Review Round-Up: Books for Beginning Readers, September 2016

Easy Readers

Three of the reviews I found this month focused on titles from the Toon books imprint. Benny and Penny in How to Say Goodbye and Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World were both reviewed at Books4YourKids.com and Jean Little Library reviewed Stinky. (Jean Little Library also had reviews of The Toad and Jack and the Box, plus a review of My Dog Bob at Flying Off My Bookshelf.)

Other reviewers were very excited about Elephant and Piggie Like Reading, the new series from Mo Willems. Posts appeared at Mom's Radius and No Time for Flashcards.

Finally, Becky's Book Reviews posted about Wagon Wheels and The Long Way Westward,  Kids Book a Day reviewed Rabbit & Robot and Ribbit, and The Children's Book Review reviewed Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret.

Chapter Books

Two bilingual chapter book heroines gained popularity this month. Sal's Fiction Addiction, Waking Brain Cells, and Librarian's Quest all had reviews of Juana and Lucas, and Jen Robinson's Book Page and Geo Librarian reviewed Sofia Martinez: My Family Adventures.

There were also two reviews of Mango & Bambang: The Not-a-Pig: one from Jean Little Library, and one from Provo City Library Children's Book Review.

Other chapter book reviews included:

• Life According to Dani, reviewed by I Read that Book! 
• Haggis and Tank Unleashed: All Paws on Deck  and Tales of Sasha: The Big Secret reviewed by Jean Little Library
• Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon, reviewed by Geo Librarian
• Dog Man reviewed by Mom's Radius
• The Infamous Ratsos, reviewed by Great Kid Books
• Pigsticks and Harold and the Incredible Journey, reviewed by Provo Library Children's Book Reviews
• Narwhal, Unicorn of the Sea, reviewed by Sal's Fiction Addiction