So Ivy+Bean is officially over. Twelve books, fifteen years, and a lifetime to reprints to come. Don’t believe that last part? Go read it. Like, right now. This is one of those “forever” series like Junie or Captain Underpants. And it only has twelve books! Premise Meet Ivy and Bean, two friends who never meant […]
Yep, I finally got there. It’s Rainbow Magic time. So Rainbow Magic is a Heckelbeck-level lengthy chapter book series that I’ve been avoiding for a while. But sometimes you find a near-mint collection at Goodwill last week and fate has other plans. You’ve probably heard of Rainbow Magic. There’s over 300 books at this point, […]
I couldn’t stay away from another series review for long, because Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol is that good. Every monster trope in the world? Flashbacks every book? How is this ages 5-8? Rare male main characters, too! Premise Eight-year-old Andres Miedoso is new to Kersville, and gets swept up in the action-packed excitement of being […]
It’s finally time! I’ve talked a bit about everyone’s favorite vampire-fairy in a lot of my past articles. She just hit twenty books (and a TV show) which is my baseline for Series Spotlights (the books not the TV show). Get ready for one of the coolest modern chapter book series. Premise Isadora Moon is […]
Yeah yeah, I’m talking about Dragon Masters again. That series I previously mentioned I had no idea why I liked it. Well I’ve read over twenty-five books now, so I’d better figure out why. It’s basically the Magic Tree House of this generation. A literary powerhouse that shows no signs of slowing down. As a […]
This month was a toss up between Mean Girls in Chapter Books or reviewing Owl Diaries. As much as I want to gush about the new mean girl characters on the chapter book block, people need to hear about Owl Diaries. There’s twenty books and a TV show now, so get out from under that […]
Yeah yeah, it’s not chapter books. My blog has “mouse” in the name, so this counts. Kevin Henkes is my favorite kidlit author, bar none. He writes mice characters and doesn’t shy away from subjects. Premise(s) Each book deals with a very common subject. Not like mermaids or unicorns or teeth falling out. Really deep […]
So I don’t know how I’ve gone my whole life not knowing about this series. I’ve had a lot of friends and coworkers go “Oh I read that when I was a kid!” with some fondness when they found out I was reading it. This has happened with a lot of the series I’ve read […]
Happy new year everyone! What have I been doing over the holiday season? Oh not much just finishing all of Junie B Jones. I’m not even done yet, but I’ve read all the mainline books and I really wanna get this article up on time. I missed December and all. “Why would you subject yourself […]
So as you may have read in my intro post, Sophie here is what got me back into kidlit. Just look at that art and those characters. How can you not read that? Everything looks so nice. Premise We follow the everyday adventures of Sophie Mouse, as she meets new friends and struggles with the […]
The Mousehold 