Book Review - Sometimes I Kaploom

About the Book

In Sometimes I Kaploom you get another heartfelt and tender story about dealing with BIG feelings from the bestselling author of Sometimes I'm Bombaloo and Sometimes I Grumblesquinch, Rachel Vail. 

Katie Honors is a really brave kid. She can go to bed with just one small night light. She can hold her tears in when it’s time to say goodbye to her mom at school. But sometimes Katie isn’t ready to say goodbye and doesn’t feel brave at all. When this happens, she Kaplooms! She refuses to let go of her mom, and everything is flurried as she begins to cry. Her emotions feel frightening. It’s not the Katie Honors she wants to be. But her mother assures Katie that she can be both brave and sad, brave and crying, brave and scared.

Sometimes I Kaploom masterfully explores how hard it can be for children when they’re nervous or scared and have to transition to new places and faces when they just don’t feel quite ready. In another poignant, honest, and insightful story, readers learn along with Katie that bravery and fear are not mutually exclusive.

My Take on the Book
This was a great book for parents and kids to share especially if your child is dealing with emotions, separation anxiety and more. The book speaks in a way that kids can understand and at the same time allows parents to better explain how emotion can impact a child but also how kids can deal with their emotions too. 

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Book Review - Kimberly Akimbo

About the Book
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce the publication of Kimberly Akimbo: A New Musical, book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, music by Jeanine Tesori. This musical had its world premiere at Atlantic Theater Company in 2021. It transferred to the Booth Theatre on Broadway in 2022.

“Kimberly Akimbo is already the rare example of a good play that has become an even better musical…It embraces the ability of song, even in tragicomedy, to extend emotion into bigger realms…It is profoundly funny and heartbreaking…The season’s most moving new musical.” —Jesse Green, New York Times

New Jersey, 1999. Kimberly is about to turn sixteen and has recently moved with her family to a new town in suburban New Jersey. Suffering from a disease that causes her to age four and a half times faster than her high school peers, surrounded by a dysfunctional family (and possible felony charges), Kimberly is also navigating her first teenage crush. Ever the optimist, Kimberly is determined to find happiness against all odds and embark on a great adventure.

“Kimberly Akimbo is the sort of refreshingly unexpected musical that makes an exhilarating case for the vibrancy and potential of the form. It asks big questions about family and mortality. It’s unabashedly heartfelt and irresistibly funny. Like life, it’s inherently sad and a little absurd, and like its subject, Kimberly Akimbo is exceedingly rare and almost impossible not to love.”
– Naveen Kumar, Variety

David Lindsay-Abaire is a Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, and librettist. His works for theater include Rabbit Hole, Good People, Shrek The Musical (Jeanine Tesori, composer), Ripcord, Fuddy Meers, Wonder of the World, and A Devil Inside, among others.

Jeanine Tesori, the most honored female composer in Broadway history, has written works for theater, opera, and film. Her works include Fun Home (Tony Award for Best Score); Soft Power; Shrek The Musical; Caroline, or Change; Thoroughly Modern Millie; and Violet. She was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist twice for Fun Home and Soft Power.

My Take on the Book
I saw this musical on broadway and it was so amazing. That being said, when I saw that they had the musical book and lyrics I had to have it. The book was amazing and not only gave you everything that the actors shared in the musical, but you also get to learn a lot more about what brought the musical to broadway. The book is definitely something that I would recommend to anyone that is a fan of the musical. You will love having this in your collection, I know I do!

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Book Review - All The Mammals in the World

About the Book
In All The Mammals in the World, from tiny mice to huge blue whales, from dolphins to groundhogs, from gorillas to people, explore the vast world of mammals! A beautiful and informative picture book from acclaimed author and illustrator David Opie.

Ages 3 to 8.
Full color picture book.
Hardcover with dust jacket.
Picture book measures 8-3/4'' wide x 11-1/4'' high.
36 pages.

David Opie holds a BFA and MFA in Illustration, and lives with his wife in Connecticut. His previous books, All the Birds in the World and All the Fish in the World have received multiple starred reviews.


My Take on the Book
This was a wonderful book that is filled with beautiful images of so many mammals. A young reader will learn so much about these animals, and it whets your appetite to learn more about all of these animals. Highly recommend this for all!


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