Fatty Legs: A True Story Review

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(More customer reviews)Category: Nonfiction Desperate to learn to read, 8-year-old Olemaun badgers her father to let her leave her island home to go to the residential school for Inuit children in Aklavik, in Canada's far north. There she encounters a particularly mean nun who renames her Margaret but cannot "educate" her into submission. The determination and underlying positive nature of this Inuvialuit child shine through the first-person narration that describes her first two years in boarding school, where their regular chores include emptying "honey buckets." The torments of the nun she calls "Raven" are unrelenting, culminating in her assignment to wear a used pair of ill-fitting red stockings--giving her the mocking name found in the title. The "Margaret" of the story is co-author, along with her daughter-in-law. Opening with a map, the book closes with a photo album, images from her childhood and from archives showing Inuit life at the time. The beautiful design includes thumbnails of these pictures at the appropriate places in the text and Amini-Holmes' slightly surreal paintings, which capture the alien flavor of these schools for their students. A moving and believable account. (Memoir. 8-12)

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If I Never Forever Endeavor Review

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(More customer reviews)"If I Never Forever Endeavor" is a beautiful illustrated poem about a fledgling bird who dares to learn to fly. Incredibly detailed artwork combining water color painting with linoleum block printing through collage enhances every sensitive line of the inspiring poem, a bird's soliloquy about the pros and cons of attempting to fly. Children and adults will respond to the magical charm of this artistic gem. The incredible wealth of detail in the illustrations is the perfect setting for the inspirational core thought of the poem."If I Never Forever Endeavor" is a treasure written by an award winning author/illustrator, bound to become another medal winner.

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Young Masters: Heart Of A Lion (Young Masters Little Wisdom Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)This Book, Heart of a Lion, was a gift I sent to my 8 year old grand nephew for Christmas.
Not only did he love it, he shared it with his 10 year old sister and she shared with some of her friends.I loved it and I'm not in the age range by many years. The words, music and art are amazing.These books are fun and also teach good thinking ideas for all who read them.I recommend this series to anyone wanting to express positive living in their families.
Keep up the good work, the world needs more books like this !

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Bully Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great book to help children who are experiencing bullying problems. First, by acknowledging how painful it can be to be bullied, secondly, by helping kids find ways to work through bullying problems, and last, by helping kids understand why kids are bullies to begin with. If you have a child who is plagued with problems arising from bullies, I would recommend this book, which is sure to encourage dialogue and problem solving discussions.
DeeDee Fox, author and illustrator, The Ruby Red Slippers

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The Saddest Little Robot Review

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(More customer reviews)Brian Gage's The Saddest Little Robot is an impressive work of children's literature about an ordinary little Drudgebot, unhappy in his endless labor in the depths of the Cylinder that powers the light in the great Dome City. Curious about what lies outside his world, he journeys outside, makes unlikely friends, and meets with a great Makerbot who inspires him to return to his home and liberate his fellow Drudgebots. A moving story, told on a grand scale and wondrously illustrated by Kathryn Otoshi, The Saddest Little Robot will prove a welcome and much appreciated addition to school and community library science fiction collections for young readers.

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I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem Review

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(More customer reviews)It is rare that a book comes along that all children will love. I say love all children because we have wee ones who are hearing or sight impaired and its nice to see a book that these children as well as able bodied children can enjoy. For the hearing impaired child the illustration will bring the book to life. While the sight impaired child will find the words "illustrate" the book.
And for the rest of us the combination is a sure winner. And its not a sappy feel good self esteem book but more along the lines of we are all human and fall down, and feel we don't fit in at times, but it is in keeping trying that is what make life work. And its a book that will appeal to boys and girls, males and females. And lest you think it is only for wee ones, its also a good book for teens, college kids, those going thru lifes many passages. Or for someone who is going thru a rough period in their lives.
As a rule I avoid celebrity books like the plague, but Ms Curtis is a true talent.

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