The Sunday Post Meme (174)

Hey everybody! I am participating in a book meme called the Sunday Post which is being hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer!The goal of this meme is to share news you have  on various books and things you’ve read or received and also talk about what is coming up for your blog! Book hauls can include library books, yard sale finds, arcs and bought books and you can share these finds with other book bloggers!

Hey everyone! I know that I haven't been posting any Sunday Posts for awhile now.  That was because I've been so busy these past few weeks, what with my Dad's birthday party and me going on a movie watching binge.  I've been watching lots of awesome movies these last few weeks which included "Aquaman," "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," "Colossal," "The Meg" and "Spider-Man: Far From Home." I've been enjoying all of these movies and I hope to watch more soon!  I also spent the fourth of July having a cookout and shooting fireworks, which I had a lot of fun!

★Book Reviews☆

[ARC REVIEW] A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager

5 out of 5 stars

[ARC REVIEW] The Tale of the Tiger Slippers by Jan Brett

5 out of 5 stars

[ARC REVIEW] Who Stole the Hazelnuts? by Marcus Pfister

5 out of 5 stars

★Miscellaneous☆

Waiting on Wednesday #140: The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson

Stacking the Shelves #76: July 6, 2019

  

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(DVD)

* Wow! I was quite impressed with this movie! Jason Momoa was a pretty good Aquaman and the special effects in this movie were amazing!  My only gripe with this film is that the plot jumped all over the place a bit too quickly and there were times where I felt lost in the film's plot.

(DVD)

* This was another movie that we bought for my dad's birthday and even though I enjoyed Dwayne Johnson's comedic performance in this movie, I still prefer the original movie with Robin Williams more.

(DVD)

* This was one of the movies that we had bought for my dad's birthday and I thought this was an okay thriller film that's about a gigantic shark.  But, I don't know, I was more entertained by the "Sharknado" series, despite how bad those movies are!

(HULU)

* It's been awhile since I last saw Anne Hathaway in anything and I was quite surprised that she was starring in this movie.  I actually went into this movie expecting it to be fully a comedy, but then the film went into a totally different direction in the second half and I was totally blown away by that!  This was quite an interesting movie to watch!

(IN THEATERS)

* Oh my god!!! I just completely loved this movie! I actually think that this was better than "Spider-Man: Homecoming" since this movie was more action packed and hilarious and Tom Holland just makes an adorable Spider-Man!

 

Have you seen any good movies lately?

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Well, that's the Sunday News for today and I will have more news for the various books I've read in the near future!

Posted on Sunday, July 7, 2019.

Stacking the Shelves #76: July 6, 2019

Stacking The Shelves is a book meme created by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality 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!! I know it's been awhile since I last posted, but I was on a book buying ban for awhile (and I'm still am), so I couldn't buy that many books.  But, I did managed to buy two more books for this month that I'm really excited about!  Also, I've spent the last few months watching lots of movies like "Aquaman," "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," "The Meg," "Spiderman: Far From Home," "Men in Black: International," and "Colossal." Whew!  I sure did watch a lot of movies, didn't I?

Books Bought:

From Bookish Signs:

[ARC REVIEW] Who Stole the Hazelnuts? by Marcus Pfister (@NorthSouthBooks )

Title:  Who Stole the Hazelnuts?

Author:  Marcus Pfister

Genre:  Children's / Animals / Humor

Year Published: 2019

Year Read:  2019

Publisher: NorthSouth Books   

Source:  eARC (NetGalley)

Content Rating:  Ages 5+ (Nothing Objectionable)

Buy on:  Amazon  //  Book Depository 

I would like to thank NetGalley and NorthSouth Books for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I have been looking for some interesting children’s books to read for 2019.  So, I went to NetGalley to seek out some children’s books and I found Marcus Pfister’s children’s book “Who Stole the Hazelnuts?”  And man, was it such a hilarious read!

Everything in the forest was nice and quiet until a piercing scream is heard throughout the forest.  The scream belongs to the squirrel and it turns out that his hazelnuts were stolen!  So, the squirrel went around the forest trying to find the true culprit of this crime!

Will the squirrel find his hazelnuts?

Read this book to find out!

I have never read any of Marcus Pfister’s books before, especially the “Rainbow Fish” series (even though I have seen the TV series).  So, this was the first book that I had read by him and I was pretty impressed by this book!  Marcus Pfister has done an excellent job at both writing and illustrating this book as the story is both hilarious and mysterious at the same time.  I was wondering throughout the whole book about who actually stole the squirrel’s hazelnuts and I was quite surprised by the ending!  I also loved Marcus Pfister’s artwork as it is both gorgeous and hilarious to look at as the squirrel’s facial expressions are a bit exaggerated whenever he looks so surprised.

