Saturday, October 26, 2019

Book Spotlight and Listcle - The Curse of the Werepenguin by Allan Woodrow

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All orphan Bolt Wattle has ever wanted was to find his true family. When a mysterious baron in far-off Brugaria sends for Bolt, he wonders if he's getting closer to finding his long-lost parents. But Baron Chordata appears to be a twelve-year-old boy who wears tuxedos all the time, shouts at everyone, and forbids Bolt from asking questions. Things couldn't get any worse . . . until midnight, when the Baron bites Bolt and turns him into a half boy, half penguin. Then things really couldn't get worse-- nope, wait, they get a lot worse. With the help and hindrance of a plucky girl who just might be the world's greatest bandit, a whale cult led by a man whose weapon is a stale loaf of French bread, and a sinister but friendly fortune-teller who can't stop cackling, Bolt's on a quest to reverse the curse, return to human form, and stop the Baron from taking over the country of Brugaria with his army of mind-controlled penguins in what might be the weirdest--and funniest--middle-grade novel you've ever read.

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Topic - Chimeras -

I thought it would be a fun to create a mix of different species of animals by combining them with other animals! Just in time for some spooky Halloween fun!

  1. Mongon - a monkey that is part dragon
  2. Chickey - a chicken that is part donkey
  3. Whader - a whale that is part spider 
  4. Octoffe -  a octopus that is part giraffe 
  5. Grassfly - a grasshopper that is part butterfly
  6. Balrus - a bat that is part walrus
  7. Snakadillo - a snake that is part armadillo


Let me know your favorites or any ideas! Have some fun and let your creative juices flow!

Friday, October 25, 2019

Book Review - The Upper Case: Trouble in Capital City by Tara Lazar + Giveaway

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Private I is enjoying the calm after solving the case of 7 Ate 9 when Question Mark bursts in with the mystery of the century.  Mark is worried that all the capital letters are missing! However, Private I has a hard time believing him since this is Capital City. As Private I is the last letter standing, he will have to solve the mystery before it's too late.

The book was a fun laugh out read. The cute book made learning fun with witty jokes and silly puns. An adorable read for any young child learning the alphabet.

 
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About the Book:
Title: THE UPPERCASE
Author: Tara Lazar & Ross Macdonald (Illustrator)
Pub. Date: October 15, 2019
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 32
Find it: GoodreadsAmazonB&NTBD

Just when Private I thinks all is calm-now that he's cracked the case of 7 Ate 9-Question Mark storms into the office.

Mark is worried. All the uppercase letters are M-I-S-S-I-N-G! But that's absurd. This is CAPITAL City!

Private I is the last letter standing. Will he solve his BIGGEST mystery yet, the UPPER CASE, before it's too late?!

Filled with the same humor, wit, and quirkiness of the hit 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story, comes another laugh-out-loud whodunit.




About Tara:
Street magic performer. Hog-calling champion. Award-winning ice sculptor. These are all things Tara Lazar has never been.
Instead, she writes quirky, humorous picture books where anything is possible.
Her picture books available now are:
Tara is represented by Ammi-Joan Paquette of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency.
Her last name rhymes with “bazaar”—you can listen to Tara pronounce her name on TeachingBooks.net. She’s not Tara Laser-beam (although that would be awesome).


Giveaway Details:

3 winners will receive a finished copy of THE UPPERCASE, US Only.


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