Category: Children / Fiction
Ellie and the Midwest Goodbye by Nikki Mitchell
Reviewer: Sharon Brunner Midwest goodbyes can be heartfelt and drawn-out experiences for a young girl who longed for her bed in Nikki Mitchell’s “Ellie and the Midwest Goodbye” book. Her parents had many family members and friends who cared about them and had many stories to share. Dressed for winter…
A Mouse Tail on Mackinac Island Book I and II – By Summer Porter, Illustrated by Maggie Chambers
Review by Deborah K. Frontiera Mouse Tail I: ISBN 978-1-61599-654-4, Modern History Press 2022, PB ret. $18.95, children’s picture book In this picture book for the four to eight-year-old crowd, author Summer Porter introduces us to a family of mice in a fun, fantasy ride to Mackinac Island. The mice…
Who Am I? By Julie Buchholtz, illustrated by Aliya Ghare
One Winter Up North by John Owen
Review by Sharon Brunner John Owens shared an enchanting story One Winter Up North about a family’s winter adventure in northern Minnesota at the Boundary Waters area. The story is told by captivating illustrations. The family first travels to the location where they set up camp. A father, mother, and…
A Mouse Tail on Mackinac Island by Summer Porter and Maggie Chambers
Dance Your Dance, Sing Your Song, a True Story By Dorothy Paad
A Halloween Scare in Michigan By Eric James, illustrated by Marina Le Ray
Nils by By Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
Review by Deborah K. Frontiera Even though this children’s picture book was originally published in 1946, this new edition of the original still has a great message for children today. Nils, a first generation American whose parents immigrated from Norway, receives a handmade pair of socks from his grandmother who…
Wooly and the Good Shepherd by Elizabeth Fust
The Hungry Kitten’s Tale by Elizabeth Fust
Lively Retelling of a Biblical Standard Review by Victor R. Volkman The Hungry Kitten’s Tale (Rivershore Books), written by Elizabeth Fust and illustrated by Mary MacArthur, is an imaginative fresh take on the old biblical story of the “loaves and the fishes” from the Gospel of Matthew. In case you…
Bim, Bam, Bop, and Oona by Briggs Martin
Children Can Appreciate Their Own Unique Talents Reviewed by Victor R. Volkman Jacqueline Briggs Martin’s Bim, Bam, Bop, and Oona (University of Minnesota Press, 2019) is a large-format, hardcover book lavishly illustrated by Larry Day. The seemingly nonsense words of the title are the character names of Indian Runner ducks…
Great Odyssey with Louis and Louise by Stephen T. Schram
Ellie and the Midwest Goodbye by Nikki Mitchell

Reviewer: Sharon Brunner Midwest goodbyes can be heartfelt and drawn-out experiences for a young girl who longed for her bed in Nikki Mitchell’s “Ellie and the Midwest Goodbye” book. Her parents had many family members and friends who cared about them and had many stories to share. Dressed for winter…
A Mouse Tail on Mackinac Island Book I and II – By Summer Porter, Illustrated by Maggie Chambers

Review by Deborah K. Frontiera Mouse Tail I: ISBN 978-1-61599-654-4, Modern History Press 2022, PB ret. $18.95, children’s picture book In this picture book for the four to eight-year-old crowd, author Summer Porter introduces us to a family of mice in a fun, fantasy ride to Mackinac Island. The mice…
Who Am I? By Julie Buchholtz, illustrated by Aliya Ghare
One Winter Up North by John Owen

Review by Sharon Brunner John Owens shared an enchanting story One Winter Up North about a family’s winter adventure in northern Minnesota at the Boundary Waters area. The story is told by captivating illustrations. The family first travels to the location where they set up camp. A father, mother, and…
A Mouse Tail on Mackinac Island by Summer Porter and Maggie Chambers
Dance Your Dance, Sing Your Song, a True Story By Dorothy Paad
A Halloween Scare in Michigan By Eric James, illustrated by Marina Le Ray
Nils by By Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

Review by Deborah K. Frontiera Even though this children’s picture book was originally published in 1946, this new edition of the original still has a great message for children today. Nils, a first generation American whose parents immigrated from Norway, receives a handmade pair of socks from his grandmother who…
Wooly and the Good Shepherd by Elizabeth Fust
The Hungry Kitten’s Tale by Elizabeth Fust

Lively Retelling of a Biblical Standard Review by Victor R. Volkman The Hungry Kitten’s Tale (Rivershore Books), written by Elizabeth Fust and illustrated by Mary MacArthur, is an imaginative fresh take on the old biblical story of the “loaves and the fishes” from the Gospel of Matthew. In case you…
Bim, Bam, Bop, and Oona by Briggs Martin

Children Can Appreciate Their Own Unique Talents Reviewed by Victor R. Volkman Jacqueline Briggs Martin’s Bim, Bam, Bop, and Oona (University of Minnesota Press, 2019) is a large-format, hardcover book lavishly illustrated by Larry Day. The seemingly nonsense words of the title are the character names of Indian Runner ducks…