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By Russell Hoban
Bedtime for Frances
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Frances has trouble going to sleep because of frightening sounds and objects that may be going to get her.
Rating: 5 *****
I’m not sure I agree with Frances having trouble going to sleep because she is frightened. I think she’s just stalling. I have a little Frances at home and every night this occurs. Frances wakes up every 15 minutes asking for something new. This is a really cute book and a lot of parents will identify. It’s a bit antiquated, the father smokes a pipe and Frances is threatened with a spanking, but shows well how childhood behavior is timeless.
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By Wanda Gág
Millions of Cats
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An old man and his wife decide to get a cat, so the old man goes out in search of the prettiest cat of all. When he is forced to choose from “hundreds, thousands, millions and billions and trillions” of cats, he (naturally) brings them all home. When the wife points out their inability to support the legion of felines, it is left to the cats to decide who among them is the prettiest. Anyone who has ever owned more than a single cat can tell you what happens next.
Rating: 5 *****
A really cute book with a cleaver ending.
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By Marie Hall Ets
Play With Me
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On a sunny morning, a little girl tries to catch the meadow creatures to play with her, but one by one, they run away.
Rating: 5 *****
A great book about making new friends and teaching patience.
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By Marjorie Flack
Angus and the Cat
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Angus the terrier has to share his home with a new cat who eats Angus’s food and sits in his favorite places. How will they ever get along?
Rating: 5 *****
It’s no fun having to share all of a sudden. This is a great take on a new baby or even new pet.
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By Don Freeman
Corduroy
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Corduroy, a lonely bear in green overalls, must first find his lost button before he can be Lisa’s very own bear.
Rating: 5 *****
It’s no wonder this book has held the test of time. It is a sweet book about friendship.
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By Roger Duvoisin
Petunia
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Petunia finds a book–and, deciding that if she owns a book she must be wise, dispenses hilariously mistaken advice to the other animals in the farmyard.
Rating: 5 *****
Your child will love Petunias silly advise.
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By Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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This book enables the teacher to raise the language awareness of the whole class as they follow the evolution of the caterpillar in days, foods and numbers.
Rating: 5 *****
Your child will love counting the holes in all of the eaten food.
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By Jean de Brunhoff
The Story of Babar The Little Elephant
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The classic first story about literature s most beloved pachyderm. After his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar avoids capture by escaping to the city, where he is befriended by the kindly Old Lady. He becomes educated and cultured and, upon his return to the great forest, is crowned King of the Elephants.
Rating: 4 ****
This actually is a controversial story because it’s said to support colonialism.
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By Mary Chalmers
Throw a Kiss Harry
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Wandering away from his mother, Harry the Cat gets stuck in a tree until a fireman comes to his rescue.
Rating: 4 ****
There’s really not that much to this book, but it does show the importance of saying thank you.
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By Miriam Cohen
Will I Have a Friend?
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Jim’s anxieties on his first day of school are happily forgotten when he makes a new friend.
Rating: 5 *****
This is a great book for any child who’s worried about the first day of school and making new friends.
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