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Foiled (2010)

Aliera does not have any friends at school. The only place she fits in is at at the gym where she is a fencing champ. One day at school, Aliera gets paired up with Avery, the new popular boy in town to do a science lab. Aliera starts to like Avery and he ends up asking her out on a date. The stor...

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How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? (2009)

Little dinosaurs are sometimes naughty, but they are also often quite sweet. Dinosaurs know just how to let their parents know they love them.This was a sweet selection in this series. It had more of the same, things that naughty dinosaurs do and the preferable things that good dinosaurs do, bu...

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¿Cómo Dicen Te Quiero Los Dinosaurios?: (2009)

Yolen, J. &Teague, M. (2009). How do dinosaurs say I love you? New York: Scholastic, The Blue Sky Press. Picture book SoakPublic LibraryWho does not love dinosaurs? The dinosaurs in this picture book are given human-like qualities and go through the day like any child would. This is a simple read...

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Como Dicen Te Quiero los Dinosaurios? (2009)

I really liked this book. It is a fun book to read because it is different then all the other I love you books. This book talks about a dinosaur that does all these bad things like flooding the bathroom beacuse it was playing in the sink but no matter what he does his parents still love him. I th...

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Dragon's Heart (2009)

I actually read this series when I was a kid, and decided to reread it before suggesting it to the girl I nanny for. I quickly found myself engrossed once again with Jakkin and his adventure to steal an dragon egg and train his own dragon. Jakkin is a wonderful character, set apart from the other...

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Except the Queen (2010)

I really enjoyed the fickle and fine way this book meandered betwixt plots and plans as well as between the mortal iron realm (us) and the Fae's realm. Except the Queen refers to the fact that any Fae could mingle sexually with mortals except the queen. Though for one reason or another it gets in...

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Il Diario delle Fate (2000)

Two fairies find out that the Queen has had an affair with a mortal. They are banished to live mortal lives in modern times. Or is it a punishment at all? The two sisters are first only charming in their love and loyalty for one another. But by living in the mortal world they learn love, frie...

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The Last Dragon (2011)

The artwork is very pretty. The story is remarkably meh. I'd still give it three stars, but there's a disconnect between the artwork and the story that I can't quite get past. The female lead is written as a child, with a child's doubts and a child's way of thinking. She is drawn as a sexy, sexy ...

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Curse of the Thirteenth Fey: The True Tale of Sleeping Beauty (2012)

This book was such a fun and charming read! A twist on the tale of sleeping beauty it follows the narrator Gorse's life as she saves a prince and a troll herd, accidentally curses a princess and falls in love with the prince she saved. This book was so refreshing and from the minute I picked it u...

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Waking Dragons (2012)

My five-year-old son picked this book out from the library last week. You would think that with Jane Yolen writing about dragons you couldn't go too far wrong. And you'd be right. This is a good book about dragons, but not quite my favorite. It did remind me strongly of the dinosaur books, whi...

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Not All Princesses Dress in Pink (2010)

This book affirms that princesses can be anything and do anything. It's not always about pink ruffles and tea parties. Like most little girls, my preschooler is pretty obsessed with princesses and she does love pink. She also loves to play ninjas and other things with her big brother. This is...

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Elsie's Bird (2010)

2. Elsie’s Bird: When I was younger, I was so nervous about going to camp. I was adamant about not going. To my disappointment, my parents made me go…and I am so thankful they did! There are many times in life when we have to do things that we don’t want to, but when all is said and done, we a...

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¿Cómo dicen ESTOY ENOJADO los dinosaurios?: (2014)

A very sweet picture book that shows that overreaction, anger, and acting out are not good ways to handle anger. Things like kicking chairs, yelling, sticking tongues out are not helpful--they are mean. It also aims to teach children that parents love you, no matter how angry you get. This is a g...

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How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad? (2013)

This book probably has some of the funniest illustrations I've seen in a children's picture book. I may have found them more funny than my daughter did. This book shows dinosaurs (huge, HUGE dinosaurs) throwing tantrums in various household situations. That might sound off-putting at first, bu...

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How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas? (2012)

They behave like good little dinosaurs and they get ready for Santa nice and early.The book is a sweet and engaging and it has dinosaurs, what more would a young reader want. The book is fun and a perfect read for the upcoming holiday season.The pictures are great they are big and bright and the ...

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Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters (2013)

Not bad, but not great. It was fun, but then the ending seemed to turn slightly towards behavioral. The rhyming moves along well, until the end. But in spite the flaws at the end. I think kids will get it all. Great for toddlers as well as preschoolers. I could have them stand with me and do some...

