hiding.
When a dam breaks flooding the town they are living in it leads to chaos and heartbreak for everyone.
This is an emotional rollercoaster of a story. The love between the siblings shines through from beginning to end, even when Scoob was angry at RC you still feel the bond between them. When things go wrong does Scoob realise what is more important. Following her dream or her brother.

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Oscar and Emmy Weather a Hurricane (Oscar and Emmy Series) by Terri Sabol – Review by Cindy Mayberry

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Oscar and Emmy Weather a HurricaneOscar and Emmy Weather a Hurricane by Terri Sabol
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Are you ready for a hurricane? Do you have what you need for your pets during this emergency? That is the information you will find in this story of Oscar and Emmy. Abby and Charlie take their pets seriously. They love Oscar and Emmy and want to keep them safe as all fur baby people should do. The author has opened up ideas that even I did not know when it comes to pets. The story may be true but it has so much to tell. Your children will learn through reading. My family really enjoyed reading this story. The author also included a list of things to have ready at the end of the book. So much was to be learned as well as fun to be had. I look forward to reading and learning more about Oscar and Emmy.

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Ten Little Sea Turtles (A Counting Collection) by Kim Ann – Review by Megan Rea

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Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children (Marine Life Counting Collection)Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children by Kim Ann

I love the simplicity of this counting book. It is rhyming yet very quick and short to keep the attention of your littles. The illustrations are phenomenal and there are also facts about sea turtles. There are also so many learning opportunities with this book. This would be a great gift for expectant parents or a little in your life who loves turtles.

Reviewed by @meggs1717
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Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh

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Summer of MudSummer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 Stars
Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff

Summer of Mud is a wonderfully written Historical children’s book/YA that is aimed for middle school aged kids but adults can enjoy it as well. I was very eager to dive into this book and truly enjoyed reading it. This is a fairly new author to me but her style of writing and attention to detail along with developed characters make the story come to life. There’s a lot going on in this fast paced story but it’s not overwhelming but pretty easy to follow. Get ready to be taken on quite the adventure with Scoob and her older brother as they travel to a small town. Scoob is a young girl but man she has talent and big dreams. I highly recommend reading this book to find out what happens next. I’m looking forward to reading more from this Author.

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Summer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff – Review by Julie Johnson

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Summer of MudSummer of Mud by Rebecca Bischoff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the story of RC and Scoob, a brother and sister who are doing everything they can to keep their lives together. It’s been a rough couple of years with their mom walking out and then their dad dying in a freak accident. RC is so excited when he gets a vehicle for him and Scoob and when he picks her up, life is grand. Scoob has good news too but it’s short-lived as RC basically kidnaps her and they head to Montana.

There are so many emotions in this story! One minute, RC is the best big brother ever and the next I want to smack him upside his head. I really felt for Scoob on many different levels as she’s trying her hardest but she’s only 12 years old and doesn’t have the level of maturity to be doing life all on her own. She’s resilient though and I admire her strength and courage.

This is a great read and I recommend it! It’s geared for middle grades but this “old girl” really enjoyed it.

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Dinopotamus Goes to School (Dinopotamus Series) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Tausha Treadway

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Dinopotamus Goes to SchoolDinopotamus Goes to School by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Dinopotamus Goes to School (Dinopotamus Series) by Lois Wickstrom. This is such a fun story for kids. Its the story of Dinopotamus and him wanting to do all the things the other kids do. When they kids all go to school he follows them. With him being larger than the other kids he can’t do all the things they do, at least not like the other kids, but he always tries and even manages doing most of them. He had so much fun he looks forward to going back tomorrow. This book teaches kids that its ok to be different and that you can usually do the same things with some modifications. Such a great lesson for kids and the illustrations are so cute as well. Add this to your child’s library today!

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Ten Little Sea Turtles (A Counting Collection) by Kim Ann – Review by Shelly Kittell

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Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children (Marine Life Counting Collection)Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children by Kim Ann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read this with my littlest grandchildren and they enjoyed it so much. It’s a cute children’s book that teaches counting and about sea turtles. Colorful pictures keep their attention and mine asked so many questions. It would be a wonderful addition to any child’s library or preschool/early elementary teacher’s library.

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Dinopotamus Goes to School (Dinopotamus Series) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Deborah Joseph

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Dinopotamus Goes to SchoolDinopotamus Goes to School by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Dinopotamis Goes to School is the first Lois Wickstrom book I have gotten my girls where she is the author and illustrator. While the pictures weren’t as good as the others, you can tell Lois Wickstrom put a lot of love into the story and art. I think my kids liked it best since it seemed more like art my oldest could try to copy, try being keyword. It was such a cute story and definitely for younger kids.

