Category Archives: Books for girls

The secret of the junkyard shadow

It is about three cousins who happen to see a man taking stuff from a junkyard. … It turns out that the junkyard shadow was only trying to do good deeds! … This book is not violent at all, but it is a very intriging story.

Buddy Talk

My nine year-old daughter has written a review of the new Buddy Talk, a new conversation starter toy from www.aroundthetablegames.com . … Pepsi , a book that asks people to make choices between two things to get them to talk about what kind of person they are.

… Around the Table Games has other variations on this theme for families and kids needing new topics to talk from.    Her (very short) review: Buddy Talk is fun to play by yourself or with your friends.

11 Birthdays – a good book for 8+ girls

It is the story of a girl named Amanda who always has her birthday with a boy named Leo. … I think this book is for ages nine and up. I think that Wendy Mass is a great writer and I think she should write other books too!

Excite Books – a Netflix for books?

Excite Books (ExciteBooks.com) is a subscription book service that sends books monthly to your child, along with a few extra toys and goodies to keep him or her interested. … George created Excite Books to “add excitement and energy into a child’s reading activities by allowing the child to be an active participant in all phases of learning and development through responsibility, motivation, and giving back to the community.” … This looks like a fun gift from faraway grandparents that want to foster the joy of reading in a small child, but can’t be there to help buy books on a regular basis.