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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Children's and Teen: 6 - 8 years old


Cover art for A DAY IN THE OFFICE OF DOCTOR BUGSPIT
CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2011
by Elise Gravel, illustrated by Elise Gravel

"Real visits to the doctor are rarely so hilarious. (Graphic picture book. 5-8)"
Expect delighted choruses of "Eeewww, gross!" at every turn from newer readers taking this tour of an outer-space clinic. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE TOTALLY AWESOME EPIC QUEST OF THE BRAVE BOY KNIGHT
CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2011

"The kind of big-hearted fun that may lose its element of surprise, but not its power to please young readers. (Graphic picture book. 6-9)"
A girl with strange powers and a subversive sense of humor bedevils the epic adventures of a young knight-aspirant and his Bigfoot sidekick. Read full book review >
Cover art for SILENT NIGHT
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2001
by Sandy Turner, illustrated by Sandy Turner

"Grownups will chuckle; children would probably like this more as an animated film. (Picture book. 7-9)"
A witty, wordless (in a sense) Christmas Eve tale from a New Yorker artist, featuring an indefatigably yippy small dog who goes positively ballistic when Santa drops down the chimney. Read full book review >