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New 5-Star Reviews

Posted by: thelitchic on: October 30, 2008

As promised, The Hobbit.
Also, I typically do not post a review here on the blog. However, this particular book is very special to me for more than one reason. When I was nine years old, I climbed up on the bookcase and pulled this particular book down, against my mother’s wishes. She told me I [...]

New 5-Star Reviews

Posted by: thelitchic on: October 25, 2008

The Vaccine Book, Dr. Sears and Have You Seen My Potty?
New List: Toddler’s Return Reads
This list is pretty exhaustive for the books that our two-year-old goes back to….
Reviews coming soon: The Bookstore Mouse and The Hobbit (this one is long overdue).

New Vine Reviews

Posted by: thelitchic on: October 25, 2008

My Little Girl and My Dad, John McCain
Both recommended. I have a couple of new novels on the way from Vine that I can’t wait to read, so I’ll keep you posted….

New Reviews

Posted by: thelitchic on: October 14, 2008

Egoodness! It’s been a while since I posted. My apologies. 
I made an executive decision and decided not to post a review on Book 3 of the Percy Jackson series. While it was just short of perfect, I really had to take umbrage to Annabeth’s lack of presence in the book. The other characters were wonderful [...]

New 5-Star Reviews

Posted by: thelitchic on: September 25, 2008

Percy Jackson, book 2: Gotta love Annabeth.
Freak the Mighty: This one was long overdue.
Have a great rest of the week, y’all!

New Vine Reviews

Posted by: thelitchic on: September 25, 2008

I’m new to this Vine Program at Amazon, and I’m honestly not sure how I feel about it. It will take some time for me to see what it’s really about, but right now it just looks like a dumping ground for books that publishers are having a hard time selling. Because of poor sales, [...]

new reviews

Posted by: thelitchic on: September 20, 2008

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
Wynken, Blynken and Nod by Eugene Fields, Ron Berg
It’s been a busy day!

New Reviews

Posted by: thelitchic on: September 20, 2008

A Little Fear by Patricia Wrightson
The Attic of the Wind by Doris Herold Lund
Both of these books are little-known gems. A Little Fear is a YA book, but only in name. The audience could easily be children of all ages.
The Attic of the Wind is one of those great books that can be read from [...]