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I think the illustrations in this one are gorgeous. I also think it's a very timely title, with lots of parents in the United States coming back from various conflicts and trying to reconnect with their family. I think it will fi...more...]]> Duck! Rabbit! (Hardcover) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82644288 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NL1e9wCVL._SL75_.jpg 43820 Samantha http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189048046p2/43820.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/43820-samantha Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:04:49 -0800
I have always been fascinated by images that look like two things at once, which is why I think I like this book so much. Is it a duck? Is it a rabbit? I'm pretty sure it's just awesome.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/trivia http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189048046p2/43820.jpg 43820 Samantha http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189048046p2/43820.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/43820-samantha Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:59:41 -0800 Dragons & Dreams: A Collection of New Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories (Hardcover) by Jane Yolen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82179009 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202743943s/1267918.jpg 43820 Samantha http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189048046p2/43820.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/43820-samantha Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:54:46 -0800 The Fury and Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries, #3-4) by L.J. Smith]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/82642829 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255601205s/1895792.jpg 43820 Samantha http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189048046p2/43820.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/43820-samantha Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:50:44 -0800 Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse by Kaleb Nation]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81941485 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1243722771s/3410254.jpg 43820 Samantha http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189048046p2/43820.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/43820-samantha Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:57:09 -0800 more...]]> The Dead-Tossed Waves (Hardcover) by Carrie Ryan]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81941412 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51m333VhNKL._SL75_.jpg 43820 Samantha http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189048046p2/43820.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/43820-samantha Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:39:56 -0800 Climbing the Stairs (Hardcover) by Padma Venkatraman]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81941266 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1214207142s/2011854.jpg 43820 Samantha http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189048046p2/43820.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/43820-samantha Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:38:58 -0800
I liked this one quite a lot. Set during WWII in India, Vidya has a relatively liberal upbringing in a family that believes in non-violent protesting. When an unfortunate accident occurs, she is forced to live with her uncle and his very conservative family, which...more...]]> Mogo, the Third Warthog (Hardcover) by Donna Jo Napoli]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81205812 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZuisvaJUL._SL75_.jpg 43820 Samantha http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189048046p2/43820.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/43820-samantha Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:34:35 -0800
This is a re-telling of the Three Little Pigs. I think that the major problem is that this is not the easiest story to adapt. I think the other major problem was that the insertion of facts was rather awkward. I think the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series does a much ...more...]]>