| Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. A Chair For My Mother (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Rea... Author: Vera B. Williams Illustrator: Vera B. Williams Publisher: Rebound by Sagebrush |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This story follows a grandmother, mother, and her daughter as they work to earn enough money to buy a comfy chair after they lost everything in a fire. The story is told through the perspective of the...more tags: I read , Inspired me , I recommend , tugs at your heart | |||||
| 365 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Bird (Hardcover) Author: Zetta Elliott Illustrator: Shadra Strickland Publisher: Lee & Low Books |
Ages 9-12 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This story is about a little boy nicknamed, Bird, by his father. The little boy struggles with the realities of his brother’s drug addiction and death. The bird symbolizes the desire of the young bo...more tags: I read , I recommend , tough issues | |||||
| 149 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Amazing Grace (Paperback) Author: Mary Hoffman Illustrator: Caroline Binch Publisher: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This is the story of a little girl, Grace, who would not let other people get in her way of doing what she wanted to do. A few of her classmates told her she couldn’t be Peter Pan because she was a ...more tags: I read , Inspired me , I recommend , empowering | |||||
| 311 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Now One Foot, Now the Other (Hardcover) Author: Tomie dePaola Illustrator: Tomie dePaola Publisher: Putnam Juvenile |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This book tells the story of how a grandpa helps his grandson learn things, and one day his grandson returns the favor. The theme is heartwarming with the family being so close, loving, and understand...more tags: I read , Inspired me , I recommend , tugs at your heart | |||||
| 183 Reviews | |||||
| 5. Fly Away Home (Paperback) Author: Eve Bunting Illustrator: Ronald Himler Publisher: Clarion Books |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This is the story of a father and son at a difficult time in their lives tags: I read , I recommend , tugs at your heart | |||||
| 474 Reviews | |||||
| 6. Coolies (Paperback) Author: Yin Illustrator: Chris K. Soentpiet Publisher: Puffin |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This story tells the journey of two brothers who immigrated to America from China. The brothers worked hard in severe conditions, under unrealistic expectations, incredible odds, and discrimination. T...more tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 28 Reviews | |||||
| 7. Muslim Child: Understanding Islam Through Stories and Poems (Hardcover) Author: Rukhsana Khan Illustrator: Patty Gallinger Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This book is a collection of poems, stories, facts, and history of the Muslim world. This book will cure the curiosity children, or people, may have about Muslims. It has a neutral, matter of fact ton...more tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 16 Reviews | |||||
| 8. Naming Maya (Hardcover) Author: Uma Krishnaswami Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Ages 9-12 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: Maya, a multi-ethnic girl, goes to India with her mom to sell her grandparent’s house. While she is there she meets someone who is very close to her family, and learns about things that she had no c...more tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 14 Reviews | |||||
| 9. The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark (Hardcover) Author: Carmen Agra Deedy Illustrator: Henri Sorensen Publisher: Peachtree Publishers |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This book tells the unauthenticated story of a King who somewhat submitted to Nazi authority for the sake of his people. The King chose to proudly wear the yellow star, because he could not hide who h...more tags: I read , I recommend , | |||||
| 174 Reviews | |||||
| 10. Beautiful Blackbird (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) (Hardc... Author: Ashley Bryan Illustrator: Ashley Bryan Publisher: Atheneum |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: A blackbird gives other birds a little bit of his beauty. The storyline is not very clear to me, but I feel because one needs every color to make black that is why blackbird was chosen as the most bea...more tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 72 Reviews | |||||
| 11. I Love Saturdays y domingos (Paperback) Author: alma flor ada Illustrator: Elivia Savadier Publisher: Aladdin |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This book gives a look at a little girl’s English and Spanish grandparents. It depicts how each set lives and does the same things, but in a different way and in a different language. The little gir...more tags: I read , I recommend , 4 year old loved it , bilingual | |||||
| 227 Reviews | |||||
| 12. Harry the Dirty Dog (Hardcover) Author: Gene Zion Illustrator: Margaret Bloy Graham Publisher: Perfection Learning Prebound |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This is a collection of three stories about a dog, Harry, who always seems to get covered in something. He always manages to return to his beloved family though. The humans and animals coexist and Har...more tags: I read , I recommend , 4 year old loved it | |||||
| 696 Reviews | |||||
