Hi there...! Here's my index of monthly reviews of new and recent children's books, part of the Read That Again! book review website. Recommendations and suggestions are welcome: please feel free to contact us about other books, new and old.
A bunch of other books are reviewed in the site's permanent archives... These are organized alphabetically, either by Author Name or by Book Title, as well as by certain themes.
New Book Reviews - Summer, 2011
BOOKS:
"April And Esme, Tooth Fairies" by Bob Graham
"On The Seesaw Bridge" by Yiuchi Kimura
"Zero" by Kathryn Otoshi
"The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard" by Gregory Rogers
"Tell The Truth, B.B. Wolf" by Judy Sierra
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
"Archie: The Best Of Dan DeCarlo, v.2"
"Chi's Sweet Home" (series)
"Feynman" by Jim Ottaviani
"Thor The Mighty Avenger" (series)
"Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, v.2"
MOVIES & GAMES
"Cars 2"
"A Cat In Paris/Un Vie Du Chat"
"Gnomeo & Juliet"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Rio"
"Thomas And Friends: The Birthday Express"
New Book Reviews - Spring, 2011
BOOKS:
"Oh No!" by Mac Barnett
"Martha Doesn't Say Sorry" by Samantha Berger
"Martha Doesn't Share" by Samantha Berger
"Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein" by Don Brown
"The Eensy Weensy Spider FREAKS OUT! (Big Time)" by Troy Cummings
"Shadow" by Suzy Lee
"A Sick Day For Amos McGee" by Philip C. Stead
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
"Doctor Strange, v.1" by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
"Garfield & Company, v.1: Fish To Fry"
"Garfield & Company, v.2: Curse Of The Cat People"
"Yakari, v.8: The White Fleece" by Job & Derib
"Zita The Spacegirl"
MOVIES & GAMES
"The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader" (DVD)
"Megamind" (DVD)
"Shaun The Sheep: The Big Chase" (DVD)
"Shaun The Sheep: A Woolly Good Time" (DVD)
"Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue" (DVD)
New Book Reviews - Winter, 2010-11
BOOKS:
"The Cowgirl Way" by Holly George-Warren
"The Enchanted Forest Chronicles" by Patricia Wrede
"The Adventures Of Sir Gawain The True" by Gerald Morris
"Other Goose: Re-Nurseried And Re-Rhymed Children's Classics" by J. Otto Seibold
COMICS, MOVIES & GAMES!
"Cul De Sac: Shapes And Colors"
"G-Man, v.2: Cape Crisis"
"Lewis And Clark"
"Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, v.2: The World According To Peter Parker"
"Vordak The Incomprehensible"
"Looney Tunes Super Stars: Bugs Bunny" (DVD)
"Looney Tunes Super Stars: Daffy Duck" (DVD)
"Looney Tunes Super Stars: Foghorn Leghorn" (DVD)
"The Secret Of Kells" (DVD)
Doodle Dice (game)
Secrets Of The Sea (game)
"Doodle All Day" by Taro Gomi
New Book Reviews - Summer-Fall, 2010
"Ivy & Bean, v.7: What's The Big Idea?" by Annie Barrows
"Kenny And The Dragon" by Tony DiTerlizzi
"Snow White" adapted by Quentin Greban
"The Adventures Of Sir Lancelot The Great" by Gerald Morris
"The Adventures Of Sir Givret The Short" by Gerald Morris
"It's A Book" by Lane Smith
"Callie Cat, Ice Skater" by Eileen Spinelli
>> PLUS: <<
"Amelia Rules" (series) <<
"Archie: The Best Of Dan DeCarlo, v.1" <<