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Grumbles from the Forest: Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist (2013)

Poems reflecting the inner thoughts of famous fairy tale characters. I was thinking it would be fun to read these aloud to my students without giving them the name of the poem and see if they can use the context clues to figure out which fairy tale character is speaking. The illustrations are qui...

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How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? (2012)

Little dinosaurs love to celebrate the Festival of Lights, from the warm glow of holiday candles in the menorah to the fun of family gatherings. But sometimes the excitement of Chanukah, its treasured rituals, and the tradition of gifts can tempt a youngster to misbehave.... Come along on a joyfu...

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The Scarecrow's Dance (2009)

Scarecrow dances across the field to the window of the farm house. He watches the young boy pray that the Lord will watch over the scarecrow to keep the fields safe. He returns to his post with the knowledge of his important role. This book would be appropriate to share as a read aloud with child...

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Lost Boy: The Story of the Man Who Created Peter Pan (2010)

Yolen's biography of J.M. Barrie reveals for young readers the childlike behavior the famous Scottish author and playwright had throughout his life. She includes many quotes from his stories and plays which appear set off from the text in the margins, bottom of a page, etc. Yolen's masterful stor...

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Sea Queens: Women Pirates Around the World (2008)

I was looking for stories about women at sea and came across Jane Yolen's, Sea Queens book. Whoever said women were the weaker sex? Yolen starts her nonfiction book with Artemisia, Admiral Queen of Persia: 500-480 BC. What? Lady sea captains in that era? Yes, there were and she continues her expl...

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The Seeing Stick (2009)

In Peking China there was a mighty emperor who could buy anything he desired, yet what he wanted the most he could not have. His daughter Hwei Ming was born blind, more than anything the emperor wished that she could be made to see. Even though many people tried, magicians, physicians, priests, n...

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The Troll Bridge (2006)

"You must open your mind to the world of the impossible," the fox said, "and then it becomes the world of the possible." (37)This is a unique blend of retellings: the Twelve Dancing Princess and the Three Billy Goats Gruff.First, there's Moira. Moira is a gifted classical violinist and one of the...

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Heart's Blood (1996)

This is the second book to Jane Yolen's series of dragon taming. This book captivates the reader at the start-reminding the readers that Jakkin has accomplished his goal to become a dragon master. As a dragon master, people start to treat him like a real master. Later on, he would meet Akkin who ...

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Dragon's Blood (2004)

First off, forgive me—I read this about a month ago, and didn’t have the time to blog it; now some of the details are fuzzy. But what really stands out as excellent is the world building. I picked up the book expecting it to be high fantasy; instead, it’s science fiction that happens to feature d...

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The Devil's Arithmetic (2004)

Giving this book a star rating and a review feels…strangely inappropriate. No piece of literature is above critique, of course, but after I finished this one, I felt like I had the wind knocked out of me a little. Though it wasn’t flawless, but deconstructing it for a full-fledged review didn’t f...

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The Young Merlin Trilogy (2004)

I bought these books because I love how Jane Yolen writes. I didn't realize they were so small (about 80 to 90 pages each; I read them all in one evening), but I should have guessed because they are written for an elementary-age reader. But I loved them anyway. They are a fun coming-of-age advent...

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Hobby (1998)

The Story...This is the second book in the Merlin Trilogy and starts with a young Merlin leaving his burned down home. Before leaving, though, Merlin buries his 'family', Master Robin, Meg and Nell. Apparently, young Merlin foresaw the fire, but did not know how to interpret his prophetic dream a...

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Briar Rose (2002)

Originally reviewed on The Book SmugglersFor as long as she can remember, Becca has been enamored, frightened, and captivated by her Grandmother Gemma's favorite story - that of Briar Rose, and the awful sleeping curse placed on her and all her people by the cruel fairy with black boots and embla...

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Queen's Own Fool (2001)

I read this book many many years ago and remembered loving it. Recently, I started indulging in a guilty pleasure - The CW's Reign and once I binged watched the two seasons over a few weeks, I had to get more of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots(and preferably, something a little more historicall...

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The Bagpiper's Ghost (2003)

On a midnight visit to a Scottish cemetery, Peter and Jennifer get caught up in a drama three hundred years dead--a tale of two star-crossed lovers and the man who betrayed them. Their bitter ghosts still haunt the graveyard, too angry to leave the world of the living . . . but all too willing to...

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Prince Across the Water (2006)

As I expected Prince Charles Stuart is portrayed with great sympathy, but there's no attempt made to mitigate the tremendous mistake in strategy that led to the Battle of Culloden. Long ago, as a teenager with no Scottish background whatsoever, I had an obsession with the Jacobite cause, Robert...

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Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons (2003)

Hippolyta is a true amazon. Proud and brave, she lives for the thrill of the hunt and for the friendship of her fellow female warriors. Then, because her mother demands it and in defiance of the laws of her people, she must take her newborn brother to his father in Troy, where she finds herself i...

