So the first thing you should notice about Dear Sister is that sick amazing ridiculously tone setting cover. This might be my favorite book cover ever. I’m not even going to describe it, just look at it. Did you go out and read it yet? I’ll wait. I really don’t want to spoil any of […]
Judy and her moods have been around since the year 2000. In that time her book series has seen a few reprints from a few different companies. Let’s briefly go over the evolution of her books and their look: The Cardboard Era A brown background with a colored stripe up top (and sometimes bottom) featuring […]
I have a soft spot for Mean Girls. Not just the 2004 Lindsay Lohan flick, the character archetype. There’s just something about characters who have a grudge against everything, or at least the main character, that fascinates me. Who hurt them? How did they become this kind of person? Why doesn’t every book I read […]
My name is Joshua Van Laningham. In May 2022 I purchased a 10-book set of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse at a garage sale for $10. I was immediately taken by Jennifer A Bell’s art and Poppy Green’s characters. Was kidlit always this good? What happened since I read Redwall in middle school? I gotta […]
The Mousehold 