"Brain Camp" <<
"Donald Duck Classics: Quack Up" <<
"G-Man, v.1: Learning To Fly" <<
"Little Lulu: The Space Dolly And Other Stories" <<
"Little Lulu's Pal Tubby: The Castaway And Other Stories" <<
"Mr. Badger And Mrs. Fox, v.2: A Hubbub" <<
"Smurfs, v.1: The Purple Smurfs"<<
"Smurfs, v.2: The Smurfs And The Magic Flute" <<
New Book Reviews - Spring, 2010
"The Day-Glo Brothers" by Chris Barton
"The Buddy Files: The Case Of The Lost Boy" by Dori Hillstad Butler
"The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo
"The Birthday Ball" by Lois Lowry
"Classics Illustrated: The Wind In The Willows"
"Classics Illustrated: Through The Looking Glass"
"The Incredibles: Family Matters" by Mark Waid & Marcio Takara
"Little Lulu" (series) by John Stanley
"Mr. Badger And Mrs. Fox, v.1: The Meeting " by Brigitte Luciani & Eve Tharlet
"Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures In The 8th Grade" by Landry Q. Walker & Eric Jones
"Yakari" (series) by Job & Derib
>> PLUS: <<
>> The Rubinoos "Biff! Boff! Boing!" (CD) <<
>> "Charlie And Lola, v.10: I Can't Stop Hiccuping" (DVD) <<
>> "Ponyo" (DVD) <<
>> "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" (DVD) <<
>> "The Princess And The Frog" (DVD) <<
New Book Reviews - Fall, 2009
"Tumtum & Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall" by Emily Bearn
"Lights Out, Night's Out" by William Boniface
"Polo And The Dragon" by Regis Faller
"Polo And The Magician" by Regis Faller
"How Oliver Olson Changed The World" by Claudia Mills
"Bear's Picture" by Daniel Pinkwater
"Louise The Big Cheese: Divine Diva" by Elise Primavera
"All The World" by Liz Garton Scanlon
"The Fog Mound, Book One: Travels Of Thelonius" by Susan Schade
"Robot Dreams" by Sara Varon
"The Fabulous Feud Of Gilbert & Sullivan" by Jonah Winter
>> PLUS: <<
>> They Might Be Giants <<
>> Care Bears On Fire <<
>> Shaun The Sheep (again!) <<
New Book Reviews - May-June, 2009
"Starlight Goes To Town" by Henry Allard
"Dolphins On The Sand" by Jim Arnosky
"Doctor Ted" by Andrea Beaty
"The Best Book To Read" by Debbie Bertram & Susan Bloom
"Momma Loves Her Little Son" by John Carter Cash
"Polo And The Magic Flute" by Regis Faller
"Polo & Lily" by Regis Faller
"Marvelous Mattie" by Emily Arnold McCully
"Mommy, Mama, And Me" by Leslea Newman
"Play With Me" by Michael Elsohn Ross
"Good Egg" by Barry Saltzberg
"The House In The Night" by Susan Marie Swanson
"The Thirteen Clocks" by James Thurber
"The Fantastic Undersea Life Of Jacques Cousteau" by Dan Yaccarino
>> PLUS: <<
>> "Bolt" (DVD) <<
>> "Franklin Richards: Son Of A Genius (Marvel Comics) <<
New Book Reviews - March-April, 2009
"On Orange In January" by Dianna Hutts Aston
"Our Library" by Eve Bunting & Maggie Smith
"Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure" by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin
"The Pout-Pout Fish" by Deborah Diesen
"Knitty Kitty" by David Elliott
"The Vegetables We Eat" by Gail Gibbons
"The Planet Hunter" by Elizabeth Rusch & Guy Francis
"Splat The Cat" by Rob Scotton
"You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!" by Jonah Winter
>> PLUS: <<
>> "Shaun The Sheep: Back In The Ba-a-ath" (DVD) <<
