The Little Island7 reviews Margaret Wise Brown Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2003 Uncommon subject with gorgeous illustrations! + delightful summer reading + Loved it as a kid + A little island in the big ocean is rich with wildlife             Chanticleer and the Fox6 reviews Geoffrey Chaucer HarperTrophy, 1982 Chaucer's Tale Beautifully Told + Loved Everthing About It-Almost + The crowing Chanticleer sings Chanticleer and the Fox, an adaptation of the Nun's Priest's Tale, is a simple and delightful tale with a moral (or three) at the end. Chanticleer and the other characters learn about the dangers of failing to be watchful, talking when one should be silent, and trusting in flattery. Barbara ...             The Rooster Crows : A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles8 reviews Aladdin, 1987 Beautiful illustrations, classic rhymes + You can always find room for another book of nursery rhymes! + A woodchuck worthy of drafting into the Yankees This collection takes me back to my childhood before color TV, special effects, or the Internet where reading a book meant time with my mother, and time to slowly pour over the pictures and imagine the world that was being depicted. As a child,I went back to re-explore these pages many times. ...             A Tree Is Nice17 reviews Janice May Udry HarperTrophy, 1987 A Tree Is Nice, Is Nice + trees ARE nice + A charming book + Teaching kids to love nature             Where the Wild Things Are365 reviews Maurice Sendak Harper Collins, 1988 Imaginative and Amazing Illustrations + Old Memories + The BEST + Forgiveness without remorse + Look into the mind of a child             Madeline's Rescue (Viking Kestrel picture books)17 reviews Ludwig Bemelmans Viking Juvenile, 1953 To the tiger in the zoo... + Miss Genevieve, the noblest dog in France, rescues Madeline + A long-time favorite! + It doesn't get better than Madeline             Sam, Bangs & Moonshine (Owlet Book)11 reviews Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1971 'MOONSHINE' Good and Bad + Classic Title Awarded the 1967 Caldecott Medal! + best books for kids + i think it's very pleasant to look at! + good kid's book with life lesson             Song of the Swallows Leo Politi Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949 Beautifully illustrated story of the friendship between Juan, a little boy in the California town of Capistrano and Julian, the old gardener and bell-ringer at the mission of San Juan Capistrano. It is Julian who tells Juan of old days at the mission. Together they ring bells to welcome the swallows as they come flying in from the sea on St.Joseph's day. The lovely pictures show the mission, the ...             Always Room for One More5 reviews Sorche Nic Leodhas Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1965 Simply the best + Sweet! + Twas a bit o' a but and a ben + Always room for this book in my classroom + Can the house take in one more visitor?             White Snow, Bright Snow6 reviews Alvin Tresselt HarperTrophy, 1988 A Winter Wonderland from a Bygone Era + The first children's book to mention mustard plaster + Suburban Perspective on Life in 1947 + Fun book for young children and their parents + The effects of winter on the people of a small town.             May I Bring a Friend?13 reviews Beatrice de Regniers Aladdin, 1989 Charming, totally charming + Not to be overlooked... + A somewhat lost classic + You have to read this book to your 5 year old!             Prayer for a Child: Diamond Anniversary Edition24 reviews Rachel Field Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2004 A Masterpiece + a beautiful classic + Beautiful + First Graders Review of Prayer for a Child by Rachel Field + Beautiful             Nine Days to Christmas4 reviews Marie Hall Ets Puffin Books, 1999 Christmas in Mexico + First class ethnic traditional story + On the ninth day till Christmas my true love gave to me... + Nine Days to Christmas unlocks the Magic of Christmas in Mex             Once a Mouse...6 reviews Aladdin, 1989 Here I come to save the day + Superlative pictures tell a story and win the Prize. + An Ancient Indian Treasure + once a mouse + once a mouse             Drummer Hoff25 reviews Barbara Emberley Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1967 Classic Book for little ones + Almost 40 and still s treasure + Fun Reading for the Picture Book Set + Drummer Hoff + Drummer Hoff fires it off             The Egg Tree5 reviews Aladdin, 1992 The Egg Tree + The Egg Tree, excellent children's book. + Kindergarten Egg Tree + The egg and I + A lovely Easter story             Time of Wonder (Picture Puffin)15 reviews Robert McCloskey Puffin, 1989 Like a dream + What a splendid, peaceful book + An Astoundingly Beautiful Book + another great McCloskey book + Boring!? I think not             Baboushka and the Three Kings6 reviews Ruth Robbins Houghton Mifflin, 1960 Terrific Story, Great Moral, and Outstanding Illustrations + A Beautiful Russian Christmas Tale + To lay before a king + A Russian Christmas story. + Baboushka and the Three Kings is a book kids will love.             Frog Went A-Courtin'8 reviews John Langstaff Gulliver Books, 1955 ANOTHER ONE WE NEED TO KEEP AROUND + Couldn't believe it + An Old Favorite + Courtin' Frog + The Frog Went A-Courtin to Find a Mouse.             Mei Li3 reviews Thomas Handforth Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1955 Better than expected (thankfully) It's probably not a good idea to go into reading a picture book thinking, "Well, how will I be offended THIS time?". Still, if you go into a book with lowered expectations, you can only be delighted when you find them to be baseless. My experiences with some of the early Caldecott winning books, ...