<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[hunrgymindsreviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[hunrgymindsreviews]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 02:26:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.welitreads.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Readers Pick: Wise Wendell]]></title><description><![CDATA[⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 out of 5 stars - review by Uriah I really liked Wise Wendell by Mark Allen Boone. Wendell finds a white hair and thinks he might be getting old, so he asks different people what it means. I liked that his grandparents helped him figure it out because they have a lot of wisdom and experience. The story rhymes, which made it fun to read, and I liked the illustrations too. It’s a sweet story about family and learning from older people. I would recommend it to kids and families who enjoy...]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/hungry-minds-readers-pick-wise-wendell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac6cfb660b96c0e26710b4d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:15:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_f6c2760f77bb466d972f746e024fd749~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Writer&apos;s Life</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: "The Money Tree," by LaDonna Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow Tyler, on an adventure to earn enough money for a cool new toy, without any help from his mom or his dad. "The Money Tree" ]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/reviewthemoneytree</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd61707f67d4a0017f21514</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:46:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_ed955942766949508d762075ce3dfdb2~mv2_d_1832_1584_s_2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Elijah ~ 12 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Every Time I Fart a Rainbow is Born!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who doesn't need a book about a unicorn farting a rainbow? I'd like to think everyone could use one. My hope is that this book will ]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2017/09/28/review-every-time-i-fart-a-rainbow-is-born</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd61707f67d4a0017f21515</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:12:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_4ef121dfcd8c46cea6dcc17cd95838be~mv2_d_1800_2700_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by 9 year old Brooklyn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Stolen Bottles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young Anthony Wright is no ordinary kid in his neighborhood. At only ten-years-old, little Anthony has found himself three different jobs he]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2017/09/28/review-stolen-bottles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd617073acef00017424a85</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><category><![CDATA[HMBC Award Winning Book]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:20:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_3d4cc11d0d8e4232a941b5d0ab657d43~mv2_d_1600_2400_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Elijah ~ 12 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Mommy works too much!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why does Mommy have to work all the time? Why can't she tuck me in at night? 
This is what seven year old Gigi wants to find out. 
This ]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2017/09/28/review-mommy-works-too-much</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd61707a8642b0017f86b9b</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><category><![CDATA[HMBC Award Winning Book]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 13:14:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_95a8638bf1a244c2913c7a96c2b0feae~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_942,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Jonah 12 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Wesley Learns to Invest]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time ever a fiction book offers a kid friendly introduction to the stock market and investing. Young Wesley is about to turn e]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2017/09/28/review-wesley-learns-to-invest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd61707a8642b0017f86b96</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 13:13:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_b19fff6e0ad841b28f097c1bc1800d0d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Isaiah 11 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: "I Love Me and the Skin I'm In," by Jessica N. Crutcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love yourself no matter what others say. Follow Jessica on her journey to understanding what it means to love yourself despite how others ma]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/reviewilovemeandtheskinimin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd61707f67d4a0017f21512</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:21:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_84e2ce6d00774302acd26657b4024be3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Azariah ~  8 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: "Raspberry Sassafras "]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first book in this series introduces the reader to Raspberry Sassafras, a cow who moves from the farm to a high-rise apartment with her ]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2018/09/27/review-raspberry-sassafras</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd617073acef00017424a81</guid><category><![CDATA[HMBC Award Winning Book]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 11:13:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_ff77b752dccf427db58e581b0503ddbc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_816,h_816,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by 12 year old Isaiah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Glitter The Unicorn Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Callie Chapman was 6 years old, she wrote a story Glitter the Unicorn. 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The pictures in the books are...]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2018/09/27/review-glitter-the-unicorn-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd617073acef00017424a87</guid><category><![CDATA[HMBC Award Winning Book]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 11:13:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_353e67671724494d9d317cadd73e4561~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_998,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by 13 year old Dakota</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Vera and the Dream Thief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vera is a twelve year old girl who is president of her school’s press club and solves complex mysteries with the help of her two male best f]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2017/02/12/review-vera-and-the-dream-thief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd61707f67d4a0017f21516</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 03:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_c5000c7934274f58bf8e8ae4faead667~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_680,h_850,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Elijah ~ 12 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: "Sophie and Scooter"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover the heartwarming true story of an unlikely friendship. Scooter the calf and Sophie the sheep live on the picturesque Kinderhook Farm in upstate N.Y. Despite their many differences the animals form a special bond of friendship.   Review   Sophie and Scooter is an awesome story about Scooter the calf and Sophie the Sheep, who become friends even though they are both very different. The story shows how two animals, who are completely opposite, accept each other and care for each other...]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2018/09/27/review-sophie-and-scooter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd617073acef00017424a7f</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><category><![CDATA[HMBC Award Winning Book]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 11:12:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_c9f8db52b0fa459c970c695f534df568~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Caroline 11 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: The Crimefighters Defenders of Justice
