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Tag Archives: magic

#1318 – KENNY & THE BEAST OF BOOKS by Tony DiTerlizzi

11202011 acceptance & inclusion elaborate sketches facts vs. fiction family magic mythical creatures relationships 1 Comment

#1305 – THE LITTLE KITTEN by Nicola Killen

10202010 friendship gratitude Halloween magic responsibility witch's broom 2 Comments

#1301 – THE GIRL AND THE WITCH’S GARDEN by Erin Bowman

920209 adoption elixir of immortality foster children friendships grief hidden gardens magic 2 Comments

#1296 – THE HAT SHOP by Sally Cox & Marie Wilkinson

820208 adventure Fantasy hats imagination magic Poetry Leave a comment

#1286 – MISADVENTURES OF A MAGICIAN’S SON by Laurie Smollett Kutscera

620206 card tricks friendship grief illusion magic moving 1 Comment

#1252 – THE WONDER OF WILDFLOWERS by Anna Staniszewski

220202 acceptance Anna Staniszewski community corruption hope identity Immigration magic must read rationing Leave a comment

#1242 – CRYPTOZOOLOGY FOR BEGINNERS by Matt Harry & Juliane Crump

120201 cryptids Cryptozoology for Beginners Euclideans Euphemia Whitmore & Matt Harry Inkshares Juliane Crump Kid Lit Reviews magic The Codex Arcanum 2 Comments

#1229 – HEX VET: THE FLYING SURGERY by Sam Davies

12201912 animals Boom Studios compassion diversity Fantasy flying pigs Hex Vet Bk. 2: The Flying Surgery Kaboom! Kid Lit Reviews magic Sam Davies sensitivity veterinarians Leave a comment

#1201 – The Key of Lost Things by Sean Easley

10201910 Fantasy friendships Kid Lit Reviews loyalty magic Sean Easley Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers The Key of Lost Things 1 Comment

#1121 – The Wizard’s Dog by Eric Kahn Gale

320173 canine superheroes Crown Books for Young Readers Dave Phillips dogs Eric Kahn Gale Fantasy Legend of King Arthur magic Random House Children’s Books Stone and the Sword The Wizard’s Dog 2 Comments

#1091 – Mary Poppins Up, Up and Away by Hélène Druvert

220172 Hélène Druvert London’s major attractions magic Mary Poppins Up Up and Away paper cut and engineered illustrations Paris Up Up and Away Thames & Hudson 3 Comments

#1029 – The Magic Hat Shop by Sonja Wimmer

11201611 attitudes confidence Cuento de Luz hats magic self esteem self-identity Sonja Wimmer The Magic Hat Shop 4 Comments

#959 – The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia Sherman

920169 abuse belonging Candlewick Press Delia Sherman magic New England relationships rivals The Evil Wizard Smallbones wizards 7 Comments

#933 – The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

820168 Algonquin Young Readers depression family Fantasy friendship Kelly Barnhill magic mental illness sacrifice The Girl Who Drank the Moon witches 8 Comments

#932 – Grimelda the Very Messy Witch by Diana Murray and Heather Ross

820168 cheshire cats Diana Murray Grimelda: The Very Messy Witch HarperColllins Heather Ross Katherine Tegen Books magic messy bedrooms witches 8 Comments

#826 – Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen by J. L. McCreedy

220162 Germany J. L. McCreedy Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen magic mystery Penelope Pipp Publishing witches 9 Comments

#740 – The Lunch Witch by Deb Lucke

920159 Deb Lucke humor magic mayhem middle school lunch Papercutz The Lunch Witch witches 5 Comments

#735 – Scrap City by D. S. Thornton

920159 Capstone Young Readers D. S. Thornton family Fantasy magic relationships Scrap City 8 Comments

#690 – Fork-Tongue Charmers (Luck Uglies #2) by Paul Durham

520155 action-adventure eccentric characters Fantasy Fork-Tongue Charmers HarperCollins Children’s Books HarperCollins Publishers Luck Uglies #2 magic Paul Dunham Pétur Antonsson spell-binding 9 Comments

#680 – The Water and the Wild by K. E. Ormsbee

420154 adventure Chronicle Books Elsa Mora imagination K. E. Ormsbee magic sprites The Water and the Wild wisps 9 Comments

#661 – OMG . . . Am I a Witch?! by Talia Aikens-Nuñez

320153 Alicja Ignaczak Central Avenue Publishing Chapter Books Fantasy magic Pinwheel Books Talia Aikens-Nuñez 25 Comments

#620 – Krabat & the Sorcerer’s Mill by Otfried Preussler (translated by Anthea Bell)

820148 Anthea Bell children's book reviews classic tale journeyman Krabat & the Sorcerer’s Mill magic middle grade book New York Review of Books Otfried Preussler ravens The New York Review Children’s Collection wizards 3 Comments

#557 – Magical Animals by Ian White & Gastón Hauviller

520145 animals children's book reviews Gastón Hauviller Ian White imagination Laredo Publishing magic world view 10 Comments

#452 – Hocus Pocus Hotel #2: The Return of Abracadabra by Michael Dahl & Lisa K. Weber

11201311 Abracadabra Capstone Young Readers children book reviews friendship Hocus Pocus Lisa K. Weber loyalty magic Michael Dahl middle grade books trust 24 Comments

#307 – Children of the Fae #1: The Changeling Quest by Maria Moloney

420134 adventure changelings children's books Fantasy magic Maria Moloney middle grade book reviews middle grade books Otherworld Our Street Books 2 Comments

#227 – Pobble’s Way by Simon Van Booy

12201212 animals bedtime story book review children's book reviews children's books deer duck Flashlight Press forest illustrations magic magical mitten mouse owl pink mittens reviews Simon Van Booy squirrel take a walk walking Wendy Edelson 4 Comments

#224 – Santa’s Last Present by Marie Aude-Murail & Elvire Murail

12201212 believe believing in Santa children's book childrens book review Christmas book Elvire Murail eyes finder's keepers letter to Santa magic magical Marie Aude-Murail Peachtree Publishers presents Quentin Blake reviews Santa surprises wooden train 1 Comment

Guest Post: Author Angela Shelton

12201212 Angela Shelton children's book reviews children's books fantsy. middle grade books forbidden frogs goldfish grounded guest blog guest post children's author hats magic magic hats middle grade author middle grade book reviews middle grade books musical instruments odd characters in children's books outer space plants reviews silliness space ships Tilda Pinkerton Crash-Landing on Ooleeoo trees 8 Comments

#211 – Nelson ‘N Deck: How the Adventures Began by C. M. Gillott

11201211 black cabs C. M. Gillott country and city double-decker buses London London Transportaion Museum magic moving new home pigeon Routmaater sightseeing Stacey Roscoe taxis tourists traveling 1 Comment

#199 – Seymour’s Christmas Wish by Jane Matyger

11201211 children's story Christmas Christmas books Christmas Eve Christmas Story elves Jane Matyger magic mice mouse North Pole Santa Santa's toy shop snow snowflakes 11 Comments

#167-168 – Shadows On My Wall & They’re Coming! by Timothy Young

820128 bats children's picture books dragons eerie ghous Halloween haunting magic monsters scary shadow puppet instructions shadows swamps 5 Comments

#164 – Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms: Magic, Mystery, & a Very Strange Adventure by Lissa Evans

820128 adventure boy's book clues coins disappearances family humor magic magical workshops magicians middle grade book moving away mysteries neighborhood newspapers puzzles relationships threepenny bit triplets 7 Comments

#29 – Between Two Ends by David Ward

520115 adventure Arabian Nights cats magic pirates spells 4 Comments

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