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Ten Little Starfish by Kim Ann – Review by Deborah Joseph

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Ten Little Starfish: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children (Marine Life Counting Collection)Ten Little Starfish: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children by Kim Ann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ten Little Starfish by Kim Ann is such an adorable book. My girls loved counting the starfish and we even practiced colors as well. They had so much fun counting they even started counting other stuff on the pages like the rocks, crabs, seaweed, moss, etc. I didn’t notice until after we finished reading that there was a QR code and an actual song to accompany the book, so, of course, we had to reread it with the song playing. I loved all the little information towards the end about starfish as well. All in all, this is a cute little book and perfect for young kids!

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Ten Little Sandpipers (A Counting Collection) by Kim Ann – Review by Deborah Joseph

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Ten Little SandpipersTen Little Sandpipers by Kim Ann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ten Little Sandpipers by Kim Ann is a perfect book for young kids! Not only were my kids counting the Sandpipers but they wouldn’t let me go to the next page until they could count every little thing in the picture. From the clouds to the mountains, seashells, crabs… didn’t matter what it was they HAD to count it all. There are little facts about Sandpipers at the end too which started up a bunch of questions from my kiddos.

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Ten Little Sea Turtles (A Counting Collection) by Kim Ann – Review by Deborah Joseph

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Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children (Marine Life Counting Collection)Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children by Kim Ann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ten Little Sea Turtles by Kim Ann is such a cute book. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is so much fun! There is a QR code in the back that will sing the cutest little song to go along with the book. However, if your kids are anything like mine you should do the song after going through the book. They didn’t want to go to the next page in time with the song, they wanted to keep looking at everything and each one had to take turns counting. This is a perfect book for little kiddos who are learning to count.

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Ten Little Sea Turtles (A Counting Collection Book #3) by Kim Ann – Review by Angela Hayes

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Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children (Marine Life Counting Collection)Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children by Kim Ann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.5 Stars

 

Ten Little Sea Turtles: A Counting Book is the third book in this cute series- A Counting Collection by Kim Ann. It is another fun learn-to-count picture book that is accompanied by lovely, cute, interesting, and colourful illustrations that easily captures your attention, while bringing the whole story to life.
The rhyming verses that told the story are a great way to help teach young children to count. This also has the added interest of having some Turtle ‘facts’ listed at the end of the book, as well as a ‘finder’ puzzle that made this storybook both educational and fun.
Highly recommended. An engaging, fun, imaginative, and enjoyable children’s picture book- with sweet illustrations, that help children learn to count along the way.
Looking forward to whatever Kim Ann brings us next.
Happy Reading!

Thank you, Kim Ann!

 

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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Ten Little Sandpipers (A Counting Collection Book #1) by Kim Ann – Review by Angela Hayes

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Ten Little SandpipersTen Little Sandpipers by Kim Ann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.5 Stars

 

Ten Little Sandpipers: A Counting Book is the first book in this lovely series- A Counting Collection by Kim Ann. It is another fun learn-to-count picture book that is accompanied by lovely, cute, interesting, and colourful illustrations that easily captures your attention, while bringing the whole story to life.
The rhyming verses that told the story are a great way to help teach young children to count. This also has the added interest of having some Sandpiper ‘facts’ listed at the end of the book, as well as a ‘finder’ puzzle that made this storybook both educational and fun.
Highly recommended. An engaging, fun, imaginative, and enjoyable children’s picture book- with sweet illustrations, that help children learn to count along the way.
My grandson loved reading this with me.
Looking forward to whatever Kim Ann brings us next.
Happy Reading!

Thank you, Kim Ann!

 

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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Loris Opens Up His Heart (Courage Tales Series) by Dagmara Sitek – Review by Hannah Porter

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Loris Opens Up His HeartLoris Opens Up His Heart by Dagmara Sitek
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is my first time reading Dagmara Sitek. I’m sooo happy I did. It has great artwork, the colors really contrast perfectly together and the visual of the main characters’ feelings was excellently done. This book was a great match for tonight’s read as my nephew was in foster care. It was a good representation to show him that he wasn’t alone and not to hold his emotions in, and that it’s okay to let people in. you could he that he was really intrigued while we were reading I look forward to reading more work from this author 😀

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Ten Little Sea Turtles (A Counting Collection) by Kim Ann – Review by Amanda Haller-Doris

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Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children (Marine Life Counting Collection)Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children by Kim Ann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely adored this cute book and had fun reading it with my nephew who is a toddler. We loved that not only did it teach counting, but all of the fun information about sea turtles! The author did it in a way that made learning fun and interactive for him. We also enjoyed the smooth rhyming rhythm of the book; it made reading it out loud fun and enjoyable. The author did a great job of bringing marine life to life in this cute tale. We have already read the story 3 times and he keeps repeating certain phases he learned from the story. Definitely a great book and I can’t wait to see what else the author has written.

