Mission One of Auggie the Alien by Leah Spiegel & Megan Summers - Cover Reveal

 

Summary

This is the humorous story of a 4th grader, seen through the eyes of a human hybrid alien child, sent to Earth to study our culture - to see if they could coexist with the humans.

Auggie has to try and understand 4th graders slang, body language, and the unwritten protocols of the classroom; all in an attempt to blend in. He upsets his teacher, Mrs. Malumrector, who constantly thinks Auggie’s trying to get smart with her when getting stupid with her would be counterproductive. Not only does Mrs. Malumrector not get Auggie’s literal logic, nor do any of the other students in his class. That is except for Left Hand Chuck who thinks Auggie’s hysterical and helps him by teaching him how to use human slang.    

But if Auggie truly wants to complete his mission of blending in with the other children he needs to cheer for both teams, except if they’re losing. He needs to learn not to wear the ‘P and the J’ with the feet conveniently attached to school because they’re for sleeping in only. That ironically enough, Grandpa isn’t going to faint from low blood pressure even though his eyes often tend to roll upwards whenever Auggie is speaking. ‘Pop-a-Squat’ isn’t a good name for a dog, even though he’s great at it. And under no circumstance is he to bring his pet to school even if his teacher has her own pet there, Emily, another student in his class who is neither a gerbil nor a fish.

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The Hueys in It Wasn't Me by Oliver Jeffers‏

My Review

We simply adored The Hueys and the New Jumper so we were super excited to read this second book! We weren't disappointed - this is yet again another another winner from the super talented Oliver Jeffers!

The Hueys are super cool little fellows, who mostly nearly all look the same and who get along most of the time! But one day they all start arguing and things get a bit out of hand....

You know kids will love this book but the little message is definitely one for the adults -  Distraction is the key for harmony in any household, because lets face it kids are so easily distracted! :)

The illustrations are super duper, very simplistic and plain but with BIG busts of colour throughout!

The Hueys in It Wasn't Me is another Oliver Jeffers book for our favourites shelf! We really can't wait to go on more misadventures with the fabulously quirky Hueys!

4/5 Stars!

*Special thanks to Harper Collins Children's Books for the review copy*

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Muffin and the Birthday Surprise by Clara Vulliamy

My Review

"This is Muffin, the yummiest small brown bear."

Isn't he just a lovely little fellow? We just adored getting to know Muffin and his best friends Flora and Fizz!

Muffin is a very excited bear when an invitation arrives for Flora and Fizz's birthday Party. He takes a BIG paper bag full of buns but something rather unfortunate happens on the way to the party....












This lovely story rather gently talks about being greedy but more than that - something super can come out of a disaster and fun things can be found in the most simple of places, if you only use your imagination!

The ending is perfect and everything manages to work out for little Muffin, who's dilemma was overcome by some quick thinking! Flora and Fizz ended up having the best birthday party ever!

Clara Vulliamy is an awesome illustrator and we had the best of fun watching the super bright adventures unfold on every fun filled page.

We really can't wait to go on more adventures with Muffin!

4 / 5 Stars!

*Special thanks to Orchard Books for the review copy*

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Ruff and the Wonderfully Amazing Busy Day by Caroline Jayne Church

My Review
 

Aw, this is such a sweet little picture book that is full of fun, surprises and best of all friendships!

Ruff is such a busy little dog and he is having quite a busy day making himself a new pond for his garden, but when digging he comes across a mouse who is a little upset that someone has wrecked his house!

Ruff manages to make a friend and together things become much more fun but another unexpected arrival makes for one wonderfully amazing day.

We loved the outcome of this and we were oh so very pleased that everyone didn't have to be lonely anymore. Friendships are so important and this super picture book gently tells kids that friendships can come from everywhere and anywhere.

The illustrations are beautifully bright and are bursting with life - kids will adore watching the story unfold on each colourful page.

This is a wonderful picture book that has some seriously cute unlikely friends and is guaranteed to make you smile if nothing else!

4/5 Stars!

*Special thanks to Harper Collins Children's Books for the review copy*

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Little Beaver and the Big Front Tooth - Written by Amy MacDonald & illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies‏

 My Review

Aw, this is such a sweet book that very gently reassures kids who might just be a little bit frightened at the thoughts of loosing their first tooth!

My daughter has started asking when her teeth are going to fall out, and while I sit down and explain, like all little inquisitive people she wants to know more. I think this touching little book helped her out a whole lot and now she just can't wait for the tooth fairy to pay her a visit!

I think this storyline also shows that it's okay to be a little different from others and you will always be you no matter what changes you go through.

The story follows brave Little Beaver, who becomes very afraid when his big front tooth becomes wobbly. Beavers use their big front teeth for so much and poor little guy is left wondering if he will still be a beaver if it falls out?

We loved the ending and we were very pleased for Little Beaver - who managed to get great reassuring advice when he confides in Wise Old Beaver.

The illustrations are very simplistic but very lovely and fit the story just perfectly!

4/5 Stars!

*Special thanks to Walker Books for the review copy*

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Pandamonium at Peek Zoo by Kevin Waldron‏

My Review

Pandamonium at Peek Zoo is a fabulously fun adventure story that is full of danger and excitement!

Mr Peek the zoo keeper is a bit of a careless old fellow and is always running into sticky situations. But when he invites the public to come visit the new baby panda, Lulu, he makes a trail of little mistakes which could end up leading to a BIG pandamonium at Peek Zoo!

This has such a great storyline and it lets kids know that being careless and rushing through things without pausing for thought can sometimes be disastrous.

Mr Peek's son Jimmy is a brilliantly helpful boy who ends up running around fixing his dads mistakes.

The illustrations are stunning, they stand out from the crowd and are a touch quirky. We especially liked all the little newspaper articles and best of all the fold out animal parade page - which turns out tickety-boo as dear old Mr Peek would say.

This is a gorgeous little picture book that has a great message and is tons of fun - we would highly recommend it!

4/5 Stars!

*Special thanks to Templar for the review copy*

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Splat Says ThankYou! by Rob Scotton‏

My Review

Splat Says Thank You is a really sweet book about friendship and saying thank you!

Poor little Seymour is sick, he is covered in spots and feeling pretty rotten. My daughter actually had the chicken pox when we got this book, so she could easily relate to Seymour!

His best friend Splat just wants to make him smile. He takes out the friendship book that he made for him - which takes us through very funny and adventurous journeys alongside the 2 pals! There are lots of ups and downs throughout the friendship book but in the end Splat just wants to say thank you to his friend.

The illustrations are quite fantastic and we loved seeing Seymour and Splat be brought to life so wonderfully.

This is a great book that very nicely teaches the value of having a good friend and saying thank you!

4/5 Stars!

*Special thanks to Harper Collins Children's Book's for the review copy*

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