Board Books: Winter

Just a few winter board books:

Penelope Rex wants to go outside and play. There are A LOT of winter clothes that need to go on. I love these books from Ryan T. Higgins. 

 Outside the snow storm is raging, but the animals are all comfortable and cozy in the barn. 

* this series continues to the other seasons.

A sweet family story full of love and gorgeous soft illustrations.

Picture Review Review: The Bakery Dragon and the Fairy Cake

 

* the second book of the bakery dragon *

A princess is coming to the bakery with a very special order. A birthday cake is requested, and the baker has never made a cake before. It takes a few tries and a few failures.

I love how the dragon discovers a new recipe after multiple failures. It's always nice to learn new things. The illustrations are soft and gorgeous. Another fantastic book; I do hope there are more Bakery Dragon books in the works

Picture Book Review: Kwanzaa Books

Just a few Kwanzaa books:

This is a very informative board book - explaining the details of Kwanzaa - from the decorations to the celebrations of each night. This is a lovely introduction to the holiday.

* board book sent for review

A story sharing the details of Kwanzaa with fantastic illustrations and characters of all colors.

This picture book shares the history of the holiday. I didn't know much about the history of Kwanzaa, so I was happy to learn more. There's a timeline in the back of the book as well as a Kwanzaa Connection written by the author.

These books all share the history of the holiday; each is just a little more in depth than the last. 

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate - hope your day is filled with family, friends, laughter, and good food.

 

the Goodest Boy

Cookies for Santa

Happy Birthday to ME!

This is 46! 

Here's to another trip around the sun! 🌞

 

Top Ten Tuesday: Book Wishes

 This week's topic is book wishes - books we wish Santa would leave under the tree for me.

These will all be books coming out next year:

The upcoming ones from Meg Cabot:

No cover yet: Detective Baby: Dance Team Drama

Lauren Castillo's Hedgehog Book #3 (no cover yet)

Falling Like Snow by Misty Wilson (no cover yet)

Any of these on your TBR too?

Middle Grade Review: The Taylors

 

Four girls meet in middle school (5th grade). Each of them is named Taylor - named our course after the greatest singer ever! Three of them have nicknames: Teffy, Tay-Tay, and TS. They bond over their love for their namesake. 

Soon, they start hanging out and quickly become a foursome. They desperately want to attend the ERAS tour when it comes to town, but the tickets are outrageously expensive. They start a friendship bracelet making business in hopes to raise enough money. The Taylors make a pact to go tother or not at all. Will their biggest wish come true?

My Thoughts: This is the first in a new series about these four best friends. I love how they came together in their own little meet-cute. I love how they start connecting and supporting each other. They help each other become better. There are some mean girl moments, lots of friendship drama, lots of Taylor Swift references, and many school moments. I love how everything tuned out for these friends. 

And the books continue with the girls four years later as they start high school:

Cover Thoughts: Adorable!

Source: My Library

Why I Read This: Taylor Swift and friendship and Jen Calonita 

Give this to: Readers who love Taylor Swift and friendship drama

Library Recommendation: A must have book in your school and public library for all our Swiftie Readers!