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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 Secret Garden (HarperClassics)269 reviews
Frances Hodgson Burnett
HarperTrophy, 1998
An Absolute Treasure!
+ Awesome story
+ Favorite children's book
+ Great read for all ages
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler309 reviews
E.L. Konigsburg
Aladdin, 1998
A proper mystery!
+ Still good after all these years
+ A delightful classic
+ 2nd favorite book
+ From the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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Freak The Mighty (Scholastic Signature)525 reviews
Rodman Philbrick
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2001
"Freak The Mighty "by Rodman Philbrick
+ A Modern Classic
+ Great coming-of-age novel
+ A Wonderful Story!
+ Freak The Mighty??.....&..The Mighty??... Max The Mighty ..Movie??
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The Phantom Tollbooth552 reviews
Norton Juster
Bullseye Books, 1988
The point is to learn how to think
+ A funny book
+ THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster
+ My favorite book of all time.
+ An Overlooked Classic
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Lynne Reid Banks: Return of the Indian, Secret of the Indian, Mystery of the Cupboard, Indian in the Cupboard 4 reviews
Lynne Reid Banks
Avon Books, 1994
Birthday gift
+ Best Book
+ Kid's P.O.V.!
A birthday gift for my nine year old grand son. It was a great hit.
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Pigs Might Fly11 reviews
Dick King-Smith
Puffin, 1990
wow
+ SUCH a good book!
+ My thoughts
+ A Super book
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The Whipping Boy137 reviews
Sid Fleischman
HarperTrophy, 2003
Excellent Book
+ A really good book
+ Whipping never was so pleasant
+ The Whipping Boy
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Ella Enchanted 1138 reviews
Gail Carson Levine
Scholastic Inc., 1997
Nothing but praise
+ A wonderful book
+ Ella Enchanted
+ best book like EVER..
+ A delightful twist on the classic Cinderella tale...
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Mary Poppins: Three Enchanting Classics: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, and Mary Poppins Opens the ...2 reviews
P. L. Travers
Odyssey Classics, 2006
Remember the days
+ Enjoyable
when you used to find a nice quiet spot, away from all disturbances
and jump headfirst into the adventures of the Banks children and Mary Poppins? I do. These stories are among the best children's literature ever written. They are right up there with the Chronicles of Narnia and Alice in ...
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (Aladdin Fantasy)329 reviews
Robert C. O'Brien
Aladdin, 1986
An adventure for young and old.
+ Great Book With Slight Sadness
+ A great book for young readers
+ Insipid cover currently shipping
+ Sci-Fi Animals!
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Tales of Magic Boxed Set (Edward Eager Tales of Magic)21 reviews
Edward Eager
Odyssey Classics, 2000
I met these books in 1966 and they still are the best !
+ Tales of Magic Boxed Set (Edward Eager Tales of Magic)
+ Love Magic
+ if you're a fan of E. Nesbit books, you'll like these
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Time Warp Trio Gift Set, Books 1-4 (Knights of the Kitchen Table; The Not-So-Jolly Rodger; The Good, the Bad, ... 5 reviews
Jon Sczieska
Puffin, 2001
Let's Do the Time Warp Again
+ A little too much like magic tree house
+ Great for boys!
I was going through some old books the other day when I happened upon my "Time Warp Trio" collection. What began as thumbing through "Knights of the Kitchen Table" ended with my reading all four of the stories right then and there. They were terriffic when I was little and they are terriffic now.
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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
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The Hobbit1 review
J.R.R. Tolkien
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2001
Tolkien is the best
Absolutely wonderful reading, you'll never lose interest. A must read before reading The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy.
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Matilda371 reviews
Roald Dahl
Puffin, 1998
cute
+ Childrens classic
+ Classic Storyteller for All
+ Matilda
+ A Teachable Moment!
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Bunnicula-in-a-Box: Bunnicula; Howliday Inn; The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Bunnicula)8 reviews
James Howe
Aladdin, 2004
Lots of fun, encouraging children to read
+ Good for boys
+ Wonderful to Get All Three
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
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The Neverending Story268 reviews
Michael Ende
Dutton Juvenile, 1997
You'll be blown away
+ A classic - for kids and adults alike
+ Any fantasy lover should read this book!
+ both movies in one book
+ One of the best spiritual books of all time - not just for kids!
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Paddington Treasury (Paddington Bear)7 reviews
Michael Bond
Houghton Mifflin, 1999
Paddington Treasury
+ for those who love Paddington
+ Nice collection of Paddington stories.
What a wonderful way to spend quality time with your beginning reader -- or for the independent reader to have fun reading, with both the child and grandparent (in my case) sharing in lots of humour.
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Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-6)272 reviews
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Inc., 2006
great deal!
+ Completely entertained and satisfied
+ Harry Potter Series
+ Harry Potter
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