[BOOK REVIEW] Morris's Disappearing Bag by Rosemary Wells

Title:  Morris's Disappearing Bag

Author:  Rosemary Wells

Genre:  Magic / Family / Christmas / Humor

Year Published:1975

Year Read:  1993

Publisher:   Puffin Books

Source:  Library

Content Rating:  Ages 4+ (Nothing Objectionable)

Buy on:  Amazon  //  Book Depository 

I have read many books by Rosemary Wells ever since I was a child and this book is no exception! “Morris’s Disappearing Bag” is a children’s book by Rosemary Wells that is about a young bunny named Morris who had received a teddy bear that none of his siblings wanted to play with, but later on finds a mysterious package under the tree. “Morris’s Disappearing Bag” is a really cute book that children everywhere will definitely love!

Oh my goodness! This book has always been an adorable treat for me for many years! Rosemary Wells had done an excellent job at both illustrating and writing this cute story about sharing and what I really loved about Rosemary Wells’ writing is that it is cute and creative, especially during the part where Morris receives a gift that no other child could ever receive! I also enjoyed the theme of this story as it portrays the importance of sharing and I thought that it was really cute about the way that Morris shared his gift with his siblings after he receives the special gift. Rosemary Wells’ illustrations are extremely cute, especially of the images of Morris himself as being the youngest rabbit in the family, he is drawn with Christmas styled overalls that have hollies all over it and I loved the way that the rabbits all have round bodies and short little ears that really make them look extremely cute!

Probably the only con in this book is that Morris’s siblings seem to snub Morris because of his gift, even though Morris is too young to play with their toys. However, I think this situation is redeemed towards the end, but it would be great to see Morris’s siblings try to make an attempt at sharing with Morris so that way Morris would not feel left out.

Overall, “Morris’s Disappearing Bag” is a truly cute and great book for kids who love Christmas books and learning about how to share with siblings. I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.

• 1976 Irma Black Award

Stacking the Shelves #2: November 14, 2015

Stacking The Shelves is a book meme created by Tynga's Reviews and it is about sharing books that you are adding to your shelves, whether it's physical or virtual.  This means including books that you bought from the store or online, books you borrowed from friends or from the library, books you've reviewed, gifts and ebooks!

Hey everyone! Another week has gone by with my book hunting, although this week I was only able to borrow some books from the library rather than buy some books, but next time, I will buy some books for me to read at home!

Books Borrowed from the Library: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October Monthly Wrap Up!

Hey everyone! I'm slowly catching up on my reading and I've done a lot of things this month! Well, here's a brief rundown of all the challenges, books read and other activities I've done for this month!

Books Read This Month: 

  

October Challenges Wrap Up:

1. 2015 TBR Pile Reading Challenge - 6 / 10 

2. Bookish Bingo: Fall 2015 - 2 / 25

3. 2015 Full House Reading Challenge - 8 / 25

4. 2015 Alphabet Soup Challenge - 4 / 26

5. I Love Picture Books 2015 - 20 / 20 : COMPLETED!!!

6. 2015 Mad Reviewer Reading Challenge - 7 / 52

7. 2015 Banned Books Challenge - 0 / 5

8. Comic Book Bingo 2015 -5 / 25

Other Reviews and Activities Completed this Month:

1.  [Feature and Follow Friday] Feature and Follow Friday #18: I'm a Featured Blogger!

2.  [Feature and Follow Friday] Feature and Follow Friday #19: In the Aftermath of the Flood 

3.  [Feature and Follow Friday] Feature and Follow Friday #20: Things are Back to Normal...

4.  [Feature and Follow Friday] Feature and Follow Friday #21: Happy Halloween! 

5.  [Stacking the Shelves] Stacking the Shelves #1: October 31, 2015 

6.  [Sunday Post] The Sunday Post Meme (33) 

7.  [Sunday Post] The Sunday Post Meme (34)

8.  [Sunday Post] The Sunday Post Meme (35) 

9.  [Sunday Post] The Sunday Post Meme (36) 

10.  [Top Ten Tuesday] Top Ten Tuesday #19: Top 5 Bookish Things I Want to Quit 

11.  [Top Ten Tuesday] Top Ten Tuesday #20: Top 10 Author Duos I Would Love to see Write a Book Together! 

