Posted on January 27th, 2014 by pajamapress
“Not only will the message in this cute story win over the youngsters in your life, but the illustrations are sure to capture their attention and imaginations. Bursting with colour and movement, the pictures of the monster family are a lot of fun. I love how bright they are!
…Tweezle into Everything is a wonderful family read, especially for young children who may be struggling with either being the youngest, or having a young sibling who always seems to be getting into everything.”
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Posted in Tweezle into Everything | Tagged blog, bookish-notions, children, dean-griffiths, family, hoogie, kids, monster, picture-book, Review, stephanie-mclellan, tweezle, tweezle-into-everything
Posted on September 17th, 2013 by pajamapress
“…Namesake by Sue MacLeod (Pajama Press) is one of those rare time-travel books that doesn’t fall into the common pit-falls associated the time-travel genre. MacLeod manages to weave together these two very different stories, one from the present and one from the 16th century, without the story being bogged down by questionable logistics. The “portal”, a prayer book that once belonged to the ill-fated queen, is a simple and effective tool that binds the two girls together and allows the focus to be on how the girls stories affect one another…”
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Posted in Namesake | Tagged blog, bookish-notions, england, Historical Fiction, lady-jane-grey, namesake, Novel, Review, sue-macleod, teen, tudor, ya, young-adult
“Not only will the message in this cute story win over the youngsters in your life, but the illustrations are sure to capture their attention and imaginations. Bursting with colour and movement, the pictures of the monster family are a lot of fun. I love how bright they are!