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TRISTAN’S TRAVELS illustrated by Kimberly Erickson reviewed by Jody Rakis Tristan’s Travels is written for young adults. It’s the story of a seagull who thinks of himself as part chicken since he was adopted by a hen when he was young. He had been hit by an airplane propeller while flying and now is afraid to try [...]
Reviewed by Tannia Ortiz-Lopès Format: Kindle Edition File Size: 492 KB Publisher: Lulu.com (October 20, 2010) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services ASIN: B00486U5HU With his book, Flit and the Avian Flock, author Kyle Metzger shares with his readers the story of the brave and determined hummingbird, Flit. It is the time of the year when [...]
reviewed by Roy Peachey ISBN-13: 978-0060733322 Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN-10: 978006073332 Frank Cottrell Boyce is a highly successful scriptwriter and children’s author who also just happens to be a committed Catholic. You can read the transcript of a wonderful interview he [...]
Kindle edition available from Amazon reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach Looking for a great holiday read? The Boys Upstairs by Jane Lebak is a delightful Christmas novella. The “boys” are homeless kids that Fr. Jay Farrell has taken in and sheltered in the upstairs of St. Gus’s rectory. Fr. Jay has little in the way [...]
Paperback: 293 pages Publisher: Harvey House Publishing (November 5, 2010) ISBN-10: 0923568999 ISBN-13: 978-0923568993 reviewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach Olivia’s Gift is Nancy Carabio Belanger’s delightful sequel to Olivia and the Little Way. It continues the story of Olivia Thomas and her family. Again, each chapter starts with a beautiful and relevant quote from St. [...]
Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 180 pages Publisher: Second Story Press (April 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 1897187580 ISBN-13: 978-1897187586 reviewed by Roy Peachey Guardian Angel House (published under the title What if They Find Us? in the U.K.), is based upon the experiences of Kathy Clark’s Hungarian Jewish mother and aunt who were saved from the [...]
Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Reedy Press (September 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 1933370645 ISBN-13: 978-1933370644 reviewed by Kathleen Valentine This delightful book is written for children but it is hard for me to imagine an adult not loving it too. Brother Jerome is the baker in the Monastery of St. Michael and they need [...]
published by SaberCat Comics reviewed by Jody Rakis This is a graphic novel, different from comic books by its sturdy pages and, of course, length. It is the first of a series. This book is funny, adventuresome, and yet is true to the history and life of a previous age. Children of all ages will [...]
published by Harvey House Publishing 2008 revewed by Ellen Gable Hrkach Olivia and the Little Way is a delightful children’s novel about Olivia Thomas, a ten year old who moves with her family from Texas to Michigan. She is nervous about going to a new school so her grandmother (with whom she has a close [...]
IT’S UP! LISTEN TO A FABULOUS AUDIOBOOK READING BY SYLVIA DORHAM OF MAUREEN MCQUERRY’S WOLFPROOF, NOW ON CATHOLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL. Great news for Idylls Press readers and audio/bibliophiles: Maureen McQuerry’s Narnia-esque fantasy, Wolfproof, has begun to air on Catholic Radio International. New chapters will appear on CRI’s Cover to Cover program every Monday, Wednesday, and [...]
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