Book Review: There Are No Dragons In This Book by Donna Lambo-Weidner

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There Are No Dragons In This Book by Donna Lambo-Weidner is a children's book where kids look to make sure there are no dragons in the book.  The expected publication date is March 5, 2024.  I'd like to thank NetGalley for the Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of this book. I have to say that I was a bit disappointed in this picture book.  I didn't care for the story, and it's not something I would likely read to a child.  I also didn't like that the story actually did have dragons in it only because I feel like a child might be upset that they were mislead.  However, I'm not the target audience, so kids may love it. On a positive note, I did enjoy the colorful illustrations.  It definitely gives the reader a lot to look at.  Three out of five stars is what I gave There Are No Dragons In This Book by Donna Lambo-Weidner. Follow Us On Social Media

Book Review: I'm Not Scared No Way! by Kimberly Pattinson, Illustrated by Zeynet Dural

Book Review  I'm Not Scared No Way! by Kimberly Pattinson, Illustrated by Zeynet Dural

I'm Not Scared No Way! by Kimberly Pattinson, Illustrated by Zeynet Dural was published on September 18, 2022 and is about a little boy getting his first haircut.

Thank you to NetGalley and Books Go Social for the free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book goes through the emotions a child might go through when getting their first haircut.  It's great for a child that might be two or three, but most kids don't remember getting their first haircut.  I sure don't remember mine.  
 
Personally, if a child is getting upset about their first haircut beforehand, I think it has more to do with the parents getting upset about it, and the kids feeding off of their parent's emotions.  That's not to say that once they get to a hair salon that the noises from hair clippers or seeing scissors come towards their head isn't upsetting because I am sure it is.  

What I would've liked to see in the book is more of the actual haircut and the hairdresser showing all the tools to the kid to help them understand what would happen.  The aftermath showing that the parents were excited about the haircut was great.

With that being said, having items at the back of the book to keep the child's hair among other things associated with the first haircut is an amazing way to make a memento of one of the child's "firsts". 

All in all, I gave I'm Not Scared No Way! by Kimberly Pattinson, Illustrated by Zeynet Dural four out of five stars because it was a super cute book.

 

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