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1/5
Really bad
Work on it.
2/5
Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.
3/5
Good
Worth reading.
4/5
Very Good
1-2 spots that need work
5/5
Excellent!
Must-read.
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TEENA AND DEENA: HIDE AND SEEK by C.C. Strachan is children’s picture book about learning to play hide and seek.
Four friends go on a sometimes harrowing quest to find the Great Diamond--and understand the differences between rock and mineral characters--ultimately leading to a sense...
A school bus is accidentally diverted to a strange new world, and the children on board discover that each has been granted a certain magical...
BATHING KITTY (and Other Mischievous Poems) is a collection of verse for the younger set.
GOD CREATES A SNAKE is a picture book for children about Snake’s conversation with God on “Creation Day.”
Twin 12-year-old boys battle despot Wilhelm Scream as they search for their imprisoned parents in the Lands of Yonder.
A beautifully illustrated version of the amazing story about how the Wrigley Field-based professional baseball team overcame the century-long “Curse of the Billy Goat” to...
A young boy goes on a journey with his aunt and magic pet parrot to see how people enjoy rice and beans all over the...
A little girl tries to make friends with the autumn wind, so that it will dance with her.
A father explains his “daddyhood journey” with the use of colorful doodles.
A young boy must find his way back to happiness after a double tragedy.
A young girl, grieving the loss of her mother, must take over her mother's old job – as a cop in the service of Santa...