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BOOK REVIEW : ASTRID LINDGREN BY MARIA ISABEL SANCHEZ VEGARA
TITLE : Astrid Lindgren AUTHOR : Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara ILLUSTRATED BY : Linzie Hunter GENRE : Children’s Non-Fiction, Picture Books FBRC RATING : 5 stars SYNOPSIS : In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover how Astrid Lindgren grew up to become one of the world’s best-loved authors, and the creator of the irresistible Pippi Longstocking. Little Astrid grew up on an old farm in Sweden. Her childhood was very happy, so happy that she never wanted to grow up. When she was four, her friend Edit read Astrid her first story. Suddenly, the entire place was filled with giants, witches, and fairies. They…
BOOK REVIEW : MOVING AGAIN!!! WITH RYLAN AND HENRY BY CHRISTY JORDAN WRENN
TITLE : Moving Again!!! With Rylan And Henry AUTHOR : Christy Jordan Wrenn ILLUSTRATED BY : Christy Jordan Wrenn GENRE : Children’s Fiction, Picture Books FBRC RATING : 5 stars SYNOPSIS : This book is dedicated to military families that move thousands of miles each year. Rylan, a five-year-old, has been living in Anchorage, Alaska, with his family for four years. The family moved there soon after Rylan was born in North Dakota. Rylan loves riding his scooter outside, but he has been thinking about his dad, who is out of the country, working. Even Rylan’s pet mouse, Henry, couldn’t keep him from feeling lonesome for Dad. Talking at dinner,…