This Is a Moment by Micah Player
Life is a collection of big and little moments, and all are celebrated in this vibrant, moving keepsake—a perfect gift for graduations or other notable events.
A moment is made when everything that came before meets what is happening now. Each moment is new. It’s a song and how you hear it. It’s a sunny day and how you feel it.
In this exhilarating and meaningful book, all the happenings in a person’s life—the brave ones, the peaceful ones, the nervous, proud, and grateful ones—combine to make us who we are and to light the way to what’s next. It’s just the right read for a child who’s about to graduate from kindergarten, celebrate a birthday, or move to a new home, or even for a teenager on their way to college. Like Oh, the Places You’ll Go and The Wonderful Things You Will Be, this cherishable book brings joy and inspiration.
Review
This is a gentle, encouraging hug of a book. The color washed drawings show people – mainly children – facing moments when “everything that came before meets what is happening now.” Some are scary, some are fast, some are about being brave, some are peaceful, in some you will be nervous and at others grateful. These are new and all yours. Cherish them and those with whom you share them. B
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The Trouble with Children (According to Cat) by Katie Weaver
The family cat has a LOT to get off her chest. Because, well, living with children can be…challenging.
Between attempted-bathing incidents and the children stealing her yarn, this feline has had ENOUGH!!!
Will Cat find that there are sweet moments to be cherished amidst the chaos?
A heartwarming and hilarious story celebrating the bond between our furry friends and their humans that’s sure to leave you with the “warm and fuzzies” (and a new appreciation for your four-legged family member).
Review
The images are fabulous. The rhyming is fun. The end message of how children should interact with a cat in order for everybody to enjoy it and be safe is good. But poor Cat gets put through the wringer. The message that children can just pet away all the indignities and potentially dangerous things they’ve done to Cat and then everything is OK is frankly a bad one. I’m not sure I’d recommend that people read this to children until the children are old enough to understand this. B-
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It Started with a P by Brittany Pomales
From debut author Brittany Pomales comes a hilarious tale about a young king who, on the morning of his birthday party, decides everything that starts with the letter P must go!
King Liam is known for his king-sized meltdowns. So when he has a dream that his birthday party was going to be ruined, he takes drastic measures. The only problem is that he can’t remember what was going to ruin the party, just that it started with the letter P! Everything must go! Obviously the party is postponed, but he also says goodbye to pepperoni pizza, piñatas, pants (long, short, old, new, smarty, fancy), parrots; even the royal goat, Percival (after he’s eaten all of the abandoned pants), and more.
But… when he sends away all of the people, he finds himself positively alone. On his birthday. Will King Liam ever discover what that pesky and problematic P is?
Brittany Pomales’s gift for humor and heart shines in this book that children and adults alike will relate to. Illustrated by the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum, Andrew Joyner, It Started with a P will delight and entertain readers of all ages.
Review
The images are bright and colorful. The alliteration is fantastic. The amount of “P’s” in the story is inventive. The message not to be the “P” that would actually ruin the party is imPortant. I think readers will enjoy reading it and younger children will love listening to it. But … in the end, the Pompous king doesn’t seem to have learned anything. Sigh, I guess that’s the adult in me ruining the fun ending. B-
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How Far Are The Stars? by Sabine Bohlmann
Mama cat and her cute kitten ask big questions and discover answers full of love. For every kid who asks “Why?”A curious kitten wants to know everything: How big is the world? How deep is it? Who does it belong to? How far are the stars? Patiently Mama cat encourages her kitten to explore and wonder. They discover that the world is bigger than they could imagine and that it belongs to everyone – just like love.How Far Are the Stars? is a gentle, heartwarming story about the bond between a parent and child, the joy of asking questions and being amazed by the world around us.
Review
With love and shown in lush, charming illustrations, a mother cat answers her kitten’s questions about the world, the sky, and the stars. I’m sure all mothers have had their children pepper them with questions about how high is the sky, can I dig to the other side of the world, how far away are the stars, how big is the world, and (I thought this was a good one) who owns it? All of us and none of us, replies mama cat to her kitten. Patiently she lets him explore and see for himself while providing answers to all his questions before he gets tired and needs to go to sleep. B
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Jayne
Another long time reader who read romance novels in her teens, then took a long break before started back again about 25 years ago. She enjoys historical romance/fiction best, likes contemporaries, action- adventure and mysteries, will read suspense if there’s no TSTL characters and is currently reading more fantasy and SciFi.
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