Outside of a Dog

Amber Dickson rated Shark in the Park: 3 stars

Nick Sharratt: Shark in the Park (Paperback, 2007, Corgi Childrens)

Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt

Through his telescope a little boy keeps seeing what seems to be a shark in the park, but by turning …

Amber Dickson rated Piñata: 3 stars

Rebecca Emberley: Piñata (Hardcover, 2004, Little, Brown Young Readers)

Amber Dickson rated I'm Sorry: 3 stars

Sam McBratney: I'm Sorry (Paperback, 2001, Picture Lions, HarperCollins Children's Books)

Amber Dickson rated My sister Sif: 3 stars

My sister Sif by Ruth Park

Fourteen-year-old Riko manages to get her delicate older sister Sif and herself to their remote Pacific island home, where an …

Amber Dickson rated Meg Up the Creek (Picture Puffin): 2 stars

Helen Nicoll, Jan Pienkowski: Meg Up the Creek (Picture Puffin) (2002, Puffin Books)

Meg Up the Creek (Picture Puffin) by Helen Nicoll, Jan Pienkowski

Meg, Mog and Owl head off in a canoe for a hunting trip but it doesn't take long for things …

Amber Dickson rated It's Snowy Today: 3 stars

No cover — Kristin Sterling: It's Snowy Today (2009, Lerner Publishing Group)

It's Snowy Today by Kristin Sterling

Amber Dickson rated To Fetch a Thief: 3 stars

To Fetch a Thief by Peter Abrahams

"Chet has smelled a lot of unusual things in his years as trusted companion and partner to P.I. Bernie Little, …

Amber Dickson rated One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: 3 stars

Dr. Seuss: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (2003)

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

Amber Dickson rated Thank you, Amelia Bedelia: 3 stars

Peggy Parish: Thank you, Amelia Bedelia (1993, HarperCollinsPublishers, HarperCollins)

Thank you, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish (An I can read book)

Preparing for the arrival of an important visitor, a wacky housekeeper follows her employer's instructions with humorous results.

Amber Dickson rated Millie's Special Something: 2 stars

Millie's Special Something by Tania Cox, Miller, David

Amber Dickson reviewed The trouble with Tink by NA (Disney fairies)

NA: The trouble with Tink (2010, Parragon)

Review of 'The trouble with Tink' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

Even if your little darling loves fairies and Tinkerbell, don't read this rubbish to her. It is insipid, bland, dull, silly, gender-stereotyped and sends bad messages about friendship, confidence and talent. Plus the version we borrowed from the library has "Disneyficated" illustrations, which means Tinkerbell has pouty lips, pencil-thin eyebrows, wasp waist, giant doe eyes, and a backless, strapless outfit. I see other editions of this book at least have beautiful illustrations by Judith Holmes Clarke.

(Also, I think this edition is condensed, as compared to an excerpt of another edition I found online)

Amber Dickson reviewed Look, a book! by Libby Gleeson

Libby Gleeson: Look, a book! (2011, Little Hare Books)

Review of 'Look, a book!' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

The kids and I didn't think much of the sparse story and vaguely interesting illustrations, but after reading this review maybe we should take another look at it...