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Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books) 190 reviews
Crockett Johnson
HarperCollins, 1981
Empowering
This book is empowering to kids... they need something, they can do what Harold does, imagine it and draw it into creation.
I'd also recommend Corduroy (40th Anniversary Edition), and The Very Hungry Caterpillar Book and Memory Game (The World of Eric Carle)
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L.A. Candy 113 reviews
Lauren Conrad
HarperCollins, 2010
Lost in the land of reading.
I am a huge and I mean huge reader.So I have read tons of books but this was one of my favorites.My mum showed me the author on GMA.I wanted to read the book.I bough on a friday afternoon after half day school and was hooked.I even ordered the second one.But I think the 1st and 2nd books are connected in a way which makes the wait for the second one impossible.I so totally recomend this book.
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The Giving Tree 40th Anniversary Edition Book with CD 671 reviews
Shel Silverstein
HarperCollins, 2004
A classic everyone must have
This book provides such a valuable lesson in such a simple way. A must have for all.
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The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It 400 reviews
Michael E. Gerber
HarperCollins, 1995
An absolute must. Jakes.biz
After I posted my disgust of Michael Gerber's new book The E-Myth Enterprise, I felt it necessary to make it known that there was a time when he wrote relevant information.
The E-Myth Revisited is an incredible book and once again absolutely required for anyone that wants to start a business. The book will show you exactly what it claims, Why most small businesses fail and what to do about it. ...
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The Alchemist1462 reviews
Paulo Coelho
HarperCollins, 2006
Rich & Colorful, Cheered me up
I read this book about a week and a half before starting chemo therapy and it really put a smile on my face. Though the lessons shared here may not be new as others have pointed out, its presentation and lightheartedness make it a great read and easy to grasp. It's engaging story offers material for you to ponder.
On several instances I had to close it mid page to give it some thought. Great ...
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Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings99 reviews
Shel Silverstein
HarperCollins, 2004
Can't go wrong with Shel Silverstein
I bought this as a gift for someone who had never read any of Silverstein's poems and he loved it. This is a great book for kids or for adults who need a grin very now and then. You can pick it up and open to a random page, read a few poems and walk away with a smile. We enjoyed the bonus poems but I don't know if those poems are worth a premium price.
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Going Rogue: An American Life1218 reviews
Sarah Palin
HarperCollins, 2009
Great read
Sarah Palin's book is worth reading, finding out more about her ambitions and what brought her to where she is in her life right now.
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The Graveyard Book367 reviews
Neil Gaiman
HarperCollins, 2008
A wonderful, nuanced work
The Graveyard Book is my first Neil Gaiman book, and I'm definitely planning on reading more. I'd heard a lot of praise of this book, but it still didn't prepare me for the elegance of his style.
Though I liked the drawings, the real charm of this book is the writing. Gaiman has woven a really beautiful coming-of-age tale in which Nobody Owens, the main character, learns some harsh lessons ...
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Sweet Little Lies: An L.A. Candy Novel12 reviews
Lauren Conrad
HarperCollins, 2010
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
This second novel in the L.A. CANDY series starts off where the first one left off.
Jane Roberts, star of the hit reality TV show L.A. Candy, finds herself in the middle of a national scandal after a tabloid prints some photos of her in a rather compromising position. Not knowing what to do or where to turn, Jane takes the advice of her castmate, Madison, and takes off to Cabo for some much ...
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Seekers #4: The Last Wilderness4 reviews
Erin Hunter
HarperCollins, 2010
Wilderness, adventure
Reviewed by Ben Weldon (age 11) for Reader Views (02/10)
"Seekers #4: The Last Wilderness" by Erin Hunter is the story of four bears, Toklo, a grizzly bear; Kallik, a polar bear; Lusa, a black bear; and Ujurak, a shape-shifter whose natural shape is a grizzly cub. When Ujurak, at the time in the form of a goose, was weakened and almost killed after accidentally eating a fishhook, his friends ...
