Mini Review: Strong is the New Pretty

Photographs of girls being girls - with quotes about themselves. Girls of all ages showing off their skills, their fearlessness, and their interests.

One of my favorites from the book.

Great photographs: a mix of action shots and posed photographs

Great quotes from the girls about their beliefs, their strengths, their joys all about being girls and awesome.

A wonderful celebration of girls and their strengths

Perfect for libraries and for gifting.

Christmas Picture Book Review: Prissy and Pop Deck the Halls

Prissy and Pop can't wait for Santa to arrive. They're busy getting ready - decorating the house, sending him directions, and baking cookies.

My Thoughts: I really loved this book. The story is cute but it's the photographs that make the book, They're charming and full of Christmas spirit. They will delight readers, making it a perfect book to share especially for those who love animals.

Cover Thoughts: Charming
Source: My Library
Library Recommendation: Highly Recommended for public Libraries 

I Read YA: TBR pile

I read YA week is back. Today's post this lovely picture. This is just one bookcase of my to-read books. I have at least three others. And lots of great looking books in there! Plus today's new releases are amazing! I can't wait to get my hands on those too.

Dancers Among Us

I heard about this book at BEA last year and I was finally able to get my hands on a copy - I just LOVED the idea so much! Basically, it's a book of photographs of dancers in normal settings.

This book blew me away. I loved the photographs. There was so much emotion displayed. I starred at the photographs in wonder. They made me smile. They made me laugh. They made me think.

My favorites are the girl reading outside a building that looks to be a college dorm along with the cram session inside a college library. No wonder that both of them have to do with books.

A brilliant beautiful book that's perfect for sharing.