The full-page color photos that illustrate this book are bright and eye-catching.  The text is simple, with only two or three sentences on each two-page spread, as it is intended to for beginning readers.  As is often the risk with non-fiction books for early readers, the information is a bit weak.  Still, it does have the usual non-fiction text features (table of contents, index, glossary, etc.) for teaching purposes.

This story is written as a rhyme, but does not flow smoothly in places.  In the first half of the book the things the chicks learn at school each day are not correct.  The mother hen ends up reteaching her chicks each night.  It reflects negatively on the school.  Then she talks about negative and posative  attributes in an abstract way.  They seem to solve their problems by changing schools.

I don’t think I like how this story reflects on teachers and schools.  The googly eyed pictures are lots of fun.  I like them far more than the story.

This is a cute story about responsibility and consequences.  The book is a great one for readers who want to start reading chapter books.

The characters are loveable and kind.  They learn to deal with problems in an appropriate way.

The font, words, and spacing are great for early readers.  The pictures are fun too.

At the end of the book is a craft project to help readers create one of the stories characters for themselves.

This book is a nice addition to our library.

This book has fun pictures, but the story line seems to have no real conclusions.  Maybe for kids who like to imagine their own solutions this would be an interesting book.  To me, it just seemed to ramble around.

This book is very eco-friendly, with fun projects young girls would enjoy!  It has clear pictures, with numbered step by step instructions.  Very easy to follow.  The grammar could be improved in some of the instructions.  Page 9, step 4 is particularly poor.  The font used on some of the added tips and cautions is a cursive looking type, and is harder to read.  Young readers may just ignore those reading blocks,  and miss some of the safety precautions in the process.

The recipes for the personal pampering are wonderful!  The end of the book has great basic how-to instructions for skills everyone could use.

In spite of the things I saw as weaknesses in this book I think it is a nice addition to our library.

This book is full of almost tongue twisting rhymes.  It  would be a fun read with a group of young children.  Then you could let them try to repeat the phrase.  The pictures are cute and colorful.  Some of the words are too advanced for early readers.  The rhymes at the bottom of the page are in large bold print; great for a group to see and read together.

A fun quick read.

This is a fun story.  The lesson of how to truly help others is the main theme of the story.  The Magician learns that doing everything for others is not the best way to help. The pictures are full of fun details.  This is a good story for children.

This is book #6 of 6 in the Supergirl graphic novel series. I have read book #2, but not books 3, 4, or 5. My background knowledge from book #2 was helpful, but I needed to have read the previous books in this series to completely understand the twists and turns in the plot.

GRADUATION DAY, Part 2 tops the pictorial list of characters before the story line begins, but I do not understand this title’s significance.

Superman and Supergirl are in the clutches of Lex Luther’s Lexsoar 7 when Comet ( a horse in a cape) smashes the machine freeing them. Back on Earth, Supergirl finds a frozen Belinda. Then Lena arrives ready to take revenge on Supergirl,only to have them both bound up by MXYZPTLK from the 5th Dimension. MXYZPTLK takes credit for all that has happened to Supergirl, so he could collect all her emotions… “to be amplified and processed through a machine built to replicate your Kryptonian biology and my 5th-Dimensional awesomeness…” ( p. 12) A few pages later, MXYZPTLK escapes from Supergirl and returns to the 5th dimension. The 5th dimension inhabitants “banished [him] to the 2nd dimension. Forever.” (p.21) for breaking the rules.  Back in the 3rd dimension, Lex has helped his sister, Lena, recover from the effects of MXYZPTLK’s capture but Lena has lost the memory of Lex as her loving brother.

The artwork ‘s facial expressions, use of size and color, and the scenes from space are outstanding!

There are 5 Visual Questions and Prompts included at the end of the book.

Bugs and insects need police and in this book it is Captain Bob, Bug Patrol. Follow Captain Bob as he cruises around from 9 AM to 10:08 when ants on a donut need some help with their manners, at 11:30 it is beetles in a fender-bender, at 12:33 it is speeding spiders on motorcycles, at 1:35 it is time for lunch and walking the beat, at 3:15 there is a picket line at the roach hotel, at 4:53 there is a missing baby flea emergency, followed by a loud cricket party at 7:48. Then at 8:00,  “Bug patrolling work is done.”

This BIG 9.75 X 10.25 inch book is filled with big plump, bug-eyed critters at each location. Short concise rhyme awaits the reader at each traffic stop.

“Therapy dogs help people, mainly through visits and temporary companionship… The simple presence of  a dog in the room often lifts the spirits of people and makes them more active in the surroundings.” (page 5)

This 32 page book is broken up into 4 short chapters: A Comforting Presence, Becoming a Team, On the Job, and Off Duty.

Therapy dogs are often distinguished by wearing a special vest or bandana, but they are not service dogs, which are more highly trained. Small and medium sized dogs of no particular breed, who are able to follow basic commands, work well with their handler, and display calmness are the usual candidates for this job, though bigger dogs sometimes qualify, as well. Therapy dogs provide both animal-assisted activities with large groups and animal-assisted therapy with smaller groups.

Therapy dogs are almost a No-Brainer for making people feel good, if the person enjoys dogs in the first place. The joy dogs can elicit is beneficial to a person’s health.

The photos of over twenty therapy dogs throughout this book drive home this point.