Sunday, June 1, 2025

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! 

Home Is a Wish by Julia Kuo A Pocket Full of Rocks by Kristin  Mahoney Look by Gabi Snyder One Day by Michael Rosen Cookie Time by Jessie Sima 

 The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson We Leap Together by Christopher Silas Neal 

Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel The Peddler of Puddles by Beth Ferry The Duck Who Came for Dinner by Steve Smallman

 Janie Writes a Play by Heidi E.Y. Stemple Are We There Yet? by Stacy McAnulty Cute Animals That Could Kill You Dead by Brooke Hartman

Night Light by Michael Emberley Twig Friends by Andrew McDonald 

 Peculiar Woods by Andrés J. Colmenares Peculiar Woods by Andrés J. Colmenares 

Speak Up, Santiago! by Julio  Anta Speechless by Aron Nels Steinke  Pablo and Splash by Sheena Dempsey  

 The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman 

Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd One Final Turn by Ashley Weaver The Medusa Protocol by Rob Hart 

October 2025

The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong