Horrible Histories: Edinburgh

Edinburgh by Terry Deary *The three questions are from the back of the book. Summary Want to know: Whose pickled skin became a sought-after souvenir? Why it’s alright to spit on the High Street? How the pupils of Edinburgh High School got away with murder? Want to know these gruesome […]


Word(s) of the Week – Guest Blogger M.O.M.

With so much of the country experiencing wild and wet weather  here are a few weather related words and phraes to help with understanding what the weather person is talking about. Blizzard – An intense winter storm with winds of 35 m.p.h. or higher with falling and/or blowing snow that […]



Great Backyard Bird Count

I know I am a book blogger but I also love birds. Next month there is something called The Great Backyard Bird Count and I wanted to share it with you. It is a combined project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society. The website has lots […]


Odd and the Frost Giants

by Neil Gaiman With Illustrations by Brett Helquist Summary In a village in the Ancient Norway there is a boy named Odd, though there is nothing odd about him. His mother loves him, his father is dead, and his step-father is just there. His leg had gotten crushed some time […]



Spy High

Mission 1 by A. J. Butcher Summary ****Deveraux Academy is not what it seems. The football team practicing beside the ivy-covered dormitory is merely a hologram, and the elderly receptionist could break your neck in three seconds flat. Deveraux’s students rarely call the school by its proper name. They call […]


Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lightening Thief ...

The movie is coming out. I am really really really happy. I just finished the book and I cannot wait to see the movie. It is a PG movie but, I think it is a bit more than PG. You decide. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xko1Mx5w4tg] If you do not like scary images or […]



Percy Jackson and the Olympians ...

Summary Weird things are happening to Percy. It stated a long time ago but it gets weirder still. When his class goes on a field trip, he gets into trouble. When his teacher takes him inside the museum to talk to him a weird thing happens to her. She turns […]


There are many different covers for this book. This is my version.

The Secret DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE aged 13 3/4 by ...

Summary ‘I felt rotten today. It’s my mother’s fault for singing “My Way” at two o’clock in the morning at the top of the stairs. Just my luck to have a mother like her. There is a chance my parents could be alcoholics. Next year I could be in a […]



Inkheart – Movie Review

This move stayed pretty darn close to the book. It was funny, it was creepy, it was weird, and it kept you entertained. It was atmospheric, and it was stunning. Brendan Fraser (who is in movies like Journey To the Centre of the Earth, and The Mummy) played the part […]


Inkheart by Cornelia Funk

Summary Meggie’s father Mo is looking for a book. A very valuable book. A book that he read some nasty people out of and lost his wife into. Capricorn (the nasty man) now knows where Mo lives and wants to come after him. Capricorn calls him Silvertongue because he can read […]



How To Train Your Dragon – The Movie

On March 26th, 2010 DreamWorks Pictures will be bringing out………………. How To Train Your Dragon in 3D. This movie will be an animation but it still looks pretty good. Just a tip though, you might want to read the book first, it might help.


How to Train Your Dragon

by Cressida Cowell I just had to get this book reviewed before the movie comes out! Summary *Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was truly extraordinary Viking Hero, Warrior chieftain, awesome sword-fighter, and amateur naturalist. He was known throughout Vikingdom as “the Dragon Whisperer,” on account of his power over the terrifying […]



The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John

Summary 11 year old Martine goes to live in Africa on a game reserve, a place where many magical things happen. When one lonely night she looks out of her window and sees and young giraffe, one that seems to have a silver tinge to it. As soon as she […]


Answers to Questions of the Month

Actually there are 6 reasons why avalanches are caused. They are…….. 1. Layers of snow build up and slide down the mountain. 2. A vibration or movement like the voice of a person or a train can star an avalanche. 3. Certain weather conditions like wind and rain. 4. A […]



The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry

Summary Katy always knew she wanted to be a doctor just like her father. She likes the feeling of helping others. But she is interested in Jacob, the boy who does not talk, the silent boy. While Jacob does not really do anything but sit there and imitate sounds, Katy […]


NORAD Santa Tracker

Are you interested to track Santa on Christmas Eve? You can with NORAD Santa Tracker. Leading up to Christmas you can play some games related to the holiday and there are pintable and there is a history on santa. This is something that everyone would love to do. If you […]



My Top 10 Christmas Books (Not in order)

1. The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett 2. The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clark Moore 3. The Christmas Humbugs by Colleen Monroe 4. McDuff’s New Friend by Rosemary Wells 5. Santa’s Snow Cat by Sue Stainton 6. Dream Snow by Eric Carle 7. Saint Francis and the Christmas […]




Santa’s Snow Cat by Sue Stainton Illustrations by Anne Mortimer

Summery ‘Santas big mittens tried to catch her. The North Wind tried to cushion her. The Lemon Moon closed his eyes. But the Snow Cat still fell- tumbling, twisting, and tuning toward the lights below. The North Wind carried Santa’s word down to her: “Snow Cat, Snow Cat, my favorite […]


Question of the Month

Are snowflakes ever the same shape? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How does an avalanche happen? (The 4 reasons why it happens? If you can not get them all, i’ll still give you credit.) *If you want to know if you are correct, state that you want to know.