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 FANGS. Bad Breath? Yeaaaaahhhhhhh My dinosaur loving boys all got a kick out of this one- especially the ending!

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 while her Dad is overseas with the military. Her mother is pregnant and they have all been eagerly anticipating the arrival of a new...

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 (mostly Cari) have learned a lot in the interim. Thank you very much for all your support! The other one of us (Holly) has been...

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 biographical history of the amazing author of La Mariposa (one of my original reviews), Breaking Through documents the struggles...

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, buffalo and American Indians plus heavy dose of the Mormon Trail stories as well, being that I belong to the Mormon church or rather...

You can probably guess for the title that my daughter, age 5 got another ride in an ambulance today, her second in less than a month. I dropped her off this morning at school and got a call from the school before I had even pulled into the driveway of my house. I think I got to the school in record time and when I arrived she was still having a seizure. This one lasted for about 15 minutes,...

Our Double Scoop for the month of October is Magnus at the Fire. Please note that the picture of the cover is not indicative of the high quality pictures in the book, we just couldn't seem to find a very in-focus picture to post. Cari: What did you like about this book? Holly: The illustrations were my favorite part, they are so vivid and they have a classy, timeless look to them. Cari: I liked...

I know Thanksgiving is just around the corner and people start thinking about gratitude, but I wanted to give people an update on what has been happening in my life. Last week my 5 year old daughter had a tonic clonic seizure or grand mal seizure in the parking lot of the school. Gratefully I was with her for the whole time and was able to call an ambulance. She went to the local children's...

Hattie Brooks is full of hard work and determination. Orphaned at a young age and forced to bounce among relatives, Hattie is surprised when an uncle's will appears and offers her a new start- on her own in Vida, Montana. Hattie rolls up her sleeves and digs into the dirt to prove up her uncle's claim. I always love a good pioneer story and this one did not disappoint. I was amazed by the fact...

With Halloween fast approaching,  I wanted to find a good 'spooky' read that was kid friendly. I Need My Monster is an Indi Kid's Next Pick (Summer 2009) and is also currently being featured in Spooky Books for Kids at Barnes & Noble and Borders during October. So, needless to say, I was very excited to get I Need My Monster and review it. The idea of any kid needing a monster was...

I really liked Night Hoops by Carl Deuker and I am not what you would call a big sports fan, but I do like a good story and Night Hoops is definitely a good story. Here is a basic summary of the book. Nick has everything he needs to be a star basketball player. He lives, breathes and plays basketball. His dad even put a full size basketball court put in their yard. However, when trouble maker...

1958 winner of the Carnegie Medal in Literature. I thought originally that I had a hard time getting into this book because it was old, and then I realized I liked a lot of old books, so I started thinking about what was wrong. I finally figured out that the Carnegie Medal is the UK's prestigious literary medal, and so, I simply needed to turn my brain towards England, instead of Canada, and the...

A great big thanks to all who entered and made comments on our interview with Aaron Zenz and/or our Double Scoop for the Hiccupotamus! We enjoyed learning about your favorite hippo and hiccup memories. Now, without further ado, we announce our winner: Kelly Ann T. Congratulations! This is an excellent book and we hope you enjoy! The contest has officially ended. We will keep the comments open so...

A double scoop review of the hilarious Hiccupotomus by Aaron Zenz.