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Tag Archives: princesses
3 Fun Early Chapter Books
Jasmine Toguchi: Super Sleuth by Debbi Michiko Florence. Pictures by Elizabet Vuković. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2017. I’d been wanting to read the new Jasmine Toguchi series, especially because I have a Japanese-American niece who’ll be needing some early chapter books … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Early Chapter Books, Fantasy, Print, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged Asian-American, Early Chapter Books, Japanese, princesses, science
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Picture Book Pile-Up
Today is the 22nd KidLit Blog Hop! That reminds me that the kerfuffle last week put me behind on my hopping, but I’m going to try again this time. There’s a lot of fun books linked up already! We keep … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, ballet, kid lit blog hop, knights, monsters, picture books, princesses
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Dragons, Princesses and a Fairy
Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el. Illustrated by Tim Bowers. Crispin Blaze is a young dragon looking forward to his seventh birthday, when dragons start to breathe fire. But when he tries to light the candles on his birthday … Continue reading
The Birthday Ball
The Birthday Ball by Lois Lowry. Illustrations by Jules Feiffer. This is a sweet little book from heavy hitter and Newbury-award winning author Lowry. The Princess Patricia Priscilla is about to turn 16 and is bored with everything. Bored with … Continue reading