I just finished reading The Dream Avenger by Bruce Medcalf. This is a cute picture book for young children. The Dream Avenger helps kids be safe and have nice dreams without monsters. A small girl, Brittany, woke up and told her dad about The Dream Avenger saving a pony from a falling apple tree. Her dad reminded her that she needed to get ready for their swimming adventure. In the back seat of the car, Brittany fell asleep and dreamed of The Dream Avenger. After swimming, Brittany fell asleep under an apple tree, and, you guessed it! The Dream Avenger arrived as she dreamt. The dam at the lake was cracking as some monsters were being bad. Her mom and dad were in danger! The Dream Avenger made the monsters disappear and used an apple tree to plug the hole in the dam. That apple tree turned the water into apple juice.

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Jessica’s two daughters, Janiece and Janelle, never met their grandmother. She had passed away when their mother and Aunt Jenny were just teenagers. Could Jessica’s old toys from the past take Janiece and Janelle back in time to meet their grandmother?

My Review:

I found this book to have a sweet storyline for children. The drawings are nice, ‘and the two girls were able to meet their Grandmom for the first time. It took playing with their mom’s old toys and bumping their heads together to make time travel happen. I wasn’t in favor of how much their heads hurt and wished their heads hurt much less, yet still carry the story. Regardless, the girls played and asked a lot about Grandmom. Hugs were freely given, and although the girls were with Grandmom for two days and one night, they were tasked to bang their heads together and arrive back home before dinner on the same day they traveled back in time. Five shiny gold stars.

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Peppsie the Pizza is losing all hope of ever finding a friend. He goes out and searches, but can’t find anyone to be his friend. Will Peppsie the Pizza ever figure out how to make a friend?

My Review:

What a delightful book for children. Peppsie is a slice of pizza. He tried to make friends with the sun and some flowers, but he was told NO! Peppsie sat on a bench and cried. Rolly, an orange, invited him to meet the food group friends, so he did. Important examples of how to make friends are taught in the group, and Peppsie finally had friends who were true friends. Five shiny gold stars!