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The Napping House: Book and Musical CD 97 reviews
Audrey Wood
Harcourt Children's Books, 2004
Baby Shower Gift!
I give this at almost every baby shower I go to. The CD adds so much, and Audrey Wood has captured the rainy nap day perfectly.
Great book, great CD, great price = a GREAT present
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Genius Squad3 reviews
Catherine Jinks
Harcourt Children's Books, 2008
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Cadel, the scrawny, nerdy boy from EVIL GENIUS, is back in GENIUS SQUAD, a bit more grown up, a lot more responsible, and trapped in a foster home with a bully and without a computer.
He's miserable as he tries to bide his time until the slow-moving authorities can find out who he is and where he belongs. It is as he is waiting that the Genius Squad approaches him.
Devoted to bringing down ...
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A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever2 reviews
Marla Frazee
Harcourt Children's Books, 2008
Delightful and Timeless
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever is as merry and timeless as Robert McCloskey's Blueberries for Sal. James and Eamon, best friends, go to visit Eamon's grandparents, Bill and Pam, at the beach for a week during the summer. During the day, Bill has the boys attend nature camp as he loves everything to do with nature, especially cold places with penguins. The boys don't exactly love ...
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Pirates Don't Change Diapers35 reviews
Melinda Long
Harcourt Children's Books, 2007
Great Big Brother book!
My 4 year old son loved the first book (How I became a Pirate) so I got him the sequel recently, when our baby daughter was born. He LOVED the book and the heavy pirate lingo. The pictures, as in the first book, are beautiful. I think it's a great "big brother" gift (so much more fun than the usual "big brother" books that are out there) or birthday gift for a boy (you could also supplement with ...
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the dead and the gone 2 reviews
Susan Beth Pfeffer
Harcourt Children's Books, 2008
An amazing companion novel to LAWKI
I had the privilege to get an advanced reading copy and here is my review.
Last year I read Life As We Knew It by the same author of this wonderful book. You can find the review for that book here. I enjoyed Life As We Knew It so much that when I heard about there being a companion book I jumped with joy. Being a companion book also means you don't have to have read Life As We Knew It to know ...
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Stellaluna95 reviews
Janell Cannon
Harcourt Children's Books, 1993
A beautifully illustrated, lovely story that my daughter adores!
This was worth the purchase. My daughter has been in love with Stellaluna since the moment she discovered it at the library. She asked for this book for Easter in lieu of an Easter basket. It's a beautifully illustrated storybook. The story itself is wonderful; being both educational on a rudimentary level concerning the nature of fruit bats and so forth and for the moral of the story which ...
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The Goodnight Train16 reviews
June Sobel
Harcourt Children's Books, 2006
Great for train lovers!
My 3 year old son LOVES trains so we were excited to find a new train book for our bedtime routine. It's a fun story with silly pictures. The train passes through many interesting places on it's way to bedtime. My son enjoys pointing out all the oddities in the illustrations--mostly to draw out the story!
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On the Day You Were Born75 reviews
Debra Frasier
Harcourt Children's Books, 1991
On The Day You Were Born
This is a book we give as a gift for new babies and their families. It is a beautiful book with colorful illustrations and meaningful text. It is definitely a "keepsake".
RSW/Mechanicsburg,Pa.
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Mrs. Spitzer's Garden: [Gift Edition]7 reviews
Edith Pattou
Harcourt Children's Books, 2007
Special book for a Special teacher
This book will touch the heart of anyone who is dedicated to teaching and nurturing students. It is also an example of figurative writing. I recommend it as a gift for a special teacher and/or student teacher. As a veteran teacher who will soon retire, I do not recommend it for a retiring teacher. (Some will disagree with that statement). It would remind me of what I am leaving and all that I ...
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Peak16 reviews
Roland Smith
Harcourt Children's Books, 2007
PCE Student Review
My favorite book is Peak by Roland Smith. Peak is the main character. Peak has not seen his long lost father because he got a divorce with Peak's mom. His dad asks him if he wants to climb Mt. Everest. Peak says yes. But the reason that he is going is because he has to. First he was climbing a NY skyscraper and people found out. So they told the Police. So then he has two decisions, 1-go to Juvey ...