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Pinkalicious137 reviews
Victoria Kann, Elizabeth Kann
HarperCollins, 2006
Pinkalicious children's book
My daughters love this book. We were checking it out at the library all the time so we decided we needed our own copy.
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Warriors: Omen of the Stars #1: The Fourth Apprentice29 reviews
Erin Hunter
HarperCollins, 2009
Great book!
This has to be one of my favorites, I literaly had to stay up all night reading it because I couldn't wait! One thing though, if you're planning on reading this you should really read the rest of the books first as there are several great serieses before this one that you don't want to miss!
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Goodnight Moon655 reviews
Margaret Wise Brown
HarperCollins, 2005
In the Great Green Room
Some classics are past their "Best By" date (see my review of the original Curious George: The Original Curious George). Others, like Goodnight Moon, continue to offer new parents and their young children an opportunity to enjoy some quiet contemplative time together. Many read Goodnight Moon as part of a bedtime ritual; the familiar items and cadence are sweet and soothing. The New Yorker once ...
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Fancy Nancy: The 100th Day of School (I Can Read Book 1)7 reviews
Jane O'connor
HarperCollins, 2009
Fancy Nancy's Inspiring School Project!!!
I've purchased so many Fancy Nancy books for my granddaughter, Mary Mace, that I've lost count of them. I sent her this one, synchronistically, a few weeks before she had her own 100th day of school project due in kindergarten! I didn't know that kids really did this...I thought it was just a great fictional plot. Mary Mace was tickled pink with the book and loved, loved, loved the story. In ...
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Day It Rained Hearts10 reviews
Felicia Bond
HarperCollins, 2006
Sweet and Thoughtful
THE DAY IT RAINED HEARTS is one of the sweetest little books that I have ever read. Although I purchased it for my 3 ½ year old daughter for Valentine's Day, the love and lesson of this book is appropriate any day of the year. THE DAY IT RAINED HEARTS is a new favorite at our house, still asked for day after day as part of our bedtime ritual.
The author of THE DAY IT RAINED HEARTS is ...
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Warriors: Omen of the Stars #2: Fading Echoes
Erin Hunter
HarperCollins, 2010
After the sharp-eyed Jay and the roaring Lion, peace will come on Dove's gentle wing. Three ThunderClan cats, Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Dovepaw, are prophesied to hold the power of the stars in their paws. Now they must work together to unravel the meaning behind the ancient words of the prophecy. As Jayfeather tackles his new responsibilities as the Clan's sole medicine cat and Lionblaze trains his apprentice in the ways of the ...
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The Reckoning (Darkest Powers, Book 3)
Kelley Armstrong
HarperCollins, 2010
My name is Chloe Saunders. I'm fifteen, and I would love to be normal. But normal is one thing I'm not. For one thing, I'm having these feelings for a certain antisocial werewolf and his sweet-tempered brother?who just happens to be a sorcerer?but, between you and me, I'm leaning toward the werewolf. Not normal. My friends and I are also on the run from an evil corporation that wants to get rid of us?permanently. Definitely ...
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Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great79 reviews
Jim Collins
HarperCollins, 2005
A Good Translation of the Non-Profit Leader's Needs
I am simply a volunteer in the non-profit sector, so that might have affected my perception of this supplement to Jim Collins' outstanding book but it seemed a bit short of the incredible insight of his book. Maybe I just expected a whole lot more or maybe it needed a bit more collaboration (with those in non-profits) or the kind of research that went into Good to Great or Built to Last. I ...
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Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink9 reviews
Diane Degroat
HarperCollins, 1997
Love this author!
So much fun to read! I love the Jingle Bells, Homework Smells one too!
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Fancy Nancy: Every Day Is Earth Day (I Can Read Book 1) 1 review
Jane O'connor
HarperCollins, 2010
Disappointing and preachy
As an Earth-conscious person who loves reading the Fancy Nancy books to my daughter, I was very excited to see this title come out and pre-ordered it. When it arrived my daughter and I read it immediately, and I was severely disappointed by the bumper sticker preachiness of the book in teaching kids to care about the Earth. I hoped it would be more learning-based like "Fancy Nancy Sees Stars," ...
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