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The Cat in the Hat 175 reviews
Dr. Seuss
Random House Children's Books, 1997
The book that influenced our culture!
Times have changed. Little kids left home alone and shouldn't they have been told by their parents not to let anyone in?
This is the book that must of led to a lot of wild house parties and may have spawned many party while your parents are away flicks (Risky Business, etc).
A good fun read with a lilting cadence!
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Velveteen Rabbit-Pkg101 reviews
Margery Williams
Random House Children's Books, 1985
"Restored by that Refining Fire"
"The Velveteen Rabbit" is a parable, a story about that refining fire: redemptive love. The Velveteen Rabbit gave himself in love to the little boy. In return, the little boy loved the rabbit completely. This love caused the rabbit to begin to look around and question what was real. In questioning what was real, the rabbit ultimately believes himself real and wishes himself real. Once real, ...
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Story of Babar 32 reviews
Jean De Brunoff
Random House Children's Books, 1991
children love the drawings
My 3 1/2 year old son loves this book. It's quite a long story and takes about 10 to 15 minutes. I actually never "read" the story to him, I tell the story in my own words, also because at one point, the mother of Barbar is shot my hunters. I tell my son, that Barbar's mother tripped and Barbar took the opportunity to run away. The rest of the book is marvellous and seems to touch children's ...
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Mr. Popper's Penguins129 reviews
Richard; Atwater, Florence Atwater
Random House Children's Books, 1978
Our first successful read-aloud
I had tried many different books from Black Beauty to Little Britches to enrich our homeschool literature time.
No joy. Of course, to be fair, it's worth mentioning that my children are still all 6 and younger (all five of them!)
When we did a thematic unit study on penguins, I came across this book in our local homeschool store, and it was a HIT! They all begged me to read "just one more ...
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Junie B., First Grader Boss of Lunch (Junie B. Jones)20 reviews
Barbara Park
Random House Children's Books, 2003
Review from my six year old daughter
This book was interesting. At the beginning she talked all about her lunch box, and she bragged about it too. I liked this book because it was funny. The words were not to hard for me to read.
I think lots of first graders should read this book.
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Buffalo Before Breakfast15 reviews
Mary Pope Osborne
Random House Australia Children's Books, 2004
School Book Review
Would you ever want to be chased by a big buffalo? I read a book about two kids that did. It is called Buffalo Before Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne. This book is about a boy named Jack, a girl named Annie and a dog named Teddy. They travel back in time. This story is also about the buffalo and Native Americans. This is a really cool book. One of my favorite parts is when they saw a huge ...
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Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)220 reviews
Dr. Seuss
Random House Children's Books
The Greatest American Philosopher
As a mom of a 24 and an 8 year old (I know . . . big surprise) I am firmly of the opinion that Dr. Seuss is the greatest American philosopher! In this book he urges us to try things that we may be afraid of or even repelled by. Many folks think this book applies only to food but I think he is urging us to be more brave in all avenues of life. We need to listen to those around us urging us ...
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Are You My Mother?98 reviews
P. D. Eastman
Random House Children's Books, 2001
Great beginner "MaMa Book"
This is the one of my 19 month's old favorite book. He will point to it and say "Mama Book" and will sit still listening to me reading this book from the beginning to the end. He loves the pictures and Snort looks like Jack (from the Thomas the tank engine) so he is very happy to see Snort. This is an excellent book to introduce a toddler to reading.
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Eldest (Inheritance Cycle) 1503 reviews
Christopher Paolini
Random House Children's Books, 2006
A new Tolking?
Whit a history, from a time that`s are long gone. Where dragons almost are history, a world in war. Where we find a boy, who is more then a orphan child.
This book is a great fantasy book. I am sure that the writer, is going to have a bright future like a Fantasy arthur.
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Magic Tree House 34 reviews
Mary Pope Osborne
Random House Children's Books, 1999
Great books for young readers!
My 7-year-old can't get enough of these Magic Tree House Books. He loves to read them and his reading improves with each book. I highly recommend these books to any parent or grandparent!
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Lioness Rampant177 reviews
Tamora Pierce
Random House Children's Books, 1997
Reader...Then a Teacher
This review is more for the entire "Lioness Quartet" quadrilogy, rather than this final installment in the series.
