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Roald Dahl Treasury: 7 16 reviews
Roald Dahl
Viking Juvenile, 2003
Wonderful assortment of Dahl's childrens work
+ A superb, fantastic, and wonderful book
+ an awesome book
This is a beautiful book full of colorful illustrations, which is always a major plus, most of which are by Quentin Blake. This has some of Roald Dahl's poetry (such as his hilarious fairy tale retellings), short stories, excerpts from his children's novels, recipes, letters from fans, and other ...
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The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense3 reviews
Edward Lear
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Edward Lear, Poet of the Absurd!!
+ Edward Lear: The complete Verse and Other Nonsense
+ Excellent compilation--a trip down memory lane!
Edward Lear IS the poet of the absurd. With his wiity observations and witticisms, he opened many a mind to the unexplored territory of the verbal nicety. Mr. lear was not merely a gifted poet, but also a great humorist. I give him credit for his creative ingenuity as well as his humor. He has ...
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Pick Me Up 27 reviews
Jeremy Leslie, David Roberts
DK CHILDREN, 2006
Pick me up baby!
+ Pick Me Up
+ Fun and Fascinating
+ Must - have book!
+ A Gold Medal to the Designers
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Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books)147 reviews
HarperTrophy, 1981
Sons love the adventure
+ I know why this book is a classic
+ Imaginative and delightful
+ amazing book!
+ Add to your children's literature collection!
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The Happy Prince and Other Tales
Oscar Wilde
Waking Lion Press, 2006
The Happy Prince is the tale of a young nobleman, who in life sought only pleasure but in death, as a gold-encrusted statue, provides aid to the needy. Also included are The Nightingale and the Rose, The Selfish Giant, The Devoted Friend, and The Remarkable Rocket. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 5.5-by-8.5-inch format by Waking Lion Press.
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread (Tale of ...362 reviews
Kate Dicamillo
Candlewick, 2006
Teachers, This is a must for your classroom this year.
+ An Amazing Adventure Anyone Can Love
+ great book
+ Sweet Book!
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The Twilight Book (Bloomsbury Paperbacks)
Jonny Boatfield
Bloomsbury UK, 2001
Tom is in hot pursuit of a girl kidnapped by a wily ape. He has an hour to catch up and rescue her. The clock is ticking . . . and the fun is about to begin. An exquisite picture book, a spellbinding story, and a compelling game.
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The Complete Wreck (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-13)46 reviews
Lemony Snicket
HarperCollins, 2006
This series is A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!!!
+ My daughter is addicted!
+ Awsome Books!
(Written by a fifth grade student)
The Series of Unfortunate Events books are about three children, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, who go on adventures to find their parents and get away from Count Olaf. Count Olaf is the worst guy in history! He tries to take the fortune that the ...
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The Spider and the Fly43 reviews
Mary Howitt, Tony DiTerlizzi
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2002
great story for your daughter
+ a GREAT book
+ A+ book
+ Great!
+ Excellent Product & Prompt Delivery
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The Little Prince273 reviews
Harvest Books, 2000
A Time Tested Classic
+ [...]
+ A good book for Adult.
+ Love the BOOK
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The Ticking6 reviews
Renee French
Top Shelf Productions, 2006
visual language
+ great (if low-key) French
+ The critic as artist
+ Unbearable, but beautiful.
+ Pencil of cotton
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Peter Pan: Peter and Wendy and Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
J.M. Barrie
Penguin Classics, 2004
Peter Pan, the "boy who would not grow up," originally appeared as a baby living a magical life among birds and fairies in J.M. Barrie's sequence of stories, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens . His later role as flying boy hero was brought to the stage by Barrie in the beloved play Peter Pan , which opened in 1904 and became the novel Peter and Wendy in 1911. In a narrative filled with ...
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Ellsworth's Extraordinary Electric Ears and Other Amazing Alphabet Anecdotes7 reviews
Atheneum, 2003
Will grow with your child
+ Creative and clever but ...
+ A very clever kid's alphabet picture book
+ A visual and auditory delight!
+ G is for Genius, and Valorie Fisher is one.
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Complete Illustrated Lewis Carroll (Wordsworth Special Editions) ((Wordsworth Collection))1 review
Lewis Carroll
Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1998
Everything you need
I bought this book from Colombia. It was shipped perfectly, and the book arrived in great condition. As a book it's everything you could ask for: great illustrations and the complete works. Nice presentation. And you get all of this for such a low price. Very good edition.
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1) 1092 reviews
Lemony Snicket
HarperCollins, 1999
the best book ever
+ A Good Beginning to an Unfortunate Series
The book The Bad Beginning is a tragic, serious, and sometimes funny book. This book begins with this interesting choice of words from the author. "If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better of reading some other book. In this book not only is there no happy ending ...
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The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics26 reviews
Norton Juster
Chronicle Books, 2000
Great, believe it or not, for high school kids
+ Short and sweet
+ Sweetest gift I was ever given
+ Chuck Jones chose wisely
+ A Classic story
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The Phantom Tollbooth549 reviews
Norton Juster
Bullseye Books, 1988
A fun book! (review by Harry, a 9 year old boy)
+ An Overlooked Classic
+ The point is to learn how to think
+ Enjoying the PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH: now and forever.
+ Fantastic Book
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The Complete Fables (Penguin Classics) 10 reviews
Aesop
Penguin Classics, 1998
Needed it and got it
+ Still some of the best instructions for life!
+ Aesop for academics
It came with such speed I didn't have time to worry that classes would begin.
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The BFG (Puffin Fiction)311 reviews
Roald Dahl
Puffin Books, 2001
A Great Classic, Review by YM, age 12
+ Big Friendly Giant Went over Big
+ Another great read from Roald Dahl
+ The BFG
+ Not All Giants are the Same
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection)339 reviews
Lewis Carroll
Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1998
Alice
+ Fantastic!
+ What a great movie better than I had remembered
+ great for big kids too
+ Classic
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