The only slight problem that I have with this book was that the squirrel started accusing his forest friends a little too easily.  I would have thought that he would have given more thought to the situation instead of just accusing his friends without any evidence.

Overall, “Who Stole the Hazelnuts?” was a truly hilarious and mysterious book that children who love reading about mysteries with a hilarious twist will read over and over again!  I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book, unless you find the squirrel’s accusations against the other animals a little troubling.

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• This is a Whoopsie! by Andrew Cangelose

• This is a Taco! by Andrew Cangelose

• Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling

[ARC REVIEW] The Tale of the Tiger Slippers by Jan Brett (@PutnamBooks , @byjanbrett)

Title:  The Tale of the Tiger Slippers

Author:  Jan Brett

Genre:  Children's / Animals / India / Family

Year Published: 2019

Year Read:  2019

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons    

Source:  eARC (Edelweiss)

Content Rating:  Ages 5+ (Nothing Objectionable)

Buy on:  Amazon  //  Book Depository 

I would like to thank Edelweiss and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

It has been awhile since I last read a book by Jan Brett.  I used to read many books by Jan Brett when I was little and for a while, I thought that Jan Brett had taken a break from writing books.  But, lo and behold!  I had just discovered her most recent book “The Tale of the Tiger Slippers” and it was such a wonderful book to read!

The story starts off with a wealthy tiger telling his friends the story of how he got his raggedy old slippers that is put in a display case in his garden.  The tiger used to be poor as he had lived with his mother and he worked hard every day to make ends meet for him and his mother.  One day, his mother noticed how the stones and thorns in the ground were hurting her son’s feet.  So she decided to weave him a pair of beautiful slippers to protect his feet.  The young tiger wore the slippers and as he continued working, he noticed some white clay near the river and he decided to use the white clay to build houses for the other animals, which made him into an extremely wealthy tiger.  The tiger then continues wearing his slippers, until a couple of other animals would start questioning him about why he wears such “ugly and raggedy” slippers and the tiger would throw the slippers away.  But every time the tiger threw the slippers away, they keep on coming back to him.

Can the Tiger get rid of his slippers or is there something more to his slippers that he does not realize yet? 

Read this book to find out!

Wow!  Jan Brett’s writing is still as beautiful and as intriguing as ever!  I loved the fact that this is based off a folktale from India since I love reading folktales from other countries.  I also loved the way that Jan Brett wrote this story as it is about a wealthy tiger trying to remember his roots through his old slippers that his mother had weaved for him.  This story really resonates with me because I always liked to keep items from my childhood since I do not ever want to forget about my roots or about the fun times that I had as a child.  Jan Brett’s artwork is as usual gorgeous to look at as all the animal characters looks so realistic and beautiful.   I especially loved the images of the tiger’s beautiful house as it conveys the essence of the culture of India and it is gorgeous to look at, especially with all the vegetation that surrounds his home.

Overall, “The Tale of the Tiger Slippers” is a truly wonderful story about the importance of remembering your roots that children and parents will enjoy reading for many years!  I would recommend this book to children ages five and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.

You might also like:

• Once a Mouse...by Marcia Brown

• One Grain of Rice by Demi

• Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling

Waiting on Wednesday #140: The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson

Hello everyone! "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that is hosted by Breaking the Spine and the purpose of this event is that we spotlight upcoming releases of books that we are excited for!  This will also tie into Wishful Ending's Can't Wait Wednesday post!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Title:  The Storm Crow

Author:  Kalyn Josephson

Expected Publication Date:  July 9th, 2019

In the tropical kingdom of Rhodaire, magical, elemental Crows are part of every aspect of life...until the Illucian empire invades, destroying everything.

That terrible night has thrown Princess Anthia into a deep depression. Her sister Caliza is busy running the kingdom after their mother's death, but all Thia can do is think of all she has lost.

But when Caliza is forced to agree to a marriage between Thia and the crown prince of Illucia, Thia is finally spurred into action. And after stumbling upon a hidden Crow egg in the rubble of a rookery, she and her sister devise a dangerous plan to hatch the egg in secret and get back what was taken from them. 

Oooh!  Two sisters trying to take back what was taken from them sounds really interesting!  I definitely got to pick this up!

So, what upcoming books are you looking forward to?  Please respond below!