Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien – short audiobook review
I’ve had Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien sitting on my shelf for years, but I kept forgetting it was there. I…
Category: Picture book reviews
Bilbo’s Last Song by J.R.R. Tolkien – picture book review
Bilbo’s Last Song, by J.R.R. Tolkien, and first published nearly 20 years after his death, is full of beautiful artwork, delightful verse, and…
Darth Vader and Friends by Jeffrey Brown – picture book review
Darth Vader and Friends is another in the series of Star Wars picture books by Jeffrey Brown. It follows Darth Vader as if…
The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale – book review
The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation continues the adventures of Princess Magnolia as she bravely fights off the monsters that regularly invade…
Bedtime at the Swamp by Kristyn Crow – book review
On the recommendation of a friend, I looked up books by Kristyn Crow and found Bedtime at the Swamp. The unnamed protagonist is…
The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale – book review
The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde is the third installment in Shannon and Dean Hale’s The Princess in Black series…
The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale – book review
The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party, by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale and illustrated by LeUyen Pham, continues the tale…
Goodnight Darth Vader by Jeffrey Brown – book review
I finally get to review another of Jeffrey Brown’s Star Wars books! Goodnight Darth Vader is another fun book showing what life might…
The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale – book review
The Princess in Black, by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, is a picture book aimed at the early reading crowd (kids from about…
10 Little Monsters Visit Oregon by Rick Walton – picture book review
Picture books take a lot of talent to do correctly. In many ways, I think it is harder to write a picture book…
Instructions by Neil Gaiman – picture book review
Instructions by Neil Gaiman with illustrations by Charles Vess, is a picture book that originally appeared in the more adult work, Fragile Things,…
Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman – picture book review
What if you were good friends with a famous author and could tell him, “I’ll be having a baby in a month. Would…
The Sandman by William Joyce – book review
The Sandman by William Joyce is the second picture book in his Guardians of Childhood series. This book focuses on the origin of…
Picture book review: The Man in the Moon by William Joyce
The Man in the Moon by William Joyce is a good book. Not a great one, but good. The illustrations are wonderful, as…
Vader’s Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown – picture book review
Vader’s Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown is a sequel of sorts to his previous Darth Vader and Son which I reviewed back in…
Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown – picture book review
Darth Vader and Son is a wonderful little gem which combines Star Wars with father and son time. This hardcover graphic novel features…