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Boy: Tales of Childhood 138 reviews Roald Dahl
Puffin, 1999
delightful melodrama
+ Funny book + Fun, easy read... + ''Some are funny. Some are painful. Some are unpleaseant. Perhaps this is why I have remembered them so vividly. All are true.''
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The Trolls 26 reviews Polly Horvath
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2001
Please, May We Have More Beans?
+ Trollish pleasures.
Trolls
Aunt Sally came to stay with Melissa, Amanda and Pee Wee while their parents went to Paris. From the beginning, I wondered why she was the last resort, and Dad did not want to call his sister.
Was their dad upset with the way Aunt Sally taught the children to eat their green beans, ...
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 634 reviews Christopher Paul Curtis
Laurel Leaf, 2000
The Watsons Go Birmingham
+ Surprise! + Good book with hilarious scenes + Trip Back In Time + This book is the best!
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1) 1097 reviews Lemony Snicket
HarperCollins, 1999
Lousy
+ The Creepy Children + Great Beginning
Absolutely enchanting. If grief and horror could ever be so practically and charmingly applied in the real world, it would probably be a better place. The writing style may off-set some, but it's quirky, odd, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's an off-beat story with unexpectedly powerful heart.
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The Princess and the Goblin (Puffin Classics - the Essential Collection) 43 reviews George Macdonald
Puffin, 1997
Great set
+ Happy Camper + Very Victorian + Great story! + A Few Pro's and Con's to the Puffin Classics Edition
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Nicholas 18 reviews René Goscinny, Jean-Jacques Sempé
Phaidon Press, 2005
Simply the best. If you have boys in your life, you need this book.
+ I loved them in French...my son loves them in English + There is another ... + Good clean fun! + A humorous, entertaining series
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The Wind in the Willows 128 reviews Kenneth Grahame
Aladdin, 1989
How could you not love this book?
+ Audio Version read by Flo Gibson + Signet Classics version is very small + Not just for children.
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 115 reviews Barbara Robinson
HarperTrophy, 1988
Best Christmas Pagaent Ever
+ True meaning of Christmas in an untraditional presentation + One of the Best Christmas Books Ever + Very Well Written! + love it
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Four Fudge Books by Judy Blume 9 reviews Judy Blume
Puffin, 2003
Superfudge
+ Love them! + Couldn't be happier + The collection is great!! + Any Judy Blume book
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The Best School Year Ever 67 reviews Barbara Robinson
HarperTrophy, 1997
The further adventures of the Herdman family
+ Unique and Fun Book + Hijinks that will appeal to your grade schooler + Ciara
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The World of Pooh: The Complete Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner (Pooh Original Edition) 17 reviews A. A. Milne
Dutton Juvenile, 1988
So Happy to Own This
+ Pooh book + A Great Book for People of All Ages + Simple, Sweet A. A. Milne Pooh + Classic, timeless, innocence.
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The Trolls 26 reviews Polly Horvath
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2001
Please, May We Have More Beans?
+ Trollish pleasures.
Trolls
Aunt Sally came to stay with Melissa, Amanda and Pee Wee while their parents went to Paris. From the beginning, I wondered why she was the last resort, and Dad did not want to call his sister.
Was their dad upset with the way Aunt Sally taught the children to eat their green beans, ...
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The Best School Year Ever 67 reviews Barbara Robinson
HarperTrophy, 1997
The further adventures of the Herdman family
+ Unique and Fun Book + Hijinks that will appeal to your grade schooler + Ciara
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 634 reviews Christopher Paul Curtis
Laurel Leaf, 2000
The Watsons Go Birmingham
+ Surprise! + Good book with hilarious scenes + Trip Back In Time + This book is the best!
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Four Fudge Books by Judy Blume 9 reviews Judy Blume
Puffin, 2003
Superfudge
+ Love them! + Couldn't be happier + The collection is great!! + Any Judy Blume book
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Nicholas 18 reviews René Goscinny, Jean-Jacques Sempé
Phaidon Press, 2005
Simply the best. If you have boys in your life, you need this book.
+ I loved them in French...my son loves them in English + There is another ... + Good clean fun! + A humorous, entertaining series
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The World of Pooh: The Complete Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner (Pooh Original Edition) 17 reviews A. A. Milne
Dutton Juvenile, 1988
So Happy to Own This
+ Pooh book + A Great Book for People of All Ages + Simple, Sweet A. A. Milne Pooh + Classic, timeless, innocence.
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The Wind in the Willows 128 reviews Kenneth Grahame
Aladdin, 1989
How could you not love this book?
+ Audio Version read by Flo Gibson + Signet Classics version is very small + Not just for children.
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 115 reviews Barbara Robinson
HarperTrophy, 1988
Best Christmas Pagaent Ever
+ True meaning of Christmas in an untraditional presentation + One of the Best Christmas Books Ever + Very Well Written! + love it
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1) 1097 reviews Lemony Snicket
HarperCollins, 1999
Lousy
+ The Creepy Children + Great Beginning
Absolutely enchanting. If grief and horror could ever be so practically and charmingly applied in the real world, it would probably be a better place. The writing style may off-set some, but it's quirky, odd, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's an off-beat story with unexpectedly powerful heart.
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