New Book Reviews - January-February, 2009
"You Can't Go To School Naked!" by Diane Billenstrom
"Big, Bad Bunny!" by Fran Billingsley
"Maisy Goes To The Museum" by Lucy Cousins
"Grace For President" by Kelly DiPucchio
"Corn" by Gail Gibbons
"Silvermist And The Ladybug Curse" by Gail Herman
"Butterfly, Butterfly: A Book Of Colors" by Petr Horacek
"Arabella Miller's Tiny Caterpillar" by Clare Jarrett
"Stay Awake, Sally" by Mitra Modarressi
"Ladybug Girl" by David Soman
"To Be Like The Sun" by Susan Marie Swanson
"Rosie And Buttercup" by Chieri Uegaki
>> PLUS: <<
>> "Shaun The Sheep: Off The Baa!" (DVD) <<
New Book Reviews - October-December, 2008
"Max's Words" by Kate Banks (Frances Foster Books)
"When Dinosaurs Came With Everything" by Elise Broach (Simon & Schuster)
"Angel Girl" by Laurie Friedman (Carolrhoda Books)
"Jenny Found A Penny" by Trudy Harris (Millbrook Press)
"Little Rabbit's Christmas" by Harry Horse (Peachtree Publishers)
"Mrs. Muddle's Holidays" by Laura F. Nielsen (Farrar Straus Giroux)
"Boys Of Steel: The Creators Of Superman" by Marc Tyler Nobleman (Alfred A. Knopf)
"The Kitten Who Thought He Was A Mouse" by Miriam Norton (Golden Books)
"Jack And The Box" by Art Spiegelman (RAW/Toon Books)
"The Donut Chef" by Bob Staake (Random House/Golden Books)
>> PLUS: <<
>> "Peter And The Wolf" (DVD) <<
>> "Sesame Street: Furry, Fun And Healthy Too" (DVD) <<
>> "Tinker Bell: The Movie" (DVD) <<
New Book Reviews - September, 2008
"Paddington" by Michael Bond & R. W. Alley
"That Rabbit Belongs To Emily Brown" by Cressida Cowell
"Emily Brown And The Thing" by Cressida Cowell
"A Piece Of Chalk" by Jennifer A. Ericsson
"Rainbow Magic -- Joy The Summer Vacation Fairy" by Daisy Meadows
"My Preschool" by Anne Rockwell
"Born To Read" by Judy Sierra
"Booming Bella" by Carol Ann Williams
>> PLUS:
>> "Shakespeare's Cats" <<
New Book Reviews - July-August, 2008
"Little Apple Goat" by Caroline Jayne Church
"The Cow That Laid An Egg" by Andy Cutbill
"Princess Baby" by Karen Katz
"Someday When My Cat Can Talk" by Caroline Lazo
"Rainbow Magic -- The Weather Fairies" by Daisy Meadows
"As Good As Anybody" by Richard Michelson
"Waking Beauty" by Leah Wilcox
>> PLUS: National Geographic Kids vs Ranger Rick <<
>> "Beauty And The Beast" (DVD) <<
>> "Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane" <<
New Book Reviews - May-June, 2008
"A Perfect Day" by Remy Charlip
"Penguin" by Polly Dunbar
"Elsie Piddock Skips In Her Sleep" by Eleanor Farejon
"Wave" by Suzy Lee
"How Many Seeds In A Pumpkin?" by Margaret McNamara
"Little Hoot" by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
"Never Tease A Weasel" by Jean Conder Soule
>>PLUS<<
"Sesame Street: Elmo's World -- Summer Vacation" (DVD)
New Book Reviews - April, 2008
"Bob And Otto" by Nick Bruel
"Louder, Lili" by Gennifer Choldenko
"Red Red Red" by Valeri Gorbachev
"Mama, Where Are You?" by Diane Muldrow
"The Lonesome Puppy" by Yoshitomo Nara
"A Kitten Tale" by Eric Rohmann
"Pale Male: Citizen Hawk Of New York City" by Janet Schulman
"Starring Miss Darlene" by Amy Schwartz
"Knuffle Bunny, Too" by Mo Willems
>> PLUS<<
Enchanted (DVD)
Sesame Street games
Raffi (CD)
New Book Reviews - Feb-March, 2008
"Little Boy With A Big Horn" by Jack Bechdolt
"And The Train Goes..." by William Bee
"The Girl In The Castle In The Museum" by Kate Bernheimer
"Mercy Watson: Three-Treat Collection" by Kate DiCamillo
"Diary Of A Wimpy Kid", "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules" by Jeff Kinney
"Bella And The Bunny" by Andrew Larsen
"A Tale Of Tails" by Elizabeth H. MacPherson
"Piano Starts Here" by Robert Andrew Parker
"The Random House Book Of Poetry For Children" edited by Jack Pretlusky
"The Silk Princess" by Charles Santore
"Would You Rather Be A Bullfrog?" by Dr. Seuss
"Ned's New Friend" by David Ezra Stein
>> PLUS: Charlie & Lola, Peep & Panwapa Island<<
New Book Reviews - January, 2008
"The Twin Princes" by Tedd Arnold
"The Incredible Book-Eating Boy" by Oliver Jeffers
"Has Anyone Seen Winnie And Jean?" by E. B. McHenry
"One Of Those Days" by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
"Little Neighbors On Sunnyside Street" by Jessica Spanyol
"Leaves" by David Ezra Stein
"The Bus Stop" by Janet Morgan Stoeke
"Every Friday" by Dan Yaccarino
"Who Likes Rain?" by Wong Herbert Yee
>> PLUS: Some poetry, "The Muppet Show"<<
New Book Reviews - December, 2007
"Blue Moo: 17 Jukebox Hits From Way Back Never" by Sandra Boynton & Michael Ford
"The Shoemaker And The Elves" by The Brothers Grimm & John Cech
"Maisy Big, Maisy Small: A Book Of Maisy Opposites" by Lucy Cousins
"Maisy's Amazing Big Book Of Words" by Lucy Cousins
"The Prince Won't Go To Bed" by Dayle Ann Dodds
"Squiggles" by Taro Gomi
"My Dog, My Cat, My Mama, And Me!" by Nigel Gray
"Daffodil Crocodile" by Emily Jenkins
"Mini Mia And Her Darling Uncle" by Pija Lindenbaum
"Sylvie And True" by David McPhail
"Footwork: The Story Of Fred And Adele Astaire" by Roxane Orgill
"Richard Scarry's Busiest Pop-Up Ever!" by Richard Scarry
"Oscar And The Frog: A Book About Growing" by Geoff Waring
"Oscar And The Moth: A Book About Light And Dark" by Geoff Waring
"Puff, The Magic Dragon" by Peter Yarrow & Lenny Lipton
>> PLUS: The Sippy Cups, Casper The Friendly Ghost, and Little Lulu, too!!<<
New Book Reviews - November, 2007
"I Went For A Walk" by Gregory Attonito & Shanti Wintergate
"Poetry For Young People" by William Blake
"Your Personal Penguin" by Sandra Boynton
"Julie Black Belt: The Kung Fu Chronicles" by Oliver Chin
"Quiet! There's A Canary In The Library" by Don Freeman
"I'm Going To Grandma's " by Mary Ann Hoberman
"Nobody Notices Minerva" by Wednesday Kirwan
"Punk Farm On Tour" by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
"Space Boy" by Leo Landry
"Time To Say Goodnight" by Sally Lloyd-Jones
"Playground Day" by Jennifer Merz
"Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready For School?" by Barney Saltzberg
"Anatole" by Eve Titus
"Anatole And The Cat" by Eve Titus
"Overboard" by Sarah Weeks
"Flotsam" by David Wiesner
"Delilah D. At The Library" by Jeanne Willis
"Belinda And The Glass Slipper" by Amy Young
New Book Reviews - October, 2007
"Don't Touch, It's Hot" by David Algrim
"The American Story: 100 True Tales From American History" by Jennifer Armstrong
"What's Wrong, Little Pookie?" by Sandra Boynton
"Five Little Monkeys Go Shopping" by Eileen Christelow
