Connecting the Dots
My thoughts on art, books & life.
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Nic Bishop Butterflies and Moths by Nic Bishop
We are big fans of Nic Bishop in our house and here at Bookscoops as my sister and I reviewed Nic Bishop Spiders for our Double Scoop in March and I reviewed Nic Bishop Frogs, which is my favorite, the month before. I highly recommend both of those other books. I...
Nic Bishop Butterflies and Moths by Nic Bishop
We are big fans of Nic Bishop in our house and here at Bookscoops as my sister and I reviewed Nic Bishop Spiders for our Double Scoop in March and I reviewed Nic Bishop Frogs, which is my favorite, the month before. I highly recommend both of those other books. I...
I’m Bad! by Kate & Jim McMullan
A buck-toothed T-Rex? Yes. A very cute, funny buck-toothed T-Rex that is trying to catch some dinner. This is an excerpt from my favorite page: Are you Bad? I'm Really bad. Scare-the-tails off- all-the-other-dinosaurs BAD. Got Rip-'em up CLAWS. Got Bite-'em-up...
Road to Tater Hill by Edith M. Hemingway
My eyes were red all morning from reading this book. I started and had to finish in one day because I knew I couldn't handle not knowing how this story that starts out so sad would end. Annie Winters is spending the summer with her mother at her Grandparents home...
The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley
It took me a while to get into this book, but once I did I found it rather interesting. The Folk Keepers protect villagers from the scary, creepy cave-folk. Corinna has disguised herself as a boy so that she can become a Folk Keeper, a position reserved for males....
Fall Bookscoops Update
As you may have noticed, things have been a little slow around Bookscoops lately. One of us (Cari) has been having ambulance rides and numerous hospital visits dealing with a child's medical diagnosis of Epilepsy. Things are beginning to settle down (we hope) and we...
Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin, Illustrated by Rosana Faria, Translated by Elisa Amado
Holly: The Black Book of Colors is amazing. I just keep thinking about how amazing it is. Combining English and Braille, does that qualify as bi-lingual? I'm not sure of the right term to use. Cari: I loved how the author attempted to describe colors without being...
Winter Lights by Anna Grossnickle Hines
I In anticipation of Christmas, I selected one of my favorite books. Since it’s so cool and there is more than just Christmas about it, I really wanted to share it. One of my most recent hobby acquisitions is quilting and I was amazed, to say the least, at the...
Breaking Through by Fransisco Jimenez
Sequel to "The Circuit" (which I haven't read) My husband picked out this book for me- and I have to say, I wasn't exactly attracted to the cover and probably wouldn't have picked it out for myself, but I'm so glad he picked it, because I really enjoyed reading it. A...
Charlotte’s Rose by Ann Cannon
I need to preface this review with a bit of explanation. As many of you know I live in Utah and I grew up in western Idaho, which means we heard a lot about pioneer stories growing-up both the traditional Oregon Trail, ones complete with covered wagons, gold mines,...
