by K.A. Ramstad | Aug 23, 2024 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Author Adrian So takes middle graders into a world of moles, badgers, aardvarks, armadillos, and hares. The Groundworld Heroes: Book One will appeal to lovers of anthropomorphic animal stories like Redwall. It even has these types of animals intermingle with humans,...
by K.A. Ramstad | Jun 28, 2024 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Mon-staa, written by Diana Aleksandrova and illustrated by Chris Borodina, is a sweet story about a creature called Monster. Interestingly, with his fur similar to dreadlocks and mild mannerisms, he’s more like a Puli dog than a monster, but he scares birds,...
by K.A. Ramstad | Apr 26, 2024 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Margaret’s Unicorn, written by Briony May Smith, is a winsome tale introducing children to a unicorn colt. Kindergarteners to second graders will love witnessing his friendship with a young girl named Margaret. The story starts with Margaret and her family...
by K.A. Ramstad | Feb 9, 2024 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Did you know that somebody adapted The Hundred and One Dalmatians, written by Dodie Smith, into a picture book? Peter Bently has done it, and it exposes five to eight-year-olds to the original novel. If they’ve seen the Disney movie, they’ll see...
by K.A. Ramstad | Nov 25, 2023 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Are you searching for a Christmas adventure for your eight-to-twelve-year-old? Do you love Christmas fantasy that’s like The Polar Express, Elf, and The Search for Santa Paws? Look no further than Santa’s Puppy by Catherine Hapka. Peppermint Bark is a...
