Johnny No Cash by Anna Christina and Adie Hardy - Destiny's Review

Johnny No Cash is very exciting! It's about a hamster and a robin who need to go on an adventure to visit their sick friend, Cowboy Dan. Johnny encounters plenty of problems on this adventure, but he also gets to listen to some great music. He meets some crows who are pirates and other interesting characters.

What is so unique about this book is that it is an audio book with music. It really draws the reader into the story. This could be great for blind children or any child who is differently-abled and has difficulty reading. But every child will love these books.

This book was fast paced and particularly fascinating. I really enjoyed singing along with the crows' pirate song. It is catchy and will get stuck in your head. I really loved this book and highly recommend it.

It's top shelf!

You can learn more about Johnny No Cash and the other audio music stories at www.musicaudiostories.com. There is even a free eBook so you can try them out. It's called March Of The Ants. You can also learn about the people behind the scenes. The website is a lot of fun and definitely worth a visit!

Shelby Loves Candy by Ryann Adams Hall - Destiny's review

This book is too sweet to eat!

Olive loves candy. Faith loves candy. I love candy. Who doesn't love candy? But there's one little girl that loves candy more than the rest of us. Her name is Shelby. Shelby Loves Candy is not only sweet and colourful, it's educational as well!

Shelby would eat candy all day and all night if she could but there are some very important things she has to do if she wants to keep eating candy. One of those things is to look after her teeth.

And what if all the candy in the world runs out? What will Shelby do then? You'll just have to read it and find out.

Ryann Adams Hall did an excellent job capturing not just one child's (but most children's) love of candy. Her writing is fun and upbeat. The text is short and simple. This would be an easy one for a little kid to read alone. But it's a lot of fun together!

Ryann's story could be used for many educational topics. It could be used as a teaching tool regarding how not to let your obsessions get out of control (in Shelby's case, candy) and brushing your teeth, and healthy snacking.

Inga Shalvashvili has captured the story's colourfulness in the illustrations. Shelby is a very cute and endearing character.

This book is top shelf!

Hide, Alex, Hide by Natalie Finnigan - Destiny's review

Hide, Alex, Hide captures all the fun of Hide And Seek with the sweet, rhyming style of Natalie Finnigan. Her style is very much complimented by Gina Rahman's illustrations. 

It is easy enough to read that a young child could probably read it with little or no help, but it is not boring! And grown-ups will enjoy it too. Natalie expertly combines the fun concepts of story time and playing! Who doesn't want to talk about or read about their favourite game.

In this adventures, Alex hides from his friends Dragon and Spider. Things take a wrong a turn when Alex decides to surprise his friends, but will the friends all make nice in the end? I will not spoil it for you, but the answer is "Most likely!"

The illustrations are sweet and cute. They add to the story and are tons of fun to look at. Natalie and Gina definitely make a winning team!

A team that makes this book Top Shelf!

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Please join us tomorrow for our interview with Natalie!