Tuesday's BlogReview Roundup

Welcome, everyone, to the Tuesday BlogReview Roundup, featuring this weeks reviews. Once again, it's a Wednesday "better-late-than never" edition.

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Picture Books

Museum Trip, by Barbara Lehman (reviewed by Anne at Book Buds)
Please Bury Me in the Library by J. Patrick Lewis. Illustrated by Kyle M. Stone (reviewed by Wendy at Blog from the Windowsill)
My Friend Lucky, by David Milgrim (reviewed by Wendy at Blog from the Windowsill)
Come Out and Play, by Diane Law (reviewed by Wendy at Blog from the Windowsill)
Good Boy, Fergus! by David Shannon (reviewed by A Fuse #8 Production)
Sparks Fly High: The Legend of Dancing Point, by Mary Quattlebaum and illustrated by Leonid Gore (reviewed by A Fuse #8 Production)
Cat and Chicken, by Sara Varon (reviewed by A Fuse #8 Production)
Henrietta, There's No One Better by Martine Murray (reviewed by Tasha at Kids Lit)
The Wall and the Wing, by Laura Ruby (reviewed by Esme at The PlanetEsme Book-a-Day Plan)
Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom! by Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by Guy Francis (reviewed by Esme at The PlanetEsme Book-a-Day Plan)
Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War (An Epic Tale from Ancient Iraq), by Kathy Henderson and illustrated by Jane Ray (reviewed by Esme at The PlanetEsme Book-a-Day Plan)
Where Did Daddy's Hair Go? by Joe O'Connor and illustrated by Henry Payne (reviewed by me at Big A little a)
Chopsticks, by Jon Berkeley (reviewed by me at Big A little a)


Middle Grade

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, by Jeanne Birdsall (reviewed by Maureen at Confessions of a Bibliovore)
The Homework Machine, by Dan Gutman (reviewed by A Fuse #8 Production)
Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker, by Megan McDonald (reviewed by Esme at The PlanetEsme Book-a-Day Plan)
Ellen Tebbits, by Beverly Cleary (reviewed by PJ Librarian at The Magic of Books)
The Secret Journey, by Peg Kehret (reviewed by PJ Librarian at The Magic of Books)
Dude, Where’s My Spaceship? and Lost in Las Vegas, by Dan Greenburg (reviewed by MotherReader)
The Trokeville Way, by Russell Hoban (reviewed by Kurtis at Outside of a Cat)
A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park (reviewed by Emily at Swarm of Beasts)
A Corner of the Universe, by Ann M. Martin (reviewed by Emily at Swarm of Beasts)
Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg, by Gail Carson Levine (reviewed by Sheila at Wands and Worlds)
Bella at Midnight, by Diane Stanley (reviewed by Sheila at Wands and Worlds)
The Vacation, by Polly Horvath (reviewed by Gail at Original Content)
The Bungalow Mystery: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #3, by Carolyn Keene (reviewed by Leila at Bookshelves of Doom)

Young Adult

Green Jasper, by K.M. Grant (reviewed by Camille at Book Moot)
Our House on Huecoby, Carlos Nicolás Flores (reviewed by Susan at Chicken Spaghetti)
Specials, by Scott Westerfeld (reviewed by Tasha at Kids Lit)
Silverfin and Blood Fever (Young Bong series), by Charlie Higson (reviewed by Kurtis at Outside of a Cat)
Spindle's End, by Robin McKinley (reviewed by Michele at Scholar's Blog)
Beauty, by Robin McKinley (reviewed by Michele at Scholar's Blog)
The Door in the Hedge, by Robin McKinley (reviewed by Michele at Scholar's Blog)
The Hollow, by Christopher Golden and Ford Lytle Gilmore (reviewed by Little Willow at Slayground)
Inexcusable, by Chris Lynch (reviewed by Emily at Swarm of Beasts)
Blonde Ambition, by Zoey Dean (reviewed by Emily at Swarm of Beasts)
Prom, by Laurie Halse Handerson (reviewed by Emily at Swarm of Beasts)
The Wizard, The Witch & Two Girls from Jersey, by Lisa Papademetriou (reviewed by Leila at Bookshelves of Doom)
Death Masks: The Dresden Files #5, by Jim Butcher (reviewed by Leila at Bookshelves of Doom)
The Last Days, by Scott Westerfeld (reviewed by Leila at Bookshelves of Doom)

Non-Fiction

Beetle, by Rebecca Stefoff (reviewed by Susan at Chicken Spaghetti)
Berenice Abbott Photographer: An Independent Vision, by George Sullivan (reviewed by A Fuse #8 Production)
The Everything Seed: A Story of Beginnings, by Carole Martignacco and illustrated by Joy Troyer (reviewed by A Fuse #8 Production)
An Egg is Quiet, by Dianna Hutts Aston and illustrated by Sylvia Long (reviewed by Esme at The PlanetEsme Book-a-Day Plan)
My Childhood Under Fire, by Nadja Halilbegovic (reviewed by Little Willow at Slayground)
Honky-Tonk Heroes and Hillbilly Angels: The Pioneers of Country and Western Music, by Holly George-Warren and Laura Levine (reviewed by Chris at Bartography)
Hippo Eats Dwarf: A Field Guide to Hoaxes and Other B.S., byAlex Boese (reviewed by Leila at Bookshelves of Doom)

Other

Picture This: How Pictures Work , by Molly Bang (reviewed by Becky at Bec's Book Reports).
Bedtime on Mars, by Uncle Widget (reviewed by Warren at Children's Music that Rocks; Electronic Ambient Lullaby Instrumentals)
The Hollow Trees, by The Hollow Trees (reviewed by Warren at Children's Music that Rocks; reverent but playful nod to the classic folk sound)
R is for Rhyme, by Judy Young and A Kick in the Head, selected by Paul Janeczko and illustrated by Chris Raschka (reviewed by Wendy at Blog from the Windowsill)
Stinky Stern Forever, by Michelle Edwards (early reader; reviewed by A Fuse #8 Production)
Yoko & Friends School Days: Be My Valentine, by Rosemary Wells (early reader; reviewed by PJ Librarian at The Magic of Books)
Nice Wheels, by Gwendolyn Hooks (early reader; reviewed by PJ Librarian at The Magic of Books)
Mirrormask (film version; reviewed by Michele at Scholar's Blog)
Holes (film version; reviewed by Michele at Scholar's Blog Spoiler Zone. Michele is also looking for Wicked Women [not witches and fairies] in children's literature. Head on over and vote!)


Most popular genre? It's a tie between Picture Book and YA this week. Most prolific BlogReviewer? A Fuse #8 Production.