Book: CJ’s Big Dream

Author: C.J. Watson

Illustrated By: Cameron Wilson

Rating: 5/5

CJ’s Big Dream is a children’s book and it is a story by C.J. Watson. The protagonist of the story is a little boy CJ. His dream is set on the NBA. He has a basketball match today and he wore his lucky socks that makes him win everytime.

He went to his new school for a basketball match after the school. His parents were also there to cheer him up. While playing, CJ remembered an advice from the coach: “Don’t think about how far the basket is. Just show me how powerful those arms are. Focus on your strength”. 

Whatever coach said to CJ, will it help him to win the game? Will his lucky socks will make him lucky? Read this book to know the entire story.

In reality, Depending on lucky socks may not always work. So, we should focus on working hard for our dreams. 

Main aim of the book is to inspire kids to achieve their goals. Illustrations are colorful and makes the story eye catchy. Overall it was a nice read.

About C.J. Watson

C.J. Watson was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a graduate of The University of Tennessee with a degree in Psychology. C.J. Watson’s basketball career has allowed him to play for some of the best teams in NBA history. While his professional basketball experience is impressive, his skills go far beyond the basketball court.

Philanthropy has been at the center of Watson’s career since he developed a scholarship fund. The fund honors his late grandmother, Mary L. Watson, and helps to support students studying education. Adding on to his Philanthropy career, Watson also started the Quiet Storm Foundation in his hometown of Las Vegas. The foundation was implemented in order to foster learning opportunities such as social skills development, and health and fitness activities to help the youth grow and achieve their goals in his community.

In addition to his non-profits, Watson has developed a children’s book series named CJ’s Big Dream. With this series he hopes to inspire young kids to chase their dreams and work hard for what they want. For more information go to http://www.cjpens.com

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Dr Alexis will see you now is a children’s book written by 2 authors – Sonia Abonie and Eleonore Adzoh. The story has two main characters Dr Alexis and Mr Patient. The story starts with Mr Patient being scared because it is the first time that he is in doctor’s clinic. When Dr Alexis heard someone crying, she went to the waiting room and told Mr Patient that going to the doctor can be an adventure.

Read this amazing story to know yourself how Dr Alexis helped Mr Patient to overcome the fear of visiting a doctor. The Narration of the story is smooth and the story is well written

The only criticism I have is that illustrations are not giving the doctor’s clinic feeling that much. The waiting room is not looking like one at all. Apart from that, I enjoyed reading this book and it reminded me of my childhood when I was afraid to go to doctor for the vaccinations. But the good memory is the candies that Dad used to get me on the way back to home.

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Book: Little Hibby and his ABC’s

Author: Marquise Hibbler SR

Illustrated by: John-Mark McLeod

Rating: 4.5/5

Little Hibby and his ABCs is a children’s book by the author Marquise Hibbler SR. The protagonist of the story is a little boy named Hibby. He has a teddy bear MJ who taught him ABCs in a magical way.

The main aim of this book is to teach ABCD to children and also make black kids aware about their African American History.

This will be an adventurous read for children. Parents kids should sit together while reading this book as kids may have many questions about the African American history and their parents can clarify their doubts. Illustrations are wonderful but the text font could have been something else.

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Book: I am not being lazy, I just don’t understand

Author: Gina Paul

Illustrated By: DG

Rating: 5/5

I am not being lazy, I just don’t understand is a children’s book by the author Gina Paul and illustrated by DG. This is a story of Georgette who moved to the new country New York with her family and got admitted in 5th grade in the school there. The problem is that nobody speaks her native language of Haitian Creole here.

Georgette doesn’t understand English and others don’t understand her native language. So, she was all lonely at her new school. Only her teacher Mrs Levy was able to communicate with her through some gestures. Lunch time was tough as initially Georgette doesn’t know how the food will taste and she has to eat alone.

In the classroom, she overheard students calling “She is being lazy” and pointing to her. On reaching home, Georgette asked her mother what does it mean. She was shocked to know about the meaning.

Read this interesting story to know will Georgette be able to make friends? Will she understand English?

