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The Relatives Came 35 reviews
Cynthia Rylant
Aladdin, 1993
Feel good story that my kids love
This is one of my favorite books and also of my daughters. The illustrations are beautiful, and the heart warming story of family visits, appreciation and love just makes you feel good. I like this book so much that I will add more Cynthia Rylant books to our home library.
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Love You Forever 774 reviews
Robert Munsch
Firefly Books Ltd., 1995
Absolutely beautiful book about mother/child love
This book is absolutely beautiful. I've never been able to read it to my toddler without crying.
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I'm a Big Sister 73 reviews
Joanna Cole, Maxie Chambliss
HarperCollins, 1997
Excellent book - my daughter still likes it 2 years later
I bought this for my 17 month old toddler and she loved it and read it before and after the baby was born. I suggest this book to everyone I know who is having another child. My daughter still likes to read this book and my son is now 2 years old.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)103 reviews
Jeff Kinney
Amulet Books, 2008
Is that GREAT or what?
I think Jeff Kinney hit the BullsEye with the Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I first read some of it at the internet. However it did not take me long to figure out that I had to have a hard copy of this book. Once I got it, I read it from start to finish and was unable to put it down until the end. It is THAT hilarious! The writing by itself is good and the cartoons make all that even better! And I am not ...
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The Lorax (Classic Seuss)127 reviews
Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1971
Imagine
Is it a coincidence that Thneed rhymes with Deadly Sin #3? Growth for the sake of growth is where we are today. This too shall pass, UNLESS....
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Emotional Vampires: Dealing With People Who Drain You Dry79 reviews
Albert J. Bernstein
McGraw-Hill, 2002
Useful, Informative, Easy to Read
I came across this book when a close friend of mine ran into issues with a difficult person in her life. Some one gave her the book, and (because I read everything in sight!) I subsequently read it. It was very beneficial in explaining my relationship with my youngest son and in helping him understand me as well. I have tendencies toward the obsessive-compulsive side, while he tends toward the ...
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Rules (Apple Signature)70 reviews
Cynthia Lord
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2008
Rules
We all do it, out of human nature. We see people we feel to be less fortunate than us and we can't help but look their way. A glance filled with pity and guilt. Whether it be physical limitations from something like cerebral-palsy or "odd" behavior stemmed from something like autism. However, inside these individuals lies someone as interesting, as creative, and as normal as you and me. Often ...
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Island of the Blue Dolphins605 reviews
Scott O'Dell
Yearling, 1987
Very Eccentric! Great Read!
Alone, on a deserted island. No weapons. Animal predators lurking where you can't see. A need for food. A drive for survival. That pretty much covers Karana's life, when her tribe sails away, and leaves her in the remains of living by herself, for years to come. There's numerous things she has to teach herself how to do--and many things that she'll discover that she will not do again. She has to ...
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Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten (Miss Bindergarten Books)22 reviews
Joseph Slate
Puffin, 2001
miss bindergarten gets ready for kindergarten
beautiful illustrations filled with color and imagination, that the whole family will enjoy. Excellent tool for introducing a child to school for the first time and for getting any child excited about returning to school. Wonderful tool for parents in looking for a guide to what your child's progressive classroom should look like. Great tool for teachers, containing tested methods for engaging ...
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The Outsiders8 reviews
SE Hinton
Puffin, 2006
the outsiders
the book arrived in excellant time and the compostion of the print was great. Have AMD and it is hard to read some of the print in the booksthese days but this was fine.
Enjoyed the story and the talk with the author
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane217 reviews
Kate Dicamillo
Candlewick, 2007
the miraculous journey of edward tulane
This book is truly my favorite book. It can be interpreted as a version of the Velveteen Rabbit, but I see it as much, much more. Edward is a china rabbit who is thrown of a boat and into the ocean. He is rescued, but soon he finds himself in the garbage. Everytime he is rescued, he is lost once again untill a true miracle happens. This book sad, sweet, moving. I really enjoyed it!
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Are You My Mother?90 reviews
P.D. Eastman
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1960
An Absolute Favorite!!
This was one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books when I was little. I am 24 now and I still have my book (and yes its falling apart). I am keeping it to read to my kids someday. Cute story about a baby bird who goes looking for his mother who went out to get some food. He meets all sorts of things along the way and asks them all "Are you my mother?". I saw another review about this book saying that it ...
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The Three Questions57 reviews
Jon J. Muth
Scholastic Press, 2002
Excellent learning experience.
This book is a beautifully illustrated journey that explores life questions in a way that is magic for the reader of any age.
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Walter the Farting Dog180 reviews
William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray
Frog Children's Books, 2001
My whole family likes it.
My husband and I both enjoy reading Walter books to our daughter, and at only 4 1/2 months old it's one of the few books that she'll sit still for.
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The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers (First Time Books(R))44 reviews
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1985
Great book
I have talked to my daughter on many occasions about strangers. However, after reading this book to her several times (and stopping to talk about what was happening), she's finally starting to understand that she shouldn't interact with strangers unless her parents are around.
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Tangerine459 reviews
Edward Bloor
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2006
Excellent book - especially for middle school boys
I'm a 46 year-old Mom and I bought this book because of the great reviews, but I didn't know which son to give it to. My 4th grader falls into the age-range mentioned here at amazon, but based on the plot synopses here I felt it was more a book my 7th grader would like.
So I read it myself first. I LOVED it. What a great, moving, inspiring, different book. As stay-with-you as Hoot, or ...
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A Chair for My Mother 25th Anniversary Edition (Reading Rainbow Book)18 reviews
HarperTrophy, 1984
loved this book as a child
i bought this for my neice over the summer. i was a big reading rainbow fan as a kid. now as an adult i can appreciate this book and its illustrations even more.this is a must read for all little girls!!
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Dealing with People You Can't Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst40 reviews
Dr. Rick Brinkman, Dr. Rick Kirschner
McGraw-Hill, 2002
Dealing With People You Can't Stand
This book was easy to read and very explicit in its techniques and strategies for dealing with 10 common, difficult personalitites. It applies to work and home.
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The View from Saturday284 reviews
E. L. Konigsburg
Aladdin, 1998
Great Classroom Teaching Novel!
I have taught this in my classroom every year since 2000! I absolutely love it. I've used it in 6th grade and currently in 5th grade. The book easily lends itself to teaching about point of view and a host of other reading skills. Point of view is the skill I think the kids enjoy the most when using this book because each chapter is told from the perspective of a different character. The theme is ...
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In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People77 reviews
George K. Simon Jr.
A. J. Christopher & Company, 1996
the title explains it all
This book helps you deal with those people who make you feel bad at saying no. They manipulate you by making you feel like you are the bad guy. Its easier deal with someone who is overtly aggressive than covertly, because you can see their manipulations. That is why I highly recommend this book for everyone!
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