Amity
Re-read for class. Still one of my all-time favorites. Should I ever have children, this is the first Cinderella story I want them to hear. 4/5
This is cute but for whatever reason I couldn't concentrate on it so I'm setting it to the side for now.
for whatever reason, this is not clicking for me right now. maybe it's the lingering effects of the terrible flu I had, or maybe I just don't like novels that tie-in to TV shows? I'll give it another shot at some point, for my girl Anya.
I just couldn't get through this. I felt like all the twists were way too foreshadowed and, while knowing the “aha!” parts of a story don't always mean that the story is bad, I didn't find the writing compelling enough to continue. Just not the right book for this particular reader.
I so vehemently disliked this book that I couldn't even finish it, and it inspired me to create a “did not finish” shelf after years of resisting that urge. I don't like not finishing books, but there are only so many hours of the day, and I simply couldn't be bothered. I did read enough to rant about it in class, though, so there's that.
I am contractually obligated to give any book with an awesome librarian character at least 4 stars. Miss Shelley is a queen and I want to see The Goth Kittens in concert ASAP.
Why did this book make me tear up at the end though?
And now I'm going to have the Hank Green song stuck in my head for weeks. 4 seadevils out of 5.
Mr. Tortoise just wants to eat cake and quite frankly, I support him
115 birthday cake candles out of 5
Another day, another instance of reading a picture book at the public services desk that will emotionally compromise me. 5 walnuts out of 5.
Is it possible to ever read anything about Fred Rogers and not get a little misty-eyed?
In short, I shouldn't have read this at work, is what I'm saying.
This book was basically tailor-made for me. Now I'm just waiting for Disney to buy the rights and incorporate Mimi, Twee-Twee, and Adorbs into the MCU.
Beautiful art paired with a fun alphabet story. I want to push around a stroller filled with wee baby crocodiles. 4 crocodiles in overalls out of 5.
Pugs and potatoes are two of my favorite things, so basically this book was made specifically for me.
Why is Maisy wearing so many layers if she's going swimming? Is it an indoor pool? These are the questions that keep me up at night.
She has a great swimsuit, though.
Cute illustrations, nice cadence to it, on the longer side but not too long. A good addition to wintry readalouds.
I don't throw around the term “masterpiece” around lightly, but...
80 fafillion neighborhood dogs/5
It's a little long for a board book, but it's so cute and funny that I still loved it. Cheddar knowing it is snack time - despite the fact that she can't tell time - is extremely relatable, as is “let's close our eyes so the problem doesn't exist anymore.” Also, the constant Chicagoland construction would be much less irritating if the construction workers were cute doggos. 4 adurable pups out of 5.
Why hasn't a fairy godmother left me a bunch of baby goats on my doorstep? Life is unfair.UPDATE: [a:Eric Barclay 6907859 Eric Barclay https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1446047300p2/6907859.jpg], author/illustrator extraordinaire and illustrator of this particular book, liked this review, so I can only hope that he grants my wish and sends me a baby goat soon. UPDATE 2.0: the fabulous [a:Dan Richards 620579 Dan Richards https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1530777648p2/620579.jpg], author of this lovely book, also liked this review. High fives all around to you both! Still waiting on my baby goat, though...In all seriousness, all my friends with kids of the non-goat kind will be getting this book for Christmas, and obviously I will be keeping one for myself because have you seen that baby goat on the cover? The adorable factor is off the charts.
