Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley

Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley

24 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Board book with rhyming text and illustrations to encourage actions like clapping, roaring, stomping, and finding objects in the room. Illustrations feature humans and animals.

Opinion: This one was a go-to with our little one (20 months). The anticipation alone - she was thrilled for the stomping part and finding things ("Find something yellow, find something red"). She was not too interested in the illustrations (for now), but the fact that she could stomp and do stuff - she was so excited. The book also features more advanced actions such as somersaults. Little one would just keep on stomping. Also a fun book for the grown-up reading out loud!

Baby Bunny by Holly Russell

 Baby Bunny - by Holly Russell

Baby Touch and Feel Series, 12 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

This board book includes cute baby animals such as a bunny, a fawn, ducklings, a raccoon, a hedgehog and a lamb. It includes swatches of fabrics.

Opinion: The animals are adorable, and the swatches made it even more interesting. My little one (20 months) looked at the pages for quite some time and played with the swatches. I think her favorite was the fawn with the cute nose swatch. We read this one over and over.

Claudia and Mean Janine by Raina Telgemeier, Ann M. Martin

Claudia and Mean Janine by Raina Telgemeier, Ann M. Martin

The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #4, 174 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐.25/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

Claudia and her sister, Janine, may as well be from two different planets. Claudia, who pays more attention to her art than her grades, feels she can't compete with her perfect sister. Janine studies nonstop, makes straight As, and even takes college-level courses. The girls are nothing alike, and they can't agree on anything. While Janine devotes all her time to working on her Web site, The Baby-sitters Club is busy with their new summer play group. But when something terrible happens to their grandmother, Mimi, the two sisters discover they're more alike than they originally thought.

Mary Anne Saves the Day by Raina Telgemeier, Ann M. Martin

Mary Anne Saves the Day by Raina Telgemeier, Ann M. Martin

The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #3, 160 pages

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads)

Who would have guessed that when the BSC girls get in a huge fight, it's shy and quiet Mary Anne who manages to save their friendship? When a terrible fight breaks out among the four Baby-Sitters Club friends, Mary Anne is left to her own devices. She has to sit by herself at lunch, make new friends, and deal with her overprotective father without advice from the BSC gang. But the worst part is when she faces a terrible baby-sitting predicament, and she can't find any help. Luckily, Mary Anne rises to the occasion. Not only does she handle all her problems with aplomb, she also manages to get the BSC back together again.

Where is Baby's Belly Button? (25th Anniversary Edition) - By Karen Katz

 Where is Baby's Belly Button? (25th Anniversary Edition) - By Karen Katz

Lift-The-Flap Book to find the different parts of the body like "Where are baby's feet? - Behind the cat!" or "Where are baby's hands? - Under the bubbles!." (ISBN: 9781665971638)

Opinion: I loved the very sturdy flaps in this book and my little one (20 months) really enjoyed this a lot. She knows all the parts already, so I wasn't expecting too much interest in it. Little did I know...she brought it to me nearly every day we had it at home. Adorable illustrations!

The Secrets We Hide by Karin Slaughter

The Secrets We Hide by Karin Slaughter -- 416 pages

Welcome to North Falls. A small town where everyone knows everyone. But nobody knows the truth.

1601 Iris Drive looks like any other house on the quiet, residential street. But rumors are rampant about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors. When gunshots ring out, Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer, discover a devastating crime scene. Allison Vickery has been murdered in her own kitchen, and her teenage daughter is bleeding upstairs, left for dead. Everyone thinks they know what happened. But secrets are buried everywhere in this small town. And it’s up to Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth…

The Princess and The Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

 The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz (250 Pages)

Summary: Lady Camembert wants to live life on her own terms, without marriage. Well, without marrying a man, that is. But the law of the land is that women cannot inherit. So when her father passes away, she does the only thing she can: She disguises herself as a man and moves to the capital city of the Kingdom of Fromage to start over as Count Camembert. But it’s hard to keep a low profile when the beautiful Princess Brie, with her fierce activism and great sense of fashion, catches her attention. Camembert can’t resist getting to know the princess, but as the two grow closer, will she able to keep her secret?

Opinion: I thought this was a really cute teen romance graphic novel. The main characters are relatable and it's fun to watch them grow. The art style is also gorgeous and bright. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a cute gender-swap style romance in graphic novel format.