Hayley's Children's Book Reviews

This Plus That Life’s Little Equations is a creative collection of unexpected combinations that add up to something really special. Author, Amy Krouse Rosenthal puts together two or more common things that together add up to something special. Whether it’s leaves + hot soup = fall or laughter + keeping secrets + sharing = best friend this book will make kids and adults see the simple things in life are the best things in life. Read this thought provoking book and see what kind of life’s little equations you can come up with.

It’s time for bed but Kitty Cat is still busy playing peekaboo, tickling her toes and using her imagination. Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are you Going To Sleep? by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson is a fun rhyming book most parents and kids will be able to relate to. Will Kitty Cat ever be ready to go to bed? Find out in this cute book colorfully illustrated by Laura J. Bryant.

Pierre is a ten-year-old boy who longs to cook in his parent’s French restaurant, La Bonne Vache. Pierre spends as much time as he can in the kitchen hoping for an opportunity to show his cooking skills. Unfortunately, his parents don’t think he is old enough to cook and tell him to go outdoors and play. One day Pierre meets a food critic who is on the way to the restaurant. Read The Boy Who Wanted To Cook by Gloria Whelan and find out what happens when the food critic visits the restaurant and see if Pierre has a chance to prove himself.