| 13. An Extraordinary Egg (Hardcover) Author: Leo Lionni Illustrator: Leo Lionni Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: A few frogs discover an egg that hatches, and meets a new friend they mistakenly call a chicken. The story portrays talking animals in their natural habitat. The characters exhibit their animal behavi...more tags: I read , I recommend , great for pre k and k | |||||
| 153 Reviews | |||||
| 14. The Amazing Bone (Hardcover) Author: William Steig Illustrator: William Steig Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: A little girl pig makes an interesting discovery of a talking bone. She uses it to scare away robbers and it helps out when a fox tries to eat her for supper. There are no humans in this world, just a...more tags: I read | |||||
| 74 Reviews | |||||
| 15. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Sou... Illustrator: Timothy Basil Ering Publisher: Candlewick |
Ages 9-12 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This is the story is of a little mouse that does not live by the rules of the other mice, and finds great adventure. The little mouse’s name certainly does not sound like a brave, adventure seeking ...more tags: I read , I recommend , 4 year old loved it | |||||
| 13,775 Reviews | |||||
| 16. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type (Hardcover) Author: Doreen Cronin Illustrator: Betsy Lewin Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: Cows decide to type letters to their Farmer Brown demanding some electric blankets for themselves and the chickens. In response Farmer Brown types a response back to them and the cows and chickens go ...more tags: I read , I recommend , 4 year old loved it | |||||
| 3,692 Reviews | |||||
| 17. Armadillo Rodeo (Hardcover) Author: Jan Brett Publisher: Putnam Juvenile |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: An armadillo mistakes a little girl’s boots for an animal friend, and experiences the rodeo while following the boots around the grounds. The story falls under the category of anthropomorphic animal...more tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 120 Reviews | |||||
| 18. Verdi (Hardcover) Author: Janell Cannon Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: A young yellow snake fears his youth will fade as his skin matures from yellow to green. Verdi has different kinds of animals that can talk to each other, but they live in their natural habitat, and b...more tags: I read , I recommend , growing up | |||||
| 117 Reviews | |||||
| 19. Hey, Al (Hardcover) Author: Arthur Yorinks Illustrator: Richard Egielski Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This is the story of a man and his dog who finds out the grass is not greener on the other side. They were unhappy with their life, and a mysterious bird makes them an offer they cannot refuse. Soon t...more tags: I read , I recommend , great lesson about appreciation | |||||
| 639 Reviews | |||||
| 20. The Polar Express (Hardcover) Author: Chris Van Allsburg Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg Publisher: Houghton Mifflin |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This seasonal book touches on the magic that can happen when you believe. A young boy takes a magical train ride to the North Pole, and has an amazing experience that he remembers for the rest of his ...more tags: I read , I recommend , great holiday book | |||||
| 5,762 Reviews | |||||
| 21. The Giving Tree (Hardcover) Author: Shel Silverstein Illustrator: Shel Silverstein Publisher: HarperCollins |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: As a boy grows a favorite tree gives him everything she has to offer to make him happy. The themes are plentiful in this book without a lot of words. There is only one sentence per page, with the exce...more tags: I read , I recommend | |||||
| 24,127 Reviews | |||||
| 22. The Librarian from the Black Lagoon (Paperback) Author: Mike Thaler Illustrator: Jared D. Lee Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: This story disproves the myths surrounding a school’s library and its librarian. Its exaggerations are comical, entertaining, and imaginative. After hearing about all the dreadfully terrible things ...more tags: I read , I recommend , very funny | |||||
| 166 Reviews | |||||
| 23. Knights of the Kitchen Table (Puffin Books) (Paperback) Author: Jon Scieszka Illustrator: Lane Smith Publisher: Puffin Books |
N/A |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: Three friends enter a medieval world when one little boy opens a mysterious book on his birthday. They find themselves outwitting and outsmarting every challenge they face, but coming back home was li...more tags: I read , Scieszka's a favorite | |||||
| 91 Reviews | |||||
| 24. My Life with the Wave (Hardcover) Author: Catherine Cowan Illustrator: Mark Buehner Publisher: HarperCollins |
Ages 4-8 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: A boy falls in love with the beach and a wave runs away from the sea with him. He spends about six months with the wave and goes through some challenging times. The wave has emotions, moods, and they ...more tags: I read | |||||
| 43 Reviews | |||||
| 25. James and the Giant Peach (Paperback) Author: Roald Dahl Illustrator: Lane Smith Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) |
Ages 9-12 |
11/17/2009 Add | |||
| jacklyn said: A little boy begins an enchanting adventure when he accidentally spills some magic crystals he was supposed to drink. Through a series of peculiar events he attains what he always dreamed of and more....more tags: I read , I recommend , funny | |||||
| 2,633 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
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