Books - Book Reviews

Beneath the Bed & Other Scary Stories Leaves Young Readers With Goosebumps

October 9, 2021

It’s so great to be back in the swing of writing again. Especially when the topic is spooky books for kiddos! With definite exceptions, it seems like most kids enjoy a good fright, as long as they also feel se...

A Crafty Girl Worms Her Way Into the Most Unlikely of Hearts in Earwig and the Witch

Bambi

October 2, 2021

Fiction

After a longer than anticipated break, I’m happy to be back just in time for another Creepy Kid Lit blog-tacular! Just as I did last year, I’ll spend the month of October exploring and recommending books that ...

Family, Friendship and Fantasy Fill the Pages of Circus Mirandus

Bambi

May 17, 2021

Fiction

If you’re looking for a book that has it all – magic, adventure, whimsy, family, unlikely friendships and daring feats – then today’s selection is just the book you’ve been looking for. Circus Mirandus by Cass...

Kid vs. Squid Pits Land Lubbers Against Sea Dwellers to Rescue an Ancient Civilization

Bambi

May 3, 2021

Children's, Fiction

Today I present to you the thrilling conclusion of the 4-part series on the work of Greg Van Eekhout. Kid vs. Squid is Van Eekhout’s first book for Scholastic, Inc, published in 2011, however it was the last b...

Unlikely Friends Face a Hostile Future in The Boy at the End of the World

Bambi

April 27, 2021

Children's, Fiction

Hello readers! Today we have the third of four reviews of the work of children’s fiction author Greg Van Eekhout. As previously mentioned, my husband purchased Eekhout’s Voyage of the Dogs on the hunch that ou...

For a Story About Robots, Cog Sure Has a Lot of Heart

Bambi

April 20, 2021

Children's, Fiction

Welcome back! Let’s keep the reading train rolling with another book written by Greg Van Eekhout. Van Eekhout has quickly become my son’s favorite writer; we’ve plowed through the 4 books he’s published so far...

Voyage of the Dogs is a Sci-Fi Stepping Stone for Young Readers

Bambi

April 13, 2021

Children's, Fiction

Every now and then, my son and I will come across a book that we may not have expected much from but it turns out to completely captivate him. In today’s case, my husband actually found the book while searchin...

Tons of Resources for Kids Who Love to ‘Space Out’!

Bambi

April 6, 2021

Children's, Non-Fiction

It’s been a while since I wrote an article that reads more like a list of books for kids who like ‘insert their current obsession’. But they say to write what you know and based on what’s happening in my own h...

A Tribute to the Late, Great Children’s Author Beverly Cleary

Bambi

March 29, 2021

Children's, Fiction

Like many others in the past week, I’m writing to pay my respects to the late, great Beverly Cleary. Before becoming one of the foremost authors of children’s fiction, Cleary was a children’s librarian. Becaus...

Clementine Has a Zest for Life, Even in Sticky Situations

Bambi

March 22, 2021

Children's, Fiction

Having read many, many children’s books over the years, there have been three occasions I can remember where I have been straight up envious of mothers from the 1970s and 1980s. The first was Ramona’s mother, ...