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Help Me, Mr. Mutt!: Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems4 reviews
Janet Stevens, Susan Stevens Crummel
Harcourt Children's Books, 2008
CALLING ALL DOGS
It all starts with a weener dog on a forced diet; she's writing to Mr. Mutt to ask if she looks fat. Mr. Mutt's answer is, "Of course not!" He also recommends the doggie food pyramid which of course has no place in it for dry dog food. Because Mr. Mutt is a nationally known authority on interspecies understanding, he launches his canine counseling business as a way to help other dogs with people ...
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I Like Myself!27 reviews
Karen Beaumont
Harcourt Children's Books, 2004
Thank God For Self Love
In 1st grade "instruction" I do a lot of work on "liking others and liking self."
Truthfully 6 year olds can loathe themselves with especial ferocity IF they do not feel acceptance, warmth and love.
If hated they will learn to hate themselves, if resented learn to resent. Models mean everything at this stage. When they are excessively corrected, punished and criticized over gently guided and ...
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Tangerine458 reviews
Edward Bloor
Harcourt Children's Books, 1997
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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The Little Prince269 reviews
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Harcourt Children's Books, 2000
Too cool
My son read this book in school and he absolutely LOVED it. For those people who are just reading for leisure, there is very bitter satire in this book. This is fun to find. There is also a very inspiring theme.
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If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period 4 reviews
Gennifer Choldenko
Harcourt Children's Books, 2007
Richie's Picks: IF A TREE FALLS AT LUNCH PERIOD
" 'Wait. You aren't really friends with Matteo, are you? Do you know his mom is like a maid?' "
So asks Kirsten McKenna's former best friend, Rory.
Kirsten, daughter of a wealthy Marin County, CA physician begins seventh grade after having had a lousy summer:
"Every day this summer was like crap: dog crap, cat crap -- I even had a few elephant crap days. Trust me, it was bad."
All ...
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Move Over, Rover!7 reviews
Karen Beaumont
Harcourt Children's Books, 2006
Makes my 3-year-old laugh every time!
I'll never forget the first time I read this book to my 3-year-old daughter - she started laughing about halfway through the book, and by the end we were both giggling up a storm. We've read this book every night before bed ever since. Needless to say, this is currently her favorite book.
The text is simple, consise and short, which is nice for the parent who may be reading this book at the ...
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A Crooked Kind of Perfect11 reviews
Linda Urban
Harcourt Children's Books, 2007
An excellent title for third to sixth graders, highly recommended
This is a book about taking joy in the special things about yourself and your family, even if they aren't conventionally perfect. Zoe Elias is in fifth grade. She has a workaholic mother (a state Controller) and a father who has difficulty coping with the world outside of his home. Zoe returns to school after the summer and finds that her best friend has abandoned her for someone cooler, and ...
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Kindergarten Rocks!5 reviews
Katie Davis
Harcourt Children's Books, 2005
Start school without the jitters
Kindergarten does rock and this book will help ease the nerves of a kindergartener to be. Dexter voices his fears about kindergarten while his older sister reassures him that everything will be fine. After a great day at school, he decides she's right, kindergarten rocks. Readers get to see some of the fun things Dex does at school while watching his fears disappear along the way. A great help ...
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Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book)24 reviews
Janet Stevens
Harcourt Children's Books, 1995
Clever... Witty... Humorous... Must Have for Teachers
Stevens, J. (1995). Tops and bottoms. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company.
Synopsis: When Hare loses everything he owns to a risky bet with a persistent tortoise, his family's lives are in danger of starvation. While Hare's family is in danger of starving, his neighbor, Bear, lies around lazily as his richly fertile farm fields lay untouched. Being a sly trickster, Hare devises a plan ...
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I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards))44 reviews
Karen Beaumont
Harcourt Children's Books, 2005
Sing & "Paint" Along
My son and I were introduced to this book in his music class. The teacher gave all the kids dry paint brushes while she read (sang) the book to them. As the little boy in the story paints each body part a new and interesting color, the children in class are encouraged to "paint" along. What a great way to teach kids about colors and body parts. Oh what the heck, I guess I'll paint my neck! Enjoy
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