Move!2 reviews
Robin Page

Houghton Mifflin, 2006

Move it or lose it

+ My kid has yet to be "moved" by this book.

I review a lot of children's books, but people like Steve Jenkins and Robin Page sometimes make me question the necessity of it all. Is there any point to reviewing the newest Jenkins/Page title ... ever? I mean, let's examine the facts here. These guys get better and more creative with every ...
  
  











  



  
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything22 reviews
Linda Williams

HarperTrophy, 1988

Our Favorite Halloween Book

+ Scary fun
+ Excellent Spooky Tale For Youngsters
+ Oh, yes!
+ The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
  
  











  



  
Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day82 reviews
Jamie Lee Curtis

Joanna Cotler, 1998

Grandaughter Loves the book

+ Feelings are oh-so important
+ Children's Book
+ Love it!
  
  











  



  
Brave Irene (Sunburst Books)12 reviews

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1988

Classroom pleaser

+ Great blend of girlie interests with
+ Teaching Writing
+ Still loves it
  
  











  



  
Daydreamers
Tom Feelings, Eloise Greenfield

Puffin, 1993

Poetry and portraits of young black children reveal all the beauty in children's wishes, yearnings, and memories. "Greenfield and Feelings have unquestionably worked together in harmony to create their sensitive portrayals of black boys and girls".--Publishers Weekly.
  
  











  



  
Whoosh Around the Mulberry Bush
Jan Ormerod, Lindsey Gardiner

Barron's Educational Series, 2007

Here’s a book and a sing-along compact disc that will inspire high-energy enjoyment among kids at parties, in pre-K and kindergarten, and wherever boys and girls are having fun together. The song they’ll hear on the CD—and which they’ll have fun singing—has the same tune as Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. But the words keep on changing as kids turn the book’s pages and meet new animal ...
  
  











  



  
Earthdance2 reviews
Joanne Ryder

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1999

Incredibly moving book!

+ Beautiful! And my 20 students agree!

Not knowing the subject of this book, I sat down to read "Earth Dance" out loud to my young daughter (not because she can't read, but because we enjoy reading to each other). I began as I usually begin a book -- finding the passion in the words and the mood of the illustrations as I read out ...
  
  











  



  
Like a Windy Day1 review
Frank Asch, Devin Asch

Gulliver Books, 2002

Wonderful Story

Frank Asch is one of our favorite authors. His books are so free and playful and simple in the way a child understands the world. The illustrations are always lovely. Like a Windy Day is a treat for any child.
  
  











  



  
Stellaluna104 reviews
Janell Cannon

Harcourt Children's Books, 1993

My favorite children's book

+ A Must for
+ Deserves to be a children's classic
+ A Unique, Beautiful Book
  
  











  



  
Whoosh Around the Mulberry Bush
Jan Ormerod, Lindsey Gardiner

Barron's Educational Series, 2007

Here’s a book and a sing-along compact disc that will inspire high-energy enjoyment among kids at parties, in pre-K and kindergarten, and wherever boys and girls are having fun together. The song they’ll hear on the CD—and which they’ll have fun singing—has the same tune as Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. But the words keep on changing as kids turn the book’s pages and meet new animal ...
  
  











  



  
Stellaluna104 reviews
Janell Cannon

Harcourt Children's Books, 1993

My favorite children's book

+ A Must for
+ Deserves to be a children's classic
+ A Unique, Beautiful Book
  
  











  



  
Earthdance2 reviews
Joanne Ryder

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1999

Incredibly moving book!

+ Beautiful! And my 20 students agree!

Not knowing the subject of this book, I sat down to read "Earth Dance" out loud to my young daughter (not because she can't read, but because we enjoy reading to each other). I began as I usually begin a book -- finding the passion in the words and the mood of the illustrations as I read out ...
  
  











  



  
Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day82 reviews
Jamie Lee Curtis

Joanna Cotler, 1998

Grandaughter Loves the book

+ Feelings are oh-so important
+ Children's Book
+ Love it!
  
  











  



  
Like a Windy Day1 review
Frank Asch, Devin Asch

Gulliver Books, 2002

Wonderful Story

Frank Asch is one of our favorite authors. His books are so free and playful and simple in the way a child understands the world. The illustrations are always lovely. Like a Windy Day is a treat for any child.
  
  











  



  
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything22 reviews
Linda Williams

HarperTrophy, 1988

Our Favorite Halloween Book

+ Scary fun
+ Excellent Spooky Tale For Youngsters
+ Oh, yes!
+ The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
  
  











  



  
Brave Irene (Sunburst Books)12 reviews

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1988

Classroom pleaser

+ Great blend of girlie interests with
+ Teaching Writing
+ Still loves it
  
  











  



  
Daydreamers
Tom Feelings, Eloise Greenfield

Puffin, 1993

Poetry and portraits of young black children reveal all the beauty in children's wishes, yearnings, and memories. "Greenfield and Feelings have unquestionably worked together in harmony to create their sensitive portrayals of black boys and girls".--Publishers Weekly.
  
  











  



  
Move!2 reviews
Robin Page

Houghton Mifflin, 2006

Move it or lose it

+ My kid has yet to be "moved" by this book.

I review a lot of children's books, but people like Steve Jenkins and Robin Page sometimes make me question the necessity of it all. Is there any point to reviewing the newest Jenkins/Page title ... ever? I mean, let's examine the facts here. These guys get better and more creative with every ...