Colfer, Chris. The Land of Stories; A Grimm Warning. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2014. 978-0-316-38027-0. 469p. $18.00. Gr 4-7. This book is the 3rd book in the Land of Stories Series and is the called, “A Grimm Warning.”  (The 4th book … Continue reading →

Animal Life Stories (Series). North Mankato,: Capstone, 2014. 32p. $19.99ea. Gr. 1-3. Guillain, Charlotte. Life story of a Butterfly. 978-1-4846-0487-8. Guillain, Charlotte. Life story of a Frog. 978-1-4846-0488-2. Guillain, Charlotte. Life story of a Ladybug. 978-1-4846-0493-9. Guillain, Charlotte. Life story … Continue reading →

Murray, Julie. Sweden. Minnesota: Abdo Publishing, 2015. 978-1-62403-347-6. 40p. $20.00. Gr 2-4.  This book is one of many that are a part of the “Explore the Countries” Series. The book has a user friendly lay out, vivid illustrations, glossary and index. Each … Continue reading →

Larson, M.A..  Pennyroyal Academy.  New York: G.P Putnam’s Sons, 2014.  978-0-399-16324-1. 314p.  $16.99. Gr. 4-8. A fantastic leap for readers who enjoy fairytales, magic and adventure.  The author has created a fantastic world that combines a variety of fairytales and … Continue reading →

Barnett, Mac. Sam and Dave dig a hole. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2014. 978-0763662295. 40p. $16.99. Gr. PK-2.  Sam and Dave are on a mission: this mission has to have something spectacular. They start to dig and dig and dig … Continue reading →

Greenhut, Josh, Macky Pamintuan, and Jeff Brown. Escape to California. New York: Harper Collins, 2014.78-0-605-83120-9. 101p. $13.00. Gr 2-3. Here we go again, another fun and humorous adventure for Flat Stanley lovers. Flat Stanley is now in the middle of San Francisco … Continue reading →

Epic Sports Records(Series). North Mankato: Capstone, 2014. 32p. $19.49ea. Gr. 1-5.                 Storden, Thom. Amazing Baseball Records.  978-4914-0740-0. Storden, Thom. Amazing Basketball Records.  978-4914-0740-0. Storden, Thom. Amazing Football Records.  978-4914-0740-0. Storden, Thom. Amazing Hockey Records.  978-4914-0740-0. The best of the … Continue reading →

Rockliff, Mara. The Grudge Keeper. Atlanta: Peachtree, 2014. 978-1-56145-729-8. 32 p. $16.95. Gr. K-2. Bonnyripple is a town where no one holds grudges, that is no one except for the Grudgekeeper, Cornelius. Each instance of bad taste is reported to Cornelius where … Continue reading →