Book Thoughts: Don’t Wake the Dragon (Schulze)
Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Bianca SchulzeIllustrator: Samara Hardy What smiles this book brings! Kids are sure to love engaging with the story and trying not to wake the sleeping dragon!
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Book Thoughts: The Stone Wall Dragon (Draper)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Rochelle Draper Was it a dream? Or did it really happen? We’ll never know. 🙂 If you have children who are particularly fond of dragons, see if your library has this one.
Book Thoughts: The Night Dragon (Howarth)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Naomi Howarth The dragon’s friend, a little mouse, is a wonderful example of how good friends can encourage and stick by one’s side. There is only one page spread where the mean dragons taunt and tease…
Book Thoughts: The 101 Dalmatians (Smith)
Type: chapter bookAges: 7-12Author: Dodie Smith Wonderful writing throughout this book will easily make it a favorite for your kiddos. The author gives the dogs much intelligence and they speak of the humans as their pets. 🙂 It’s a must-read…
Book Thoughts: Tuck Everlasting (Babbitt)
Type: chapter bookAges: 8+Author: Natalie Babbitt This book sure makes you place yourself in their situation! What if you never died? How would you live? What would you do? What interesting conversations your family could have. *The romance was very…
Book Thoughts: Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was a Sea Turtle (Bove)
Type: non-fiction picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Jennifer Bove You’ll appreciate this non-fiction book that doesn’t just simple say facts. It asks questions of the kids reading and, while pretending the child is a sea turtle, talks about his or her habits…
Book Thoughts: Three Bears in a Boat (Soman)
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: David Soman What an enjoyable book! The bear siblings seemed quite realistic with a little bickering but soon made up in a sweet way. Their quest was to avoid getting in trouble from their mother, but…
Book Thoughts: The Snatchabook (Docherty)
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Helen DochertyIllustrator: Thomas Docherty A book about books AND filled with cute forest critters? Yes, please! This is an entertaining read-aloud with lovely illustrations. Be ready to read it again and again to your little bookworms.…
Book Thoughts: Christmas Trolls (Brett)
Type: picture bookAges: 4-10Author: Jan Brett This was a fun one! Treva is a sweet girl who is patient and thoughtful to her troll neighbors, ultimately bringing joy for all characters and readers. 🙂 Enjoy this Christmasy read!
Book Thoughts: The Light of Christmas (Evans)
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Richard Paul EvansIllustrator: Daniel Craig This book started out quite well. It was intriguing and unique and even shared a clever line: “In your hurry to keep Christmas, you have forgotten Christmas.” But it went wonky…