March 2012 | Self Reliance Summary

Edward and the Pirates Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Would a 4 year old girl who's totally into the Disney Princesses like a book about pirates? It turns out that this book is not exactly about pirates, but about a little boy and his imagination. My 4 year old niece loves the book, so don't think it's just for boys!Click Here to see more reviews about:...

Wild Things Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In WILD THINGS, protagonist Zoe no longer trusts anyone. Both her parents have now left her; her father left at an early age, and now her mother, an irresponsible mother and slob, has died. As a result of her traumatic, unbelievably self-sufficient childhood, Zoe trusts only herself.To begin, Zoe goes...

Chalice Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Robin McKinley debuted with a fleshed-out retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," and later followed it up with ANOTHER retelling.And after a few books about dragons and vampires, McKinley returns to her old territory -- she spins up a vaguely medieval tale of a woodland beauty and a charred "beast" entirely...

You Are Special (Max Lucado's Wemmicks) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book shows how true freedom for us comes by not being enslaved to the opinions of others. Max Lucado tells the story to communicate to children (and most DEFINITELY to adults as well) that by taking time to experience and remember God's love for us, we can have a deep joy that isn't contingent upon...

Just the Way You Are Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Hedgehog asks Lion, "Are you coming to the party tonight?" Lion answers no, he doesn't think so. "No one cares whether I come of not." Now, if he had a beautiful beak and wings like a toucan... And as the reader looks through the die cut hole in the page, they see a glimpse of just what Lion wishes for....

Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is my kids all time favorite book. They ask me to read it to them over and over again. They just can't get enough of Velma Gratch. I think that we all have a little bit of Velma in us, and that is one of the things that is so applealling about it. I highly recommend it.Click Here to see more reviews...

The Princess Knight Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)You know, if American children's authors aren't careful, Cornelia Funke is going to become the number one most sought after children's author the minute J.K. Rowling finishes Harry Potter #7. She's already become the number one most sought after German children's author (a cupcake to anyone who can name...

Ignis Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"Ignis" is fabulous dragon book. The inspirational story is all the better due to the enchanting, beautifully drawn illustrations on each page. I love reading this book to my 5-year old son as much as he loves to hear it. This is a must read and must have book for all dragon lovers: both young and old....

Natural Abundance: Ralph Waldo Emerson's Guide to Prosperity (Library of Hidden Knowledge) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I haven't read Ralph Waldo Emerson since high school and, at the time, I probably thought it was a bit of sadism on the part of my teachers. I mean, really... one sentence would run on for half a page! Revisiting his prose now, with greater chronological, spiritual and linguistic maturity, I found his...

Princess Madison and the Royal Darling Pageant (Princess Madison Trilogy) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is an adorable parable about a little girl who discovers that she is a princess because of her relationship with her father. "Princess Madison" is a great teaching aid for little girls to learn about their identity in Christ.Click Here to see more reviews about: Princess Madison and the Royal Darling...

Five Flavors of Dumb Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Also appears on The Screaming Nitpicker.After mouthing off to her high school's "it" band Dumb, Piper is stuck being their manager and has one month to get them a paying gig. She doesn't want to do it, but her parents raided her college fund to pay for an operation for her sister and Piper needs money....

I'm the Best Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I love Lucy Cousins! Her books are always great for story time sharing because of the big bold pictures and her simple, beautiful stories. I'm the Best is all about a dog (in perfect rainbow plaid pants of course) who loves to brag. He is always telling his friends that he is better than they are at...

Camp Rules Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Penny Moore went to bed a fifteen-year-old, and woke-up a sixteen-year-old. Technically, the girl is no longer a child. She finally has the freedom to do more "adult" things. Like drive a car. Or maybe even get a tattoo. But even with her new grown-up attitude, Penny refuses to dispose of her Hello Kitty...

My Lost and Found Life Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"My Lost and Found Life" captivated me from the very first paragraph and didn't let me go. It is a heartwarming story about a young woman who is thrust into growing up fast, making the best of a bad situation, about making decisions right or wrong, about discovering love, relationships and learning to...

Gordimer Byrd's Reminder Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is the kind of book that you'll ENJOY reading the kids again and again - and trust me, they'll ask (a niece had me read it to her four times in a row this afternoon and twice this evening - a record even for her)! They'll also love losing themselves in the wonderful, otherworldly pictures (which...

Presenting . . . Tallulah Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Tallulah is not supposed to get dirty. Or talk loudly. Or make a mess. She isn't that kind of girl. Tallulah can't wear jeans or sneakers to school or keep her hair down or do any of the other things that the other kids do every day.According to her parents, Tallulah is special and that makes her different....

Billie the Unicorn Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I teach a classroom full of 4 year old boys, and I brought this book in to read. One little boy in particular was mesmerized by the drawings. Usually when I read to him, he gets bored and wants to turn the page before I finish the paragraph. This time, I would finish reading the words on the page and...