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Book Review: The Armadillo Who Came for Dinner

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The Armadillo Who Came for Dinner by Steve Smallman

The Armadillo Who Came for Dinner
by  Steve Smallman, Joëlle Dreidemy (illustrator)

When an Armadillo comes rolling into their lives, the animal friends aren’t quite sure how to befriend him. Little Lamb tries to give him a hug, but the Armadillo is too tough for hugs. Wolf is worried that the Armadillo will destroy every vase in the house when he rolls around smashing things. They go to visit the fair, but the Armadillo trips and starts rolling and knocks over everything in sight! He scares all the animals and destroys the ice cream cart and bouncy castle. But when Little Lamb is in trouble, they will be grateful for Armadillo’s tough hide.

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Book Review: At the Top of the World

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At the Top of the World by Robin Jacobs

At the Top of the World: The greatest mountains on Earth (and how to climb them)
by Robin Jacobs

This book tells all about the tallest and most dangerous mountains in the world, including Mount Everest, The Mattherhorn, Chimborazo, Mount Fuji, Kilimanjaro, Denali, Puncak Jaya, and Vinson Massif. From Nepal to Tanzania to Antarctica, we learn all about these famous mountains and the people who climb them.

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Picture Book Review: Teeth

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Teeth by Magda Garguláková

Teeth: You Only Get Two Sets
by Magda Garguláková

5 out of 5 stars

This book is perfect to teach young children about how to care for their teeth and why it is so important to brush and floss regularly. We also learn about the dentist and how we lose our baby teeth. There is a whole section about enamel and cavities and the roots of the teeth. There is a section all about how our teeth form when we are tiny unborn babies and then start to grow out when we are about 6 months old. Incisors, molars, wisdom teeth, and dentures – this book covers all the bases when it comes to teeth!

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Book Review: How to Avoid Being Eaten by Sharks

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How to Avoid Being Eaten by Sharks . . . by John Larkin

How to Avoid Being Eaten by Sharks . . .: And Other Advice
by John Larkin (Goodreads Author), Chrissie Krebs  (illustrator)

The author gives humorous and silly advice on various topics such as avoiding sharks and aliens, deciphering your parents grammatically incorrect threats, and answering questions such as whether or not the earth is really flat. There is also a section about writing that will help you with your creative writing assignments… if you happen to be writing about zombies.

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Book Review: Losing the Plot

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Losing the Plot by Annaleise Byrd

Losing the Plot (Losing the Plot #1)
by  Annaleise Byrd 

4 out of 5 stars

Bookish Basil has to help his sporty neighbor Terry with his reading skills, and the two sit down to read the Grimm’s Fairy Tales. When Basil starts fiddling with a special bookmark that matches the book cover, Gretel jumps out of the book pages! She begs them to return with her to the fairy tale world to rescue her brother Hansel, who has been kidnapped. If they can’t return Hansel to his story, the whole fairy tale world might collapse under the plot hole.

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Book Review: Epic Factopia

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Epic FACTopia! by Rose Davidson

Epic FACTopia!: Follow the trail of 400 extreme facts (FACTopia!, 8)
by Rose Davidson (Goodreads Author)

4 out of 5 stars

Did you know that the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench, is deeper than Mount Everest is tall? There is a rare plant that only blooms every 100 years. The largest candy bar ever made was 9 feet long! The world’s longest bridge is 102 miles long.

This book gives amazing facts about everything under the sun (and beyond) with colorful artwork and photos on every page. Each fact connects in some way with the previous fact, leading you around in a trail of random information that is sure to grab your attention.

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Book Review: Ivy Newt and the Storm Witch

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Ivy Newt and the Storm Witch by Derek Keilty

Ivy Newt and the Storm Witch
by  Derek Keilty, Magda Brol (Illustrator)

4 out of 5 stars

Ivy is distraught when her royal witchy parents disappear during a terrible storm. She goes searching for them with the help of her “familiar”, a shapeshifting wolf boy. A friendly witch examines dust left behind from the disappearance and discovers that there are traces of “taint”, a cursed ingredient. They travel to the land of the Cunning Folk, and get help from a boy with a flying carpet. But can they discover who cursed their parents before it’s too late and more people start to disappear?

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Book Review: The Smallest Kitten

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The Smallest Kitten by Holly Webb

The Smallest Kitten (Holly Webb Animal Stories Book 53)
by  Holly Webb, Sophy Williams (Illustrator)

4 out of 5 stars

Zara and Amina are twins who have just moved to a new home and they are about to start at a new school. Quiet Zara is worried about trying to make new friends, but Amina is confident and talkative. They get a new kitten named Pixie, and are excited to show her to their new school friends. But when a disagreement arises, Pixie gets scared and runs off to hide. The twins are desperate to find her and are blaming themselves. Can they put aside their differences and work together to find their lost kitten?

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Book Review: The Classified Catnapping

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The Classified Catnapping by Colleen Nelson

The Classified Catnapping: Mystery at the Biltmore #2
by Colleen Nelson (Goodreads Author)

4 out of 5 stars

Elodie has her own detective business, and she has to help find a missing cat. But this isn’t just any old cat. This cat is famous. This cat is in the middle of shooting a movie and having a biography written. This cat is a wealthy heiress!

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Book Review: The Pinchers and the Curse of the Egyptian Cat

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The Pinchers and the Curse of the Egyptian Cat by Anders Sparring

The Pinchers and the Curse of the Egyptian Cat
by Anders Sparring, Per Gustavsson (illustrator)

4 out of 5 stars

The Pincher family are all thieves and liars. They love to steal and cheat, except for Theo who gets a stomachache if he tries to tell a lie or do anything dishonest. It doesn’t help that their next-door neighbor is a policeman! When Theo and his sister quarrel over an old cat statue, they break the statue and unleash the curse of the Egyptian cat! Their moralities are switched, and not Theo wants to steal and cheat, and his sister wants to be honest. Can they get switched back or will Theo be cursed to a life of crime?

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