Anthony Browne’s Voices in the Park is a book that spans the length of a single day, but is stretched between multiple perspectives. From a young boy's point of view to a mother's, what seems like one story quickly branches out into several different ones. This unique take on narrative allows for a multifaceted tale, and presents the reader with the idea of taking into account the feelings and thoughts of others, rather than just their own. When reading a book like this, I think it is important to stop and empathize with the characters. Voices in the Park already lets the audience peek into the minds of different people, so why not take it further and try to put yourself in their shoes? It would be an interesting experience for all readers alike.

When reading No, David! by David Shannon I couldn't help but think of you. I know you are my little sister, and I love you, but I can't help but think that you and David have a lot of similar qualities! While you both are very cute, I also believe that the both of you can misbehave and get yourselves into a lot of trouble. You both run around the house, you both leave your toys out, and you both make huge messes. At the end of the day, though, I know you are a good kid. Growing up, you are still learning from your mistakes, and that's why I think that not all of your actions should define who you are as a person. 

Love, Haley.

A favorite of mine as a child and a favorite of mine now, Lauren Child's work continues to completely steal my heart. I grew up loving her books and her TV show, and so it was a privilege to get another chance to read one of her stories. Her take on the Princess and the Pea follows pretty closely to the original tale, although the book is positively overflowing with her own personality. Each page is filled with incredibly stylistic representations of the characters and settings, using everything from paper cutouts to actual textures. The book is rich with color, and has a variety of different schemes that correspond to the different emotions found in each scene in the tale. I wholeheartedly recommend Child's version of The Princess and the Pea, as well as checking out her other works as well.

Transcripts of some of my favorite sticky notes:

"Haha, a poem about eyeballs. Classy. Can't say I'd be willing to buy any of the eyeballs for sale, though."

"Oh, so it's like...one of those silly inception type stories haha. I get it, he keeps finding the paper with writing, he reads it, it says what he's been doing, so on and so forth."

"I've never had a gerbil before, but I did have a hamster. Haha, it kept having babies I guess?? I mean for the sake of the novelty of the poem I guess a lot can happen over night. Obviously there can't be new babies every day, but I digress."

"Oh. Oh wow. I can't say I'm much of a fan of these soups they're talking about haha...'rudabega bacon' is fun to say, though. 'The aromas are unique', yeah, I'm sure they are, by the names of them."

"Haha, this gloop sounds like whatever they have at lunch at my little sister's school. I'm sure that it also devours the trays and toys at school, too."

"'Bugs. Bugs. I love bugs.' Truly the best way to lead into a poem. I like bugs, but I can't say I'm a fan of touching them. I like ladybugs and butterflies."

"Wait, so you're sailing on half a ship?? That doesn't sound very safe not gonna lie, especially if you're sailing around on half of the seven seas. That's still like. Three and a half seas to sail, dude."

"'Improbable Imporium' this reminds me of that one room from Harry Potter?? What is it called I don't remember but like...it appears whenever you need it and can have anything you need at the time in it. I can't for the life of me remember right now but I'm too lazy to look it up on my phone ROOM OF REQUIREMENT IT'S CALLED THE ROOM OF REQUIREMENT AHA"

"I wish I was also an invisible man, not gonna lie. I've felt invisible for most of my life, why not look the part too, am I right?? Haha"

"Dexter mixing his elixirs only makes me think of Dexter's Laboratory. Man, I miss that show. It was good, although the dude in the poem seems like he's getting in as much trouble as the cartoon character haha."

"This dude who hates everything in the sky and snowy weather?? Poor dude. Oh wait, he said bananas are annoying. That's actually something I can agree with. I actually really, really hate bananas. They're nasty."

"Ohhh, I've heard this poem before haha. Where have I heard it though, if not from the book itself?? 'I often I often repeat myself, I often repeat repeat' will continue to haunt my dreams, I guess."

"Doing everything at once sounds like a burden rather than a good way to save time, more than anything. Although I do draw as I read and think when I read."

"'Rat for lunch'? Hard pass. I'll leave that kind of cuisine to Fear Factor contestants. Or Donald Trump."

"A year and a half to bake?? What if I want my pizza now haha, they made the pizza sound so good when they described the toppings (I'm more of a veggie lover pizza kind of gal myself.)"

Rick Riordan’s novel revolves around the adventures of a boy named Percy Jackson, a kid who's been bounced from school to school as a result of trouble always brewing wherever he goes. One day, on a field trip, Percy's life changes - one teacher turns into a monster to attack him, and another turns into a centaur. From here on out, his life isn't the same, and on vacation one day, he is attacked by a minotaur, which prompts his friend Grover, who's secretly a satyr, to bring him to Camp Halfblood, a refuge for kid demigods, or kids who are half human, half god. This is where Percy learns he is a son of Poseidon, and is given a quest to find Zeus's missing lightning bolt, which has apparently been stolen from him. The rest of the novel details his quest, along with Grover, and his new friend, Annabeth, who's also a daughter of Athena. The novel was pretty much your typical YA book, and featured a pretty linear story line. My only advice to readers would be to maybe stop every now and then to look up the Greek mythological references mentioned throughout the story. Riordan does a pretty good job explaining most of them, but there are some minor ones that may fly over the reader's head.

A young girl by the name of Katherine Tyler, who goes by "Kit", leaves Barbados after living there her entire life. She has lost her grandfather, and seeks her other family in New England, although they're unaware that she'll be visiting. She boards a ship, stirring trouble along the way by jumping into the water to retrieve a girl's doll, which raises suspicion of Kit being a witch. When she arrives in Wethersfield, she meets her Uncle Matthew, his wife Rachel, and their children Mercy and Judith. Initially growing up familiar with luxury, Kit has to adjust to her new life, which involves wearing plain clothes and doing chores, although later on she goes on to run a schoolroom with Mercy. After Kit runs into trouble with the school, she meets Quaker Hannah Tupper, a woman branded upon her forehead. The two get along well, although Kit's Uncle forbids her from seeing Hannah. Soon enough, though, the town is plagued with a horrible fever in which the townsfolk blame Hannah for, and they decide to burn her house. Kit and Hannah's mutual friend whom she met on the ship to New England, Nat, helps the older woman escape, although the town's attention immediately turns to Kit, who is soon accused of being a witch. Nat comes to help her, successfully proving her innocent with the help of a girl named Prudence. Soon, everything falls into place, with Kit's cousins marrying and Nat returning on his boat, where he and Kit plan to marry.