Childrens Book Reviews

My entire listing of children’s book reviews can be found here.
Some of my absolute favorites are noted by (SJLB Favorite)!

Quickly navigate to a section by choosing the topic you are interested in!

Bedtime | Emotions | Family/Friends | Pets | Fairy Tales | Holiday | Imagination | Learning
Monsters | Nature | Non-Fiction | Travel/Adventure | You Are Special | Other |
Middle-Grade / Chapter Books | Adult Book Reviews

BEDTIME

Bedtime Bonnet
Child of the Universe
Friday Night Wrestle Fest
Hush Up and Hibernate

emotions

Alycat and the Tournament Tuesday
Aya Papaya Keep Trying
Let’s Go To Taekwondo!
Pause Power
(SJLB Favorite)
Wobbly Willie Bakes a Cake
The Adventures of Gunner the Poodle Pony
Elephant Ears
Book Cover "I can handle it" with boy giving a thumbs up sign
I Can Handle It

family / FRIENDS

Alycat and the Tournament Tuesday
And Pip Too!
Aya Papaya Keep Trying
Bedtime Bonnet
Boxitects
It’s Okay to be a Unicorn
Just Bunny and the Great Fire Rescue
Love, Sophia on the Moon
Freeda the Frog & the Two Mommies Next Door
World So Wide
(SJLB Favorite)
Wobbly Willie Bakes a Cake
Cow Boy is Not a Cowboy
Cluck and Fluffy
The Butterfly Tree
The Adventures of Chips & Salsa
Lucky’s Adventure in the Great Outdoors
Abracadabra Whoopsie
Story of the One-Sock Monkey
Book cover with zebra, duck, and dog running
Zippy’s Special Gift
Book cover of ice cream store from street view
War at the Ice Cream Shop
Book cover of "The Adventures of Molly and Ollie" of girl with moving box and stuffed animals
The Adventures of Molly & Ollie: Moving Day

PETS

Bandit the Cow Dog
The Adventures of Gunner the Poodle Pony
So You Want a Pet Dragon?
Book Cover - girl hugging a sheep
Mia and Nattie: One Great Team!

FAIRYTALES

The Search for the Scepter

HOLIDAY

A Perfect Tree
The Crayons’ Christmas
The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold
The Forgotten Rabbit Tale
The Winter Wassail
In the Nick of Time
Oliver the Ornament

IMAGINATION

Aya and Papaya Keep Trying
Ben’s Adventures: Under the Big Top!
Boxitects
Geraldine and the Most Spectacular Science Project
The Alphabet’s Alphabet
Love, Sophia on the Moon
The Underground Toy Society

LEARNING / Education / life lessons

Andres and His Rubik’s Cube Madness
Bears Make the Best Writing Buddies
Cami Kangaroo Has Too Much Stuff
Geraldine and the Most Spectacular Science Project
Jessica Tandy, The Girl Who Loved Candy
Rita the Remodel Girl
Tallulah Plays the Tuba
The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids
Unicorn Training
Knucklehead Fred
ABCs and 123s for Boys
Garbo and the Case of the Wet Footprints
Jonas Hanway’s Umbrella
From My Window I See . . . the Seasons
Book Cover with superhero fork and family at table
The Adventures of Forkman: What’s That Noise?
Book cover for Cleo Can Tie a Bow with little girl sitting with a rabbit and fox
Cleo Can Tie a Bow
Book cover of sun and moon close in sky
When the Sun Met the Moon

MONSTERS

Giracula
Mike the Monster
Monsters Are Afraid of Babies
My Monster Friends and Me
Washington D.C. Monsters: A Search-And-Find Book

NATURE / animals

Bug Hunt
Crow Not Crow
Do Doodlebugs Doodle?
From My Window I See . . . the Seasons
Greta and the Giants
On Gull Beach
The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids
The Goose on the Roof
Book cover - Panda and Koala
Journey to a New Earth
Book Cover - girl hugging a sheep
Mia and Nattie: One Great Team!
Book cover of flower in soil
What’s Inside a Flower?

NON-FICTION / aCTIVITY

Activity

Awesome Kitchen Science Experiments
Balloon Time
Be a Superhero in the Kitchen
Knock Knock, Lettuce In
Washington D.C. Monsters

Non-Fiction

Clarence’s Big Secret
Jonas Hanway’s Umbrella
Pushinka the Barking Fox
Ruth Objects
Samson’s Tail
The Fascinating Animal Book
The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle
Dream It and Do It

TRAVEL / ADVENTURE

Aya Papaya Keep Trying
From My Window I See…The Seasons
Just Bunny and the Great Fire Rescue
Love, Sophia on the Moon
Noah and the Great Big Boat
The Adventures of Princess Pudding Pie
Oh, the Places You’ve Been
The Search for the Scepter

YOU ARE SPECIAL

A Bird with Udders
Andres and His Rubik’s Cube Madness
Blue Sky Mind
Child of the Universe
Fantastic You
Geraldine and the Most Spectacular Science Project
It’s Okay to Be a Unicorn!
Randal the Elephant
Samson’s Tail
Tallulah Plays the Tuba
The Bad Zamboni
The Silent T
The Tall Poppy
World So Wide
The One and Only Dylan St. Claire
The Dirt Girl
The Ugly Doodles
My Hair Went on Vacation
Animals at the Office
This is the Earth
Lunk
Dragons Don’t Dance Ballet
Book Cover with three children in a library
Mickey on the Move
Book Cover with girl throwing lemons and happy
Marvellous Macey: The Delightful Days

OTHER

Book Cover with boys running to school house
America’s Flag Story
Golden Threads
The Dog That Would Not Bark
Bathing Kitty: and Other Mischievous Poems
Book cover of charac
M.C. Plays Hide and Seek
Book cover of girl com
Miku Says Find Me
Book cover
There’s Room for Everyone

CHILDRENS CHAPTER / MIDDLE-GRADE BOOKS

First-Time Chapter Readers

Dog Town
Everything Is Always Gonna Be Alright, Durban Frankenshooze
Imaginary Morah
Mighty Coconuts
With the Curiosity of a Cat

Fantasy Adventure

Ben Braver Series
Charlie Hernández and the Castle of Bones
Flobella and the Creative Path
Hannah Goodheart and the Guardian of Time
If We Were Giants
King of the Mole People
Legends of the Lost Causes Series
Maya and the Rising Dark
Midnight on Strange Street
Real Pigeons Fight Crime
The Monster Hypothesis
The Frights of Fiji
A Curse of Mayhem
Britfield and the Lost Crown
Quintessence
The Magic Misfits: The Fourth Suit
Twincesses
The Dragon Thief
Book Cover with two shoes that have turned into monster faces
Shoe Wars
Book cover girl flying over map
Evelyn and the Kung Fu Master
Book Cover "Awesome Dog 5000 vs The Kitty Cat Cyber Squad" robot dog and boy
Awesome Dog 5000 vs the Kitty-Cat Cyber Squad

Holiday

Back to Christmas

LIfe lessons / growing up

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
(SJLB Favorite)
The Cracking of Monday Egg
The List of Things That Will Not Change
Book cover of girl and dog
Allergic

Historical Fiction

PINTO!
I Survived Book Cover
I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944

Magical fantasy

Fairy Unicorn Wishes
Flobella and the Creative Path
Quintessence