*Review* Duck and Hippo in the Rainstorm

Genre: Children's Illustrated

Published: March 1, 2017

Pages: 32

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Synopsis

Get ready for a rainy-day adventure with Duck and Hippo!

Duck and Hippo may be completely different, but they are best friends. When playful Duck invites careful Hippo to go for a walk in the rain, they have trouble sharing Duck’s umbrella. But Duck and Hippo won’t let that stop them. Soon they are puddle-jumping and sailing down the river! Until…WHOOOSH! A terrible wind sends the umbrella flying up, up, up into the air, with one friend holding on. What will Duck and Hippo do now? Jonathan London’s charming text and Andrew Joyner’s delightful art bring to life two lovable friends in this fun new series.

Review

I won a copy of this book through the Goodreads First Reads giveaway program in the hopes that I would leave an honest review. 

This book annoyed me. I'm honestly refusing to even show my daughter I own it because I'm pretty sure she would want me to read it to her a million times, and I don't want to do that. It was incredibly repetitive, which while I understand that is good for young children, it's not something I enjoy reading to them, and where my youngest is on the brink of being able to read on her own, I'd really like to move on to slightly more complex stories for her. Stories with actual plots, which this story lacked. It was really just about two friends going for a walk in a rainstorm and trying to figure out how to share an umbrella for a few different activities. (Why Hippo doesn't have his own umbrella I do not know.)

Now that being said, the story does teach sharing, because Duck is more than happy to share his umbrella with Hippo for all the activities, including floating down the river (which the laws of physics indicate would be a major problem I think). Also, the illustrations were cute. They were vibrant and fun. And like I mentioned before, the book is repetitive which is good for young children.

So that's why, even though this book really annoyed me, I'm giving it 4 out of 5 stars. - Katie 

Buy the Book

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About the Author and Illustrator

Jonathan London is the author of more than one hundred children’s books, including the bestselling Froggy series, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. Many of his books explore nature, among them Flamingo Sunset, illustrated by Kristina Rodanas, and Little Penguin: The Emperor of Antarctica, illustrated by Julie Olson. He is currently writing a middle-grade series, which started with Desolation Canyon, illustrated by his son Sean London. Jonathan lives in Graton, California. Learn more online at www.jonathan-london.net.

Andrew Joyner is an illustrator, author, and cartoonist based in South Australia. He has illustrated a number of picture books, and he wrote and illustrated a chapter book series about a warthog named Boris. He has also illustrated for newspapers and magazines, including the Wall Street Journal, Reader’s Digest, and Rolling Stone magazine, among others. Learn more online at www.andrewjoyner.com.au.

Today's Rant is Brought to You by the Letters WTF

It's Thursday, which means it's Confessions day on IABB. And that means I've got stuff to rant about! Yay! For those of you not in the know, confessions are submitted anonymously and they do not necessarily reflect the thoughts and feelings of the lovely folks at IABB or the graphics artists that create the images for us. IABB just provides the platform for the airing of the grievances that people don't want to own up to themselves for whatever reason (and I've submitted some confessions I don't want to put my name on either, so I'm not judging, much).

Alright, so first of all, I'm kind of confused by this confession, so if my post seems like it's all over the place, it's because I'm trying to cover all the bases that I think this confession touches (and we're playing some weird baseball/golf hybrid game with a billion bases). So let's just begin at the beginning and discuss this line by line, shall we?

So authors who are worth a damn edit and blah, blah, blah. Now, I've ranted before about the importance of editing in books. So I'm not going to do that again. I can agree with this confessor that most authors who care, take the time to make sure their books are as perfect as they can be before they hit publish. And then there are some who don't. But it's important to at least try to put out the best product you can when you expect people to pay money for it. But so far, I get what this confessor is laying down and damn am I in agreement. 

