Author Sandy Barton
Sandy Barton discussing her book
Discover In The Woods
By Sandy Barton
Review by HeidiLynns BookReviews
First, I want to thank Sandy Barton for providing me with
this book so I may bring you this review.
Sandy Barton wrote an extremely cute book called Discovery
in the Woods. This book is the first book in a series of four books. This book
is unique and creative in the fact that a little boy discovers a little Leprechaun
in the woods. During the book they form an extremely strong friendship.
I love how the book was dedicated to her 5th
grade students whom heard the story and choose to believe.
I have reviewed children’s books In the past. However, she
did something no other author I have come across has done. She gave tips on
what to do before reading the book. For example: find a comfy place to read and
get all comfy (that is very important), Look at the cover and gather all the
information of the book that you can before starting. She also gives you tips
while you read it like switch up the voices of the characters in your head, turn
the words into pictures in your mind, etc. When you finish the book go tell
someone about it. However, don’t spoil the ending for them.
I loved how Sophie found a Leprechaun in the woods two weeks
till St. Patrick’s Day. Boy was he a feisty little man!! He went by CW
McAllister.
One of my fave lines was “Well, I ain’t one of those talking
mushrooms, am I.”
I laughed every time Mr. McAllister called Sandy Big One
seeing Mr. McAllister was small.
I loved how Mr. McAllister was going to spend St. Patrick’s
Day at Sandy’s school. In return Sandy was going to spend the evening having
dinner with 152 of their community members. That was good compromise.
Sandy Barton the author is a retired elementary school
teacher at Forest Elementary School Teacher in Buffalo, NY. She loved telling
her students about the Leprechaun’s in her woods.