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White Jenna (2004)

I read this and "Sister Light, Sister Dark" along with "The One Armed Queen" several years ago after finding them both in a second hand bookstore and they've all stuck with me. The story that Jane Yolen weaves is both magical and exciting beautiful. The story is told in three parts: First is the ...

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Pay the Piper (2006)

Following the resounding success of my Locus Quest, I faced a dilemma: which reading list to follow it up with? Variety is the spice of life, so I’ve decided to diversify and pursue six different lists simultaneously. This book falls into my LOCUS Y-A list.I think I’ll always have a soft-spot for...

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The Dragon's Boy (1990)

Young Artos lives in Sir Ector's castle and is shoved around by the other boys. One day, while tracking down a wayward hound, he discovers a cave that has a dragon living in it. The dragon offers him wisdom in exchange for pots of gravy and meat.It's a grand tale of young King Arthur with some ...

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Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast (2001)

Features the Nebula Award-winning novella "Lost Girls." In these modern myths and tales for the young and the young at hear, Jane Yolen transforms the impossible into the familiar and real. Among the outlandish wonders are an Alice grown tough in Wonderland, a dear--but dead--mother's homecoming...

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The Wizard of Oz (1993)

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All edition...

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Odysseus in the Serpent Maze (2002)

This was a fun little read about what Odysseus may have been like as a young teen and some of the adventures he may have had. There was plenty of action and humor and 'will they make it out okay' thrills. I would totally recommend it to young boys (and gals, because Penelope is a strong girl) e...

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A Sending of Dragons (1997)

Book three of Pit Dragon Trilogy. A story of a young couple on the run with dragons. They escaped to a land so inhospitable that anyone staying there for very long would die of the cold. But they live there because they are hunted at their home; a home it appears they will never be able to retur...

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The Pictish Child (2002)

Welcome to Scotland, where magic runs through the land like the stripes in the colorful Scottish tartans. Everyone and everything here, it seems, has some wizardry--old folks at rest homes, dusty old card games, even cowardly dogs. The only ones without magic are American twins Jennifer and Peter...

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Passager (1998)

I wondered how similar this trilogy would be to T.A. Barron's Merlin series. I thought there would be at least a few common threads, but really they are very different. They started with similar ideas - a series about Merlin as a boy - and arrived at very different end products. Both series are w...

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The Magic Three of Solatia (2004)

This is a series of related stories, sequential with the same characters and setting but semi-freestanding. Even so, the book is still pretty short and a fairly quick read.It's definitely written in the style of a fairy tale or lore, and is formulaic enough to carry the ambiance, but is not so fo...

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Jason and the Gorgon's Blood (2004)

Jason is a young warrior in training -- and yet there's more to him than his simple appearance might suggest. Raised by the wise centaur Chiron and believing himself an orphan, Jason discovers that his true identity is not the only secret his guardian has been keeping. What he learns sends Jason ...

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Odds Are Good: An Oddly Enough and Odder Than Ever Omnibus (2006)

Beloved for his hilarious and unexpectedly moving novels, Bruce Coville is also a master of the short story. These two collections, in one volume for the first time, feature eighteen tales of unusual breadth and emotional depth. This omnibus is a perfect introduction to Bruce Coville's magic for ...

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The Wizard's Map (2002)

Jennifer, Peter, Molly, and their parents have come to Scotland to visit close friends of their mother. It doesn't seem much different from an ordinary vacation, until Molly finds a map with the power to change the world around them. The map's original owner, however, is an evil wizard who wants ...

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The Wizard of Washington Square (2005)

One day, while playing in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village, David and Leilah are thrilled to discover a real wizard living behind the little black door in Washington Square Arch. Alas, he is only a second-class wizard, he tells them, and sometimes he has trouble with his spells. So whe...

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Among Angels: Poems (1995)

Angels from the Hebrew and Christian traditions crowd the pages of this collection from Nancy Willard and Jane Yolen, poets who have chosen to wrestle with angels. The poems, written back and forth to each other over a period of several years, reveal close acquaintance with wild-winged souls like...

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The Rogues (2007)

When everyone in his Scottish village is violently evicted from their land by the laird, Roddy Macallan knows he must find a way to fight back. As his family escapes, making their way through the Scottish Highlands bound for Glasgow, Roddy sneaks home in search of a treasure his mother once told ...

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Merlin

CREATURE THE CREATURE TOOK FIVE STEPS, NO more, and leaped up into an old oak, the boy now snugged under its arm. Behind it, the dogs were snarling and yelping in equal measure, but they were too late. The creature was already into the tree, scrambling upward with such quickness, it reached the t...