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Dinopotamus Goes to School (Dinopotamus Series) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Natalia Gonzales Castrejon

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Dinopotamus Goes to SchoolDinopotamus Goes to School by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this story! I love how the Dinopotamus did everything and wanted to do everything the kids did! This is definitely a fun story I’m gonna have to show my 3 year old! I really think he would enjoy it!

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Dinopotamus Goes to School (Dinopotamus Series) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Rita White

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This is such a great book for young children. I have read several of this authors books and they have all been fantastic to read to my granddaughter. The illustrations are fabulous as always. I really loved how the illustrations in the whole book were all in color crayons. This book teaches some lessons as do her other books. In this book, the dinosaur goes to school with the children and does everything that they do. Some of the things the children do, but the dinosaur can not because of size or other differences. Great read and vibrant colors.

Dinopotamus Goes to School (Dinopotamus Series) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Melissa Saxton

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Dinopotamus Goes to SchoolDinopotamus Goes to School by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Follow the story or Dinopotamus who goes to school! He is nervous as he looks different and is a different size. He watches what the other kids do and does what they do. Sometimes he can’t always do the same things due to his size but finds he has fun anyway.
My 6 year old enjoyed reading this along with me, it was a great lesson about inclusion even when someone looks different. Also the illustrations were done in crayon which I actually found charming. Well done!

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Ten Little Sea Turtles (A Counting Collection) by Kim Ann – Review by Kelli Harper

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Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children (Marine Life Counting Collection)Ten Little Sea Turtles: Ocean and Marine Life Books for Children by Kim Ann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

FUN FUN FUN. Adorable illustrations, fun rhyming words. This will have your kids very engaged and excited to read. Learning is made fun with this series.

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Loris Opens Up His Heart (Courage Tales Series) by Dagmara Sitek – Review by Rita White

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This is such a great book for young children. I have read several of this authors books and they have all been fantastic to read to my granddaughter. The illustrations are fabulous as always. The story is so heart felt and genuine and told in such a great way for children to understand.

Ten Little Sandpipers (A Counting Collection) by Kim Ann – Review by Kelli Harper

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Ten Little SandpipersTen Little Sandpipers by Kim Ann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A fun counting book. Engaging and fun, this book will have many children counting along. Fantastic illustrations make this book all the more entertaining. Highly recommend all the books in this series of Ocean and Marine Life books.

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The Big Book of Booper Snoots by Suzanna Lynn – Review by Gabrielle

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The Big Book of Booper SnootsThe Big Book of Booper Snoots by Suzanna Lynn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A fun and engaging read. This book gives readers of all ages interesting facts about animals. We are treated to twenty-six different animals and facts on each one. I enjoyed getting to see the picture of each animal’s nose first and then getting some facts about the animal. It was nice to see different animals for each letter and not just the usual ones that are used in these types of books. The animal facts are interesting and I loved the added weird facts. This is a good book for all animal lovers, young and old.

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Dinopotamus Goes to School (Dinopotamus Series) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Felicia Bates

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Dinopotamus Goes to SchoolDinopotamus Goes to School by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Dinopotamus Goes To School is the first Lois Wickstrom book I “wasn’t sure of”. My daughter will be 8 in a couple months and I thought the story might be a little “young” for her but being a big fan of the author, we gave it a try. She loved the story and had a lot of fun reading it to me. The illustrations were adorable and as always, there was a subtle lesson while having fun reading along. Another great children’s book!

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The Big Book of Booper Snoots by Suzanna Lynn Reviewed by Phylis Carpenter June 2024

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The Big Book of Booper SnootsThe Big Book of Booper Snoots by Suzanna Lynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I found this book to be interesting and informative. This is a cute book that shows you a snoot and asks you to guess whose it is. Of course, I guessed a few right but not all of them.”. On the next page it tells you the animal it goes too.

I may get this book for my grandson to read to his sister. I think they will both enjoy it.

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