Archive for the ‘family’ Category
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
By Phyllis Root
Rattletrap Car
Kids won t want this hilarious read-aloud ride to end. Who says getting there isn t half the fun? It s hot. Hot, hot, hot! So Junie and Jake and Poppa and the baby want to go to the lake. But can they make it in their rattletrap car?
Rating: *****
This is one incredible car. If anything, after reading this book I wanted to rush out and buy some marshmallow fudge delight.
Posted in Age 3 reading list, family, problem solving | No Comments »
Monday, June 7th, 2010
By Betsy James
Flashlight
Waking up in the dark at Grandpa’s house can be scary–the door in the hallway looks like a cave, and that noise could be a bear. Lucky for Marie, the bear is really Grandpa, who’s come to offer some reassurance and a flashlight that will make the dark house a lot less spooky.
Rating: *****
Everything looks different in the dark, especially when you’re not in your own house. But with family and a creative solution all turns out well.
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Saturday, April 24th, 2010
By Marisabina Russo
Trade-In Mother
Max is tired of having his mother say “no” to everything he wants to do. When he threatens to trade her in for a mother who lets him wear dirty shirts, who never forgets to buy Chunky-O’s cereal, and who hates string beans as much as he does, his mother sagely comments that she would never trade him in.
Rating: ***
As a mom it’s hard to read stories where the child hates the mom. It all works out in the end, but it still hurts.
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Saturday, April 10th, 2010
By Lynn Reiser
The Surprise Family
A baby chicken accepts a young boy as her mother and later becomes a surrogate mother for some ducklings that she has hatched.
Rating: ****
A nice story about how families are more than skin deep.
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Please Do Feed the Bears
An endearing new picture book from the Newbery Award-winning author of “Shiloh.” Percy is told he can’t take all his toys and the food for a picnic at the beach. So he leaves the food behind and brings all his toys.
Rating: *****
My son was playing picnic for weeks after we read this book. It’s a really great book for inspiring imaginative play.
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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
By Bob Graham
Queenie One of the Family
Caitlin and her parents rescue a hen from a lake, name her, and take her home with them, but even after they return her to the farm where she lives, her presence is still felt in Caitlin’s family.
Rating: ****
A month later my preschooler is still talking about Queenie. She definitely made an impact.
Queenie, One of the Family
Posted in Age 4 reading list, animals, family, routine | No Comments »