Release Date: December 20, 2017 Description Peony features growing advice for one of the most beautiful and popular flowering plants. Enthusiastic home gardeners and peony collectors alike will learn the history of the plant, discover the different types of peonies available, and enjoy profiles of the best 194 varieties. Growing information includes details on climate, … Continue reading PEONY, The Best Varieties for Your Garden, by David C. Michener & Carol A. Adelmen, Timber Press
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HOME SWEET HOME, by Mia Cassany, illustrated by Paula Blumen, Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, Children’s Nonfiction
Available now! Description Kids will have their imaginations captured by this beautiful, non-fiction picture book that looks at home from around the world. Home from Home celebrates the wide diversity of living quarters people around the world live in. Find out who lives in a Brooklyn brownstone or a Tokyo apartment! What about a London … Continue reading HOME SWEET HOME, by Mia Cassany, illustrated by Paula Blumen, Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, Children’s Nonfiction
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HOT ON THE TRAIL IN ANCIENT EGYPT, by Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin (illustrations), Kids Can Press
Description All twins Josh and Emma want to do is get out of the creepy Good Times Travel Agency where their little sister, Libby, has led them. But the peculiar shop owner encourages them to open one of his guidebooks first --- and they suddenly find themselves transported to ancient Egypt! They've barely had time … Continue reading HOT ON THE TRAIL IN ANCIENT EGYPT, by Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin (illustrations), Kids Can Press
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THE BAGEL KING, by Andrew Larsen, Sandy Nichols (Illustrations), Kids Can Press
Pub Date 01 May 2018 Thank you Netgalley and Kids Can Press for providing me with this book for me to read and provide my honest review. Description Every Sunday morning, no matter the weather, Eli could count on Zaida to bring bagels from Merv's Bakery. Eli loved the time they spent together enjoying their … Continue reading THE BAGEL KING, by Andrew Larsen, Sandy Nichols (Illustrations), Kids Can Press
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THE LITTLE RED WOLF, by Amelie Flechais Diamond Book Distributors Lion Forge Children’s Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels
Thank you Netgalley and Diamond Book Distributors, Lion Forge Children's Fiction for the opportunity to read and provide my honest review of this book. Description Lose yourself in in the dark forests of Amelie Flechais' spectacular artwork. A young wolf, on a journey to bring his grandmother a rabbit, is charmed by the nice little girl … Continue reading THE LITTLE RED WOLF, by Amelie Flechais Diamond Book Distributors Lion Forge Children’s Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels
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MISTER TENDER’S GIRL, by Carter Wilson,
Carter Wilson USA Today and #1 Denver Post bestselling author Carter Wilson explores the depths of psychological tension and paranoia in his dark, domestic thrillers. Carter is a two-time winner of both the Colorado Book Award and International Book Award. He lives with his two children in a spooky Victorian house in Erie, Colorado. Publisher … Continue reading MISTER TENDER’S GIRL, by Carter Wilson,
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MR. OWLIVER’S MAGIC AT THE MUSEUM, Written and Illustrated by Carolyn Bracken, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Schiffer Kids, ARC Review
Pub Date 28 Nov 2017 Description Mr. Owliver loves his job as night watchman for the Animaltown Art Museum, partly because he’s an owl and is up at night anyway, but mostly because he's proud to protect such beautiful works of art. His friends think he must be lonely, but he has the company of … Continue reading MR. OWLIVER’S MAGIC AT THE MUSEUM, Written and Illustrated by Carolyn Bracken, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Schiffer Kids, ARC Review
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OLD MISERY, by James Sage, Illustrated by Russell Ayio, Kids Can Press, Ltd., ARC Review
Description Poor Old Misery. She and her old cat, Rutterkin, “ain't got two pennies to rub together.” And the one thing of value she does have ---a tree, filled with good eating apples --- is regularly ransacked by humans and animals of all kinds who make off with armloads of apples! So, one day, when … Continue reading OLD MISERY, by James Sage, Illustrated by Russell Ayio, Kids Can Press, Ltd., ARC Review
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THE VIRIDIAN CONVICT, by Sam York, North Star Editions, ARC Review
Description The Godfather meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this crazy-ass adventure set on Viridian, a prison planet full of aliens…who want to eat you. Tig, the only human, is thrust into a lose/lose/lose situation when the mob boss he works for asks him to pick up and deliver a package that the Fed—the governing … Continue reading THE VIRIDIAN CONVICT, by Sam York, North Star Editions, ARC Review
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THE MUTT SPRING DIARIES, By Patrick McDonnell
Description Yesh! Mooch, Earl, and all their endearing Mutts friends return in this fourth Mutts collection for kids! It's been a long, cold winter—Earl and Mooch are looking forward to shmelling the flowers! Spring is the season of new beginnings. The birds are singing fresh concertos they’ve been working on all winter long. The caterpillars are … Continue reading THE MUTT SPRING DIARIES, By Patrick McDonnell
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