The Truth Chronicles – Book 3: The Rescue by Tim Chaffey and Joe Westbrook – Risen Books (2010)

Tim Chaffey and Joe Westbrook return with the third installment of the Truth Chronicles, following the time-travelling adventures of four teens from Silicon Valley Prep, wonderfully illustrated by Inkhana. Since I’ve likened the tone of Book 2 of this series to The Empire Strikes Back, it should come as little surprise that I compare Book [...]

The Truth Chronicles – Book 2: The Contest by Tim Chaffey and Joe Westbrook – Risen Books (2010)

The second installment of The Truth Chronicles picks up the time-travelling, truth-seeking adventures of four friends from Silicon Valley Prep. In the previous book, Jax, JT, Izzie and Mickey went back in time 4500 years and found dinosaurs! Determined to get to the bottom of this mystery, the four friends set up a contest to see [...]

The Truth Chronicles – Book 1: The Time Machine by Tim Chaffey and Joe Westbrook – Risen Books (2010)

As I’ve mentioned before, any book I review that’s aimed at young readers gets read to and flitered through my kids. If they like it, it gets a good review. If my kids don’t like it, well, the author isn’t going to like what he reads here. Tim Chaffey and Joe Westbrook have absolutely nothing to worry [...]

Charlie and Trike in the Grand Canyon Adventure (The Green Notebook Series) by Ken Ham with Karen Hansel [New Leaf Publishing Group - 2010]

Whenever possible, any children’s book I review is kid-tested. I happen to have two great kids who love books, so this isn’t an idle threat: If they don’t like it, don’t expect a good review. [Drumroll please...] They loved this book! Charlie & Trike in the Grand Canyon Adventure has just the right balance of great [...]