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Fire Chief Fran

Author: Linda Ashman

Illustrator: Nancy Carpenter

Publisher: Astra Young Readers

Ages: 4-8 years

Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be a firefighter? Then this book is for you. This action-packed adventure is about a female firefighter named Fran, who saves her town from dangerous fires and sticky situations. I think that this book celebrates the importance of the work of firefighters while teaching kids about the life of a firefighter. This book allows kids to think about what they will be when they grow up. Maybe they'll be firefighters like Fran!

Eleanor C., 9

DinoDogz: Eggzellent Adventure

Author: Mystery Mike McHale

Illustrator: Mike Goldstein

Publisher: Mystery Mike’s FunHouse Publishing

Ages: 2 years and older

This book is about the DinoDogz. They are part dinosaur, part dog.

The story starts off with Stephenie the Poodle being the first DinoDog to lay DinoDog eggs. Dr. D. Stroy takes the eggs to experiment on them. He says, “I will have all the power to myself from these dino eggs!” Stephenie needs to get her eggs back before Dr. D. Stroy takes the power for himself. The DinoDogz escape the lab to try to get the eggs back. They face evil guinea pigs and other obstacles. Will they get the eggs before Dr. D. Stroy takes all the power? Read this book to find out!

Thea O.H., 10

Good Housekeeping 1, 2, 3 Cook: My First Cookbook

Author: Kate Merker

Publisher: Hearst Home Kids

Ages: 4-8 years game where if you lose, you have to give the winner your ddakji. Well, Woo loses. Read the book to find out what happens next. This book includes instructions to fold your own ddakji. It is great for learning a new and exciting game.

If your kids want to learn to cook, you’ll like this cookbook. This book guides your kids through recipes so they can cook on their own. (You might need to help them every once in a while, though, and this cookbook gives you tips for how to help.)

Andrew G., 10

Rose and Violet

Author: Barbara Alt

Publisher: Barbara Alt

Ages: 3 to 10 years

There are step-by-step instructions and photos for every recipe. Your kids can make breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert for the whole family. This cookbook makes kitchen time fun.

Kenzie G., 10

Let’s Play Ddakji

Author: Im Seo-Ha

Illustrator: Jang Joon-Young

Publisher: Brown Books Kids

Ages: 4-8 years

Do you know what ddakji is? It’s a traditional Korean game you play with tiles made from folded paper. In this book, Woo, the main character, meets up with some friends and shows off his best golden ddakji that he worked really hard to make. He and his friends play the kind of

We liked these books because they have really cool photos. They start with pleasant stories about a violet flower and a heart balloon on their adventures. We liked seeing pictures of our local Balloon Fiesta and other places because this author is from Albuquerque. Towards the end of the books, it felt like more of a photo gallery though. Some of the pictures show different places that have Rose and Violet in them. We liked it but they were a bit difficult to follow.

There wasn’t as much of a clear plot structure as other books we have read. We rate the books 3.5/5 stars.

George M., 10, & Atticus B., 10

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