Little Mouse’s Sweet Treat, by Shana Hollowell, is a children’s picture book about Little Mouse’s quest to find a sweet treat to eat. This is also a rhyming book. It is illustrated by Jennifer Finch, who hand painted the illustrations in watercolor. The author’s love of animals and nature shows through in this story’s plot… Read More »
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a social commentary on corruption and hypocrisy in government. Some online biographies about George Orwell say that the story criticizes the Russian Revolution or Russian socialism, but I disagree. Animal Farm can critique the corruption of any government or religious organization regardless of the country and type of government… Read More »
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is a classic children’s book. This is a picture book and it is easy to read. Having finally read it as an adult, I have no idea why this book is so celebrated. Where the Wild Things Are is about a boy, who was sent to bed… Read More »
The book, Old MacDonald Had a Dragon by Ken Baker and illustrated by Christopher Santoro, is a very funny story. The story is told in a fairy tale style where the antagonist swallows people and animals whole. Certain phrases are repeated as the story progresses, creating a rhythm in the story. I have read this… Read More »