Book Faery: Mini Review: The Bad Child's Book of Beasts by Hilaire Belloc

A Note:

6/2/13

I once told myself: IF I am accepted into grad school, this blog would no longer be updated. As it turns out, in April, I received news of my acceptance for the Fall 2013 semester, where I will attain a Master's degree of Science in Nutrition.

Running a blog, as many of you may already know, is a demanding side job once the excitement wears off. And once I fell out of the blogging community's loop (have you SEEN how many blogs there are now? Wow!), it was like the kiss of death. Despite my best efforts, I couldn't get into a blogging routine once this happened due to the disconnect I felt from the community.

So I took a break. I struggled with the loss and with missing my blog. And then I realized I didn't have to run Book Faery to still be a book reviewer; I could read my books and post reviews online. I'm still a book review blogger, just not in the traditional sense.

I'll still be online. You can chat with me on Twitter, where I'll be posting links to my reviews and talking books. I'll also be posting links to nutrition articles. And if you'd like to connect with me where I guarantee I will post reviews, just add me as a friend on Goodreads.

So that's all, folks! It's been a fun and amazing journey, and I thank you all for listening to my thoughts about books. I hope we all can keep in touch elsewhere :)

Tori

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Mini Review: The Bad Child's Book of Beasts by Hilaire Belloc

Humorous and cautionary verses about such animals as the whale, the polar bear, the frog, the dodo, and the yak.

My Rating:

Thoughts:
This book contains a series of poems that are well written that describe the animals in our world. Children will not only find these tales amusing, but also fun to listen to and repeat due to all the rhyming.

I found the tales to be entertaining and catchy; most made me grin. The illustrations accompanying this text are even more beautiful than the ones found in East O’ the Sun and West O’ the Moon. Not only are they realistic, but the attention to detail is astounding.

Recommended for children: Any age.

To learn more about this text, including where to buy it, go to the Goodreads page.