Ascension Library

Everybody Book Reviews

The everybody section at our library has a wide variety of picture books that everyone loves. Here are some book reviews from the everybody section.

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Curious George

By: H. A. Rey, Reviewed by: Blake Davis, Grade 8, 2/2/17

Do you like monkeys? Are you are curious person? Me neither, until I read this book.Curious George is a book about George, the monkey, and his curious ways. One day, a man in a yellow hat decides to go to a forest, where George lives, and he sees George and lures him out, then he puts him on a small boat. He tells George he’s going to the zoo, but when they get to the mainland many events occur, some of which end up with George in prison.

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Dogerella

By: Maribeth Boelts, Reviewed by: Chelsea Gaesser, Grade 8, 2/2/17

Dogerella just wants a loving home; Princess Bea just wants a royal pet. Dogerella lives at home with her step-dog mother, and her two step-dog sisters. Princess Bea hosts a ball to pick out her favorite pet. Dogerella’s step-dog mother refuses to let her go. While everyone is at the ball, Dogerella’s Fairy Dogmother comes to help her go to the ball. Does Dogerella make it to the ball in time?

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Duncan The Story Dragon

By: Amanda Driscoll, Reviewed by: Hannah Balthrop, Grade 8, 2/2/17

Duncan The Story Dragon is a super fun, super cute story. It is about Duncan the dragon. Duncan loves books very much, but has never finished a book before because he always ends up getting so excited about the book that he breathes fire on the book catching it on fire. He is desperate to finish a book and needs to find a solution to his problem. Will he ever know the ending to a book or see the words “The End”? Read this book to find out for yourself!

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Home For The Holidays

By: Sonia W. Black, Reviewed by: Jordan Ingram, Grade 8, 2/2/17

This is a book about staying home for Christmas. You only need family to have a good time for the holidays. Many holiday traditions are in this book, things like buying the tree, and taking pictures with Santa. Other traditions such as decorating the tree and wrapping presents are also included in this book. This is a great book about staying home for the holidays.

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Huggly Goes To School

By: Tedd Arnold, Reviewed by: Ryan Woo-Ming, Grade 8, 2/2/17

Huggly is a dragon that is playing hide-and-seek. He ends up finding himself in school. The school was expecting 2 new students today. But Huggly wasn’t supposed to be one of the students. So the students and teachers think that Huggly and Grubble are the new students! How do you think Huggly and Grubble will survive the day at school? Do you think they will get caught? You can find out if you read Huggly Goes to School!

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Pooh's Scavenger Hunt

By: Isabel Gaines, Reviewed by: Jordan Ingram, Grade 8, 2/2/17

This is great adventure book for children. Christopher Robin, Pooh, and friends are going on a scavenger hunt. They are to find a purple flower, a small jar of honey, a red leaf, and what they think is the best thing in the world. You will have to read this book to find out what Pooh and his friends think the best thing in the world is.