Ghost Book, a graphic novel that’ll immediately go to the forever bookshelf
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by Daddy Mojo
1d ago
The pacing and effective storytelling that happens in Ghost Book is remarkable. It establishes multiple characters in the underworld, lots of living characters, two disparate worlds, and creates a story that is completely understandable. Not only is this a story that upper elementary audiences will understand, they’ll feel the pain and frustration of the characters. They will laugh out loud when the ghosts want more dumplings. They’ll squirm just a little bit when the ghosts get a little disgusting. William’s proclivity to get himself into near-death situations keeps rearing its head will urge ..read more
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EidTale, an Eid as-Fitr Adventure, a board book, gatefold journey to smile at
Daddy Mojo
by Daddy Mojo
2d ago
In EidTale it shows the two kids in the courtyard, but when you open up the interactive elements they’re transported inside where they can poke through the circles, fold up the temple’s ceiling, and fold out the party’s atmosphere revealing the feast. This is a board book that’s designed for young readers, but can be enjoyed by anyone. A great example of this is a high school student who just saw the book on my desk. They said that the book was a “10 out of 10”, and had “lots of interactive elements that small kids can touch”. This is comfort food for those who will celebrate Ramadan, and an o ..read more
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Fantasy Sports 1: The Court of Souls, graphic novel kinetic enjoyment
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by Daddy Mojo
4d ago
It’s when they raid the tomb that the meet the aforementioned skeletal figure and the action and humor in The Court of Souls really take off. There are twists in the plot that won’t be mentioned here. There are so many possible ways that the book could’ve fallen short, taken predictable paths or produced a lame, uninteresting graphic novel that would’ve made it blend into the crowd. This is not that boring, disposable graphic novel. For starters, it’s an oversized graphic novel that puts its footprint on par with an illustrated book. Its soft back presentation is telling you that it’s a graphi ..read more
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The Highlights Big Book of Activities for Little Kids is big, busy fun
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by Daddy Mojo
5d ago
That’s because every page is glossy and covered corner-to-corner with bright, vibrant colors or photographs that makes young kids think something pleasant. The pictures of the farm, its vegetables, the beach or the critters that live in the desert will inspire curiosity and make kids want to read. The text is simple, and combined with the context clues, is at a level where most second graders will be able to read without assistance. The activities, due to the nature of them explaining how to do something, are written at a higher level. The classics, for lack of a better term, are all things th ..read more
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The Day the River Caught Fire, stranger than fiction kid lit for elementary
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by Daddy Mojo
6d ago
It’s not a flaw with The Day the River Caught Fire, but more a slow build-up that might confuse and frustrate some young readers. They will see that the fire happened in 1969 and then in 1970, i.e., the next year that the global call to action Earth Day occurred. In reality, it was building up throughout the 1960s. Unfortunately, political or social change doesn’t happen that quickly. Most elementary ages won’t view the book as a timetable on pollution and the world’s major economies in dealing with it. The Day the River Caught Fire will appeal to those ages via its set up, succinct text and l ..read more
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Dia de Disfraces, un libro que passé el Navidad Musica exam
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by Daddy Mojo
1w ago
Where second language learners will enjoy this book is actually seeing Spanish in action. They can define new words. They will see verb tenses in action, like era, vesti, sentia, tenia and so many more examples of past, future imperative and other instances of verbs being used in instance other than the present tense. It’s very important to know your verbs, but knowing and using them correctly in their various tenses is what separates being able to communicate versus being on the path to fluency. It’s that fluency in a second or third language that can open up any number of employment opportun ..read more
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The Museum on the Moon, sneaky STEM poetry with dreamy art
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by Daddy Mojo
1w ago
The poems are short, on average they are six stanzas with two lines in each one, and effortless to read. They add context and interest to the illustrations, while the paragraph text finishes the hat-trick by adding more details that allow audiences to use their imaginations and think about something common yet out of this world. The title, The Museum on the Moon, also engages young audiences to think about the impossible. They know what a museum is, and they know what the moon is, but there is not a museum on the moon. Contrary thinking or stating the impossible in a statement of fact is a gre ..read more
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Orion and the Dark, an illustrated book that runs with creative energy
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by Daddy Mojo
2w ago
The Dark is obviously friendly, you can see a sly smile on its face and it tells Orion to stop being such a ninny. It doesn’t look like the things that Orion’s imagination has dreamt up, plus the Dark asks to see all of the places where said scary things live. The two go on a tour of Orion’s house to see those places and then they go around town to listen to the scary things that supposedly couldn’t be explained. With all of the Earthbound areas explored the two take quick trip to outer space where there’s more darkness, and more fun to be had. When they get back home Orion realizes that being ..read more
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The Things We Miss, a little time travel, a lot of life and a great book
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by Daddy Mojo
3w ago
It’s a tempting way to think and live isn’t it? However, when they jump life around them keeps happening, and if they don’t remember it then the problems start to add up. If you don’t remember to meet your friend someplace then that friendship will weaken. People around you might get sick, and then you emerge from the jump as if nothing is wrong and people rightfully come down on you for forgetting things or being insensitive. The science-fiction angle to The Things We Miss is introduced early and effectively in the book. Once it’s introduced, the time travel aspect takes a back seat and the v ..read more
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Can You Catch Me? Tutu and the Vehicles, story time fun for the very young
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by Daddy Mojo
3w ago
The lines in the book are thick, with big, happy animals, cartoonish settings and wondrous vehicles to accommodate young children who need a fast moving book that lets their imaginations go places. Adults will notice that there are educational instances for those ages; and just as futile as your resistance was to the book, so it will be too in their attempts to not enjoy learning. It follows the Billy from The Family Circus line of engagement in that you want to see where our title character is going. However, in Can You Catch Me?, the joy is not in running your fingers along the dotted line ..read more
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