When Dinosaurs Came with Everything (Junior Library Guild Selection)6 reviews Elise Broach Atheneum, 2007 Cute concept, well executed + Cracks me up! + Great to read aloud! + love the book + So great, we keep getting copies!             My Colors, My World / Mis colores, mi mundo2 reviews Maya Christina Gonzalez Children's Book Press, 2007 Recommended for bilingual library and personal picturebook collections. + Wonderful Book for Preschool The very first children's book that artist Maya Christina Gonzalez has written as well as illustrated, My Colors, My World / Mis Colores, Mi Mundo is a bilingual English/Spanish picturebook about a girl who lives in the desert, and her search to discover colors of every hue. "Of all the colors I ...             The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll3 reviews Patricia Mckissack Schwartz & Wade, 2007 A wonderful story with a fantastic moral. + Good book that teaches important lessons. + Christmas Sisters I bought this book for my two daughters, age 5 and 7. The book tells the story of a young, poor family and a meager Christmas. The book offers plenty of starting points for discussions of important life morals: money doesn't buy happiness, the value of sharing, the importance of family, the ...             Vulture View2 reviews April Pulley Sayre Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2007 Awesome illustrations + Vulture View Vulture View has wonderful illustrations showing the life of a vulture - and and what they eat - eww! There are books about many birds, but not many about this beautiful flyer. And, there are not too many books that help me teach about the letter "V" to my kindergartners.             Hello, Bumblebee Bat1 review Darrin Lunde Charlesbridge Publishing, 2007 2008 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book This award, according to the American Library Association website, is "given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year...recognized for their literary and artistic ...             Nothing1 review Hyperion Book CH, 2007 Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children One of the most popular clichés in economics is "there's no such thing as a free lunch," with the implication that you cannot get something for nothing. Jon Agee's clever book turns this notion upside down when the richest lady in town walks into Otis's empty antiques shop at closing time and buys ...             Yo, Jo!3 reviews Rachel Isadora Harcourt Children's Books, 2007 Real Images for Everyone + Great trek through "da hood" + yo! This is a great book for children. There are not only super images but it inspires a discussion about our neighborhood and who we interact with during the day. I love the illustrations and all that is going on on the street. I think many kids will identify with this modern, happening book. The use ...             Little Rat Makes Music (Little Rat)1 review Monika Bang-Campbell Harcourt Children's Books, 2007 Any kid taking music lessons will relate to her dilemma. Monika Bang-Campbell's LITTLE RAT MAKES MUSIC will reach ages 6-9 with its easy reader about Little Rat, who longs to make music like the violinists she sees at concerts. Unfortunately, she hates to practice: it's hard and her violin squawks. How can Little Rat make beautiful music NOW? Any kid ...             Ballerina Dreams5 reviews Lauren Thompson, Joann Ferrara Feiwel & Friends, 2007 Simply Sensational + Ballerina Dreams + A truly inspirational picturebook especially recommended for young girls of all backgrounds. + Amazing :-) + lovely and sweet             Orange Pear Apple Bear11 reviews Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2007 best book + Simple Yet Beautiful + Five little words...one big story! + Great first reader book + Wish it were a board book             My Name Is Gabito/Mi Llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez/La Vida De Gabriel Garcia Marquez3 reviews monica Brown Rising Moon, 2007 A wonderful multicultural picturebook + Magical storytellers childhood + Wonderful books for a bilingual child! Award-winning author Monica Brown presents My Name is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a bilingual English/Spanish picturebook about the brilliant and imaginative writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Following "Gabito" from childhood to adulthood, and his evolution from a dreaming boy to a ...             The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County3 reviews Janice N. Harrington Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 Charming Girl and Hen + Fun read-aloud + Aglorious book in both text and art + The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County             Good Enough To Eat3 reviews Brock Cole Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 Just desserts for Good Enough to Eat + Fine, involving story. + Good Enough To Eat This is the story of a homeless girl/young woman in an unspecified medieval time. She is without family, home or even name, so she is alternatively called Scraps-and-Smells, Skin-and-Bones or Sweets-and-Treats. She supports herself, such as she can, by selling paper birds and stale bread or ...             Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale6 reviews Carmen Agra (RTL) Deedy Peachtree Publishers, 2007 Delightful! + A Beautiful Folktale + Martina the Beautiful Cockroach + Martina really is a beautiful cockroach. + We LOVE this Book!             Pictures from Our Vacation6 reviews Greenwillow, 2007 What Fun! + what a thoughtful, delightful book + Memories + Amazing writing and thinking! + precious family time             Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity32 reviews Hyperion Book CH, 2007 We read this every night! + Laugh out loud funny! + Just as good as the first + Not *quite* as good as the first, but that's okay + good book             Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose1 review Leo & Diane Dillon Harcourt Children's Books, 2007 Numbers on the loose This is a great book. It has a few Mother Goose rhymes I didn't even know about. My grandkids love it. We can read the rhymes, but we can also discuss the wonderful illustrations and make up even more stories. This is one of my favorites.             Here's A Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry9 reviews Candlewick, 2007 Great 1st book of poetry + Really great for reading and talking about! + The Perfect Poetry book for little people! + Great children's book + Just sweet and absolutely adorable.             Let it Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals3 reviews Atheneum, 2007 Let It Shine + Let the sun shine in + His Mother's Scissors This is a beautifully illustrated presentation of three spirituals. Ashley Bryan uses cut-paper collage masterfully to show the message behind the lyrics. These illustrations offer many opportunities for discussion. The three spirituals are ones familiar to most children: This Little Light of ...             A Good Day21 reviews Greenwillow, 2007 My 3 Year Old Loves It! + Always "A Good Day" with Kevin Henkes + A Good Day + Lovely Book