It’s Valentine’s time and the monsters are having a party. All the monsters tease Frankenstein for being too nice and “normal.” Frankenstein is confused. Then he finds a Valentine in his pocket. The intrigue of which monsters put it there. The other monsters are baffled by the idea that someone likes Frankenstein.

Stewart found his best friend at camp. They did so much together. One day, Stewart lost his best friend. He searched high and low but, alas he couldn’t find him. Then he received a letter from Japan. Was it from his best friend? Would he ever see his best friend again?

Amy find a sloth in the park and brought him home. The only problem is her family did everything fast. Sloths are slows, Amy’s family is fast. How is that going to work? Read this book to find out.

The book is every student’s dream of what a school should be, Between the hover desks and wind tunnel skydiving in PE, there is something foe every child to enjoy. I appreciate the author’s honesty when Jack said, “Don’t ask me how this works, I really don’t know.” It truly encapsulates a child’s imagination and creativity, leaving ways to get it to work for later, A great read as we are getting ready to build our own new school and for use with our STEM projects.

A great read-aloud book about a young girl and how she deals with nightmares. It will be especially helpful for children who deal with monsters and nightmares.

The pictures are colorful but not scary.

This book is follow up to Charlotte the Scientist is Squished.

Charlotte is excited that Grandpa has moved in with her and her family. He visits her lab daily until the day he falls ill. Along with other forest creatures, Charlotte wants to find a cure. The book follows along as Charlotte does all the things that scientists do. Does she find the cause of the illness, discover the cure, and heal her Grandpa?

There is a glossary in the back of the book.

Natalie’s Hair Was Wild! is about a young girl who likes her wild hair. A variety of animals agree with Natalie as they move in to nest in her hair. Natalie is not phased by this. Eventually, the animal sounds get to her. Follow Natalie’s story in this whimsical picture book that both boys and girls alike will enjoy.

This is a very interesting non-fiction book about poo, s subject that is rarely explored. The book tells about different animals and their poo. At the end of the story, it explains what zoos do with all the animal poo.

Lola the armadillo spills her juice. Instead of cleaning it up, she runs off to the library. On her way, she encounters friends in the same predicament. She has them join in her journey to the library. At the library, things continue to go wrong until Lola meets a bird. The bird helps Lola and her friends clean up their disasters. This book is beautifully illustrated.

The Hidden Witch is a sequel to the fantasy graphic novel The Witch Boy. In this follow up the focus of the book moves beyond Aster and includes a larger teen group. Some of these are magical while other are not. However, they all have the same desire to figure out their life’s direction. Instead of a battle against a curse dragon, this story’s major conflict revolves around the daily wounds of everyday teenage life. This book is full of colorful images and creates a sweet story that continues the tale from the previous book.