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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...

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...

The Ominous Eye is a Suspenseful Slow Burn Sequel

Bambi

March 1, 2021

Children's, Fiction

I’m back with the previously promised review of the second book in The Nocturals series, The Ominous Eye by Tracey Hecht. It’s taken us a few days longer to finish this book; I feel like this series could acco...