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Centaur Rising

All we managed to get done in that time was to name Kai and make his stall as safe as possible. The rest of the time, we had all the other horses to take care of, Robbie’s schoolwork, and Dr. Herks’ careful monitoring of Kai’s extraordinary growth. Extraordinary was Mom’s word. I just thought, Wo...

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Tales of Wonder

She was exiled upstairs, to the windowless room under the thatch, to practice lying in darkness. So it is with the very old, whose lives are spent in dusk just as newborns must learn to live in the dawn. It was not Great-grandmother’s illness that made me eligible to enter the Hall of Grief, but ...

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Children of the Wolf

A. L. Singh, an Indian missionary and rector of The Orphanage in Midnapore India, led a party of hunters into the sal jungle. Their express purpose was to discover what was haunting the Santal village of Godamuri, for the Reverend Mr. Singh, known as a mighty hunter, had been asked by one of the ...

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Dragon's Boy

Because February 11 is also Thomas Edison’s birthday, my parents used to say I brought light into their world. But my parents were both writers and prone to exaggeration. My father was a journalist; my mother wrote short stories and created crossword puzzles and double acrostics. My younger broth...

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The Last Changeling (2014)

Has it really come to this? He looked at the grey cloaks hanging from the walls, the dull brown rug, the bed he assumed he’d have to share with the room’s other occupants. At least at the Unseelie castle he’d had his own room. Fallen! he thought miserably. He had to take a...

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Magic Three of Solatia

It is of sand and stone and the dust of iridescent shells. The Solatian children, tanned by the seashine of a hundred sunny days, play along the shore. Whether of fisherfolk or farmer stock, the children love the sea. It is only as they grow older that some learn to fear it. The sea is the great ...

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Snow in Summer: Fairest of Them All: Fairest of Them All

I’d just closed the post office and was pulling down the shades when that witch drove by going hellbent. Normally I wouldn’t have cared, but she had Summer with her and they were heading out of town. Curious, I thought. Except for last week when she’d taken Summer off to church, I didn’t remember...

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Among Angels

In the cellar I fold and sort and watch through a squint in the dirty window the plain bright snow. Unlike the earth, snow is neuter. Unlike the moon, it stays. It falls, not from grace, but a silence which nourishes crystals. My son catches them on his tongue. Whatever I try to hold perishes. My...

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Merlin's Booke

How could you know, a traveler here To view the sight through camera lens, How this great rock dance did appear? You get your shot, you pay your pence, Then briefly glance around the place, This mummery of a long lost race. You see but stones, I saw...

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Troll Bridge

The moment it dropped down behind the mountains, the front door of Trigvi’s cottage was flung open. “Jakob,” Moira whispered. “I see it.” He grabbed her hand and gave it a quick squeeze. Then, raising his voice, he began to sing. Except for the first three notes that broke—more with fear, she tho...

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Sword of the Rightful King

Kay began as he and Arthur rode. “You warned me about Gawaine,” Arthur said. “And it was he who saved my life.” “It would not have needed saving,” Kay went on doggedly, “if you had stayed at home.” “A king cannot be casked up in his castle,” Arthur said, just as doggedly, because he knew that Kay...

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Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast

Evenor’s wife demanded. “We were never meant to harm this animal or the wild girl.” Her hands tightened on her children’s shoulders. Little Daphne broke from her mother’s grasp and ran over to put her arms around Atalanta, which brought her close to the bear’s claws. There were mutterings in the ...

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Cards of Grief

Speaker: Queen to Aaron Spenser Permission: Queen’s own A QUEEN DOES NOT tell stories. She tells the truth. Even her lies are true. That is the prerogative of Royalty. So what I am about to tell you is, of course, true. What you choose to believe, seeing that you are neither a Royal nor of our wo...

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The Hostage Prince (2013)

Only when some of it soaked through his sleeve was he aware of the heat. Glancing down at the two girls sprawled at his feet, he saw that one was a midwife’s apprentice. He knew her by her starched white apron and striped dress and the ghastly striped hose. He remembered t...

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Wizard of Washington Square

SAID Leilah to David. He stopped at the door with his hand almost on the terra-cotta knob. The knob had an eye drawn on it. It blinked as David’s hand touched it and two big tears squeezed out. “I’m afraid you are hurting the knob,” said the Wizard. “Everything around here gets hurt too easily,” ...

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Sister Emily's Lightship

It had something to do with blasphemy—the Abbot’s, not Uncle Finn’s. Uncle had been converted several centuries before by the Irish saint, Patrick, and was deeply religious still, given to falling on his knees in the unlikeliest of places: rookeries, backstairs, tidal pools, butter churns. The Ab...

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