The Book Search

I got to read some very interesting picture books this week from Netgalley.  YAY for advanced readers copies! The first one is the second in what is apparently going to be a series about a little cat named Max by Ed Vere.  This one is called "Max at Night".  I loved the first one, called "Max the Brave" about a little kitten named Max who is out to hunt mice.  Except he doesn't know what a mouse is.  He goes out into the big world and finds many creatures that are not mice, until a furry little monster (with a long tail and big ears) tells him where to find the mouse.  The kids loved that one and I think they are going to love this one too. In "Max at Night", we find Max getting ready to go to bed.  He has a whole night time routine that he goes through, but on this particular night, he wants to say good night to the moon, so he keeps trying to get closer and closer to the moon.  The pictures are the same as in the first Max book-the pictures ar...

I just read some amazing new books.  The first one was a sequel to one of my favorite books from a couple of years ago.  It's called "The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly.  The first one was called "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" and Calpurnia or Callie V as she is called by her family is a terrific character.  Callie lives with her large family in Texas in 1900.  She has 4 brothers, a mom and dad who care about her a lot (although they REALLY don't understand her) and a grandfather who really does understand her.  Callie is VERY interested in all things scientific and her mother despairs that she will ever become a lady (not if Callie has anything to say about it).  I love that Callie is so interested in science (in this one she does dissections, creates a barometer that forecasts a devastating hurricane, and becomes a veterinary assistant) and although she wants to please her mother and father, she also continues to push for opp...