Type: picture bookAges: 3-10Author/Illustrator: Patricia Polacco If you know me personally, you know I love quilt making and that I lived in Russia for a time, so that’s a winning combo! Polacco’s style of illustrations aren’t always my favorite, but…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author/Illustrator: Irene Haas Everything in this story is positive and lovely. I’m sure many children can relate to such dreamy wishes.
Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Patricia ThomasIllustrator: Wallace Tripp It appears that they have re-published this book since our copy was written (ours is 1971), but I think only the illustrations changed. This is a CLASSIC for the littles. Definitely see…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Editor: David PowlisonIllustrator: Joe HoxStory Creator: Jocelyn Flenders *My only issue, albeit minor, is that one of the kids figured out the problem when, ideally, one of the parents would have first. But the father quickly “manned…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author/Illustrator: Robert McCloskey Classic and charming, this one. It always makes me happy to read it!
Type: narrative non-fiction picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Craig Brown When you live in a big city area, it can be easy to forget that there are still places you can’t drive to! Even today, the only way to access this village…
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 6-9Author: Jeri Chase FerrisIllustrator: Vincent X. Kirsch I love biographies and I love books about words. Winning combo! The artwork was my only issue. It was a little strange, but not overwhelmingly so. You can really…
Type: chapter bookAges: 6-9Author: Dick King-Smith This is SUCH a fun read-aloud–especially when the farmer’s wife or sheep talk. Get your voices ready!
Type: beginner chapter booksAges: 4-7Author: Kate DiCamilloIllustrator: Chris Van Dusen Summaries of each book: Book 1: Mercy helps her owners be rescuedBook 2: Mercy goes for a wild car rideBook 3: Mercy catches a thiefBook 4: Mercy has a lively…
Type: chapter bookAges: 6-8Author: E.B. WhiteIllustrator: Garth Williams *Regarding the “romance,” there were a number of times the author had a strange need to mention that an 8-year-old girl was interested in a boy. It totally detracted from the story,…
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