Rabbit Day Book Reviews

We finally graduated this month to being the people that bring a basket to check books out from the library.  That said I am certainly not going to review all that the boys checked out but stick to the few that stand out.


Good Master by Kate Seredy.  Kate is one of my new favorite authors.  She writes in a manner understandable but elevated; that is to say her sentences are well structured and abounding in wonderful vocabulary.  Her plots and character development are excellent as well.  This particular book is the first in a two book series.  I had Lance read this for his independent reading this month.  Lance said he loved it because it was based on the authors own life and he found it amazing that she had really gone through all that growth; "from monkey to normal country girl". The second book centers around her experiences in World War II "The Singing Tree".

Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty G. Birney.  This was the second book Lance read this month for independent reading.  The story is about a boy learning to appreciate the people his community and place in the world.  I had pre-read the book and there was one chapter I made had him skip (regarding the story of the pesky girl's uncle and the ship in the glass bottle) and I penciled brackets around a section of a paragraph in another chapter talking about the nightmares the boy had from the story; to be skipped as well.  Lance liked that the book was very unpredictable and how the writer described the different characters in the book.

Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry.  I can't believe I never read this as a girl; I thought I'd read every book of horse fiction on the market.  It would be a nice story on its own but the fact that is based on real people and real events really brought the book alive for Jared.  This was Jared's book for independent reading this month.  The author writes in a simple manner easy for younger children to understand but certainly not dumbed down in any way.  Jared liked that end the best, that the boy did the right thing and thought of what was best for his horse.


Titus had an uncanny ability to pick really cool books randomly off the shelves of the library.  Here are our favorites illustrated books we found at library this month:

True story about how a community came together to save a baby hippo and the tortoise that adopted him.

Civil War book, safe for young children, beautifully illustrated with neat twist at the end.

Beautifully illustrated book focusing on Babe Ruth's career and skipping his poor behavior.

This is a grammar book that uses a complete story to drive home its point.  The boys and girls wanted to read this one over and over again.

Jared too this book to heart and created "Jaredstine".

Nice historical fiction, hidden message about how being queen isn't always fun.

Enoyable for parents as well, stressing the importance of not always taking life so seriously.