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May Saves the Day by Laura Gehl

5 out of 5 🌟 Savoring every page May is a businesswoman and she's working in her own company - Word Saver Inc. where she literally saves the day. Her main job is helping people with something she's really good at, the words. There's also Stu who badly wants to become her sidekick but does a businesswoman need one? The book is showing May saving the day by changing the letters in dangerous words. It is a similar concept to 'Words' World' where everything is built out of letters. Just after her first adventure, my son was trying along with May to solve the next literacy puzzle. That book was a lot of fun for both of us!  I love how inclusive this title is by showing black girls as entrepreneurs and a boy in the wheelchair playing along with everyone else without any acknowledgment of his disability. 'May Saves the Day' is a hilarious book about word games, independent females, and the power of teamwork. It shows that even the most successful people can us...

The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales by SJ King

4 out of 5 🌟 Learning if fun! 'Secret Explorers' is a new series about a group of children from around the world with scientific expertise in various topics from space through dinosaurs to volcanos. Each volume brings a new mission to resolve with the help of the most knowledgeable explorers in a particular topic. 'The Lost Whales' book takes place in the South Pacific Ocean and the chosen explorers for that mission are Connor the marine expert, and Roshni the space explorer. As always, the role of sidekick will be revealed during the mission. 'The Secret Explorers' are packed with action and useful information about the given topic. At the end of each book, there are a few pages with iconographic and schemas to sum and explain all the scientific data used in the story, the glossary, and a quiz to test the knowledge. In 'The Lost Whales' readers get to know about... yes, whales but also the ocean's ecology and global warming that poses a real danger...

The Secret Explorers and the Comet Collision by SJ King

4 out of 5 🌟Science in action 'Secret Explorers' is a new series about a group of children from around the world with scientific expertise in various topics from space through dinosaurs to volcanos. Each volume brings a new mission to resolve with the help of the most knowledgeable explorers in a particular topic. 'The Comet Collision' takes place in outer space and the chosen explorers for that mission are Roshni the space explorer, and Ollie the rain forest expert. Why a rain forest specialist in space? That would be explained during the mission! 'The Secret Explorers' are packed with action and useful information about the given topic. At the end of each book, there are a few pages with iconographic and schemas to sum and explain all the scientific data used in the story. In 'The Comet Collision' readers get to know about Saturn and its moons, space probes, and our solar system. My kid is a science-geek he really enjoyed that aspect of the book. Also...

Dalya and the Magic Ink Bottle by Evenson, J.M.

4.5 out of 5 🌟Charming mixture of magic and adventure Just after a few pages into 'Dalya and the Magic Bottle' I knew that book is exceptional. I started reading it with my son and cannot stop after he was already long asleep. It reminded me of a feeling when I was reading 'Harry Potter' for the first time. The novel is captivating and magical, a true fairytale. I enjoyed almost everything about this title. It's an international adventure that takes place in Istanbul, Turkey with squad goals like in ‘Wizard of Oz’ and mysterious events reminding me of ‘Alice in Wonderland’.  The story is about a young girl from Ohio who arrived in Istambul with her Dad to meet their relatives and spend summer in an old family house. Both the Turkish mansion and her family share a secret that will lead her into a magical journey. Did I mention I loved the story? It's packed with action, cliffhangers, plot twists, and adorable characters. Even if is full of old clich...

The Wolf in Underpants Freezes His Buns Off by Wilfrid Lupano, Illustrations by Mayana Itoiz and Paul Cauuet

5 out of 5🌟 Great family time Reading this title was absolute bliss! Both I and my almost-9-year-old were having a lot of fun it  The Wolf in Underpants Freezes His Buns Off . The whole book can be read in several minutes but I could spend hours just looking at the illustrations! Graphics in that book are stunning and full of humor and amount of details can you discover something new with each re-read. There’s another aspect to  The Wolf in Underpants…  that I adored, it’s not just an interesting history but an educational one. About sharing and our social responsibility to people who were less lucky in life and why we should help them. We need more great books like this one. Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and feelings are my own