Slothy Claus by Jodie Shepherd

"Childrens" Genre Block - 4 kids laying on stomachs looking at book

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Slothy Claus has instantly become a family favorite, and a book we will read over and over again! Christmas time has kids and adults alike excited and impatient for the big day to get here. We can FINALLY open our gifts and play! But what happens when Santa is a sloth? The speed and timing of delivering gifts is maybe not so fast. When Slothy Claus doesn’t make it to homes on Christmas Eve, families find the true meaning of Christmas.

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Night Night, Angel by Amy Parker

"Childrens" Genre Block - 4 kids laying on stomachs looking at book

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Night Night, Angel! is a short board book perfect for reading to children through preschool. This is a Christmas themed story with a strong focus on the Christianity of Christmas. It has beautiful illustrations that are fun for little ones to look at while enjoying listening to the story.

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Awesome Dog 5000 vs. The Kitty-Cat Cyber Squad by Justin Dean

Book Genre Block - "Middle Grade" with girl reading book
Book Cover "Awesome Dog 5000 vs The Kitty Cat Cyber Squad" robot dog and boy
Copy of Science Fiction with pink background and oversized moon with reflection in water

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Awesome Dog 5000 vs. The Kitty-Cat Cyber Squad is the third book in the Awesome Dog 5000 series. This is a really fun book for a middle-grade reader! It’s full of adventure and lots of situations that will make readers laugh!

This is a graphic novel, so it has a mixture of text and illustrations to help tell the story. The illustrations are great, and are, truly, a lot of fun!

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Shoe Wars by Liz Pichon

Book Genre Block - "Middle Grade" with girl reading book
Book Cover with two shoes that have turned into monster faces

Rating: 4 out of 5.

This story is full of fun, laughs, dogs, and an evil shoe villain…what more could a middle-grade reader ask for?

Told through a narrator that grabs your interest right from the start, this is a book that is hard to put down. It’s light-hearted, but still managed to hit on topics of importance. I really enjoyed that this is a chapter book, but had create illustrations throughout the pages to help support the story.

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Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd

Book Genre Block - "Middle Grade"

Rating: 5 out of 5.

As a child, I had allergies to every kind of animal, so my heart went out to Maggie in this book! It’s hard to be a kid and not be able to get a pet when you want one so bad!

I really enjoyed that this story hits on multiple situations that young readers deal with in every day life. There is friendship and fights, new siblings, and of course, our pet drama and allergies. In graphic novel format, this story flew by! This was a well-written, wonderful book, and readers will really connect with Maggie and her story!

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