12.  [Top Ten Tuesday] Top Ten Tuesday #21: Top 10 Wishes I'd Ask the Book Genie To Grant Me
13.  [Top Ten Tuesday] Top Ten Tuesday #22: Top 10 Creepy Books to Read for Halloween!

14.  [Fairy Tale and Folktale Fridays] Fairy Tale and Folktale Fridays #10: Pinocchio

15.  [Old Book Review] Rude Giants by Audrey Wood 

16.  [Old Book Review] Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes 

17.  [Old Book Review] The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Seuss 

18.  [Teaser Tuesday] Teaser Tuesday #2: Another Romance Novel!

19.  [WWW Wednesdays] WWW Wednesdays #4: October 28, 2015

20.  [Miscellaneous] Blog Ahead (October 1 - 31st) Update #1

21.  [Miscellaneous] Blog Ahead (October 1 - 31st) Update #2

22.  [Miscellaneous] Touched By A Phoenix Blog Tour!

November TBR:

[BOOK REVIEW] Batman: Long Shadows by Judd Winick

Title:  Batman:  Long Shadows

Author:  Judd Winick

Artist: Mark Bagley

Genre: Superheroes / Action / Adventure / Thriller


Year Published: 2009


Year Read: 2015


Series:  Batman


Publisher: DC Comics

Source:  Library

Content Rating:  Ages 15+ (Gory Violence and Some Language)

Buy or Add on:  Amazon  //  Goodreads

Introduction:

Now to be honest, I have never read DC Comics’ major event “Final Crisis,” so I am not familiar with Batman (or Bruce Wayne in this case) being dead during this event and this comic book “Batman: Long Shadows” takes place after the events of “Final Crisis.”  However, despite not reading “Final Crisis,” I still thoroughly enjoyed this graphic novel (although being a huge Dick Grayson fan also helps)!

What is this story about?

After the events of “Final Crisis,” Batman (Bruce Wayne) is pronounced dead, but in order to prevent the world from knowing that the real Batman is dead, Bruce Wayne’s protégé Dick Grayson decides to take up the mantle himself.  Unfortunately, Batman’s old nemesis Two-Face notices that Batman is not himself and he sets out to murder the new Batman!

What I loved about this story:

Judd Winick’s writing: Wow! Can I say that I was truly impressed with Judd Winick’s writing of this short story that takes place after “Final Crisis?”  Now as it is known by now, I am a huge Dick Grayson fan and the fact that I am reading another “Batman” comic that stars Dick Grayson taking the mantle from Bruce Wayne  (the first comic I read that had Dick Grayson as Batman was “Batman: The Black Mirror”) is just so exciting to me!  I loved the way that Judd Winick wrote this story as we actually get to see how Batman’s immediate family (his butler Alfred, Damian Wayne and Dick Grayson) react to Bruce Wayne’s death and how they are trying to cope with the legacy that he left behind as Batman.  It was pretty interesting to see how Dick Grayson tries to upheld Bruce Wayne’s legacy as Batman while doing things his own way and I loved how the other characters often commented on how Dick Grayson was a lot more friendlier as Batman than Bruce Wayne was and it was a nice change for the characters, especially for Alfred.  I really enjoyed the relationship that Dick shares with Damian Wayne and Alfred as he treats Alfred like a father figure and he tries to get through the hard headed Damian Wayne.  Judd Winick’s portrayal of Dick Grayson was fantastic as Dick continues to crack jokes throughout the story while showing great concern and compassion for his mentor Bruce Wayne and that just made me love Dick Grayson even more!

Mark Bagley’s artwork:  Mark Bagley’s artwork is truly fantastic, especially during the battle sequences!  I loved the way that Mark Bagley made all the explosions look extremely realistic and effective as I really felt the chaotic mood of the battle scenes that Dick Grayson gets involved in.  I also loved the way that Mark Bagley drew the expressions on the characters’ faces as they look expressive and I actually felt the same emotions that the characters felt through certain situations, like the sadness that Batman’s immediate family felt when Bruce Wayne died.

What made me feel uncomfortable about this story:

The reason why I took off half a point from the rating was because the beginning tended to drag on for a while before the story got exciting and I will admit I was a bit bored with the beginning until I got into the actual story as it went on.  Also, for anyone who does not like gory violence and language, this comic does have a fair share of violence and language.

Final Thoughts:

Overall, “Batman: Long Shadows” is an excellent graphic novel for fans who want to see Dick Grayson take up the Batman cowl and own it like no one else!