Fairy Door Diaries: Eliza and the Hobgoblins
byMegan McDonald, Lenny Wen(Illustrator)

3 out of 5 stars

Eliza is supposed to be doing her chores and cleaning her room, but she slips through the fairy door into Goblin Land. At first, the magical land appears to be deserted, but when Eliza looks through a hob stone (a magical stone with a hole in the middle), she sees hobgoblins dancing and prancing about everywhere! The hobgoblins love to play tricks, so when Eliza wishes for her room to be magically cleaned, they swarm all over her room making more messes! Eliza begs them to stop, but the hobgoblins just laugh and play. Can Eliza find something the hobgoblins love more than playing tricks, something that might convince them to stop?

Pia in the Forest
by David Bruggink

1 out of 5 stars

Pia has trouble listening and obeying what she is told. She gets distracted and does whatever she wants. When her father tells her “no candy”, Pia goes in the kitchen and sneakily eats some sprinkles. When her father finds her with sprinkles on her face, there are no consequences and no reprimand. The father just ignores her disobedience.

One Mad Cat and the Missing Book
by Vicky Fang (Goodreads Author)

5 out of 5 stars

Cat is always irritated and angry! But she does love her friends. When her friend Hedgehog is upset over a missing book, Cat decides to investigate. She searches high and low, following the clues, and eventually finds the missing book in an unexpected place.

This little picture book is so cute! I love how Cat is so grumpy all the time, but she has a good heart. The illustrations are simple, but I really liked the minimalist designs. Each page is so colorful, and I think the artwork does a good job of bringing the reader into the emotions of the story.