Tina Traster a.k.a Tina Travesty
(Image removed due to subject’s personal threat of law suit.) This post is prompted by my recent visit to Barnes & Noble, which is now carrying the book Rescuing Julia Twice: […]
Category Archives: Book Reviews
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes (Review)
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes Authors: Rose Lewis, Jane Dyer (illustrator) Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Plot Summary: I Love You Like Crazy Cakes tells the story of a baby in China and […]
KIDS LIKE ME IN CHINA (Review)
Authors: Ying Ying Fry and Amy Klazkin, Photography by Ying Ying Fry, Brian Boyd, and Terry M. Fry Rating: ★★★★★ Plot Summary: Kids Like Me in China is about an eight […]
Star of the Week (Review)
Star of the Week Authors: Darlene Friedman, Roger Roth (Illustrator) Rating: ★★★★☆ Plot Summary: Star of the Week is a book recommended for children ages 5 – 9 and is about a little […]
Motherbridge of Love (Review)
Motherbridge of Love Authors: Xinran Xue, Josée Masse (Illustrator) Ranking: ★★★☆☆ Plot Summary: This book is a short poem, explaining to adopted children that they have two important women who have shaped their lives […]
Shaoey and Dot: Bug Meets Bundle (Review)
Shaoey and Dot: Bug Meets Bundle Authors: Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, Jim Chapman (Illustrator) Ranking: ★☆☆☆☆ Plot Summary: The book is written and illustrated by Shaoey’s family members who have also founded a […]
When You Were Born in China (Review)
When You Were Born In China Authors: Sara Dorow, Stephan Wunrow (photographer) Ranking: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Plot Summary: When You Were Born In China is a beautiful photo memory book for children adopted from China. […]
Made in China: A Story of Adoption (Review)
Authors: Vanita Oelschlager, Kristin Blackwood (illustrations) Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Plot Summary: This book tells the story of a little girl, adopted from China, and her reaction to her adoptive sister’s comment that she […]
Red Thread Broken 