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Below are the reviews I wrote for the March issue of Parents Express (Philadelphia.) Nonfiction continues to flourish and one of my favorite categories, picture book biographies, just gets better and better. People written about previously receive imaginative and skillful … Continue reading →

Posted on March 6, 2014 by lcashinMarch 6, 2014
Posted in Book Reviews/Nonfiction, Book Reviews/Picture Books

June Book Reviews

I haven’t posted book reviews in quite a while, though I write them every month. Bobbie began writing reviews for the Parents Express 30 years ago! Now I write them though she helps out when I’m in a bind, as … Continue reading →

Posted on June 26, 2013 by lcashinJune 26, 2013
Posted in Book Reviews, Book Reviews/Picture Books

September Reviews

Our September reviews for the Parents Express Philadelphia included reviews of three new picture books. A direct link to the online version appears at the end of this post. Mom, It’s My First Day of Kindergarten! written and  illustrated by … Continue reading →

Posted on September 18, 2012 by lcashinSeptember 30, 2012
Posted in Book Reviews, Book Reviews/Picture Books, picture books | Tagged new books

October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard

Every few months, or at least twice a year, I fall in love with a new book. This year’s first heart-pounder is a young adult title called October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard, written by the amazing Lesléa Newman … Continue reading →

Posted on August 29, 2012 by bcombsSeptember 30, 2012
Posted in Book Reviews/Poetry, Diversity | Tagged book trailers, young adult

August Reviews

Here’s a link to our August reviews in the Philadelphia Parents Express — http://www.server-jbmultimedia.net/JRC-PA-ParentsExpress/sitebase/index.aspx?adgroupid=207214&view=double&fh=535 Just go to page 7.  I wanted to cover more than the usual three books so the reviews are short! … Continue reading →

Posted on August 8, 2012 by lcashinSeptember 30, 2012
Posted in Book Reviews, Book Reviews/Chapter Books, Book Reviews/MG Fiction

May Reviews

I found out recently that the links to our reviews published in Parents Express can be problematic so I’ve decided to post the reviews here once they’re live online. The paper editions are available locally (in the Philadelphia and southern … Continue reading →

Posted on May 2, 2012 by lcashinSeptember 30, 2012
Posted in Book Reviews, Book Reviews/Nonfiction, Book Reviews/Picture Books, Book Reviews/Picture Books, Book Reviews/Poetry

March Book Reviews

Read our reviews from the March issue of Parents Express. Look Who’s There! and What Do You See?  written and illustrated by Martine Perrin, Albert Whitman, board books,ages birth -3.     Whoa Baby Whoa! written by Grace Nichols and illustrated … Continue reading →

Posted on March 24, 2012 by firstadminSeptember 30, 2012
Posted in Book Reviews, Book Reviews/Board Books, Book Reviews/Picture Books

Stay: The True Story of Ten Dogs

Molly (our border collie mix) and I just finished reading Stay: The True Story of Ten Dogs, by Michaela Muntean with photographs by K.C. Bailey and Stephen Kazmierski (Scholastic Press). Not only is it an inspiring story about dogs who … Continue reading →

Posted on March 12, 2012 by firstadminMarch 12, 2012
Posted in Book Reviews/Picture Books | Tagged Molly's bookshelf

Book Reviews

Here’s a link to our book reviews published in the February issue of Parent’s Express (Philadelphia.) http://montgomerynews.com/articles/2012/02/12/parents_express/columns/doc4f297f2473292113934612.txt   … Continue reading →

Posted on February 12, 2012 by firstadminSeptember 30, 2012
Posted in Book Reviews, Book Reviews/Nonfiction, Book Reviews/Picture Books

We’ve Got a Job

I just finished reading We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March, by Cynthia Levinson (Peachtree).  Although I was born in 1961 and wasn’t aware of current events of the 60’s as they happened, I have read quite a … Continue reading →

Posted on January 19, 2012 by firstadminSeptember 30, 2012
Posted in Book Reviews, Book Reviews/Nonfiction

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