But then we get to "So I laugh when bloggers blah, blah authors don't answer their emails (blah) or hit them up for reviews." Wait, what? First of all, I honestly don't recall any confessions from bloggers about authors not answering their emails, providing interviews or seeking out our services for reviews (and I have a pretty good memory where the written word is concerned. You could ask me about any of the 29 books on my currently reading shelf, and I could tell you about what's going on in the story at the point that I'm up to, and I haven't even touched some of them in two years. I can even tell you what device I'm reading it on, and I have like ten different devices that I can read on now). We bloggers get TONS of review requests, so the thought that there is a blogger who isn't brand new on the scene complaining about not getting review requests is a bit ludicrous. Beyond that, I don't understand what that has to do with authors editing their books before hitting publish. I'm pretty sure these two things are about as unrelated as two things could possibly be. 

That brings us to "9 out of 10 of you don't even proofread or put forth any effort to perfect your work--but *we're* the jerks, right?" So I guess this is how the first two points are connected, maybe. I mean, the confessor is right, I do not hire an editor to go over my blog posts that make me NO money (my blog is not monetized, and y'all rarely click my Amazon links and buy things, so I don't really make money there either). But I'm not selling you anything. I'm offering you my thoughts and opinions free of charge (and even if you do click my Amazon links and buy stuff, you pay for a separate product and I just get a small kickback for sending you Amazon's way.) But what does my lack of post editing have to do with author's not responding to emails and granting interviews? Is this confessor trying to say that they don't answer emails because bloggers don't proofread their freely published posts? Is this confessor not going to grant me an interview because I don't hire and editor to clean up my thoughts that I make no money from expressing? If that's the case, this is like petty level a billion. 

Then the confessor drops the "Bloggers and authors grow on trees" bomb, which I took particular offense to because I am a root vegetable of the couch variety thank you very much. Yeah, there are a lot of bloggers and a lot of authors out there, and apparently none of us are unique in any way, shape, or form. Honestly, in general, bloggers are a dime a dozen, until you find a few that you really click with. If you really pay attention, you'll find some bloggers that consistently have recommendations that you want to see. And I'm probably not one of them, because I have such eclectic tastes in books that there's no way you're going to think "You know, I want to read almost every book she's reviewed positively." I'm okay with that. I understand I'm weird. The same is true of authors though (particularly in romance it seems, and I'm not knocking romance authors but there are a lot of you guys). You're not going to like all of them. But if you give some of them a shot, you're going to find a few that you want to completely fangirl over. So sure, there are a lot of bloggers out there, and there are a lot of authors out there, and there's not a whole lot that really sets any of them drastically apart (except for Joood - Hooligan and her taste in horribly disgusting "cookies"). But how is this relevant to anything else in the confession? 

Oh, I get it, we bring it all together with the last line: "If you want to stand out, a smattering of professionalism is a good place to start." Okay? True, I guess. But what does that mean? I guess for bloggers that means that I'm supposed to start paying someone to edit/proofread my posts for me, maybe. If that's the case, I guess I'm straight up going to continue being fucking unprofessional because while my family is not hurting for money right now, that is not an expense I can justify. You're not paying me for these words, so you're going to get them however I choose to give them to you. If that means that I've got a couple typos that are definitely going to make me cringe when I re-read my post in a week, so be it. Then what does "a smattering of professionalism" mean for authors? Based on the wording of this confession, it seems to just be putting in the time to make sure their books are edited and the best possible product they can be. Unfortunately, like I've mentioned in a past rant, authors need to go at least a step or two further than that, because y'all are actually trying to sell us shit for money. Yeah, I expect your books to be well-edited, but if you want me to actually want to pay for it and read it, you're going to have to give me a reason to want to do so. And some of that means granting author interviews to blogs, and responding to the emails that bloggers send you, and yes, asking bloggers to review your books (maybe, I've seen mixed reviews on the effectiveness of that lately). I don't think I know any authors that are opposed to doing these things though, so I'm still confused as to why they are part of this confession in the first place. 

So ultimately, I'm still confused about what the real point of this confession is, and why such different topics were included. But maybe you guys can help me make more sense of it. In the meantime, I need a bottle of wine. - Katie 

*Review* The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan

Genre: Graphic Novel

Published: October 12, 2010

Pages: 128

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Synopsis

You've read the book. You've seen the movie. Now submerge yourself in the thrilling, stunning, and action-packed graphic novel. 

Mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking out of the pages of twelve-year-old Percy Jackson's textbooks and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now, he and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. 

Series creator Rick Riordan joins forces with some of the biggest names in the comic book industry to tell the story of a boy who must unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.

Review

I really like the series, so I figured I should give the graphic novel a shot. Mostly because I have not learned from every other book graphic novel adaptation I've read that it seems to always be a disappointment.

The sad thing is that I really love comics and graphic novels. I understand that not all scenes can be translated into this type of storytelling. But I also recognize when I read a book with a choppy story. And that's what happened here. I should have known better, but whatever. It frustrates me.

Good news! The artwork is great. Which is why it's getting as high a rating for me as I'm giving it. That's pretty much the best thing about this version.

There's just too much taken away from the characters in the story that makes this sub-par. I have read enough comics to know it's absolutely possible to convey hilarity and other types of emotions, so I'm not accepting bull shit adaptions anymore.

It you are looking more for a summary of the story without getting into the actual feeling that excitement from the book, then read this.

3/5 platypires - Joood - Hooligan

Buy the Book

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About the Author

Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults.

For fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 2002, Saint Mary's Hall honored him with the school's first Master Teacher Award.

While teaching full time, Riordan began writing mystery novels for grownups. His Tres Navarre series went on to win the top three national awards in the mystery genre - the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. Riordan turned to children's fiction when he started The Lightning Thief as a bedtime story for his oldest son.

*Top Ten Tuesday* Things You'll Want to Own if You're a Potthead

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Joood - Hooligan of Platypire reviews bossed me into doing this, so I guess this is a thing I do now. 

This weeks theme is things you'll want to own if you're a Potthead (Harry Potter fan). And this post will be largely visual, because I'm a big Potthead.

There are many things you may find yourself lusting after if you are a true Potthead (I highly recommend signing up for the Harry Potter Lootcrate if you can afford it, they've got wicked awesome stuff.) These things may include a Hogwarts house specific floor mat. In case you can't tell, I'm a Hufflepuff through and through.

Assorted lapel pins, which can also be used on your book bag if you're not a lapel pin wearing kind of person. A owl and letter keychain (this thing is seriously heavy duty), a Deathly Hallows pocket watch (it really works!) and a time turner necklace are also must haves. As is a collection of lanyards for your keys and ID cards for work (if you have ID cards for work. I personally do not require an ID card for my job as a stay at home mom, but it's nice to have backup lanyards in case my favorite breaks.

Then of course you'll want to have Hogwarts crest bedding, even if you're a married adult with children. Really, there's no such thing as too old for Hogwarts bedding, I promise. (It probably helps when your spouse is the one who purchases the bedding however if you are married. It's a little bit easier to talk them into using it when they're the one that bought it in the first place.)

Then you will naturally want a nice collection of Harry Potter themed clothes. This is just a small selection of my collection. I have both hoodies and t-shirts so that my Harry Potter apparel needs are covered no matter the weather. That being said, I can always use more, so if you see a great deal on some Harry Potter apparel, totes let me know (or just buy it for me, that would work too.)

You may also want to get yourself a spiffy house specific duffle bag and beanie (although I think these were Loot Crate exclusives, so it may be too late for that, but I suppose you might be able to find similar items on ThinkGeek.)

And no magical kitchen would be complete without cups and mugs. If you're really ambitious, you'll want a marauders map mug, a Platform 9 3/4 tumbler, a Hogwarts crest cauldron shaped mug, and a house specific water bottle (I gotta' give mad props to my sister-in-law for the water bottle. I mean, it was going to be hard to compete with all the Harry Potter awesomeness that my husband bought me for Christmas, but this was definitely one of my best presents this year.)

Of course you'll want to start a Harry Potter collectible figure collection as well. There are a couple options there. You've got the obvious Funko Pop collection (mine is currently far too small), and then there's the Harry Potter Magical Creatures collectibles, which are available on and off on Amazon. But they are the kind of knick knacks you may want if you're a discerning witch or wizard of high breeding because they look way fancier than the Funkos. Or if you're like me, you'll just want both because why not?

