Sunday, April 21, 2019

Pine & Boof: The Lucky Leaf by Ross Burach

My Bookish Itinerary Children's Book Review
Title: Pine & Boof: The Lucky Leaf
By: Ross Burach
Length: 40 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins 
Classification: Children's Book
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Source: Library Book
Frog and Toad meets Elephant & Piggie in the first installment of a humorous and heartfelt new picture book series about the adventures of Boof the bear and Pine the porcupine, from the acclaimed author-illustrator of There's a Giraffe in My Soup and I Am Not a Chair!
One blustery day, Boof the bear's lucky red leaf gets swept away by the wind. Fortunately for him, Pine the porcupine just happens to walk by with his lucky compass-and the two set off on an adventure to find the lost leaf, only to discover true friendship in the process.
In a tale both silly and sweet, Pine & Boof: The Lucky Leaf tells the story of an unlikely friendship through highly original characters and vibrant illustrations that are impossible not to love.


Sunday, April 14, 2019

Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri

My Bookish Itinerary Children's Book Review
Title: Dragons Love Tacos
Author: Adam Rubin
Illustrator: Daniel Salmieri
Length: 40 pages
Publisher: Dial Books
Classification: Children's Book
Release Date: June 14, 2012
Source: Library Book
This scrumptious New York Times bestseller has a whole lot of kick!
Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa . . . oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble.
The award-winning team behind Those Darn Squirrels! has created an unforgettable, laugh-until-salsa-comes-out-of-your-nose tale of new friends and the perfect snack.


Sunday, April 7, 2019

Doll-E 1.0 by Shanda McCloskey

My Bookish Itinerary Children's Book Review
Title: Doll-E 1.0
By: Shanda McCloskey
Length: 40 pages
Publisher: Little Brown Young Readers
Classification: Children's Book
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Source: Library Book
A STEM-friendly tale of a girl and the doll she upgrades to be her new friend, for fans of The Most Magnificent Thing and Rosie Revere, Engineer.
Charlotte's world is fully charged! With her dog at her side, she's always tinkering, coding, clicking, and downloading. She's got a knack for anything technological--especially gadgets that her parents don't know how to fix! Then, she receives a new toy that is quite a puzzle: a doll! What's she supposed to do with that? Once she discovers the doll's hidden battery pack, things start to get interesting...while her faithful canine sidekick wonders if he'll be overshadowed by the new and improved Doll-E 1.0! With a little ingenuity and an open mind, everyone can be friends in this endearing, modern tribute to the creative spirit of play.