Emma Long

While picking out books, this was one of the books I really wanted to read during Halloween time. However, it got lost in my backpack so I figured better late than never! I know they say not to judge a book by its cover, but I did with this one. It is so colorful and very eye-catching. "The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief" is by Geronimo Stilton and illustrated by Lorenzo Chiavini. First off, just by opening this book anyone would be intrigued. The illustrations are very in depth and so colorful. Not only are the pictures colorful, some of the words throughout the text are bolded and colorful. Every page is unique with different colors, designs, and pictures. While reading this books I wanted to keep reading to not only see what happens but to also see the colorful pages. Here is a picture just to show the amazing artwork and time the author and illustrator put into making this books. "The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief" starts out by describing who each main character is. I t...

Im starting to think that I may not like children chapter books as much as I thought I did. Im hoping that I'm just picking out books that I'm not interested in. I remember loving going to the library during school when I was younger. So when I picked out this book I had high hopes for it to remind me why I love children books. For this blog post I read Cam Jansen and the First Day of School Mystery by David A. Adler and illustrated by Susanna Natti. It was the first day of school and Eric and Cam couldn't have been more excited. On the bus ride to school they were stuck in traffic and they ended up having to walk to school. While walking, they saw a car accident, at this point they were very interested. They got to school and their teacher, Mrs. Benson was talking right as two police officers walked in and starting questioning the teacher and said she would have to come with them. Eric and Cam were very curious to what happened to Mrs. Benson. They went on an adventure...

I have been in a reading slump lately. After hearing that John Green came out with a new book, that is the only thing I have been wanting to read and I have had no time to go out and get my hands on one. So after some time off of reading for our challenge, I dug through my bag of children's book and I couldn't find one that I wanted to read. I asked my mom if she had packed away any of our children book and she did! She got them out for me and this was one of the first ones I saw. I instantly was intrigued. I LOVED watching documentaries about the Titanic and loved the movie. The history of the beautiful ship interests me so much. So the past two rainy days I have sat down and read I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic,1912 by Lauren Tarshis. The first chapter of the book was a flash-forward to when the boat was sinking. I was sort of confused while reading, I was thinking why are they not writing about the moments up until the boat sinking, or why aren't they writing a...

This is one of the series of books I looked forward to reading during this challenge. I remember reading these in elementary school and also having my teacher read these aloud in class. Earthquake in the Early Morning is written by Mary Pope Osborne. She has written 54 Magic Tree House books and also 35 Fact Tracker books. The book starts off by Jack and Annie, brother and sister, go in their magic treehouse to see what they need to find the treehouse owner, Morgan. They have the clue that says something to lend. Then, their treehouse starts to spin and it takes them to San Fransisco, California. When Jack and Annie got there the ground started to shake and rumble and then the bricks started to separate. Soon, Jack realized that an earthquake just occurred. He could not find Annie but soon found that she was stuck in a hole of bricks. After getting Annie out, they go on a quest to find something to lend. While looking, fires started all over the city from the aftermath of the earth...

For my third blog post, I decided to read a book I would not usually pick up. I was going through my books and decided to read Flat Stanley. I wouldn't usually pick up this book because it doesn't look like it really interests me. I have to admit I am guilty of judging a book by its cover. Flat Stanley is written by Jeff Brown and has some amazing pictures by Scott Nash! Flat Stanley is about a boy in a family that had a bulletin board fall on him when he was sleeping and it made him flat. The doctor said he would be fine, but he would just be flat! Throughout the next few chapters Stanley finds out how being flat can come in handy like sliding under doors, sliding in small spots where people drop things, getting sent in the mail instead of having to buy an airplane ticket, or even be rolled up so he didn't have to walk. Soon, Stanley brother was found putting books on his body to try and become flat like Stanley because he was jealous of all the cool things he got to d...

T his week I was finishing up   "The Couple Next Door," w hich I HIGHLY recommend.  So after finishing that book, I was in a slump on what to read next since I was so impressed with that book. Thankfully, I nanny for a 3rd-grade teacher who generously gathered up 20 of her favorite children's chapter books to give to me to read. So I decided to look in the bag and I grabbed the first one I saw.   "Junie B., First Grader Cheater Pants."   Unlike most elementary students in the early 00's, I never read Junie B Jones book. So I decided to sit down with a vanilla iced coffee and dive into this book. Junie B., First Grader Cheater Pants was written by Barbara Park and beautifully illustrated by Denise Brunkus, and I'm officially hooked on this series! Junie, a first grader, seemed to march to the beat of her own drum. The book begins with her writing in her journal that she forgot to do her homework, and that it was all her dad's fault. The teacher...