Review:Bought this book to read to my daughters, ages 6 and soon to be 2. I like the story immensely, as it illustrates to them that not everyone is as economically fortunate as we are, but are still loved and are good people. What I don't like is the author's decision that we need to take all grammar and throw it out the window. It wasn't a problem for me to fix the language on the fly when I was reading it to my girls, but when my 6 year old went to read it on her own, she couldn't figure out the ... Read more

Review:I love this book it has all different shades of black from yellow to dark skin. I'm dark my daughter is like carmel colored and black girls need to hearOFTEN that they are something, they are pretty and so is everyone else in their own way but seeing so many blonde girls on tv and on cartoons we need a good story about the beauty of us Read more

Review:Summary: A bear finds a pick-up truck filled with berries, eats them all, then promptly falls asleep. He wakes up in the city, where he smells interesting smells, finds fun places to climb and play, and eventually discovers a sandwich that he eats. Caught in the act by a pack of dogs, he runs away, finds a boat, and makes the trip back to his forest home. On the last page, the reader discovers who has been telling the story, throwing an element of doubt into the whole tale.

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Review:While it's no "Goodnight Moon," there is something still entrancing about the prose in "The Big Red Barn." Some of the wording is awkward, but the story is nice (life in the barn from morning to night, cute animals!), and the board version is perfectly sized for small hands. Illustrations are lovely and the length is perfect for our 14 month toddler. Read more

Review:A simple dot on a piece of paper turned a child into an inspiration for others. She in turn deploys the same method of inspiration by her art teacher, to encourage a little boy who also thinks he can't draw. The illustrations embody the meaning of the story - simple and on a white piece of paper. This puts the focus on how something small can tun into something bigger. In the story, one dot turned into bigger dots and more artistic mediums. Fantastic, inspirational, creative, and a must-have for... Read more

Review:You will surely have fun with this book. I liked the plot, characters, and the "magyk" system and type.

The action take place early in the book, which I found good, and it didn't stop to some boring phase that goes for a long long while in the middle. Actually the events sequence & timing is so marvelous.

And just for the record; I loved Boy 412 soooo much the whole time. He is funny and rational at the same time. Also I loved Stanley, the massage rat.

I recommend this b... Read more

Review:This book is a wonderful saga to Magyk. I thought that the author did a great job of explaining everything that happened at the end of Magyk in the beggining of this book. Also I thought that she did a great job of continuing the story so that it was not a run on from the other book, and I personally think that it's amazing when a author can do that correctly. Read more

Review:One of the best books I ever read! It is very imaginative and it flows. Everything happens for a reason and is mentioned for one as well. I recommend you read book one :Magyk first though. It is even better than Harry Potter! Read more

Review:I listened to this on audio and loved it. It was like hearing a play. Each character had a different voice and a narrator read. I could have done without all the singing but it gave it such a wonderful feel. I watched BYU do the Princess Academy as a play and it was great and this reminded me of that and brought me right back to sitting in the audience. This was a good second story. I liked that we get to see the rest of the country. I wished more dialog between all these characters had been add... Read more

Review:The Two Princesses of Bammare is a wonderful twist on fairy tales by Gail Carson Levine. It is an amazing fantasy set in a world of monsters, curses, and fairies.
In the story, two princesses are sisters and close friends. Princess Meryl is very brave and always wanted to go questing and on adventures. Princess Addie is scared of everything and wants Meryl to always be there to protect her. Suddenly, Meryl contracts a deadly disease called the Grey Death. This disease kills its victims in abo... Read more