Our Poems For Kids by Melinda Kinsman

"If you FEEL you are REAL, every day when you wake, Then it HAS to be so - there can BE no mistake."

I immediately fell in love with Melinda Kinsman's Dr. Suess inspired poetry when I picked up her book, Our Poems For Kids, which is written by a group of cuddly toys, Odd Sock, Burton Bear, Oscar Rabbit, P.D Monkey, Terry Tiger, Buster Dog, and Melinda, of course! 

The illustrations are fun, cute, and vivid. Done by Melinda (and her gang, of course), they invoke your inner child and make you remember why being a kid is so cool! 

There are quite a few poems in this first edition ranging from short to long. They are funny, cute, and sometimes inspirational. They will have you laughing, wiping a tear, and jumping for joy. 

One of my favourite poems in this book was "Little Ted's Bad Day" about a teddy bear who gets very upset when his little boy says he is not real. When I read this, I felt very sympathetic toward the bear, as whenever someone bullied me in the past, I felt "not real" too.

I think a lot of people will feel the joy and inspiration with the poems from the Top Of The Wardrobe Gang.

Be on the lookout for her next book, Monstrous Poems for Monstrous kids.

You can write Melinda and the gang at their email 

or follow Odd Sock on Twitter!

Melinda's Website

http://www.topofthewardrobegang.weebly.com

I Like To Fly by Svetlana Zelenovsky - Destiny's offical review

I have read this book at least three times. It is great! It is a cute story about a boy named Roy who takes parachuting lessons. One day Roy is swept away and ends up stranded on a desert island where he meets an imaginary friend he calls Frum. Frum lives in his own world where everything is the way he wants it to be.



I think this story is interesting enough that even though it is a picture book older kids will love it just as much, maybe more! It is great to see the friendship unfold between Roy and Frum. Having to know what happens next, I couldn't put this book down until the last page!

You can get I Like To Fly for free here: 

http://www.free-ebooks.net/ebook/I-Like-to-Fly/pdf/view

I Like To Fly by Svetlana Zelenovsky

Destiny's Book Report

Title:

I Like To Fly

Author:

 Svetlana Zelenovsky

Main Character:

Roy

Who was my favorite character?

Frum

What was the book about?

A young boy named Roy gets in a parachuting accident and becomes stranded on a desert island. While there he meets a creature named Frum who has some wonderful berries. Frum shows him all kinds of neat things. But is it all real?

What was my favorite part?

My favourite part was the end. I was very pleased with the ending. I won't spoil it for you but I will say it left me thinking.

What I like about this book

It's very colourful and it very imaginative. I like how well written it is.

What I don't like about this book

The text on some of the pages was difficult to read. As for the story, I don't have any complaints. I liked it a lot and would read it a hundred more times because...

this book is top shelf!

Twinklinka by Janaki Sooriyarachchi

Twinklinka

by Janaki Sooriyarachchi

Twinklinka is the story of a beautiful doll who waits on the store shelf for a very long time because she is waiting for the beautiful girl of her dreams who looks like a princess. But once she sees the girl and the girl buys her along with several other dolls she realizes that this may not have been the best thing for her. Luckily for her, she doesn't get stuck with the little girl forever. Will a little beggar girl be a better doll mother to Twinklinka than the little girl of her dreams?

Why did I love Twinklinka? Because the book teaches you that appearances aren't everything. Twinklinka holds out for what she dreams about but it ends up being nothing like she imagined. The girl who buys Twinklinka (along with several other dolls) ends up being a horrible monster who is mean to her dolls. Is it because she isn't loved? The book doesn't really tell us that. But it does teach us that her outward appearance does not relate to her inner appearance. The girl is spoiled and awful. This book made me feel a bit sorry for the girl as well as Twinklinka because from the story I imagined the girl doesn't get to spend a lot of time with her parents. That's so important to being a kid! 

Then Twinklinka gets a different home with a different girl. Will she be nice to Twinklinka? I guess you will have to find out for yourself. You can get Twinklinka by Janaki Sooriyarachchi for free at Free eBooks and read it on your computer. I recommend it because this book is top shelf!