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Crayon Rubbings (Chicken Socks) 5 reviews
Chicken Socks, 2006
Great book for the car
I don't understand the previous review about the designs not showing through the pages of the book. I've had two 4-year old boys using it for months without any difficulty. They have only used the plastic pattern sheets with the attached book, never with plain paper. They've all come out well. I would purchase this item again.
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Harold at the North Pole (Harold and the Purple Crayon) 3 reviews
HarperTrophy, 2004
Harold Saves Christmas
It's Christmas Eve, Harold doesn't have his tree yet and he decides he needs one before Santa arrives. So armed with his imagination and his purple crayon, Harold sets off for the north woods to find the perfect tree. He follows the north star, encounters a blizzard, meets a snowman and continues to "draw" his way to the North Pole. There he finds Santa in trouble. He's snowed in and can't ...
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Painting the Landscape in Pastel 13 reviews
Albert Handell, Anita West
Watson-Guptill, 2000
New to Pastel and in awe!
Though I paint in other mediums, I am new to pastels. This book is the only one I will ever need. The pictures are beautiful and lush. The instructions and explanations are simple to understand. Would heartily recommend this book to new or experienced artists.
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Harold's Fairy Tale (Further Adventures of with the Purple Crayon)6 reviews
HarperTrophy, 1994
2nd best of the series
Impossible to beat the original "Harold and the Purple Crayon", this is certainly the next best thing. This story is appealing to a somewhat older child than the original story, as it is a bit more complex. It is better than "Trip to the Sky", which has an odd story line that children do not follow as well. The new books that go with the television series are weak in comparison to the books ...
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From Crayons to Condoms: The Ugly Truth About America's Public Schools11 reviews
Steve Baldwin, Karen Holgate
WND Books, 2008
Great look inside our schools
From Crayons to Condoms: The Ugly Truth About America's Public Schools is a great look at the horrors being passed as "educational programs" in the United States today. Read this book if you either have a child in Government Schools (no schools are "Public," as we have no say as to what happens in them) or are considering enrolling your child in one; hopefully this will change your mind.
I've ...
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The Girl with the Brown Crayon18 reviews
Vivian Gussin Paley
Harvard University Press, 1998
Children reading Leo Lionni's books
Paley's purpose for writing this book consists of helping to open our minds to the insights of children. She implies in her writing that we, as adults, can learn from children. Paley wrote about events that took place in her classroom during her last year of teaching. This book has many stories within itself. The theme or topic revolves around the children and how they react to literature and ...
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Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon (Amber Brown)19 reviews
Paula Danziger
Puffin, 2006
Step in to the feisty world of Amber Brown and friends!
Third grader, Amber Brown, and Justin Daniels have been best friends ever since preschool. They always know what the other is thinking, have created a giant ball of chewed gum that is their prized possession, and have the perfect way to eat Oreo cookies - Amber eats the cream filling, and Justin eats the chocolate cookie shell. Having known each other forever has only worked to help them survive ...
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Hand Art (Chicken Socks) (Klutz Chicken Socks)5 reviews
Klutz, 2005
Great fun for many ages!
We love this book. It has 20 different animals/aliens/bugs you can draw all from tracing your hand a certain way. The instructions are helpful and you can easily restock the supplies. All you need is some pompoms and googly eyes, though you can just draw those in if you'd prefer. My 5 year old can do these by herself and my 3 year old needs help. But I think it's fun, they do as well, and ...
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Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books)150 reviews
Crockett Johnson
HarperTrophy, 1981
We Love Harold !
My son loves to read about Harold's adventures over and over and over again. After Harold, it's Cyrano, a caterpillar failing in school in Life's Little Lessons: An Inch-By-Inch Tale of Successand then Nate the piglet that turns a school upside down when he visits in The Big Squeal: A Wild, True, and Twisted Tail. These books are so wonderful for kid's imagination...and you know what ..I enjoy ...
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The Crayon Box that Talked17 reviews
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1997
Great Book!
