The Paradise Garden2 reviews

Red Fox, 2001

A stunningly beautiful book! Best we've read this summer

+ Gorgeous Rendering of a Poignant Story

My five year old daughter Polly writes: "A boy went in to a paradise garden. There were loads of animals. He ran away from his home. He lived on scraps of food that he found. You can find loads of Cafe Max's in this book. And some Kangaroos (or possibly dogs) looking out of windows. And ...
  
  











  



  
Adventures In Oz6 reviews
Eric Shanower, L. Frank Baum

IDW Publishing, 2007

a pleasurable fictional reality

+ Together again - for the first time
+ Enthusiastically recommended reading for ages 8 to 80
+ Oz at it's best
+ Dorothy and Scarecrow's Adventures in Oz: The Complete Eric Shanower Collection
  
  











  



  
Under the Cherry Blossom Tree: An Old Japanese Tale2 reviews
Allen Say

Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1997

My daughter and I love this book.

+ Not just for children

My three-year-old daughter and I happened across Under the Cherry Blossom Tree by Allen Say at our local library. It was different from any other kids' book we had read--strange, funny, and maybe a little disturbing. (Face it. We're talking about an old man with a tree growing out of his ...
  
  











  



  
The Rabbits9 reviews
John Marsden

Simply Read Books, 2003

Beautiful

+ The best...
+ buy it for the art and the sentiment expressed

Shaun Tan is one of the most talented artists in the picture books/graphic novels. This short book with huge pictures stands as one of his best. Each image is full of small details, beautiful colors, and creativity. It may be too dark for young children but anyone who enjoys beautiful paintings or ...
  
  











  



  
Imagine a Night10 reviews

Atheneum, 2003

Amazing!

+ Great bedtime book
+ Surreal Imagination
+ magical images
+ Imagine a Night
  
  











  



  
The Frog Prince
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

Walker Books Ltd, 2002

This is a version of the fairy tale story of the princess and the frog prince. It tells of a promise lightly made but reluctantly kept, of enchantment, endurance and love.
  
  











  



  
Cinderella Skeleton26 reviews
Robert D. San Souci

Silver Whistle, 2000

We absolutely adore this book!

+ Macabre fairy tale
+ Cinderella Skeleton
+ Cinderella Skeleton--Great book for third graders!
+ Cinderella Skeleton
  
  











  



  
The Weaving of a Dream (Picture Puffins)12 reviews
Marilee Heyer

Puffin, 1989

One of the most beautifully illustrated books EVER!

+ The Weaving of a Dream
+ I loved this book when I was young
+ A children's tale that stays in the memory.....
+ Reliving an enchanting dream!
  
  











  



  
Cinderella: An Art Deco Love Story5 reviews
Lynn Roberts

Pavilion Books, 2003

Cinderella An Art Deco Princess

+ My Little Princess Loves Lynn Roberts' books
+ 1920's Fairytale
+ Cinderella
+ A Great Addition to Your Cinderella Library!
  
  











  



  
In Every Moon There Is a Face9 reviews
Charles Mathes

Illumination Arts Publishing Company, 2003

The Most Dreamiest and Wondrous Journey

+ More than a story
+ Beautiful Book!
+ A truly inspiring book
+ Highly recommended!
  
  











  



  
Emperor of Absurdia2 reviews
Chris Riddell

MacMillan Children's Books, 2006

excellent book, great illustrations

Excellent, beautiful book! The illustrations are amazing, the font of the book helps the story. It's expansive book, especially hardcover, but totally worth it. My daughter, a young reader, cannot put this book down, reading it over and over again, and the font is large, that helps too. You have ...
  
  











  



  
The Spider and the Fly45 reviews
Mary Howitt

Simon & Schuster Children's, 2002

spooky

+ Perfect illustrations for a classic rhyme
+ great story for your daughter
+ a GREAT book
+ A+ book
  
  











  



  
Thumbeline1 review
Hans Christian Andersen

North-South Books, 2000

A Beautiful Little Tale

Hans Christian Andersen's story of Thumbeline is so endearing that it's no wonder that so many authors have written their own versions of it and so many illustrators have had a go at making tiny Thumbeline come to life. This version, translated by Anthea Bell and illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger is ...
  
  











  



  
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs (Sunburst Book)10 reviews
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm K. Grimm, ...

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1987

The Original Snow White Restored

+ A Treasure
+ ausm
+ The scariest Snow-White you've ever read---NOT a Disney version!
+ Beautiful
  
  











  



  
Beauty and the Beast11 reviews
Marianna Mayer

Chronicle Books, 2002

Beautiful and Colourful

+ Beautiful book
+ Rich, warm illustrations and a mature narrative
+ highly recommended
+ The illustrations are fantastic, but the text isn't
  
  











  



  
Something Else7 reviews
Kathryn Cave

Mondo Publishing, 1998

Everybody needs to read this !!!!

+ Nice message
+ A Superb Book!
+ Wonderfully Written!
+ Wonderfully Written!
  
  











  



  
June 29, 199914 reviews
David Wiesner

Sandpiper, 1995

Beautiful book

+ A great Science Fiction book for the classroom
+ Excellent Product & Prompt Delivery
+ not just fluff
+ This is the funniest story I've ever read
  
  











  



  
There's a Hair in My Dirt: A Worm's Story2 reviews
Gary Larson

Time Warner Paperbacks, 2000

TWISTED

+ Look out below!

IF YOU ARE A LITTLE TWISTED THIS IS A VERY FUNNY BOOK. THE TWO MAIN CHARACTERS ARE A WHINER AND A DO GOODER.
  
  











  



  
Dreambirds (Jody Bergsma Collection) (Jody Bergsma Collection)1 review
David Odgen

Illumination Arts Publishing Company, 1997

Dreambirds are magnificent

On Natsama's seventh birthday his beloved grandmother gives him a gift: "At the beginning & ending of every day, dreambirds spread their wings. One wing reaches out to the sun & the other reaches out to the moon. Whoever finds a dreambird receives a great gift." Natsama's grandmother is a wise ...
  
  











  



  
Night of the Gargoyles9 reviews
Eve Bunting

Clarion Books, 1994

Goth meets ripped gauze

+ Night of the Gargoyles!
+ Night Of The Gargoles
+ Night of the Gargoyles