MAY 

Bye bye May and hello to June. I read a lot of five star books this month! Look by Snyder is a beautiful book that encourages readers to stop and look at all the different patterns that appear in the world around us. There are so many benefits from this type of observation - it encourages our minds to classify things and it can also be a calming activity that creates mindfulness.  Night Light by Michael Emberley is a very sweet beginning graphic novel that approaches bedtime in a unique way. Hand the The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman to your favorite tween or younger YA. They will find Clare and Gingersnipe to be memorable characters and the world of Deadwood Forest fascinating. I was also able to read some digital ARCs by some favorite authors. One Final Turn by Ashley Weaver is the fifth and last book in the Electra McDonnell series. It will be available in early June.The Medusa Protocol by Rob Hart is the second book in the Assassins Anonymous series. The publication date is June 25th. These books are a wild ride - if you enjoy John Wick, then I highly recommend checking them out. And last but definitely not least, Julie Leong has a second book set in the world of Eshtera - The Keeper of Magical Things. Coming to a book store or library near you in October of 2025 - it is delightful! You will get to meet Hope - a charming cat dragon - along with many other memorable characters. 

Happy reading! 

    

   

 

   

  

   

    

  

  

October 2025

 MARCH/APRIL

Spring is flitting by! I am combining March and April. Reading has been sporadic for a lot of reasons over the past couple of months. Home by Matt de la Peña; illustrated by Loren Long is delightful. And Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan will delight children (and parents!) who celebrate the arrival of the trash truck each week. And I was able to read an advanced digital copy of the new Narwhal and Jelly - A Waffle Lot of Love. Very cute and publishing in December, 2025. I am a huge fan of the Moonwind Mystery series by Johan Rundberg. The Lost Ones is the third book in this upper middle grade series which is set in 1880s Stockholm. Mika is a spunky twelve year old orphan who assists Detective Hoff with solving rather dark crimes. On the lighter side of things, I discovered a new cozy mystery series set in the small English village of Toot Hansell. What sets the Beaufort Scales series apart is that the local crime solving ladies are assisted in their efforts by a group of dragons! Check out the first book, Baking Bad.

              

Publishing 12/25