This innovative style of reference book had my kids and I captured at the first page, featuring the beady eye of a parrot fish glaring at you in extreme close-up. Each page that features a photograph of a large scene will have one small white box outlining a certain area of the picture. When you [...]
As my son creeps around our house using the Spy Kit he received for his birthday last week, I thought the timing was more than appropriate to review the book Top Secret: Shady Tales of Spies and Spying. What is it about kids – boys especially it seems- and spies? The allure of sneaking around, [...]
Sonder the Snow Snake might be just the book to banish some of the blues we have over the fact that that winter is coming. A unique little fella, he just happens to be a snake that’s covered in white fur and licks icicles instead of sunning himself on a hot rock somewhere. The first [...]
Boy or girl, this book is for the sports fans! It’s literally bursting with everything you always wanted or needed to know about the world of sports. Often an overlooked area, it’s amazing to think of how sports have existed for so long, how they have shaped human nature and are intertwined into our daily [...]
DK Publishing excels at making visually stunning books paired with amazing facts and information. Dinosaur A Visual Encyclopedia is exactly that, a treasure trove of the most fascinating dinosaur information out there. No matter how old you are, we are all still fascinated by those giants that once roamed our Earth. So much mystery still [...]
Even though my daughter is 5 and most definitely out of the age range for these books, we still sit down together and read them whenever they are sent to me for review. I must admit, board books for toddlers are so entertaining, even when you are a little too old for them. Bright colors, [...]
I love Indiana Jones. Which most people would take to mean that I love Harrison Ford, and while yes I surely do love him and Han Solo as well, I adore the actual character of Indiana Jones. I love his bumbling, almost accidental adventurer ways, the charm of the first movies that came out, the [...]
What can I say? My little girl who loves Star Wars and Indiana Jones as much as her brother does, also loves princesses. And Disney princesses top the list of those she loves. So when we saw that there was a Princess Encyclopedia, we most certainly had to check it out. This is the [...]