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Review of the Day: My Head Has a Bellyache by Chris Harris, ill. Andrea Tsurumi
Folks, I see the challenge before me and I raise you one Chris Harris and one Andrea Tsurumi. A literary power duo the like of which the world of literature for kids has never seen.
Review of the Day: Mexikid by Pedro Martín
In this book be prepared for laughs, music, snot, baby coffins, live amputations, feats of strength, bad haircuts, and (of course) family, family, family.
Review of the Day: The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day, ill. Brett Helquist
The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global CelebrityBy Nicholas DayIllustrated by Brett HelquistRandom House Studio (and imprint of Random House Children’s Books)$22.99ISBN: 9780593643846Ages 9-12On shelves September 5th I sense that we are on the brink of something. I’ve sensed it for a while. Do you remember […]
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Review of the Day: Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
This is for the kid who likes their humor to be complicated, their writing to be scintillating, and to never, ever, know what an author is going to do next.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Funny Books for Older Readers
Humor being as subjective as it is, if you don't find one of the books on today's list funny then surely another one will do it for you. Something to please everyone, that's the goal! So get ready for funny poetry, nonfiction, biographies, comics, the works!
Review of the Day: The Real Dada Mother Goose by Jon Scieszka, ill. Julia Rothman
As smart as it is funny, this is the Mother Goose book we didn’t know we’d been waiting for all this time.
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Review of the Day: It’s the End of the World and I’m In My Bathing Suit by Justin A. Reynolds
Utterly carefree and ridiculous, this is a book that never takes itself too seriously. Which, naturally, means that I’m about to.
31 Days, 31 Books: 2021 Older Funny Books
As you know, I already tackled funny picture books this year. It is time now to turn our attention to funny books for older readers.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2021 Funny Picture Books
Serious is easy. Making people laugh? That's a challenge that only a few take on. Let's reward the few then.
Review of the Day: Too Small Tola by Atinuke, ill. Onyinye Iwu
In the new chapter book series Too Small Tola, Atinuke has turned her book into a small masterpiece. Read these books, ye other mighty authors, and despair.
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