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Neptune Rising: Songs and Tales of the Undersea Folk 1 review
Jane Yolen
Daedalus Books, 1982
Neptune Rising... A Wonderful Tale of the Sea
Neptune Rising is one of those fabulous books that fascinates not only children, but adults as well. The stories themselves weave throughout your head until you too want to become one with the sea and swim with the characters. Jane Yolen transcends most authors' stories of the sea, with both new and old fables in this powerful book. I remember as a child being enthralled with her books, sitting ...
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29-Jun-9913 reviews
David Wiesner
Perfection Learning Prebound, 1995
great book
I have read this book to my son, who is 4 years old, several times. He loved it. The cover of the book was not very appealing for him at first. But, the story was very interesting and he loved the pictures inside the book. I would definetely recommend it to everyone. It is an imaginative and fun book...
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The Dark Green Tunnel5 reviews
Allan W. Eckert
Little Brown & Co (Juv), 1984
I LOVED this book!
This book was wonderful! It is the story of the twins Lara and Barnaby and their cousin William (I think that's what his name was, I haven't read the book for a while) who go into the world of Mesmeria one day by following an owl through the Everglades, only to find that they're destined to save this land.This book is an incredible fantasy (take it from a fanatic bookworm) that I completely ...
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Sector 7 (Caldecott Honor Book)32 reviews
Clarion Books, 1999
David Wiesner Books... you won't regret.
I don't own this book, but I just checked out from local library. He has got such a great imagination. Another great book he created. Awesome!
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Owly8 reviews
Mike Thaler
Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1982
GREAT BOOK
MY BOYS ARE NOW 19 AND 15 AND I USED TO READ THEM THIS BOOK WHEN THEY WERE SMALL. ONE IS NOW IN AWAY IN COLLEGE, THE OTHER IS, WELL, 15. BUT WHENEVER WE SAY GOODNIGHT OR SO LONG WE WOULD SAY I LOVE YOU-----AS MANY STARS AS THERE ARE IN THE SKY, ETC. I AM NOW PREPARING FOR ANOTHER BABY AND I WANT TO SHARE THE SAME JOY THAT WE GET NOW. IT IS AN EXCELLENT BOOKS. HOLD ON TO THESE STORIES AND TREASURE ...
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Owly1 review
Mike Thaler
Harper & Row, 1982
The best childrens book
This is such a touching story that brings tears to my eyes every time I read it. It brings such joy to my daughter and I when we read it together that I always give it as a gift at baby showers that have the book wishing well. This is a must have for your childs library!
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The Wand: The Return to Mesmeria (Eckert, Allan W. Mesmerian Annals, Bk. 2.)2 reviews
Allan W. Eckert
Little Brown & Co (Juv), 1985
This book is GREAT!
I loved this book! This superb sequel to "The Dark Green Tunnel" takes place a month after the first book in our tim, and about 750 years after the first in Mesmerian time! The twins Lara and Barnaby return to the beautiful kingdom of Twilandia only to find it in tatters and the good witch Mag Nammoder gone! Upon meeting the dwarf Quill, they discover that Mesmeria is once again under ...
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Free Fall9 reviews
David Wiesner
Topeka Bindery, 1999
Awesome book!
I was first drawn to this book because of the nicely done watercolor illustrations. However, Free Fall is so much more than that! It's a whimsical, unique, riotous ride- through the eyes of a child. Perhaps the most striking element is David Weisner's ability to comunicate such a tale only through his illustrations, without the use of words. This factor allowed me to give the book to children who ...
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Ugly Princess1 review
Nancy Luenn, David Wiesner
Little Brown & Co (Juv), 1981
Such a rare find!
The illustrations are fantastic and the story beautifully told. My sister-in-law found this hardback edition in a local Goodwill. My 6 year old daughter thanks her everyday! You can read this over and over to your children and never get tired of it.
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Hurricane3 reviews
David Wiesner
Clarion Books, 1992
Kat's Kind Review
The book Hurricane by David Wiesner was an excellent book. It teaches children that you don't have to always have the new hi-tech toys to have fun. All you need is your imagination. I would recommend this book to all ages. It was about 2 brothers who are waiting for a large hurricane to arrive in their town. When the storm finally hits both of the boys get really scared. After the hurricane lets ...
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Tuesday 72 reviews
David Wiesner
Clarion Books, 1995
THIS ONE HAS BEEN AROUND AWHILE AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE AROUND A GREAT WHILE LONGER.
