Tag Archives: humor

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Katy K.

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez. Rick Riordan Presents/Disney Hyperion, 2019. The story starts with the raw chicken in the locker.  Sal put it there, to get bully Yasmany off his case in hopes of making it … Continue reading →

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Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever.

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Katy K.

Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever. Edited by Betsy Bird. Viking, 2017. It was the author list and associated cartoons on Betsy Bird’s blog, a Fuse #8 Production, that first drew me to this book (I can no longer find the … Continue reading →

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The Willow Falls series by Wendy Mass

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Katy K.

Last year, my library started subscribing to a digital service called hoopla.  As I was browsing through the children’s audiobook selection, I found a 2009 Cybils finalist – from before I started following the Cybils, but had wanted to go … Continue reading →

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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before & P.S. I Still Love You

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Katy K.

Jenny Han’s hit books have a heady mix of relationships romantic and not, ethical dilemmas, trouble and hilarity. I was very excited to read just last week that Han is writing a new one. Continue reading →

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The Exiles by Hilary McKay (series)

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Katy K.

It was almost exactly three years ago that Charlotte, commenting on my review of Saffy’s Angel, suggested that I try The Exiles as well.  I thought at the time that this book might be fantasy, thus explaining why so many … Continue reading →

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Newt’s Emerald

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Katy K.

I’m very fond of Garth Nix – but this is very much a break from the weighty feeling of his Old Kingdom and Keys to the Kingdom books. It would fit very nicely on my hypothetical list of teen fantasies … Continue reading →

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Dark Lord: School’s Out

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Katy K.

Dark Lord: School’s Out by Jamie Thomson. Walker Books, 2014. First published in the UK by Orchard Books, 2012. In the first book of this snarky series (which I haven’t read), the Dark Lord was exiled from his domain by … Continue reading →

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The 26-Story Treehouse

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Katy K.

This is one that I read for the Cybils, and which my son sped through after I was done. The 26-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths. Illustrated by Terry Denton. Feiwel and Friends, 2014. The 26-Story Treehouse is a prose/graphic hybrid … Continue reading →

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Six (mostly) Silly Picture Books

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Katy K.

It’s time for the first Kid Lit Blog Hop of September! Take a look at all the great books! In honor of my daughter starting kindergarten, here’s the latest large batch of new picture books that got the most reread … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Thing About the Way it Goes

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Katy K.

This is the latest book by one of my very favorite bloggers, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, aka the Yarn Harlot. The Amazing Thing About the Way It Goes by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Andrews McMeel, 2014. I think I’ve been reading the Yarn Harlot … Continue reading →

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