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Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
*Picture book for preschoolers through 1st graders
*A little chick as a main character
*Rating: This Little Chick is one of my favorite read alouds. John Lawrence’s illustrations have won awards, and the text is perfect for our excited young readers!
Short, short summary: This little chick is [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
*Young adult novel, historical fiction
*Young Huck as main character, of course!
*Rating: This is a classic you won’t want to miss!
Short, short summary: You meet Huckleberry Finn for the first time in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and now he gets to star in his own book. You’ll love [...]

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Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders
*Mary the cow as the main character
*Rating: The illustrations make Where’s Mary’s Hat? fun and inviting for young readers. Barroux’s twist at the end is cute!
Short, short summary: Mary the cow has lost her hat. She goes out to find her [...]

Fluzzy the Cat?
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Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
*Chapter Book for 6 to 9 year olds
*1st grade boy and 3rd grade girl as main characters
*Rating: The Pain and the Great One provide so many laugh-out loud moments that people might find you a little kooky while you’re reading this [...]

Christine Taylor-Butler! Christine, thank you for leaving a comment on the post about Through Endangered Eyes, and I hope you enjoy the book! It’s wonderful.
Thank you to everyone who left a comment about Rachel Dillon’s beautiful book, Through Endangered Eyes.
Thank you to Rachel for providing us insight into her writing world. I know many [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
*Picture book for preschoolers through elementary-aged students
*Endangered animals are featured in Through Endangered Eyes.
*Rating: Rachel Allen Dillon’s illustrations are remarkable, and these paintings really bring her animal poetry alive!
Today, I am honored to be taking part in a blog tour sponsored by WOW! Women on Writing for the talented [...]

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Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
*Picture book, contemporary
*Young girl as main character
*Rating: I’m Not Invited? is a realistic look at what it feels like to be left out!
Short, short summary: Diana Cain Bluthenthal reminds us all what it feels like when we are left out and the worries and emotions that [...]

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Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
*Middle-grade novel, fantasy
*Pig as main character
*Rating: E. B. White’s classic story, Charlotte’s Web, will continue to touch the hearts of readers young and old for many, many years.
Short, short summary: Fern saves Wilbur, the pig, from her father’s ax and raises him like a house pet. [...]

This is a different blog post today because my beloved dog, Charlie, shown in the picture above, passed away on Wednesday, and it is just still hard for my family to get back to our normal routine. But I wanted to blog today and share his picture with the cyber world. Charlie was a member [...]

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Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
*Picture book for preschoolers through 2nd graders, contemporary
*Grandma as main character
*Rating: Many schools celebrate Grandparents’ Day, and Jeanie Franz Ransom has given us a delightful book with Grandma U to share with students about grandparents and families.
Short, short summary: Molly McCool is going to be a grandma! [...]