Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Can Sylvester find his magic pebble? Picture book for prekindergartners to third graders, fantasy Sylvester the donkey as a main character Rating: William Steig has written and illustrated a true classic that children will love for years to come. Short, short summary: In Sylvester and the Magic Pebble , [...]

This post is a little different today for two reasons: 1. I want to announce the winner of Weebeasts: Plight 2. I want to introduce an author, Kim Hix, to you. She is on her blog tour for her book, and this post today is written mostly by her! And the winner is. . . [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Leave a comment on this blog post by Tuesday, February 24 at 8:00 p.m. CST for a chance to win a free hard-bound copy of this book! Picture book for prekindergartners through second graders, fantasy Weebeasts as main characters Rating: A wonderful, brightly-illustrated picture book that gently teaches children [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com photo by Shelley Ginger www.flickr.com Picture book for prekindergarteners through second graders Duck, Cat, and Squirrel as main characters Rating: Wonderfully cute illustrations with a story that kids will really relate to. Short, short summary: Duck, Cat, and Squirrel live happily together, each with their own job when it [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com photo by Tony the Misfit www.flickr.com Picture book for 1st grade through 5th grade students Young girl as main character Rating: Perfect book to go along with any unit on American history. The text is beautiful and the pictures are fantastic! Short, short summary: Maddy Rose lives in Philadelphia [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Picture book for children preK through 2nd grade Young boy as main character Rating: Delightful book that will encourage any child’s creativity! Short, short summary: Ramon loves to draw anything! But his older brother laughs and makes fun of his drawings, and so he becomes discouraged. He crumples up [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Young adult novel, contemporary fantasy/sci-fi 14-year-old girl as main character Rating: A good contemporary fantasy/sci-fi book for teens. Short, short summary: Patterson starts this series off by introducing you to six genetically-altered children, ranging in ages from 6 to 14. Each of them is 98% human and 2% bird, [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Middle-grade novel, fantasy Pre-adolescent girl as main character Rating: A complicated, but interesting and captivating, novel for adults as well as middle and high school students. Short, short summary:It is hard to give a short, short summary of such a complicated novel, but I will do the best I [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, margodll@aol.com, www.margodill.com Picture book for babies to kindergarteners, contemporary Gorilla as main character Rating: Funny and cute with wonderful illustrations! Short, short summary: Good Night, Gorilla does not have many words, but it tells a complete story, mostly through the illustrations. The gorilla is following the zookeeper around while he says [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Picture book for Prekindergarten through 1st graders, contemporary Young child as main character Rating: A truly beautiful and peaceful book. Short, short summary: The text in this book is simple but clever and tells a beautiful story with wonderful illustrations about a child, who enters the world of a [...]