(The Heroes stop a bully)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The CrimeFighters are a group of superheroes that are also law-enforcement officers and first responders. The CrimeFighters are friends that]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2017/09/28/review-the-crimefighters-defenders-of-justice-the-heroes-stop-a-bully</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd61707f67d4a0017f21517</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><category><![CDATA[HMBC Award Winning Book]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 12:12:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_a01aa21d26884f0dadb936ac94f5f157~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Isaiah 11 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: "Honey in The Woods”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honey in the Woods is a "Reading with your Kids" Certified Great Read book and is a great way to introduce Spanish, incorporate di]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2018/09/24/review-honey-in-the-woods-e2-80-9d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd617073acef00017424a86</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><category><![CDATA[HMBC Award Winning Book]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 11:12:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_3862f6da3b9040c1893062f95d3c7ee4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_680,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Jamie 12 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: “Tree Trolls and Their Secret Gifts”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shaye and Emmett find an exciting surprise on their walk in the woods!  Their new friends, twelve tiny tree trolls, have a message of love a]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2018/09/27/review-e2-80-9ctree-trolls-and-their-secret-gifts-e2-80-9d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd617073acef00017424a82</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><category><![CDATA[HMBC Award Winning Book]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:11:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_4da0c7426293435681ca2e986a243eb8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_400,h_346,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by 13 year old Elijah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: The Adventures of Lenny Limbo Book II]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lenny And The Great Catastrophe is set on a mystical and mysterious Island in The Bahamas called Cat Island. Lenny makes a curious discovery]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2017/12/07/review-the-adventures-of-lenny-limbo-book-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd617073acef00017424a88</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 03:40:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_6b04da039f224c1994879ee77f25baed~mv2_d_1578_2384_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by 13 year old Elijah</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: "Mya Makes A Mess," by LaDonna Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mess.......Mischief......and Mayhem... Growing up can get really messy. Mya Makes a Mess is loaded with energy and humor to tickle your chil]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/reviewmyamakesamess</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd61707f67d4a0017f21513</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:21:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_f1ea16fd656a46c2b886f37865a7b422~mv2_d_2083_2083_s_2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Naszayah ~ 7 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: The Magic Leaf]]></title><description><![CDATA[This book is about a small town boy who learns the value of friendship. A medieval, Italian town named Roseto serves as the backdrop. The be]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2017/09/28/review-the-magic-leaf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd61707a8642b0017f86b99</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:13:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_23bae86f7f1f4a619a1bb878b4c53bcd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_308,h_455,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Jamie 12 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: The Key is me]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE KEY IS ME" is a story of Inspiration that teaches children how important it is to have faith, confidence, and always believe in the]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2017/09/29/review-the-key-is-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd61707a8642b0017f86b97</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:13:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_3b54cf1f877d497b868a23c866abe6e1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_824,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Kenya 14 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: A Bully On The School Bus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The book “A Bully on the School Bus” is about a little girl named Nicole, who experienced being bullied while she is on the school bus. On h]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2017/09/28/review-a-bully-on-the-school-bus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd617073acef00017424a84</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><category><![CDATA[HMBC Award Winning Book]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2022 12:19:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_4bf7a650f6f04d2fb8d98f1b0e23056f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_260,h_260,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by Jarris 12 years old</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Sophia Writes to Her Bully]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophia experiences verbal and social (also referred to as relational) bullying from her classmates during recess. Whenever Sophia attempts t]]></description><link>https://www.welitreads.com/single-post/2017/09/28/review-sophia-writes-to-her-bully</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd61707a8642b0017f86b98</guid><category><![CDATA[Hungry Minds Approved]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:14:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2362ee_25ddbec7980842a3bb1211bb4a08387a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_682,h_976,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Review by 11 year old Dakota</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>