Lyla Lee’s new series features a Korean-American girl who wants to fit in and be herself. The first book is Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business.
Browsing: Early Chapter
I jumped at the chance to read/review the Lottie Perkins series written by Katrina Nannestad and illustrated by Makoto Koji.
Kyla May’s Diary of a Pug: Pug Blasts Off has opened a new world of books for me, and more importantly, my 5-year-old daughter.
There are loads of excellent early chapter books as of late. Among them is the first in the new At the Heels of History series, Filigree’s Midnight Ride.
Princess Cora and the Crocodile, by Laura Amy Schlitz and Brian Floca, is great fun for younger readers, and is a bit of a cautionary tale for parents.
American Girl’s newest line of characters, WellieWishers, includes books and dolls geared toward 5-8-year-olds. But they work well for younger girls, too.
“Lucy,” by Randy Cecil bridges the gap between picture book and early reader. I am not a dog person, but I found “Lucy” charming nonetheless.