Book Reviews by rachell065
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Teja's Day at the Aquarium is a children's picture book that takes young readers on a journey as Teja explores the aquarium.  Authored by Teja Harper, a 10-year-old girl, this book takes the reader along on her visit with her father, mother, and little brother.  The visit is presented through Teja’s eyes, ears, and hands-on experience.  At the aquarium, they see a diverse group of marine creatures.  Teja and her family comment throughout the story on their experience and the creatures they see, all accompanied by illustrations from Carol

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This story begins in New York at a Macy's department store. Mr. Edward Dalton is an employee at Macy's, and the store is very busy because it is Christmastime. He interacts with another coworker, Maria, and works diligently to satisfy customers' needs. While working, the two coworkers share details about their personal lives. Mr. Dalton shares that he used to meet up with a group of friends at a ski lodge, but due to a terrible accident, he has not done so in several years. Maria convinces him to take a chance and enjoy the season, and Edward travels to the ski lodge.

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This hilarious story starts with Ronan Boyle, the protagonist. He is the most inexperienced member of the Garda Special Unit. This is an agency that solves crimes and mysteries. Ronan’s parents have been framed for stealing an artifact, so his solution is to join this agency in an attempt to find evidence. His hope is to find enough evidence to free his parents, but Ronan discovers that dealing with magical creatures isn’t as easy as it seems.

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This story begins with Kenny Rabbit, his best friend (Grahame), and his siblings. The fair is in town, and the creatures explore it together. There is some rivalry between the siblings, but luckily Grahame the dragon intervenes. Sir George returns to town, and Kenny is very excited about this. As these two characters are catching up with one another, Sir George offers Kenny the key to his book store because he is moving onto a better job in the castle. Kenny wants to spend as much time as possible with Sir George before he starts his new job so he travels to the kingdom with him.