Boy: Tales of Childhood138 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.''
  
  











  



  
The Trolls26 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, ...
  
  











  



  
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963634 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!
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Nicholas18 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
  
  











  



  
The Wind in the Willows128 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.
  
  











  



  
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever115 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
  
  











  



  
Four Fudge Books by Judy Blume9 reviews
Judy Blume

Puffin, 2003

Superfudge

+ Love them!
+ Couldn't be happier
+ The collection is great!!
+ Any Judy Blume book
  
  











  



  
The Best School Year Ever67 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
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
The Trolls26 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, ...
  
  











  



  
The Best School Year Ever67 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
  
  











  



  
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963634 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!
  
  











  



  
Four Fudge Books by Judy Blume9 reviews
Judy Blume

Puffin, 2003

Superfudge

+ Love them!
+ Couldn't be happier
+ The collection is great!!
+ Any Judy Blume book
  
  











  



  
Nicholas18 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
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
The Wind in the Willows128 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.
  
  











  



  
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever115 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
  
  











  



  
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.