My Grandson received this book for Christmas.All book-lovers MUST rush to the bookstore to buy a copy of this book! This is SO much more than a children's book; it is a book that everyone should read! My Grandson received the book because he loves the library. This book brings to life the reason ...
This book in my opinion has good illustrations. Every picture throughout the book is real animated. The cover of the book has the title in gold in a old looking font. On the back cover of the book there's quotes from New York Times and London Times about what they thought of the book.This book is...
I'M SO FOND OF THE "CHARACTER IS BLACK AND WHITE UNTIL THE POWER OF BELIEF AND/OR IMAGINATION AND/OR LOVE TURNS THEM COLORFUL" TROPE. I LOVE IT. I looooooove it. And this book executes it so well!Morris is really charming and all I aspire to be in life. The illustrations are wonderful. The ending...
Mr. Morris Lessmore is a very organized man. He keeps everything in order and writes in his own book every single day. When a tragic event of nature sweeps through, it alters his life completely and he must now reorganize the pages of his own story to get a happy ending. I very much enjoyed this ...
My two year old son fell in love with the rise of the guardians movie; thus, we had to start the books, and he's been entranced. He came into my room one morning, picked up this book and said "I'm going to take this back to my room and read it." When I explained to him that it was all words and...
Joyce, W. (2011). The Man in the Moon. New York, NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. The Man in the Moon was first a baby who never had nightmares. In a great battle, the MiM (Man in the Moon), who was still a baby was orphaned and raised by moon creatures. According to the story, the Man in...
I can't believe how well-crafted these books are. The characterization is amazing (1: I love Nightlight; 2: Pitch's backstory is the saddest thing I have ever read, I almost started crying), for one thing. The structure, foreshadowing, suspense, attention to detail... he full on specifies at one ...
I really enjoyed the story of Toothiana. Her backstory is a little darker than the others, although they are all orphans in their own right. Her resilience and goodness is inspiring. She has every reason to be bitter, or to use her powers for evil. Despite all the harshness of her past, she c...
Nicholas St. North tells the story of who Santa was before he became a guardian. Before Santa was Santa, he was a bandit that pilfered Russia for its riches and treasures. In a dream he saw a great treasure that took him to Santoff Claussen. A place where he thought he would get rich beyond be...
This was our first chapter book to read-a-loud to our oldest kiddo. It makes this Mommy's heart proud to know that she wanted fantasy as her first entrance into this new world of imagination reading. As for the book, it brings such depth to the story that was introduced to us in the movie inspire...
Genial! Tiene magia, batallas épicas, amistad, personajes conocidos, pero a la vez desconocidos, todo lo necesario para un gran libro con un toque de inocencia, pues es dedicado a los más pequeños. Lo disfrutará cualquiera con un corazón joven y en busca de un libro de aventuras divertido y profu...
The beginning of the "Guardians of Childhood" series, readers learn of how the "Man in the Moon" (MiM) came to be. How his parents ship was attacked in outer space by Pitch, the King of Nightmares and the baby MiM had to be saved by Nightlight, his trusty guardian, by stranding him on the moon. M...
TOO MANY WORDS.5 star art, 1.5 star plot. I loved the visuals but there were just too many words. And the story was very weird and ill-plotted. There was sort of a climax really early on (sort of) and then it just sorted farted around until it finished. I was very very interested in this series b...
The Guardians of Childhoodseries kicks off its epic tale with one of the most beautifully illustrated picture books my sons and I have ever seen. Called The Man in the Moon, it is about a little boy, who escapes from the evil Nightmare King, Pitch. And though his parents are killed in the battl...
I have the same complaint as last time: not a fan of the way it's written. The author narrates the events, which on the one hand results in e book being very easy to read, but on the other hand makes most of those scenes pretty hollow. I never really felt immersed in this world. But I still reall...
E. Aster Bunnymund is the last Pooka. Pooka's were the ones who are responsible for creating the earth. North and Katherine must get to the earth's core to save their friends from Pitch. However, the only person that can get them there is E. Aster Bunnymund, and he has no desire to help them. ...
The Guardians book two E. aster Bunymund I am currently reading The Guardians book 2. This book is by William Joyce. I would think that this book is a fairy tale, using characters from major holidays. E.g. St. Nicholas North from Christmas, aka Santa Claus. The main characters of this book are...
The newest character to become a Guardian is Toothiana. She collects the baby teeth of children and leaves them a treasure in return. While she protects the Flying Elephant from harm she is no match for the darkness of Pitch. Together with the other Guardians, they must find Pitch, rescue Katheri...
The breathless wait after the cliffhanger ending of the last book is finally over! I love the direction this series is taking, pulling in more intertwined story lines without damaging the growth or sheer joy at the heart of it all. The story progresses to the increase of the guardian's power and ...
I absolutely LOVE this series and was sooo excited to read this next volume. If you've read the last book, the picture book "The Sandman" then you've already met Sanderson Mansnoozy and know his background story. This book starts with current events but it does retell his background so you don'...
The Mischievians is a quirky book that explains why all of those pesky little things happen to us in every day life. Where did the remote go? Why is my shoe sticky? Why can't I stop laughing even though I shouldn't be? A scientist answers all of these questions by describing little creatures that...