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Where the Wild Things Are 363 reviews
Maurice Sendak
Harper Collins, 1988
The BEST
+ Forgiveness without remorse
+ Look into the mind of a child
+ A Timeless Classic
+ They love it, you'll love it.
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A Frog Prince3 reviews
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1991
A Real Charmer!
+ A Gorgeous Original Fairy Tale
+ Oh Mommy, Read it Again!
Everyone knows the story of the Frog Prince, and the idea of "kissing a frog to make a prince" is a well-loved verse around the world. But did you ever think that the spoilt Princess, who first broke her promise to the frog who rescued her ball and then threw him across the room in disgust before ...
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Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy (Nature) 50 reviews
Carl R. Sams, Jean Stoick
Carl R. Sams II Photography, 1999
GOOD WINTER READ FOR THE LITTLE ONES
+ A MUST FOR EVERY GRANDCHILD AND THEIR PARENTS
+ fantastic
+ A Mom's Choice Awards Recipient!
+ Enchanting!
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The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest 44 reviews
Lynne Cherry
Voyager Books, 2000
Treasures of Nature
+ Great Book
+ Get Kids Interested in the Rain Forest
+ Great Book about Animals In the Rainforest
+ The true story of the rianforest
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses20 reviews
Marianna Mayer
HarperCollins, 1989
This is not Barbie!
+ beautiful
+ Exquisite purchase
+ My grandaughter loves it.
+ The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Marianna Mayer, Kinuko Y. Craft
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Miss Rumphius60 reviews
Barbara Cooney
Puffin, 1985
Wildflowers
+ Wonderful story
+ Beatiful
+ Wonderful Book!
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The Grapes Of Math21 reviews
Gregory Tang
Scholastic Press, 2001
a book that makes math kids
+ Great for upper elementary - beginner middle school
+ Make math more fun? Check out this one!
+ A good book for making math literacy facile
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The Story of Jumping Mouse (Caldecott Honor Books)15 reviews
HarperTrophy, 1989
jumping tale
+ Quiet yet powerful
+ Eagle
+ The Story of Juming Mouse
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Jack and the Beanstalk15 reviews
HarperTrophy, 1997
Can't wait to read it over again
+ great illustrations but somewhat awkward wording
+ An Old Classic That Still Has Its Magic
Classic fairytale for adventurous boys, but my little princess adores it. She likes the big, tall, strong wife of the ogre best but all characters are charismatic.
I absolutely love the illustrations. I bought all of Kellogg's books because I was so happy about this one, but, besides the ...
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How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend (Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin Books)3 reviews
Jerrie Oughton
Houghton Mifflin, 1996
How the stars fell into the sky?
+ Starry, Starry Night...This is a beautiful story...
+ How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend
This is a thought provoking legend about the origin of the stars - the patterns and the absence of patterns to be found there. It contrasts human behaviour - represented by the first woman, with animal behaviour - represented by a coyote, and would be ideal for any child to hear, think about and to ...
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Rapunzel (Caldecott Medal Book)52 reviews
Brothers Grimm
Dutton Juvenile, 1997
Rapunzel the Beautiful
+ The ultimate version of this story...
+ This is the true spirit of the fairy tale
+ Beautiful
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Kamishibai Man4 reviews
Allen Say
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 2005
PRESERVING THE ROOTS OF JAPANESE CULTURE
+ Puts You in the Picture
+ Wonderful Japanese Tale
+ Enchanting story and splendid artwork
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What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Caldecott Honor Book)22 reviews
Robin Page, Steve Jenkins
Houghton Mifflin, 2003
Great book for interaction!
+ Great for Art Teachers too!
+ Wonderful book!
+ What DO you do with a tail like this?
+ Small wonder this book has received so much attention!
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The Man Who Walked Between The Towers49 reviews
Mordicai Gerstein
Roaring Brook Press, 2003
The Hire Wire Act Over the World Trade Center
+ Book about Philippe Petit's trip on a high wire between the twin towers
+ A Book Worth Walking a Tightrope For (ED 30 review)
+ Great tool for the classroom!
+ excellent entertaining recreation of the walk
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Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings75 reviews
HarperCollins, 2004
Heart and humor
+ Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition poems and drawings
+ Great Great Childrens Book
+ wonderfuly fond
+ Heart warming
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One Fine Day13 reviews
Aladdin, 1974
Excellent Cumulative Tale About A Fox Tail
+ My Favorite Childhood Story
+ Hunter's review
+ Beautifully-illustrated cumulative folk tale
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Hansel and Gretel16 reviews
Rika Lesser
Dutton Juvenile, 1999
Nice quality book.
+ Just like I remember
+ A Memorable Favorite!
+ Fairy tale Favorite
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The Spider and the Fly44 reviews
Mary Howitt, Tony DiTerlizzi
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2002
Perfect illustrations for a classic rhyme
+ great story for your daughter
+ a GREAT book
+ A+ book
+ Great!
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Lost In The Woods: A Photographic Fantasy25 reviews
Carl R. Sams, Jean Stoick
Carl R. Sams II Photography, 2004
Beautiful book
+ Beautiful photos, loveable animals
+ LOST IN THE WOODS
+ A Mom's Choice Awards Recipient!
+ excellent book!
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The Frog Prince, Continued (Picture Puffin)18 reviews
Jon Scieszka
Puffin, 1994
A reality check for a fairy tale life
+ Humorous and mocking, but still maintains a true fairy tale heart
+ A reverse story with a happily ever after ending.
+ Frog Prince Continued-06
+ What happens AFTER happily ever after
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