Bronwyn

This was very good with a lot of interesting information and anecdotes. I've read about a lot of these people before, but I'm a sucker for year-by-year books and books about the 1920s, so it was perfect for me. I occasionally lost track of who was who (I fully admit I'm not great with non-English names), so sometimes a person by person approach may have better, but I love books that progress through time, so ultimately I really enjoyed it.

I really liked this, even if it got a bit tongue-twistery. It was sort of “old lady who swallowed a fly” but more fun. The illustrations are cute too.

This was pretty good. Each section talks about a woman that John Singer Sargent painted a portrait of (at least in theory - one section is more about the subjects sister than her). I found some sections to be more interesting than others, but overall a really interesting look at these women.

This was pretty cute. The rhymes were pretty fun.

This was alright. The rhymes weren't great, but there were a few good ones.

This was pretty good. I enjoyed all the different knees.

Read for the first time in a year:
January 30, 2021

This was really good. I got a bit bogged down with some of the psychological stuff, but the info on prison and penny dreadfuls was really interesting. I also really enjoyed the epilogue.

This was fine. The rhymes are okay. The best part was teaching about how you have two sets of teeth.

This is a sweet little book about home.

This is a fun little story. My son loves it a lot.

This was pretty good. It started off well, but lost some steam once the characters went to London. The end was sweet though. I'll probably read the rest of the series, but not immediately.

Never logged this, oops.

This is pretty cute. It has good rhymes and nice pictures. Poor Hooper though.

This was a good retelling of this story. The illustrations really made it though; they're gorgeous.

This is cute. The rhymes are quite good and the illustrations are fun.

I haven't read any Tommy and Tuppence before (that I recall anyhow), so didn't know what to expect. I know they age over their books, but didn't realize they were so young at the beginning!

This wasn't my favorite Christie, but in the end I liked it. I'm not really a fan of spy/espionage stuff, so I think that was part of my dislike. I did like all the various identity stuff and the relationship between Tommy and Tuppence.

This is a good book that will hopefully help with my kids own gimmies. Brother and Sister get a little smug at the end, but the main story and message is good.

This is a pretty good adaptation of the sequence from Fantasia.

Additional first read for a year:
January 8, 2021

This is a fun book. My son loves it. Some of the pages are a bit hard to read though.

This is such a fun, weird book. Some pages work better than others though, but it's all enjoyable.

Such a good book.

This is a fun little book. I remember it from when I was young, so it was nice to read it to my son.

This is a good book for our own bad days, or pretend ones (my son likes when my husband inserts things we do into the book instead of reading the words).

Cute little adaptation of Dumbo. The pictures are great. The story leaves some of the movie out but it's sweet.

This was okay. My son liked it. It's not really about relaxing but rather, almost, making due with what's around you - which is good too.

4 stars for the rhymes, because they're fine, some were new to me.

5+++ for the illustrations because the art is just amazing.