Arts & Literature

There are many places to find book reviews on childrens books. There are lots of quality childrens stories on the market current. Two books that have gotten good reviews are Tagger: Alone Along the Mystic River and Ame the Elephant: Terrorized by Evil Mice. Tagger has been noted for the engaging heroine–one of the best role models in the genre of young adult fiction. On the other hand, Ame has garnered recognition for helping young children understand and process the events of 9/11. Many magazines, both geared towards adults and children will review childrens books. Newspapers often review new books. There are a host of places online where you can find book reviews.

When you are going to online bookstores, you have a chance to read reviews written by customers. Some customers will write thoughtful, educated reviews. There are also people who seem to have little education, judging by the quality of craftsmanship in their reviews, who seem to enjoy tearing apart books.

There will always be readers who love and hate specific books, meaning that the most extreme reviews should be taken with a grain of salt. If a number of reviews are positive, you can probably bet that the book will be good. You will also want to take into account who is writing the review: Are they looking for the same qualities in a book that you are?

Find Reviews in Magazines
For more established reviews, you should go to the magazines and newspapers. You may be able to find some online if you conduct a search. Publishers of books will often post fair to good reviews about their own books on their websites. Dont forget, no matter what review you read, it is all subjective. In the end, only you can decide if you like a book by reading it yourself.