Review by CAROLYN M. MULLIN No Monkeys, No Chocolate is a children’s book about the web of life repackaged for a new generation. Who wouldn’t want to read about some adorable monkeys and chocolate? Who knew there was even a connection? Authors Melissa Stewart and Allen Young team up to deliver a multi-level story about how […]
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No Monkeys, No Chocolate
September 17th, 2013 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Allen Young·Carolyn M. Mullin·Chocolate·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Insects·Melissa Stewart·Monkeys·Nicole Wong·Pollination·Rainforest
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme
August 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM I am turning into Vegbooks’ resident reviewer for Dawn Publishing but so far I honestly can’t help loving all their offerings I’ve read. Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, is no exception. It follows the theme of another book I reviewed, Over in the Forest, but so much thought goes […]
Tags: Animal Families·Butterflies·Counting·E-Books·Frogs·Good for Toddlers·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Jeanette Canyon·Jungle·Marianne Berkes·Marmosets·Monkeys·Mothers·Ocelots·Parrots·Picture Books·Preschoolers·Rainforest·Sloths·Snakes
Tugg and Teeny
May 18th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY After falling in love with J. Patrick Lewis’ Swan Song, I was certain I would like his early reader Tugg and Teeny, published last year. It’s a sweet, short book of 1,100 words that focuses on the friendship between Tugg, a gorilla, and Teeny, a monkey. Entitled “The Strange Stick,” “What’s […]
Tags: Activities·Art·Christopher Denise·Early Elementary·Early Readers·Female Protagonist·Friendship·Gorillas·Homeschooling·Interspecies Friendship·J. Patrick Lewis·Monkeys·Music·Painting·Poetry
The Great Cake Mystery
May 4th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM I was so excited to hear that Alexander McCall Smith had written mystery chapter book for younger readers featuring a young Precious Ramotswe of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. My daughter and I got through The Great Cake Mystery in record time, she loved the story and the illustrations by […]
Tags: Africa·Alexander McCall Smith·Botswana·Chapter Books·Early Elementary·Homa Woodrum·Iain McIntosh·Monkeys·Mystery·Preschoolers