This is an intriguing story with nice Illustrations. The narration of the story is clear and smooth. Language is simple so kids will be able to understand it easily. Discussion questions at the end of the story is a fun exercise. I enjoyed reading this story of Georgette and recommend this to kids.

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Book: Brave the Beaver has the Worry Warts

Author: Misty Black

Illustrated By: Ana Rankovic

Rating: 5/5

Brave the Beaver has the Worry Warts is a children’s book for kids of age group 3-7 years by author Misty Black.

Anxiety is quite common these days and many of us suffer from it. This is a story of Brave the Beaver. He moved to a new lodge with his family leaving behind his old friends and school.

He was scared to go to new school. It was his anxiety. He was worried about many things. What if the teacher asks a question to him for which he doesn’t know the answer? What if he has to sit alone at the lunch table? To calm himself, Brave chants:

Worries, worries, go away!

I wonʼt listen if you stay.

Breathe in courage.Breathe out fear.

Worries, youʼre not welcome here!

When he reached his classroom, he saw so many students in the class and he got worried. Read the story to know yourself will Brave the Beaver get successful in making friends at new school or will his anxiety not let him to be brave?

This book is nicely written and the illustrations are so nice. I recommend this book to all kids. They will overcome their fear about new school, new classmates after reading this. I enjoyed reading this book.

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Book: Suzy, the dressmaker

Author: Kira Parris Moore

Illustrated By: Federica Fabbian

Rating: 4.5/5

Suzy, the dressmaker is a children’s book for kids of age 4-10 years written by the author Kira Parris Moore. This is the story of Suzy who is a dressmaker. Suzy is good at designing dresses. But she has to struggle with anxiety.

Due to this anxiety, she worries too much. She couldn’t sleep at night and she kept on thinking about things that can’t turn right. But Suzy decided to overcome it. Read the story of Suzy and learn how she overcame anxiety.

This is a well written book with bright and colorful illustrations. Federica Fabbian as an illustrator has done wonderful job.

After reading this book I realized that many times, I suffer from anxiety too. I worry too much for things that doesn’t matter much. This book will help readers to learn how to manage anxiety. Positive imagery exercise was really helpful.

The cover page of the book is nice. The title is simple and apt. This story book teaches kids how to cope up with anxiety. I recommend this book to kids. They will love the story.

About the Author:

Kira Parris-Moore is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist residing in Durham, NC. She is a wife and mother of two young boys, ages 8 and 4. Her passion is mental health and helping children who have developmental and behavioral health challenges, which she has done over a 15 year career. She hopes that with her knowledge of mental health and gift of writing, that she can have a positive impact on families struggling with these challenges.

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Book: Lalibella the Ladybug: Paints her World

Author: Kia Janeen Smith

Illustrated By: Dodot Asmoro

Rating: 5/5

This is the fantasy story of a little ladybug Lalibella. She was the wish of her parents that was granted by the Great Lady Dragonfly Kibra.

When Kibra handed Lalibella to Mr and Mrs Rose(couple who lived in village beneath Mystical Mountain), she informed them that they will see Lalibella’s true colors in due time. Lalibella was a special and unique ladybug with a purple shell. Read this amazing story to know yourself why Lalibella shell color was different and what does it mean.

Dodot Asmoro as an illustrator has done a wonderful job. I loved the Illustrations. The plot of the story is unique and intriguing. The language of the book is simple so kids can understand it easily. This is a perfect story book that should be there in children’s bookshelf. Must read!!

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I Will Be Here written by the author Darryl Farley is a children’s book for little kids as well as teenagers. This book is written by a black father for his son and to motivate other black fathers.

As we read the story, we observe black fathers play major role in their children’s life which is similar to the role played by other fathers, so it is important for them to be in the home.

A father is always there to witness his child’s milestone, to help them stand tall when they fall. While reading the book, I got emotional as it reminded of all the things that my father has done for me.

A father always teaches his children to be the best version of themselves. The narration is so clear and smooth. The language of the book is simple so kids can understand it easily. This book is written beautifully and kids should add it to their book shelf.

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