Mins Move by MoveHub

Children's Informational Picture Book

Source:  I received a copy to help facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.

MoveHub has created a book to help parents and their children as they face the difficulty of moving to a new country.  However, I truly believe that the suggestions and tips made in this book would be helpful for making a move across the country.

Minnie and her brother Max have learned that they are going to be moving to China.  The parents didn’t dump all of the information on the kids at one time, they gave Min just enough information at a time.  When Min has doubts about moving, the family finds ways to support her and give her just enough new information to help her.  Her imagination often gets the best of her and then she is surprised to learn the truth. An example is when she learns about dragon fruits. Her imagination gets the best of her and she thinks real dragons are involved.  She is surprised to learn all about the sweet and exotic fruit.

With this help of four psychologist giving their advice and input for this book, it is definitely a valuable resource for any parent preparing to move with their family.

You can purchase this book at  MoveHub

Student Saturday: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen

Student Reviewer: Ella S.
Genre:  Young Adult, Realistic Fiction


This book opens up with Terra saying what she looks like. Terra has a port-wine stan birthmark on her cheek. She has had surgeries but they never work. along the way she has an incident with this boy and ends up liking him, but she hiding something form him. this was a really good book. It was cool to read about how some people reacted if something was different about them.

One thing I really loved is how you could see Terra's pros and cons. I think that's great, because you can see everybody different. I can't wait to get other kids to read it and I hope they like it too.

Newest Work by Dan O'Brien and Review of the First Issue

Well, the time has come to announce Dan O’Brien’s latest project: Mobsters, Monsters & Nazis: a collaboration between Dan O’Brien and Steve Ferchaud, who illustrated Conspirators of the Lost Sock Army and the Loose Change Collection Agency. What I am revealing today is the sketches for some of the interior illustrations (which will be black and white) of the first issue. It will be released as six issues (eBooks) starting on Halloween. It is influenced by film noir, pulp comics, and an abiding love of Lovecraft. It is now available for pre-order and Dan will be promoting it heavily starting in the month of October. He would love to hear what you think of it so far! Visit him at: http://thedanobrienproject.blogspot.com/ or on Twitter, @AuthorDanOBrien

Have a look at the great sketches in the book.

My Review:

In addition to all of the great sketches it promises to be a great read.

If you are looking for something with that old time noir feel then this is the book for you.  Reading this was like sitting in a movie theater watching an old private eye movie.  The difference is some of the characters are monsters, such as a character with tentacles on his face, a troglodyte, werewolves, while others are mobsters and Nazis.  They are all after one particular item.   Derrick Diamond is in the process of delivering it when it is stolen from him.  He is hot on the trail of the thief. He is led to the Yellow Monarch. Here is where we meet the soulful singer Ava Harpy.  From here the action is ratcheted up a notch and we are left with a cliffhanger.This is a definite must read.  I'm looking forward to reading more by this author.