One the most beloved TV shows of all time is now a sweet, silly, sci-fi bedtime story! In The X Files: Earth Children Are Weird, best pals Dana (Scully) and Fox (Mulder) have pitched a tent in the backyard for a sleepover. But the night is full of strange sounds, lights, and shadows. Surely there’s a rational, scientific explanation for everything . . . or is there? With beautiful illustrations of pint-sized Dana and Fox, this humorous and not-scary-at-all story will introduce the cult TV show to an entire new generation of fans.
My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I loved it. It was so cute and funny. Love that the characters look just like the original characters in the show. It’s a perfect book to give kids a fun and spooky laugh.
Author Biography
I’m the author of three novels: HIDDEN PICTURES, THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTRESS, and (coming in October 2024!) THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING. For many years I was Publisher of Quirk Books, an indie press headquartered in Philadelphia, where I ghost-wrote many odd books that may or may not surface on this page, depending on the metadata. I live in West Philly with my wife and children.
Marcel, a French Bulldog, is a New Yorker through and through–he and his human know the best spots, especially in downtown Manhattan. But when a new human suddenly enters their lives at Central Park, they’re spending all their time in uptown! Everything is changing and it looks like this new human isn’t going anywhere. Why couldn’t everything stay as it was? Why did things have to change? Find out what happens between this Frenchie and the new human in his life in a story where change can be good and bring new adventures! This touching picture book is a nice way to help a child understand a parent’s new partner or spouse.
My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Won this book from GoodReads. It’s such an adorable book about a cute dog who lives in NYC with his human. Brings me back to The Secret Life of Pets movie. Marcel is very happy with his human until she falls in love with a French man. His world has turned upside down. But once he is taken to the only place he admires from afar, he falls in love with the human’s boyfriend and realizes life just got better. Book leaves of with Marcel heading to the city of lights… Paris. Another favorite city that I hope to see in person. This is a great book for young children. Everyone from all ages will fall in love with the beautiful images. I also want to say I love that the human wasn’t created like a cartoon but a real image of a person. It brought character to the book. Thanks, I can’t wait to see what Marcel’s life will be in Paris.
Author Biography
Eda Akaltun is a New York–based illustrator and printmaker from Istanbul. Prior to her work with Flying Eye, her illustrations can be found in the Nobrow magazine, of which she is a founding contributor.
What happens when everyone else in your life easily achieves something that is always out of reach for you?
In this whimsical reflection on the struggles of infertility, a pair of would- be parents makes it their mission to bake their very own cupcake in aworld where it comes effortlessly to everyone except them.
This empowering book written by an infertility mom provides an honest and encouraging way to talk with children about building a family whenthings don’t go as planned.
Lovingly straightforward and relatable, this book is a much-needed celebratory tale for any family that has overcome infertility.
In this hardcover picture book, Pete the Cat wakes up feeling grumpy—nothing seems to be going his way. But with the help of some magic sunglasses, Pete learns that a good mood has been inside him all along.
Fans of Pete the Cat will love watching him take his positive outlook and transform a grumpy day into an awesome day!
The fun never stops—download the free groovin’ song. Time for magic fun in the sun!
My Review: Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Pete the Cat was feeling the blues, and Grumpy Toad gave him magical sunglasses that would change his mood. His adventure today was making his friends happy with letting them borrow the sunglasses. He made everyone happy, but the sunglasses broke, and he thought he couldn’t be happy without it. An owl told him to open his eyes and see the beauty and fun around him.
“SOME PIG,” Charlotte the spider’s praise for Wilbur, is just one fondly remembered snippet from E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web. In Some Writer!, the two-time Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet mixes White’s personal letters, photos, and family ephemera with her own exquisite artwork to tell his story, from his birth in 1899 to his death in 1985. Budding young writers will be fascinated and inspired by the journalist, New Yorker contributor, and children’s book author who loved words his whole life. This authorized tribute is the first fully illustrated biography of E. B. White and includes an afterword by Martha White, E. B. White’s granddaughter.
My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars
When art is combined with a biography, it becomes a work of art. It is absolutely the most spectacular biography I have ever read with pictures of E.B. White and beautifully created scrapbooks with vivid illustrations. Any lover of E.B. White books and poems should definitely read this wonderful book. Melissa worked very hard to create a book that simply gave us Mr. White’s true meaning of life through his thoughts, stories, pictures, and most of all, his wonderful children’s books. White was a free spirit who loved animals, the environment, and calmness. He loved to share with others his poems and stories while not looking to receive anything in return. He was a person who lived simply and enjoyed sharing life. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
Author Biography
Melissa Sweet grew up in a suburban neighborhood that had lots of kids, kick-the-can games on summer nights, and Percy’s candy store right nearby.
Later she received her Associate’s Degree from Endicott Junior College in Beverly, Massachusetts, and studied art at the Kansas City Art Institute.
Sweet began began illustrating children’s books in 1986 and has illustrated more than 60 books. Her work can also be seen in magazines, on posters, children’s toys and food packaging.
Sweet’s signature style of whimsical watercolors is often enhanced by collage art when she finds objects and details that are appropriate to the story.
Sweet lives with her husband and step-daughter in a small coastal Maine village near a working harbor. Above her drafting table there’s a quote from the poet Mary Oliver: “To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”
Sweet says “That’s good, because I often find myself taking walks, gardening, biking, but I’m taking it all in and it somehow shows up in my books.
she needs one more very important thing for their sleepover: A castle fit for two royal highnesses. But no matter what she tries, Sparkella just can’t seem to get the castle to work. The leopard stones for the wall are too hard to find! The cardboard breaks when she tries to climb to the second floor! The nails are boring and so NOT glitter-tastic.
Sparkella is frustrated, and worried her castle will never be finished in time. But with a little help from her dad, she soon learns the importance of patience, and figuring out creative new ways to do things when your original plans fall through.
Review: Rated 4 out of 5 stars
This book has everything I love, sparkle, fun glittery outfits, and designs. Sparkella reminds me so much of me. I love how fun and creative she is. She wanted to build a castle for her and her friend and it needed to be exactly how she imagine it would be. Her dad is so awesome for helping her with her plan and being fun and glittery too. I loved Sparkella’s outfits throughout the book. Children will enjoy this sparkly fun book.
Author BiographyFrom Goodreads
Channing Tatum has established himself as a leading actor, producer and now director with his debut film, DOG, which he is co-directing with his production partner, Reid Carolin. Together they founded their production company, Free Association along with Peter Kiernan. Free Association has produced the 21 Jump Street and Magic Mike franchises. They also produce the worldwide stage experience, Magic Mike Live which premiered in Las Vegas and expanded to London, Berlin and Australia. However, his favorite role to date is being father to his six-year-old daughter, Everly, who loves sparkly, rainbow-y things. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
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