There have been plenty of books that I’ve read that I could relate to. One that comes to mind is Big Love by Bari Beckett. However, I don’t think I’ve connected to a novel as hard as I did with Sisters by Raina Telgemeier. It’s a great story about two sisters trying to get along,Continue reading “Sisters Book Review”
Category Archives: Graphic Novel
Zicky: Wrath of the Rat King Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book from BooksForward and SHP Comics in exchange for an honest review. Content warning: this review briefly mentions violence and animal abuse. If I had a nickel every time I reviewed a graphic novel written by Shawn Hainsworth under the pseudonym Darin S. Cape, I wouldContinue reading “Zicky: Wrath of the Rat King Book Review”
Woodstake Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book from BooksForward and SHP Comics in exchange for an honest review. There are some books whose concepts sound so good that they need to be explored. For example, have you ever read a story that involves Dracula at Woodstock? Well, now there is the graphicContinue reading “Woodstake Book Review”
The Stonekeeper Book Review
When I became a Children’s Librarian, I was more exposed to juvenile books than ever before. Some were happy, some were sad, and some could be scary. It’s perfectly alright to have the latter kinds of books for kids as long as they know what they’re getting into. In fact, I found a graphic novelContinue reading “The Stonekeeper Book Review”
Adapt Me Podcast – The Moth Keeper
Hi Everybody! The latest episode of the Adapt Me Podcast is up right now. In it, bookstagrammer Alyson Wick and I discuss how we would adapt The Moth Keeper by K. O’Neill into an animated short film. We talk about the book’s illustrations and themes of community and burnout. Also, we discuss the beauty of translating graphicContinue reading “Adapt Me Podcast – The Moth Keeper”
The Moth Keeper Book Review
I’m not going to lie and say that I haven’t experienced burnout while working on this website. I read many books at once, and I have to balance that out with my full-time job as an archivist, doing my share of the chores at my home, and raising three cats. Sometimes, it can be lonesome.Continue reading “The Moth Keeper Book Review”
El Deafo Book Review
When I started at my first librarian job in Clarkston, Michigan, I discovered that some of the patrons were Deaf. Some knew American Sign Language (ASL) more than others, and I wanted to learn that. Since then, I’ve taken two ASL and one Deaf culture class. I also take the time to read about thoseContinue reading “El Deafo Book Review”
Sunny Side Up Book Review
Children’s books can easily be dismissed as being simple and easy to read. It’s as if adult readers think that every one of them is about lollipops and rainbows (and throw in some aliens, dinosaurs, and horses for good measure). However, not every juvenile title is intended to be that way. Some deal with heavyContinue reading “Sunny Side Up Book Review”
Top 3 Best and Worst Books* of 2023
Hi Everybody!! While today is not quite the last Monday, the next two are Christmas and New Year’s Day. This means that I’ll be off for the next two weeks, so this will mark the last post of the year! Let’s celebrate it with the 4th annual year-end countdown of books* I reviewed in 2023!Continue reading “Top 3 Best and Worst Books* of 2023”
Dog Man Book Review
When I was a Children’s Librarian, my job was to know what the kids were reading. This allowed me to order titles that they wanted to read. One of the titles that I quickly knew was popular was Dog Man by Dav Pilkey – the same guy who wrote the Captain Underpants series. After readingContinue reading “Dog Man Book Review”
Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything 