Khristina's Book Blog

I read  The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith. This book received the Caldecott Honor Medal in 1993 and the Texas Bluebonnet Award in 1995. This book is absolutely hilarious, and I've never read any book like it! My favorite part of this book is how a character, Jack, is a narrator and he's affected by the story, pages, and even the words. It's honestly hard to give a summary of this book, but pretty much it's a group of fairytales that have had major changes to their storylines and it's super funny! In The Princess and the Frog, the frog tricks the princess to just get a free kiss. In Little Red Riding Hood (Running Shorts), Jack, the narrator ruins the story, so they leave their story refusing to tell it. Then instead of the gingerbread man, it's the Stinky Cheese Man who no one will chase no matter how fast he runs because he stinks so bad. I absolutely loved this book and the humor that's throughout it. I th...

I read Because of Winn Dixie  by Kate DiCamillo. This book received the Newbery Medal in 2001 and the Texas Bluebonnet Award in 2002. I think I might have read this book when I was younger, but I couldn't remember all the details. This is a super sweet book, and for me it had a lot of similarities to Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. A big part of this is because they're both about a dog, but there are even similarities in the language of the book. Both books include a southern twang when the characters speak. Because of Winn Dixie is about a girl named Opal who has recently moved to a new town, but soon after moving she takes in a stray dog that she names Winn Dixie. Winn Dixie changes Opal's whole world, and Opal starts making all sorts of friends because of this amazing dog. Another big part of the story is Opal discovering things about her mom that she never knew. Opal's mom left when Opal was only three. The book overall follows Opal and Winn Dixie along in their ...

I read Superfudge by Judy Blume. This book received the Texas Bluebonnet Award in 1980. I chose this book because my mom recommended it because she remembered reading it when she was a kid. This book is about a family, mom, dad, Peter, Fudge, and baby Tootsie. The book's main focus is Peter, and the biggest problem he is faced with at the beginning is that his mom tells him that she's having another baby. Peter is not excited about this because his four-year-old brother Fudge is already more than he can handle. However, Peter eventually comes to like Tootsie. The larger problem Peter faces is that his family is moving to Princeton for a year to see if they like it. As we saw with Tootsie, Peter doesn't like change, so when Peter is told they're moving to Princeton he's is beyond unhappy. However, the book continues, and even though change isn't easy for Peter he finds some good things among the change. In the end, Peter's family decided to move back to New...