You may also find yourself in need of a coloring book or two. Although if you're like me, you may be loathe to actually color in them for fear of messing up. One day, I will overcome that fear. Maybe.

You will likely also want the collector's edition box set of the complete series where the spines look like Hogwarts. You won't want to take it out of the wrapping to read them though. No, these books are purely for show. You've got other copies handy for reading.

And by other copies, I mean multiple other copies of each book. Because these are books that you're going to re-read so many times, you know eventually they're going to fall apart, so if you find a copy for sale used somewhere (because there are actually people that sell their copies of Harry Potter out there) you buy it to keep it on hand for later. You can literally never have too many copies of Harry Potter on hand.

And finally, no Harry Potter collection would be complete without an owl or two to ensure that all your important messages get delivered in a timely fashion. (No Errol's for me, that's for sure.)

So there you have it. A not-so-brief run down of some of the things you'll want to have if you are a Potthead.

Is there anything you'd add to this list? What are some of your favorite fandom items (doesn't have to be Harry Potter related at all)? - Katie 

*Deja Revu* 3 April 2017

Déjà Revu is a weekly review round-up that is open to all book review blogs.

Meme

• Top Ten Authors We Can't Believe We've Met or Are Dying to Meet - Lenoreo & Curly Carla @Celebrity Readers
• TTT: Top Ten Authors I'd Like to Meet - Katie @Just Another Girl and Her Books
• Mail Call: March 2017 - Katie @Just Another Girl and Her Books
• Platypire Read-A-Thon: March Results - Katie @Just Another Girl and Her Books
• Stacking the Shelves -- April 1st, 2017 - Lenoreo & Curly Carla @Celebrity Readers

Contemporary

• Geekerella by Ashley Poston - Lenoreo @Celebrity Readers

Fantasy

• A Million Junes - Emily Henry - Anita@AnitaLoves2Read
• The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - J. Hooligan @Platypire Reviews
• The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan - J. Hooligan @Platypire Reviews
• The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - J. Hooligan @Platypire Reviews
• The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan - J. Hooligan @Platypire Reviews
• The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan - J. Hooligan @Platypire Reviews
• The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan - J. Hooligan @Platypire Reviews
• Hunted - Meagan Spooner - Anita@AnitaLoves2Read

General Fiction

• A Tangled Web by ML Sparrow - Bob @ Platypire Reviews

Paranormal

• Revived by Ginna Moran - Katie @Just Another Girl and Her Books

Romance

• Incriminating Dating by Rebekah L. Purdy - Lenoreo @Celebrity Readers

Romance

• Royal Disaster by Parker Swift - Lenoreo @Celebrity Readers

Romance

• Crazy About Cameron by Katy Regnery - Lenoreo @Celebrity Readers
• Campaigning for Christopher by Katy Regnery - Lenoreo @Celebrity Readers

*Platypire Read-A-Thon* April

Photo Courtesy of Platypire Maribel

It's April, which means it's time for me to update my read-a-thon list. I'm mostly caught up on review writing, although I do hope to get completely caught up this month (there may be a few reviews that can't be posted until a later date however, but if I can have them written and ready to go, that will be a good thing.) Because I'm mostly caught up with writing reviews, I'm hoping to get more books read this month than I did in March. We shall see if I succeed. 

