Welcome to House full of Bookworms!
Whether your child is already an avid reader or you are searching for that special book to spark his/her lifelong love of reading, you’re in the right place. I post new book reviews every month on everything from board books to middle-grade novels.
But I’m also an author myself! Besides having been published in multiple award winning children’s magazines, I have a chapter book for young readers and a picture book as well.
Library's Most Wanted
by Carolyn Leiloglou illustrated by Sara Pogue
Libby longs to be a great librarian like her aunt Nora, and it just chaps her hide when kids vandalize books. She hangs up Wanted posters to drive the “outlaws” from her “territory.” But when she realizes that a librarian’s real job isn’t protecting books but connecting them with readers, she must find a way to lure them back.
Available on Amazon, or your local indie bookstore.
Noah Green Junior Zookeeper and the Garage Sale Pet
by Carolyn Leiloglou illustrated by Jay Guida
Noah is an animal-loving girl who’s never had a pet until she discovers the perfect one at a garage sale. But when
he won’t stop growing or making mischief, Noah is left with both a mystery and a dilemma.
Available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Clear Fork Publishing, or your local independent bookstore.
Funny Picture Books with a Message
Sometimes you just need to laugh. When you and your kids are having a bad day, pick up a humous book, and pretty soon, everyone is giggling, even you. And if we're talking about funny picture books with a message that doesn't detract from the story, even better. Also,...
Prairie Lotus–Reading Alongside Little House
Books and authors speak to each other across the centuries. This is the Great Conversation. Author Linda Sue Park enters into the conversation with Laura Ingalls Wilder in her new book Prairie Lotus. In the author's note at the end of Prairie Lotus, Park writes about...
Picture Books About Kindness and Respect
I've got a great list of picture books about kindness and respect for others for you this week. I love when picture books can convey a message, especially when they can do so in a non-preachy and kid-relatable way. In a world increasingly polarized, where cancel...
Picture Books About Libraries
I thought National Library Week would be the perfect time to share this list of wonderful picture books about libraries with y'all. Unfortunately, we are also in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis. So, libraries are closed. On National Library Week. Boohoo! But that...
The Arrow and the Crown
When I found out a friend I had met at Hutchmoot--a conference about faith in the arts--had written a book, I was curious to read it. I didn't expect to get swept away in a compelling, beautiful written story. But that's exactly what happened when I read The Arrow and...
Classic Picture Books–Our Favorites
Classic picture books have a lot to offer our fast-paced society with their simple, slower pace. They can remind us to slow down, take notice, embrace imagination.
The Bootlace Magician by Cassie Beasley
I rarely review sequels. But sometimes, when that sequel is especially wonderful, and I don't think enough people have read the first book, I make exceptions. The Bootlace Magician by Cassie Beasley, followup to Circus Mirandus, is one of those exceptions. The Story...
Kids Books for Christmas List 2019
It's always fun for me to make this list, because I get to look back on all the great books I've read this past year. Some of these I've reviewed, and some I haven't. But I think any one of these would make a great gift for your loved ones. I've got book suggestions...
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