Ship of Dolls
10 best books like Ship of Dolls (Shirley Parenteau): Blended, The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, The Boxcar Children 1-4, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics, The Good Egg, The Snow Princess, Conversations with J.K. Rowling, The King's Guard, The Terror of the Southlands
| Author | Sharon M. Draper |
| ISBN | 1442495006 |
"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?”
Eleven-year-old Isabella is used to these kinds of comments - her father is black, her mother is white - but that doesn't mean she likes them. And now that her parents are divorced (and getting along WORSE than...
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
| Author | Mo Willems |
| ISBN | 1423151283 |
Much to the chagrin of Pigeon, little Duckling uses very polite manners to request a cookie, and actually gets one. Filled with righteous fury, Pigeon loses his temper and complains bitterly about this terrible state of affairs. However, things aren't what they seem, and Duckling has a secret plan!...
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
Five years.
That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, criss-crossing the nation.
It's also how long ago Coyote lost her mom and two sisters in a car crash.
Coyote hasn’t been home in all that time, but when she learns that the park...
| Author | Gertrude Chandler Warner |
| ISBN | 0807508543 |
My Rating/Reviewing MO
When I was younger I hated reading. Bless my mothers heart she struggled so much to teach me. Then we picked up the boxcar children and started reading them out loud to each other.
I fell in love with reading after this and that summer devoured everything I could...
Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics
| Author | Chris Grabenstein |
| ISBN | 0553510401 |
Welcome, boys and girls, readers of all ages, to the first-ever Library Olympiad! Kyle and his teammates are back, and the world-famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, is at it again!
This time Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS....
| Author | Jory John |
| ISBN | 0062866001 |
In this follow-up to Jory John and Pete Oswald’s popular picture book The Bad Seed, meet the next best thing: a very good egg, indeed!
The good egg has been good for as long as he can remember. While the other eggs in his carton are kind of rotten, he always does the right, kind, and courteous thing....
| Author | Ruth Sanderson |
| ISBN | 0316779822 |
I love to read picture books, mainly for their illustrations. Ruth Sanderson's illustrations are always exceptional. Here, she knocks this out of the park because this is full of magic and the most amazing illustrations.
As for the story, this has a happier ending compared to the story I knew...
| Author | Lindsey Fraser |
| ISBN | 0439314550 |
The name J.K. Rowling is one that is on the lips of millions of readers worldwide, but before 1997 few people knew the brilliant woman behind the phenomenally successful Harry Potter books. And now, four books into the series, few yet know the real story of Ms. Rowling's childhood and career as a writer....
| Author | Rae Carson |
| ISBN | 0062273043 |
At fifteen years old, Hector is the youngest squire in the most elite military force in the country. And his first day is disastrous. Everyone assumes the only reason he was recruited is his close personal association with King Alejandro, not because he's really earned it.
But Alejandro needs...
| Author | Caroline Carlson |
| ISBN | 0062194364 |
Hilary Westfield is a pirate. In fact, she’s the Terror of the Southlands! She’s daring, brave, fearless, and . . . in a rut. Maybe she hasn’t found any treasure lately. And maybe she isn’t fighting off as many scallywags as she’d like. But does that mean she and her loyal crew (including a magical...
| Author | Ruth Sanderson |
| ISBN | 0375971548 |
I want one--a castle to hold all my cats! How I envy that princess! Perceptive readers will note from the illustrations (hint: paintings on the walls in certain pictures) why the king isn't so fond of all those cats. I loved counting the number of cats in every picture. (There were never less than 7, and...
| Author | Ashley Farley |
| ISBN | 1799709345 |
It’s a surprising second act for two women who decide to rewrite their lives in this enriching novel of friendship and starting over from the bestselling author of Only One Life.
After thirty years, college friends Lena Browder and Olivia Westcoat have met again by chance at an unexpected...
The Pigeon Has to Go to School
I can't believe that I was looking forward to a children's book! But it is about our favourite pigeon .
Robert Hoge was born with a giant tumour on his forehead, severely distorted facial features and legs that were twisted and useless. His mother refused to look at her son, let alone bring him home. But home he went, to a life that, against the odds, was filled with joy, optimism and boyhood naughtiness.
Home...
| Author | Kazu Kibuishi |
| ISBN | 0545850029 |
Emily has lost control of her Amulet and is imprisoned in the Void, where she must find a way to escape the influence of the Voice. Meanwhile, Emily's brother, Navin, travels to Lighthouse One, a space station where the Resistance is preparing to battle the approaching Shadow forces that would drain...
The Answer (Steven Universe)
SPOILERS FOR STEVEN UNIVERSE
SPOILERS FOR STEVEN UNIVERSE
I'M NOT JOKING
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She was never meant to see Sapphire look at her like this - fascinated, bewildered, impressed - as if Ruby were the most important Gem in the universe!
What on Earth?!
LESBIAN...