R - Read

C - Currently Reading

T - To Be Read
NR - Needs Reviewed

Read

Needs Reviewed

NR - Something Wonderful by M. Clarke
NR - Bond to Break by Ginna Moran (Proofread)
NR - If This Was a Movie by Ginna Moran (Proofread)
NR - Mary Ting Proofread (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Alexandrea Weis Proofread (Not yet listed on Goodreads)
NR - Bicycle Thieves by Mary di Michele (March)
NR - Duck and Hippo in the Rainstorm by Jonathan London (March)

NR - Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Katana by Mike W. Barr (March)

Currently Reading

C - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (2015)

C - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (2015)

C - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (2016)

C - Sweetwater: The Kihn by Rivi Jacks (2015)

C - Give Me Your Answer True by Suanne Laqueur (2015)

C - The Voyage by Tammie Painter (2015)

C - Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning by Timothy Snyder (2015)

C - The Road Home by Kathleen Shoop (2015)

C - Troll by Ashley C. Harris (2015)

C - The Sanctum of Souls by R.K. Pavia (2015)

C - The Travelers by Chris Pavone (2015)

C - Back of Beyond by Neeny Boucher (2016)

C - The Things We Wish Were True by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen (2016)

C - Letter's From Paris by Juliette Blackwell (2016)

C - An Exaltation of Larks by Suanne Laqueur (2016)

C - River of Ink by Paul M.M. Cooper (Jan)

C - The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco (Jan)

C - Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (2016)
C - My Sister's Grave by Robert Dugoni (Feb)
C - Everything Belongs to Us by Yoojin Grace Wuertz (Feb)
C - Eleanor Roosevelt: The War Years by Blanche Wiesen Cook (Feb)
C - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (March)
C - Ginna Moran Proofread (March)
C - The Space Between the Stars by Anne Corlett

To Be Read

T - The Devil's Prayer by Luke Gracias (Feb)

T - Courage to Soar by Simone Biles (March)
T - In Such Good Company by Carol Burnett (March)
T - Mary Ting Proofread (April)
T - Alexandrea Weis Proofread (April) 
T - Jillian Ashe Proofread (April)
T - The Idea of You by Amanda Prowse (April) 
T - The Radium Girls by Kate Moore (April)

I'm only adding five new books for my intentions for the month, and like the past few months, my real intentions are to knock out the books that I've already started first (although I've done an abysmal job of that so far.) And three of the five books added are books that I will be reading start to finish no ifs, ands, or buts about it, so there is that. But with any luck at all, my currently reading list will be shorter at the end of the month.

How many books do you think I'll actually finish in April? - Katie 

*Stacking the Shelves* 1 April 2017

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Stacking The Shelves is a feature/weekly meme created by Tynga’s Reviews in which you share the books you are adding to your shelves, both physical and virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical stores or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Now, I already have a monthly post I do featuring the books I get in the mail (and it's a lot because I have a serious Goodreads First Reads giveaway addiction), and I'm going to try to start posting my monthly Read-A-Thon posts again too (even if none of the Platypires will be joining me), which will cover the books I receive through Netgalley. But I also go to my thrift store at least once a week, and often leave with a bag full of books. It's such a common occurrence that I'm known as The Book Lady to the frequent volunteers (and I suspect that they've started scheduling their $1 bag of books sales for Thursdays simply because that is the day I usually visit.) So my Stacking the Shelves posts are going to focus on my thrift store hauls, because this is my blog and I do what I want. 

On that note, here are the books I picked up this week.