This is a beautifully done work. The story is made up of entirely pictures, beautifully done pictures, with great detail and haunting coloring. There are no words. In this case, to be quite frank, words simply are not needed. The story begins at dusk on Tuesday evening. The setting is a local pond. The frogs are all out setting on their lilly pads getting ready to do what frog in ponds have ...
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The three pigs 62 reviews
David Wiesner
Scholastic, 2002
Stay in the pictures? Sez who?
I am surely not surprised that David Wiesner has joined the world of modern art with this innovative story that jumps right off the pages. Ever heard of that expression: It is so real it jumps out of the pages? Wiesner plays with this concept and has the pigs come out of the pages. But I get ahead of myself. One does that with Wiesner in the picture, so to speak.
A three-time Caldecott winning ...
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The Magician's Nephew (Book 1) (Narnia)226 reviews
C. S. Lewis
HarperCollins, 1994
A wonderful book
I'm 8, and my mom is typing my review. I think The Magician's Nephew is very heavy on the story of Adam and Eve. Like when Digory was tempted to eat the apple. But you don't have to be a Christian to enjoy this book. The Magician's Nephew has a lot of imagination in it. Like the Lion singing a birth of living creatures. Just like spring. And a horse that became a horse with wings in ...
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No Place to Hide 1946/19842 reviews
David Bradley
Dartmouth, 1983
A forgotten witness
This is a little book by David Bradley, a medical doctor who was part of a US Army and Navy task force during two early atomic bomb tests in the south Pacific. He is an eyewitness to Test Able and Test Baker.
Anyone who has actually had the opportunity to read this book will become well-educated about the tactical power of nuclear weapons in the air and at sea, and will also be instructed in ...
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe570 reviews
C. S. Lewis
HarperTrophy, 1994
All Ages Can Appreciate This Book!
Mr. Lewis' whimsical style creates a fast paced, fast read fairy tale. Woven throughout the book are Christian themes, however, I believe you can still thoroughly enjoy this book even if you are not a Christian. I believe it can be enjoyed by all ages and would be a wonderful book to read to young children. I look forward to reading the rest of the Chronicles of Narnia series.
The story ...
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Flotsam76 reviews
David Wiesner
Clarion Books, 2006
Beautiful illustrations!!! Great story left to our imagination!!!
I stumbled across this book at the library. The first time I opened it up I was a bit surprised to not see any words and my 2 yr old was not interested in it either. But after I studied the beautiful illustrations, the story unfolded before me. The next time I read it to my daughter and told her the story the way I interpreted it. She likes it now and even helps tell me the story.
The ...
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Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising Sequence)85 reviews
Susan Cooper
Aladdin, 2000
The Adventure Begins
The three Drew siblings, Barney, Jane, and Simon, are taken by their parents to Cornwell for the summer holiday. Their great-uncle Merry, aka Merriman Lyon, has arranged for them to stay in the house of an old sea captain who is away for the season. One day while exploring the house, the children discover an ancient map. The map is very old and seems to be connected to King Arthur. They show ...
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Night of the Gargoyles8 reviews
Eve Bunting
Clarion Books, 1999
Goth meets ripped gauze
Imagine this Prom scene: girl in sweet, demure, ripped gauzy dress walks in with Gothboy dressed to the nine's in Goth attire. Closer---the girl has a black teardrop tattoed beneath her eye.
There, I have just introduced Eve Bunting, writer of sweet and bittersweet children's books: "The Wall," a Vietnam veteran takes his son to experience the Wall; "Smoky Nights," ethnic neighbors come ...
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The Rainbow People4 reviews
Laurence Yep
HarperCollins, 1989
Great Source of Chinese and Chinese American Tales
Yep for the most part retells and combines stories collected by Jon Lee in a 1930's WPA project in Oakland's Chinatown from Chinese who would trace their ancestry to Kwangtung, China. (xi) The stories are broken up into Tricksters, Fools, Virtues and Vices, In Chinese America, and Love tales. Each section has a brief introduction which contains some history and cultural information as well as ...
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Man from the Sky5 reviews
Avi
HarperTrophy, 1992
this book is good
This book is a great book because it has some action not to little action and not to much action another reason that i like this book is that it is not a confusing or big long book that takes for ever. and the book is for third grade to fith grade. ps. this book is a great book i recomend this book and this is especially good for 4th graders
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