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2 reviews
David Almond

Candlewick, 2008

joy from the ashes of grief
Lizzie's a bright, independent girl who gets her self up in the morning, gets dressed, makes tea and toast, and calls her dad down to breakfast. But dad drags. Dad droops. And when asked what his plans are for the day while she's at school dad announces that he's going to fly like a bird and enter the human bird competition. Suddenly we are faced with a role reversal of a responsible parent-like ...

Looking After Louis

10 reviews
Lesley Ely

Albert Whitman & Company, 2004

My Autistic Son is a Lot Like Louis
I thought this book did a super job in conveying to kids the common traits of autism - parroting words they have just heard; seemingly staring at nothing; and not exactly playing with other children in the way that they are used to. Another parent of an autistic child interpreted the book as implying that Louis was not learning in the classroom. Me? I didn't infer that a bit! Many kids with ...

Hello, Tilly: A Tilly and Friends Books (Tilly and Friends)

Candlewick, 2008

Meet Tilly and her friends! From the celebrated Polly Dunbar comes the first in a series of humorous stories about a lovable group of pals. Tilly lives in a little yellow house with her best friends. Peek in on Tiptoe, Hector, Doodle, Pru, and Tumpty as they play the trumpet, bang the drum, eat a feast, and dance the Wiggle Wiggle Woo. Whump! Bump! Whoops!

Happy Hector: A Tilly and Friends Books (Tilly and Friends)

Candlewick, 2008

Meet Tilly and her friends! From the celebrated Polly Dunbar comes the second in a series of humorous stories about a lovable group of pals. Hector the pig is very happy sitting on Tilly's lap, until Tiptoe, Pru, Tumpty, and Doodle squish their way in and spoil it. But Tilly knows how to show her friend Hector how special he is ? by painting a picture just for him.

Dog Blue

3 reviews

Candlewick, 2008

Ingeniously Simple
Young Bertie loves blue and he loves dogs. In the best of all scenarios, he'd combined his two loves and have a blue dog! The color blue is easy. Bertie has a blue sweater, blue shoes, and a blue collar. Blue dogs are at all not easy. In fact, getting a dog of any color is not easy, so Bertie just pretends he has one. As nimble and imaginative a toddler as you'll meet, Bertie walks and ...

Shoe Baby

11 reviews
Joyce Dunbar

Walker Books Ltd, 2005

Wonderful children's book!
I originally stumbled upon this book at the library, but my son loved it so much (and I loved reading it to him), so we had to get a copy of our own. The artwork is mesmerizing, and the rhyme is clever and fun to read--and doesn't grate on me the way Green Eggs and Ham does after the fifth reading. I recommed this as a must-have for your baby's library.

Flyaway Katie

4 reviews
Polly Dunbar

Walker Books Ltd, 2004

An imaginary delight!
This is such a charming story. Little Katie is feeling gray and what does she do, but add some color and splash to her day. The illustrations are bright and fun. And while you're enjoying the story, you're learning about colors and how to make the best of a gray day in a spunky, imaginative way. I'm reading this to my 18 month old already!

Penguin

4 reviews

Candlewick, 2007

Adourable for toddlers +
I read this to my 2.5 year old last night (recommended reading after a bath, in jammies, snuggling outside) and she loved it. Although minimal in words, the pictures were very expressive, and my daughter could follow along easily. By the second reading, she told ME the story. Unlike the recommendation of starting with 4 year olds, definitely a hit with toddlers as well... although she didn't care ...

Down the Back of the Chair

3 reviews
Margaret Mahy

Clarion Books, 2006

Very clever and amusing book!
My family loves this book - it is unique and fun to read. Great pictures and the rhyming text is very clever. I highly recommend it.

Here's A Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry

9 reviews

Candlewick, 2007

Great 1st book of poetry
I bought the book for my four-year-old great-granddaughter. The poem choices are charming and the illustrations are delightful. I showed "Here's a Little Poem" to neighbors in the senior complex where I live and sold four more copies. Two of the buyers are retired primary teachers; one is a retired librarian; I am a retired Professor of English. We all agree that this is the perfect ...

Cleopatra (Hole Story)

Scholastic, 2002

Here's a Little Poem
Jane Yolen, Andrew Fusek Peters

Walker Books Ltd, 2007

Maths (Alternative GCSE Guides)
Kjartan Poskitt

Scholastic Point, 2001

Dragon Test (Starters)
June Crebbin, Polly Dunbar

Walker Books Ltd, 2003

Measuring Angels
Ely Lesley

Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2008

The narrator of Measuring Angels hates school. It gets even worse when Sophie, a bully and a gossip, becomes her partner for a new science project: to make a sunflower grow. When Sophie snatches the seed and shoves it into the ground, the two girls argue and the little plant does not thrive. "That sunflower is not happy," says the teacher. So the two girls decide to make a cardboard angel to watch over the plant and help it grow. Will the ...

Help! I'm Out with the In-crowd (and Other Saturday Night-mares)
Polly Dunbar

Kingfisher Books Ltd, 1996

Cuidando A Louis
Lesley Ely

Ediciones Serres, SL, 2004

Hal the Highwayman (Starters)
June Crebbin, Polly Dunbar

Walker Books Ltd, 2003

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