Winnie the Pooh's Bedtime Stories by Bruce Talkington - My son actually asked if we could buy this book because he wants to read it. I would legit buy just about any book he asked for if it meant he was reading. 
Disney 365 Bedtime Stories by various authors - Each story in this book is a single page long...there are some nights where I'm just really too tired to read when it's the kids bedtime, so this will come in handy for nights like that. 
Sesame Street Goodnight Stories by Liza Alexander - My son asked for this book too. Seriously, couldn't say no. 
The Land of Elyon Book #4: Stargazer by Patrick Carman - Alright, so I don't have books 1-3 in this series, but this book looks pretty interesting to me (and it appears to feature a dragon, which would help me to complete a side-challenge for the #BeatTheBacklist Hogwarts mini-challenge, so...) 
The Thirteen Ghosts by Geronimo Stilton - I say that I'm buying all these Geronimo Stilton books for my kids, but you just wait, I'm probably going to end up reading all of them this year (because they're short and I can totally write 250 word reviews on them to earn more points for #BTB). 
Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark by Ridley Pearson - The cover of this book is wicked awesome...and it seems to be like Night at the Museum meets Walt Disney World. 
Chasing Magic by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen - This is a Merida chapter book. I'm hoping that it will appeal to at least my daughter when she's ready to start reading chapter books here in the near future.
Beauty and the Beast: The Only One Who Didn't Run Away by Wendy Mass - This is a Twice Upon a Time book, so kind of a fairy tale retelling, I think. 
Rapunzel: The One With All the Hair by Wendy Mass - This is also from the Twice Upon a Time series. 
The Yellow House Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner - I always buy Boxcar Children books when I find them, I was pleased to find a couple at the thrift store this week. 
West From Home by Laura Ingalls Wilder - So these are letters written by Laura Ingalls Wilder from San Francisco apparently. I loved the Little House on the Prairie books when I was younger, so I'm intrigued by this. 
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier - I almost bought this book last week, but decided not to. When it called to me again this week, I figured that was a sign. 
Mike's Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner - Another Boxcar Children book. 
Scooby-Doo and the Zombie's Treasure by James Gelsey - My kids have always liked Scooby-doo, so this should be a winner with them. 
Europe Central by William T. Vollmann - The blurb made me think this book would be sort of like All the Light We Cannot See, so I was intrigued. 
The Japanese Fairy Book compiled by Yei Theodora Ozaki - I'm a big fan of Eurocentric fairy tales, it would be interesting to see how Japanese fairy tales compare. 
Bunnicula Strikes Again by James Howe - I think these books look so fun...I mean, it's a rabbit with sharp, pointy teeth. 
Four Mice Deep in the Jungle by Geronimo Stilton - Do I really have to keep explaining these? You're smart people right? 
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg - I feel like this is a book that most grade school children read, but I'm not sure I ever did. I should rectify that. 
The School Carnival from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler - These look like the kind of books that would appeal to young boys, so I try to buy them when I see them for my son. He has yet to show any interest in them, but maybe. 
Attack of the Dragons by Geronimo Stilton - More of the mouse adventure books. 
The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief by Geronimo Stilton - Same as above. 
Wild by Cheryl Strayed - I actually already owned a copy of this book, it's hardcover and I believe the Oprah's Bookclub edition, but I don't really like reading hardback books if I can keep from it (they're just too heavy), so snagging this copy for a quarter seemed like a great idea. 
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder by Jo Nesbo - It's a book about fart powder. It's sure to be appealing to boys right?
Who Cut the Cheese? by Jo Nesbo - This is the third book in the Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder series. It would have been foolish to not buy it since I was buying the first book in the series right? 
The Trouble with Germs by Jennifer Frantz - This is a beginner reader book based on the Sid the Science Kid series. 
Winter Festival by Ruth Benjamin - A My Little Pony beginner reader.
The Rescue Mission by Kate Howard - A Ninjago beginning reader book. 
Attack of the Nindroids by Kate Howard - Another Ninjago beginner reader. 
The Titanium Ninja by Kate Howard - You guessed it. Another Ninjago beginner reader.
Techno Strike by Kate Howard - Do I have to say it?
Spy vs. Spy by Kate Howard - This is the last Ninjago beginner reader.
Need for Speed by Trey King - This is a Lego City beginner reader.
The Joker's Ice Scream by Donald Lemke - A Batman beginner reader.
Time-Travel Trouble by Bill Wrecks - A Mr. Peabody and Sherman beginner reader.
Penny of the Pyramids by Frank Berrios - Another Mr. Peabody and Sherman beginner reader.
Kiss the Frog by Melissa Lagonegro - A Princess and the Frog beginner reader.
Princesses and Puppies by Jennifer Liberts Weinberg - A Disney princess beginner reader.

So that's all the books that I picked up this week at my thrift store. This haul cost me a whopping $14 because the beginner readers cost $0.50 each and that adds up kind of fast for no bigger than they are, but it's still quite the bargain if you ask me. And I just realized that almost all of the books I grabbed this week are "for my children." 

What books did you add to your shelves this week? - Katie 
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