"Mary And The Mouse, The Mouse And Mary" Beverly Donofrio & Barbara McClintock
"The Adventures Of Polo" by Regis Faller
"Polo And The Runaway Book" by Regis Faller
"It's Not Fair!" by Anita Harper
"Calendar" by Myra Cohn Livingston
"Wake Up, Engines!" by Denise Dowling Mortenson
"You'll Be Sorry" by Josh Schneider
"How The Grinch Stole Christmas: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective" by Dr. Seuss
"Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf" by Judy Sierra
>>PLUS: Poisson Rouge (again) & the "Polo" website.<<
>> Also, the dancing skeleton & the boogie-woogie birdie video <<
New Book Reviews - September, 2007
"Thumbelina" by Hans Christian Andersen (ad. by Sindy McKay)
"May I Pet Your Dog?" by Stephanie Calmenson
"Below" by Nina Crews
"Pretty Salma" by Niki Daly
"The Cat In The Hat Beginner Book Dictionary -- In Spanish" by P.D. Eastman
"Living Color" by Steve Jenkins
"A Hippo's Tale" by Lena Landstrom
"Nini Here And There" by Anita Lobel
"My Mommy Is Magic" by Carl Norac
"The Cat In The Hat" by Dr. Seuss
"McElligot's Pool" by Dr. Seuss
"How Do You Know?" by Deborah W. Trotter
New Book Reviews - August, 2007
New Book Reviews - July, 2007
"I'd Really Like To Eat A Child" by Sylviane Donnio
"Donkey Donkey" by Roger Duvoisin
"Scribble" by Deborah Freedman
"Keeker & The Sneaky Pony" (series) by Hadley Higgenson
"What Happens On Wednesdays" by Emily Jenkins
"The Apple Doll" by Elisa Kleven
"Boo And Baa Have Company" by Lena & Olof Landstrom
"How To Be A Baby -- By Me, The Big Sister" by Sally Lloyd-Jones
"Adele & Simon" by Barbara McClintock
"Ratatouille: Too Many Cooks" by Margaret McNamara
"The Police Cloud" by Christoph Niemann
"The Birthday Box" by Leslie Patricelli
"Fluffy And Baron" by Laura Rankin
"One Naked Baby" by Maggie Smith
"If It Weren't For You" by Charlotte Zolotow
New Book Reviews - Spring, 2007
New Book Reviews - Winter, 2006-2007
"Nutmeg And Barley" by Janie Bynum
"Slinky Malinky" (series) by Lynley Dodd
"Dimity Dumpty" by Bob Graham
"Duck And Goose" by Tad Hills
"Duck, Duck Goose" by Tad Hills
"AlphaOops! The Day Z Went First" by Alethea Kontis
"Swimmy" by Leo Lionni
"17 Things I'm Not Allowed To Do Anymore" by Jenny Offill
"You And Me, Baby" by Lynn Reiser
"So Few Of Me" by Peter Reynolds
"Clip-Clop" by Nicola Smee
New Book Reviews - Fall, 2006
"The Happy Lion" (50th Anniversary Edition) by Louise Fatio
"The Happy Lion Roars" by Louise Fatio
"Jackie And The Shadow Snatcher" by Larry Di Fiori
"Walk On! A Guide For Of All Ages" by Marla Frazee
"Oscar's Half Birthday" by Bob Graham
"Alphabet Explosion!" by John Nickle
"Mama, I'll Give You The World" by Roni Schotter
"When You Are Happy" by Eileen Spinelli
"The 39 Apartments Of Ludwig Van Beethoven" by Jonah Winter
"Small Beauties" by Elvira Woodruff
New Book Reviews - Summer, 2006
"Mama Loves" by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
"The Random House Dinosaur Travel Guide" by Kelly Milner Halls
"A Really Good Snowman" by Daniel J. Mahoney
"Junie B., First Grader: Aloha-Ha-Ha" by Barbara Park
"Clara And Asha" by Eric Rohmann
"I Love Bugs!" by Philemon Sturges
"Te Amo, Bebe, Little One" by Lisa Wheeler
