{"id":4788,"date":"2015-10-12T17:10:42","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T00:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/?p=4788"},"modified":"2015-07-12T17:10:59","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T00:10:59","slug":"book-reviews-for-kids-by-kids-the-tale-of-despereaux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/12\/book-reviews-for-kids-by-kids-the-tale-of-despereaux\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Reviews for Kids by Kids- The Tale of Despereaux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">For those of you who are looking for new books appropriate for middle grade that both boys and girls might enjoy, this is the place to look! <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Every month, at least one new book will be added for review right here and they will be reviewed by the best critics,<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">K<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">D<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">S<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">! That&#8217;s right, the one&#8217;s who read them will be the judge!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Book-Reviews-for-Kids-by-Kids.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2774 \" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Book-Reviews-for-Kids-by-Kids-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Book Reviews for Kids by Kids\" width=\"496\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Book-Reviews-for-Kids-by-Kids-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Book-Reviews-for-Kids-by-Kids-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Book-Reviews-for-Kids-by-Kids-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Book-Reviews-for-Kids-by-Kids.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This blog is written by my quirky and adorable niece, Madelyn. She&#8217;s super sweet and quite ambitious in everything she sets her mind to. She&#8217;s quick to help and give hugs, two of my favoritist things! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Introducing the lovely Madelyn, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Hi, I\u2019m a Seventh Grader and I love to read and write. I also enjoy dancing and acting. I\u2019m in Drama club and Author\u2019s Team at my school. I\u2019m an A+ student and I love my math class. I love to learn and learn and learn.\u00a0 I have a brother and a sister. . Right now I&#8217;m reading The Westing Game&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bio-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4593\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bio-pic-843x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bio pic\" width=\"384\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bio-pic-843x1024.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bio-pic-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bio-pic.jpg 1246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">And now, introducing our next middle grade book review for kids, by kids!<\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Book review on The Tale of Despereaux<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">by Kate DiCamillo<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mainImage aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/meyerisland.wikispaces.com\/file\/view\/tale_of_Despereaux.jpg\/61199690\/tale_of_Despereaux.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"383\" data-bm=\"67\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Book Commercial:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>The Tale Of Despereaux <\/em>is a exciting and fun book. It takes place in old England. It starts in a sewer were the mice live. It starts out where a young mouse is born. Is was the only one to be born and his name was Despereaux.<\/p>\n<p>The plot of this story is about young Despereaux falling in love with a gorgeous human princess. He longed to be with her. Her life does get danger because a rat named Chiaroscuro and a girl named Miggery Sow try to take her down and make Miggery the princess. Despereaux does save her.<\/p>\n<p>I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a tale of adventure. I would also recommend this book to anyone who loves a little romance and a little comedy. So if any of these match your ideal book, the get to reading.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Here&#8217;s a list and link to the other books we&#8217;ve reviewed:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bunnicula-bg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-4587 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bunnicula-bg.jpg\" alt=\"bunnicula-bg\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bunnicula-bg.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bunnicula-bg-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A to Z Mysteries: White House White Out by Ron Roy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/White-House-White-Out.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-4578 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/White-House-White-Out.jpg\" alt=\"White House White Out\" width=\"139\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sisters Grimm: The Problem Child by Michael Buckley<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sisters-grimm-the-problem-child-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-4594 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sisters-grimm-the-problem-child-3.jpg\" alt=\"sisters grimm the problem child 3\" width=\"150\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets (In full color) by Dav Pilkey<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Captain-Underpants.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-4597 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Captain-Underpants.jpg\" alt=\"Captain Underpants\" width=\"147\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Captain-Underpants.jpg 378w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Captain-Underpants-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/19\/book-reviews-for-kids-by-kids-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/200px-Diary_of_a_wimpy_kid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-4439 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/200px-Diary_of_a_wimpy_kid.jpg\" alt=\"200px-Diary_of_a_wimpy_kid\" width=\"150\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/19\/book-reviews-for-kids-by-kids-invasion-of-the-overworld\/\" target=\"_blank\">Invasion of the Overworld by Mark Cheverton<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mainImage alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/img2.imagesbn.com\/p\/9781632207111_p0_v2_s260x420.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"209\" data-bm=\"73\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/16\/book-review-for-kids-by-kids-igraine-the-brave\/\" target=\"_blank\">Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mw-mmv-final-image mw-mmv-dialog-is-open\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/2\/20\/Igrainethebrave.JPG\" alt=\"Igrainethebrave.JPG\" width=\"124\" height=\"156\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/19\/book-reviews-for-kids-by-kids-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lion-Witch-and-Wardrobe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-3683 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Lion-Witch-and-Wardrobe.png\" alt=\"Lion Witch and Wardrobe\" width=\"110\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/03\/book-review-for-kids-by-kids-spiderwick-chronicles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Spiderwick Chronicles by <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Tony Di\u2019Terlizzi and Holly Black<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Spiderwick-Chronicles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-3585 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Spiderwick-Chronicles.jpg\" alt=\"Spiderwick Chronicles\" width=\"122\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/24\/book-review-for-kids-by-kids-artemis-fowl\/\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Artemis Fowl, book 1 by Eoin Colfer<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/24\/book-review-for-kids-by-kids-artemis-fowl\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-3581 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/artemisfowlbookcover.jpg\" alt=\"artemisfowlbookcover\" width=\"126\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/01\/book-reviews-for-kids-by-kids-2\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">The BFG (The Big Friendly Giant) by Roald Dahl<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/01\/book-reviews-for-kids-by-kids-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-3115 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TheBFG.jpg\" alt=\"TheBFG\" width=\"128\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TheBFG.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TheBFG-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/18\/book-reviews-for-kids-by-kids\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">How to Train Your Dragon: How to Break a Dragon&#8217;s Heart, Book # 8 by Cressida Cowell<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/18\/book-reviews-for-kids-by-kids\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2762 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/How-to-Break-a-Dragons-Heart-685x1024.jpg\" alt=\"How to Break a Dragon's Heart\" width=\"128\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/How-to-Break-a-Dragons-Heart-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/How-to-Break-a-Dragons-Heart-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/How-to-Break-a-Dragons-Heart.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>~ Till next time,<\/p>\n<p>Linda Louise Lotti<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you who are looking for new books appropriate for middle grade that both boys and girls might enjoy, this is the place to look! Every month, at least one new book will be added for review right here and they will be reviewed by the best critics, KIDS! That&#8217;s right, the one&#8217;s who read them will be the judge! This blog is written by my quirky and adorable niece, Madelyn. She&#8217;s super sweet and quite ambitious in everything she sets her mind to. She&#8217;s quick to help and give hugs, two of my favoritist things! Introducing the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"class_list":["post-4788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kids-perspective"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4788"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4817,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4788\/revisions\/4817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colleenhouck.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}