Here’s our set of mini reviews this week!

Shari’s Minis:

"Hilarious and charming. The most lovable duo since Frog and Toad." --NYT-bestselling creator of the Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, Dav Pilkey

Narwhal and Jelly . . . and Otty?! Exuberant Narwhal and skeptical Jelly test the waters of adding a new friend to their pod when they meet Otty the super-adventurous otter in the fourth book of this blockbuster early graphic novel series!

Dive into three new stories about the joy of adventure and the power of friendship! In the first story, Otty the otter makes her debut splash; while Narwhal greets her with immediate enthusiasm, Jelly's not so sure about her...mostly because he worries she'll take his place as Narwhal's best friend. Readers will easily see why Narwhal's so excited to meet Otty, a boisterous explorer who even has an aunt who's a real live sea captain! But readers will also relate to Jelly's uneasiness seeing his best friend making a new pal.

Jelly tries to work out his jealousy in story two, and in story three, the new trio say "Ahoy, adventure!" and discover they all have more in common than they thought . . . including a love of waffles! Jelly also takes over the "Super Waffle and Strawberry Sidekick" comic providing a sidekick's-eye-view of defeating the dreaded dEVILed egg!

I’m a little late for this post but I saw the Top 5 Wednesday topic yesterday and just had to participate! T5W is a weekly book meme that provide book reviewers (bloggers, YouTubers, instagrammers, Tumblrs, etc.) with topics focusing on their “Top 5’s” each month. I’ve known about T5W for some time now but I never seem to get to topics on time! Most of you know how much I love children’s and middle grade fiction though, so I couldn’t pass this up.

But before that, I have a confession.

As much as I love this genre of books, I wasn’t much of a reader growing up. I know, I know! I started reading Harry Potter when I was 11 and mainly watched Disney movies before that. I also lost interest in reading after HP ended so there were a few years where I read nothing outside of school textbooks. I started reading again when I was maybe 19 or 20 and have become an avid reader since! So what I’m trying is, I read these books when I was an adult. 😆

In no particular order, my Top 5 children’s books are:

Author: Kyo Maclear
Genre: Children’s Fiction
Publication Date: May 2, 2017
Format: eBook
Pages: 40

Synopsis:

Warble is a small yellow warbler who lives on the beautiful island of Icyland, where he pursues his hobby of human watching. But on a warm day, a deep fog rolls in and obscures his view. The rest of the birds don’t seem to notice the fog or the other changes Warble observes on the island. The more the fog is ignored, the more it spreads. When a Red-hooded Spectacled Female (Juvenile) appears, Warble discovers that he’s not the only one who notices the fog. Will they be able to find others who can see it too? And is the fog here to stay?