In Bison Blog: An Eurtuf National Park Novel by Kathy Arnold Cherry, siblings Reese and Dean are again transported to Eurtuf National Park, a magical place where animals talk and magic is real. The national park is kept going by a special elixir that pirates want to steal, and it’s up to Reese and Dean to find the map to the elixir so they can hide it and keep the park safe. Reese and Dean are called to help a bison named Lamar. In a surprising turn of events, Reese and Dean are joined by their good friends Olivia and Jake. Together, they go on an adventure to locate the map, but will they find it before the pirates and keep the national park safe?

Bison Blog by Kathy Arnold Cherry is an entertaining book for children aged eight to eleven. It is filled with fun facts about bison, so children learn about bison while reading a story filled with magic. Bison Blog is easy to read and will be enjoyed by girls and boys alike. I enjoyed the special bond between Reese and Dean. This will educate children about the importance of family. The fight scenes with the pirates are written in a way that ensures younger children won’t be scared but are still action-packed enough to be enjoyable. Children between the ages of eight and eleven still have short attention spans, and Bison Blog isn’t unnecessarily long, which ensures that these age groups will never lose interest. I am looking forward to my little girl reading this book. Younger children who love animals will enjoy reading this fun-filled book.

In Bison Blog: An Erutuf National Park novel by Kathy Arnold Cherry, Reese Walters rushes home and tells her brother, Dean, about a mistake she made at school. They reminisce about their trip to Erutuf National Park, and she explains that she told her best friend, Olivia, about it. The first time they visited the park, the children arrived by magical means through a tablet, but Olivia didn't believe Reese's story. Minutes after their conversation, Reese's tablet transports them to the park again, and they meet Lamar, a talking bison. They discover wagons full of books, and Dean locates one that might explain the Erutuf National Park in detail. While the siblings discover a new area of the park, Olivia's mother makes her go to Reese's house to apologize, and Olivia's little brother, Jake, tags along. They find Olivia's tablet and are swept up in an unexpected adventure in a magical national park.

Aside from beautifully combining fantasy elements into a national park setting, Kathy Arnold Cherry incorporates current devices and slang into her story so children will feel comfortable as they read. The detailed map gives young readers a good visual of the children's location in the park and shows other areas where future stories in the series may take place. Readers will learn interesting facts, like the difference between a bison and a buffalo, and information specifically about bison. Between trying to give each other trail names, Jake speaking in acronyms, Dean's jokes, and Olivia's occasional negativity, the four children must work together to find a map to get back. Cherry shows realistic struggles between the siblings and friends and reveals the way they effectively handle their disagreements. Children who like adventure stories with magical realism and themes of friendship will enjoy Bison Blog.