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Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin (Caldecott Honor Book) 41 reviews Lloyd Moss
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1995
Love This Book!
+ Great addition to your library + Fun book + my pre-schooler loves it! + Great gift
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Not a Box 45 reviews
HarperCollins, 2006
A child's imagination
+ If you want your kid(s) to engage, buy this book! + Passes the kid test + Best book! + preschool teacher
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Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings 69 reviews
HarperCollins, 2004
Sure to make ANYONE SMILE !
+ This book is the first I ever read + 4th Grade Class Top Ten Winner + Walk Down Memory Lane + Superb!
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The Hundred Dresses 98 reviews Eleanor Estes
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2004
Wonderful Story
+ A Subtle Teaching Message + A powerful, direct antidote to racism and prejudice + The Hundred Dresses
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How I Became a Pirate 88 reviews Melinda Long
Harcourt, Inc., 2003
Wonderful Book
+ A fun pirate story with only a couple minor flaws... + Henry's Grandma + A pirate's life for me! + Best Pirate Book of All
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The Scrambled States of America 63 reviews Laurie Keller
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2002
I love Laurie Keller's books
+ Great book! + great learning tool.... + Scrambled United States + Fun and learning... TOGETHER??
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The True Meaning of Smekday 21 reviews Adam Rex
Hyperion Book CH, 2007
The True Meaning of Spectacular!
+ The True Meaning of Spectacular! + For story-lovers of all ages + A plucky girl protaganist on a harrowing road trip. + A novel with equal appeal for kids and adults
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Puff the Magic Dragon 64 reviews Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton
Sterling Publishing, 2007
Beautiful Book
+ Puff the Magic Dragon lives on
It's a beautifully illustrated book. At the bookstore, it came with a matching dragon, just as beautiful. My toddler son asks for this story to be read at bedtime about once a week. He must be holding his stuffed toy dragon while I "sing" the story to him, of course!
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Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise (Walter the Farting Dog) 21 reviews William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, ...
Puffin, 2008
Family reads Walter
+ A kid's book that will crack a smile on every adult + Love It + We love Walter! + Walter the Farting Dog Goes On A Cruise
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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book) 13 reviews Peter Sis
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007
life behind the curtain
+ Bittersweet return. + left me wanting more + A Stirring Account + Opening curtains
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Tiger, Tiger 3 reviews Dee Lillegard
Putnam Juvenile, 2002
Great for all ages
+ I read this story four times today .... + Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
Although the book is recommended for ages four and up, my two-year old absolutely loves it. We rented it from the library, and now I am buying a copy for her. The illustrations are beautiful; very colorful and detailed, adding to the sense of magic that surrounds the book. I have read this book ...
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First the Egg (Caldecott Honor Book and Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book (Awards)) 7 reviews Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Roaring Brook Press, 2007
A concept journey: egg or chicken? chicken or egg?
+ Fun, Fun, Fun + great book + Really, 5 Stars? + Which comes first?
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The Arrival 37 reviews Shaun Tan
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007
Incredibly thought provoking and yet serene pictorial work of art
+ FOR THE GUESTS as much as FOR THE HOSTS + Surreal, but Familiar + Beautiful, complex story + Genre transcending. Elegant. Eclectic. An art gallery in a book.
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The Pumpkin Goblin Makes Friends Aaron Taylor
Emerald Book Company, 2008
The Pumpkin Goblin Makes Friends is a wonderfully illustrated story about a mean-spirited Pumpkin Goblin who learns to make friends with the help of the town hero, a boy named Fred. Discover the story of the Pumpkin Goblin and turn this Halloween into a fun filled experience!
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Old Penn Station 13 reviews William Low
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2007
An Important Story Worth Knowing
+ Grandeur Revisited
My 7-year-old son and I both enjoy this book. It tells the simple, but poignent story of the destruction of the grand old Pennsylvania station in New York, by a world entralled with the automobile and unable to see a future in passenger train travel. With today's $4.00/gallon gas prices, the ...
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The Adventures of a Nose 3 reviews Viviane Schwarz
Candlewick, 2002
A no miss pick!
+ The Best Book of a Body Part + Join in The Adventures of a Nose!
This clever and engaging childrenęs book balances nuance, detail, and wit into a series of clever portraits depicting the quest of a nose (one equipped with legs wearing trousers and a great sense of self-irony, no less) trying to find its place in the world. Consequently, the nose savors all sorts ...
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Every Friday 5 reviews Dan Yaccarino
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2007
Great book!
+ Very sweet + Beautifully Illustrated + A charming tale with a life lesson - make time for your children + Every Friday, every night
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret 183 reviews Brian Selznick
Scholastic Press, 2007
Very original!
+ Cleverly conceived and executed. A pleasure to read. Movie script meets graphic novel. + Great Book for Adults and Children + A brilliant invention. + Wow!!!!
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Jabberwocky 5 reviews Lewis Carroll
Hyperion Book CH, 2007
Caldecott Contender
+ Classic poem+fresh interpretation=Success! + A brilliant reinvention of a classic + Best take on an old favorite poem
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Skippyjon Jones and the Treasure Hunt (Skippyjon Jones) 3 reviews Judy Schachner
Grosset & Dunlap, 2008
Not up to Skippyjon Standards
My children (6, 4, 1) were disappointed with this game because they expected a book and more of the (usually great) Skippyjon dialog. This is still entertaining for the youngest kids to use in the car, but it really is not much fun to read or "play" and I expect it will hit the giveaway box before ...
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