I was introduced to this series as a young girl of 11 or 12. They remained my favorite books for over a decade. The Lioness Quartet combines both magical, imaginative story telling with a strong feminist message. Equality is a powerful underlying theme in this series.
When ...
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Lyra's Oxford88 reviews
Philip Pullman
Random House Children's Books, 2003
Really charming after "His Dark Materials"
After seeing "The Golden Compass," I had to read the trilogy "His Dark Materials." It was a thrilling fantasy that left me thirsting for more, but--guess what?--that is all there is right now. But there was this little jewel of a book. It really is just a short story/chapter and a charming map of Oxford, but it was what I needed to decompress and wait patiently for "The Book of Dust."
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River195 reviews
Gary Paulsen
Random House Children's Books, 2001
The River
The River by Gary Paulson is a fantastic book. Once youstart this book you will not be able to put it down. I would reccomend this book to anyone 10 years an older. I promise that you will love this book: it is detailed, exciting, andventurous, and you really feel like you are there. If you love adventure books, this is the perfect book for you.
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Bud Not Buddy463 reviews
Christopher Paul Curtis
Random House Children's Books, 1999
Yay for Bud!
Welcome to the world of the heyday of jazz. The year is 1936, and the world is open to a young orphan who has happened to find himself on the run.
Curtis writes with zesty personality for Bud and paints a portrait of a very likeable young boy who simply wants what all of us want: a family. He's a great kid with plenty of sass who is ready to take on the world and do what he needs to do to find ...
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Pumpkin Moonshine8 reviews
Tasha Tudor
Random House Children's Books, 1978
Pumpkin Moonshine - 60 years later!
If you've never carved a "Pumpkin Moonshine" you've missed a wonderful part of Halloween. As a little girl, Tasha Tudors delightful story was a favorite of mine. My children grew up carving pumpkins, not into jack-o-lanterns, but into Pumpkin Moonshines. The "grands" now enjoy grandmothers love for the season and the wonderful "Pumpkin Moonshine" with the re-release of this beautiful little book ...
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Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)220 reviews
Dr. Seuss
Random House Children's Books
The Greatest American Philosopher
As a mom of a 24 and an 8 year old (I know . . . big surprise) I am firmly of the opinion that Dr. Seuss is the greatest American philosopher! In this book he urges us to try things that we may be afraid of or even repelled by. Many folks think this book applies only to food but I think he is urging us to be more brave in all avenues of life. We need to listen to those around us urging us ...
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Top-Secret Personal Beeswax: A Journal by Junie B. (and Me!)23 reviews
Barbara Park
Random House Children's Books
Fun for Junie B. fans
This is a neat book. Your Junie B. fan can read jounal entries that Junie B. has written about herself, which are very entertaining. Then, there is a space for her to write her own entry on the same topic that Junie B. just wrote. There are some places to draw and others that you just write. My 7 year old got this for Christmas and the first time she picked it up, she worked on it for more ...
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The Woman Who Rides Like a Man117 reviews
Tamora Pierce
Random House Children's Books, 1997
What can I say? Tamora Pierce has done it again!
Alanna is now a knight and wants to travel the world...see places she's only heard about or seen on maps. While she is traveling with her loyal friend, Coram she runs into a group of tribesman called the Bazhir. They bring her and Coram to their home, the tribe of the Bloody Hawk. They find it strange that she is as strong as a man and dresses like one too. The Bazhir challenge her to a duel to ...
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Junie B., First Grader (at Last!) (Junie B. Jones)47 reviews
Barbara Park
Random House Children's Books, 2002
Junie B. Is A Hit With My Three!
Our children love all the Junie B. books. The Junie B., First Grader (At Last!) was a hit with all of them. Our son related to the story because both he and Junie B. were First Graders - At last! at the same time.
His two sisters have also enjoyed the world of Miss Junie B. and I know you will too! It is an added bonus when both brother and sisters share an enjoyment in reading the same books.
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Dragonlance Chronicles : Volume 2 Dragons of Winter Night257 reviews
Margaret; Hickman, Tracy Weis
Random House Children's Books, 1985
Excellent Series
As a fantasy genre lover, these books were really good. They were well written and the authors did a good job in developing the characters, which is not often seen done well. I was hooked from the very beginning and read all 3 in about a week. I am now onto the Legends trilogy. I hope it lives up to the standard set in Dragonlance. I highly recommend this series!
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