Kids Books - Friendship

This book has Disney princess short stories. This book is very colorful, and has many lessons shown in each of the stories. It has many illustrations on almost every page, and is overall a very enjoyable read. I recommend this book to people who are interested in reading short stories, or are interested in Disney princesses. I rate this book 5/5.

Best Night Ever is a book about some middle schoolers at a school dance....with a few twists. Each chapter focuses on a different character and how they make it into an epic night. Carmen can't come to the dance, but goes solo and finds a way to make it a great night. Genevieve is nervous because she has to sing for a popular band that night, and Tess, in the same band, is competing with Mariah, a girl whose best friend Ryan has decided to reveal his crush on her that night, with dramatic results. Shy Ellie has a person to dance with until she falls into a mean prank. Her stepsister Ashlyn has to babysit that night but has to make it there.....and Jade is out for revenge. Awesome story!

Edmund Lonnrot is a normal 11 year old kid. Well, except for his photographic memory and his amazing drawing abilities. One day his father tells him that he was losing hours at work, making them unable to afford Edmund's school. That all changes when the police come to Edmund with unusual request. Work for them and they would pay for Edmund's school next year. You see the police have been unable to solve a crime because the suspects keep changing the way they look. Eddie's job? Go to the art museum and draw anyone suspicious. If they're able to catch the thieves the NYPD will pay for Eddie's education next year. I liked this book because it was so fast paced. I didn't like the way the adults acted in this book and the twists were kind of predictable. But, I think fans of mysteries and Theodore Boone will absolutely love Eddie Red: Mystery on Museum Mile!

This was my favorite of the series. The cutest story was Crazy Little Thing Called Lunch, by Cece Bell. It's about a girl named Ellie who sees her crush, Franklin as a giant baloney sandwich. The illustrations in that comic were adorable! This is a good travel comic!

Noelle is determined to win a gold medal at the Junior Nations Championship. She knows it won't be easy with her competition. Not only that, but her family is struggling and she knows they have already invested so much on gymnastics. However, she gets distracted and her mind is filled with even more worries. However, Noelle knows she must not let people down. She cannot let anything get in the way of her dreams of going to the Olympics, or making it to Nationals. Overall, I liked this book and I recommend it to people who like gymnastics or people who like reading books about realistic topics. I rate this book 5/5.

In the 4th installment of the beloved Dance Class series, the Dance girls are competing for a spot in a Paris dance competition! The auditions will be hard, but winning the actual competition will be even harder. Julie, Lucie, and Alia manage to squeeze through the auditioning process! - but Carla and her cronies do, too. Now, in this cutthroat Parisian competition, the girls must practice, practice, practice (and perhaps shop at a few stores or two!) to get their way to that #1 spot!

This book is a great one for road trips. I've read a few of the stories so far and laughed out loud. Shannon Hale's fictional babysitting story about a terrible twosome was both funny and spooky! I recommend this book to anyone who loves childhoods of great authors.

Julie, Lucy, and Alia are taking a new dance class this year along with the regular modern and ballet studies: African dance! Rhythmic music, energetic movements, and Fatou's exemplary teaching style quickly win the trio over. But when sticky situations in school and at home may threaten Julie, Lucy, and Alia's dance studies, they must do something to keep doing what they love! Funny and upbeat, this graphic novel is one for the bookshelves!

Cartboy goes to camp is about a boy named Hal, who's dad sends him to Camp Jamestown. Camp Jamestown is a history camp and children do what the Jamestown settlers did. At camp, Hal meets a boy named Vinny. Vinny is looking for pearls buried in Camp Jamestown. Hal agrees to help Vinny find the pearls. I liked this book because it was funny.

Well-written and nicely illustrated, as usual. But I really miss the humor in the original Geronimo books. The sisters are a bit monotonous, beyond their clothing, hairstyle and skills. Also the amount of education info is kind of tiring. A sufficiently good story will intrigue readers to seek them out on their own.