I am a 3rd grade teacher and this book is great for a quick lesson on getting along with others and the importance of being different and accepting one anothers differences. My class loved it!!
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Transformers Animated: Coloring and Activity Book and Crayons (Transformers)
Nicole Monastirsky
HarperEntertainment, 2008
This coloring and activity book invites young readers to experience the fun of the television show as the Autobots battle it out with their enemies, both man and machine, with coloring, simple mazes, and puzzles. Crayons included for added play value!
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The Body Crayon Book (Klutz)9 reviews
Klutz, 1999
Every Kid Should Have This
Every kid should have a gift like this. It inspires the imagination, but also provides ideas for how to use them. Clean up has been pretty easy. My kids go back to them over and over again.
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Bad Day at Riverbend11 reviews
Chris Van Allsburg
Houghton Mifflin, 1995
van allsburg
This is the fuuniest, most imaginative children's books I've ever read. This was the first Van Allsburg I was introduced to and I was hooked...
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How to Write a Children's Picture Book Volume II: Word, Sentence, Scene, Story: Learning from Leo the Late ...3 reviews
Eve Heidi Bine-Stock
E & E Publishing, 2006
A must have for picture book writers
I was having trouble with rhythm and beats in my picture book writing. This book really helped me learn the beat structure in picture book writing and how they create rhythm. My picture book writing seemed flat and lifeless and now, thanks to this book, it has the rhythm it was lacking. I would also suggest Volumes I and III for other parts of picture book writing. Definitely a must have for ...
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Creativity Revealed: Discovering the Source of Inspiration2 reviews
Scott Jeffrey
Creative Crayon Publishers, 2008
Creative Breakthrough
I really enjoyed this book and for a more detailed review, visit my blog http://waynehastings.blogs.com/offtheshelf/2008/07/creativity-revealed---a-review.html. I found Scott's book to be a tremendous kick in the pants to my own creativity. He does a fantastic job of giving the reader context and also practical advice on creativity. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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Harold's ABC (Purple Crayon Book)1 review
HarperTrophy, 1981
Fantasic Alphabet Book for Children
This book quite cleverly introduces the alphabet A to Z. Each letter is introduced in order and appears as part of the picture associated with it. Descriptive words use the letter, usually starting with it. Text leading to the next page (and next letter) suggests the next letter by using it at the beginning of some words, too. Very cleverly written. I grew up with "Harold and the Purple ...
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Harold's Circus (Purple Crayon Books) 4 reviews
HarperTrophy, 1981
Best Childrens Book
This is a great book easy for children to read and know what they are reading. i sujest you get all of the harolds books starting with this one and the going to harold and the pruple crayon.. these books take a kids imagination and make them become life like... the author of these books knows how to hold a childs mind to keep them to want to keep reading til they get to the end..
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The Pastelist's Year: Painting the Four Seasons in Pastel5 reviews
Elizabeth Mowry
Watson-Guptill, 2001
One of the very best !!
I have read this book twice and some portions three times. I find Elizabeth Mowry to be very sharing and knowledgeable and willing to show you how she achieves certain passages in her paintings. I had been going through a dry period, and this book opened up new worlds for me. I especially liked that she tells you to make small sketches, color sketches and use photographs. All these things were ...
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I Can Crayon (Usborne Playtime)2 reviews
Ray Gibson
Usborne Books, 1997
terrific simple ideas to inspire
I teach art to elementary students and have used many of the wonderful ideas in this book: making a truck out of an envelope,drawing catepillars, making crayoned paper snowflakes, and a loopy snake paper sculpture(big hit with the students). The price is great for all of the inspiring ideas.
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My Crayons Talk3 reviews
Patricia Hubbard
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1999
Rhythmic, Colorful Fun for Children
In this title, Patricia Hubbard uses rhythm and fun to introduce colors. Children are quickly reciting the repetitive refrains with smiles on their faces as this book is introduced. G. Brian Karas' illustrations are colorful and imaginative providing good visualizations to Hubbard's imaginative, colorful ideas. The book uses a familiar crayon box to describe things that can be seen or drawn ...
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