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Save on Halloween Books for Kids – This Weekend Only!

Halloween is right around the corner. For many children, this news is extremely exciting! This excitement can inspire young children to talk incessantly about Halloween Does this describe your child? If so, you might want to shop at Barnes & Noble this weekend. They are having a “Buy one, get the second one for 50% off” sale on Children’s Halloween books this weekend. That should distract your child for a while! One of the great things about Halloween books for kids is that books can be enjoyed over and over again. If your child is a reader, he or she … Continue reading →

Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot – Dav Pilkey

From the author of “Captain Underpants” comes another series with just as much fun and zany action but a lot less underwear – Ricky Ricotta! With a name that’s a double pun (Ricotta’s a kind of cheese, and he’s a mouse, plus don’t forget Desi Arnaz’s character in “I Love Lucy” – he played Ricky Richardo) this little mouse is destined to be our next hero, along with his giant robot friend. It all begins in a mouse town called Squeakyville. Ricky lives there with his mother and father, and while he’s content, he wishes he had a real friend. … Continue reading →

The Dragon Books by Dav Pilkey

Dav Pilkey is not only the author of the somewhat controversial “Captain Underpants” books; he is the author of a charming series of books for smaller readers about an adorable dragon, named, appropriately, Dragon. Each book, while it shares the same theme throughout, is broken up into smaller chapters so that if your reader gets tired easily, they can make it “all the way through” a chapter and feel the sense of accomplishment without wearing themselves out. The first book I’m reviewing is called “A Friend for Dragon.” In the first chapter, Dragon is looking for a friend, but all … Continue reading →

The Captain Underpants Books – Dav Pilkey

I had heard about Captain Underpants many a time and frankly, the whole idea didn’t thrill me all that much. I don’t care for underwear jokes and wanted to establish a higher level of thinking within the heads of my young, gullible, impressionable children. However, one day my husband took the children to the library. Without proper supervision (i.e. without nagging wife) he allowed my son to check out the book. I wasn’t terribly amused. They were three chapters into it before I discovered the misdeed, and they were laughing their heads off. After reading my husband the riot act, … Continue reading →