Julia Sarcone-Roach

First sentence: Keep your eye on the acorn. I'm Squirrel. I'm a natural at making snacks disappear. Exceptional at eating them. Brilliant at hiding them. And as soon as I figure out the right magic words, I'll be the Amazing Squirrel, Vanisher of Snacks--BY MAGIC! Just need to sniff out the right snack and the right magic words.

Premise/plot: Squirrel, the "star" of this picture book, loves magic and wants to be a magician. He wants to make ICE CREAM disappear. He enlists Bear as his "assistant." Can Bear and Squirrel make ICE CREAM vanish?

My thoughts: This one was fun/funny. I enjoyed the illustrations. Squirrel doesn't quite catch on as to why Bear is so wonderful at making ice cream disappear. But that's part of the charm, in my opinion. I would recommend this one in print book. I checked it out as an e-book.… (more)

Again, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this book. It just was not one of my favorites. The end papers are truly delightful. Seeing a bakery filled with delicious treats....what is not to love!!

It's the story of Muffin the Cat who knows all the noises in the bakery until one night.....but what is it? And what is going to happen??

To the adult, it's predictable. Even to the kindergarten kids I read it to they knew what was going on. And the story did feel a bit....abrupt. All of a sudden it was over. There was not much of a storyline, which is something I personally prefer in my picture books. But I did enjoy the illustrations.… (more)