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Little Women (Illustrated Junior Library) 269 reviews Louisa May Alcott
Grosset & Dunlap, 1947
Little Women
+ Little Women -- Centennial Edition + This is my favorite book!
This is a classic we wanted our grand daughter to read. The illustrations are professional and wonderful
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Once Upon a Marigold 99 reviews Jean Ferris
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2004
Fractured Fairy Tale FTW!
+ sooooo awsome + Entertaining modern fairy tale + Best Book Ever + Once upon a Marigold is definitely the best book ever!
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Outbreak! Plagues That Changed History 4 reviews Bryn Barnard
Crown Books for Young Readers, 2005
Highly Recommended
+ Very interesting
This is an exciting and scientificaly accurate description of how the interaction of humans, culture and microbes have changed the world and the course of history through the centuries. It begins with the story of the Black Death (plauge) and brings us up to where the world is now poised on the ...
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The Z Was Zapped: A Play in Twenty-Six Acts 23 reviews Chris Van Allsburg
Houghton Mifflin, 1987
A is for Amazing
+ Bravo! + A fun Chris Van Allsburg diversion
Amazing
Black & White Illustrations
(Cleverly
Drawn)
Encourage
Folks to
Guess what
Happens that
Ingeniously
Jeopardizes all
Kinds of
Letters.
Many
Naturally
Observant
People
Quickly
Realize
Some
Talent
Underneath
Van Allsburg's
Warped &
eXceptionally
Youthful
Zeal.
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The Keeping Quilt (Aladdin Picture Books) 24 reviews
Aladdin, 2001
Why didn't I know about this book?
+ And happily my class is obsessed with this! + Family Ties + The importance of Family quilts
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James in the House of Aunt Prudence 1 review Timothy Bush
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996
A Visual and Narrative Feast
Timothy Bush is one of those rare authors who can both write and illustrate with equal expertise. This story weaves a delightful tale of a youngster's visit to his aunt's antiquated house, which transforms into a fairy-tale fantasy/adventure worthy of "The Nutcracker." The illustrations, though, ...
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Marc Just Couldn't Sleep 2 reviews Garbiela Keselman
Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 2004
Beautiful Bedtime Book for All Children
+ A wonderfully diverse kid's book featuring characters of color.
This is a wonderful children's book from Spain. Some people will see the brown skinned boy on the cover and not buy it but it is truly a great book for all kids. It is universal in that it is speaking to the small child afraid of going to sleep alone at night. And who hasn't been at some point in ...
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Little Women (Illustrated Junior Library) 269 reviews Louisa May Alcott
Grosset & Dunlap, 1947
Little Women
+ Little Women -- Centennial Edition + This is my favorite book!
This is a classic we wanted our grand daughter to read. The illustrations are professional and wonderful
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Outbreak! Plagues That Changed History 4 reviews Bryn Barnard
Crown Books for Young Readers, 2005
Highly Recommended
+ Very interesting
This is an exciting and scientificaly accurate description of how the interaction of humans, culture and microbes have changed the world and the course of history through the centuries. It begins with the story of the Black Death (plauge) and brings us up to where the world is now poised on the ...
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James in the House of Aunt Prudence 1 review Timothy Bush
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996
A Visual and Narrative Feast
Timothy Bush is one of those rare authors who can both write and illustrate with equal expertise. This story weaves a delightful tale of a youngster's visit to his aunt's antiquated house, which transforms into a fairy-tale fantasy/adventure worthy of "The Nutcracker." The illustrations, though, ...
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The Keeping Quilt (Aladdin Picture Books) 24 reviews
Aladdin, 2001
Why didn't I know about this book?
+ And happily my class is obsessed with this! + Family Ties + The importance of Family quilts
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The Z Was Zapped: A Play in Twenty-Six Acts 23 reviews Chris Van Allsburg
Houghton Mifflin, 1987
A is for Amazing
+ Bravo! + A fun Chris Van Allsburg diversion
Amazing
Black & White Illustrations
(Cleverly
Drawn)
Encourage
Folks to
Guess what
Happens that
Ingeniously
Jeopardizes all
Kinds of
Letters.
Many
Naturally
Observant
People
Quickly
Realize
Some
Talent
Underneath
Van Allsburg's
Warped &
eXceptionally
Youthful
Zeal.
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Marc Just Couldn't Sleep 2 reviews Garbiela Keselman
Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 2004
Beautiful Bedtime Book for All Children
+ A wonderfully diverse kid's book featuring characters of color.
This is a wonderful children's book from Spain. Some people will see the brown skinned boy on the cover and not buy it but it is truly a great book for all kids. It is universal in that it is speaking to the small child afraid of going to sleep alone at night. And who hasn't been at some point in ...
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Once Upon a Marigold 99 reviews Jean Ferris
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2004
Fractured Fairy Tale FTW!
+ sooooo awsome + Entertaining modern fairy tale + Best Book Ever + Once upon a Marigold is definitely the best book ever!
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