Children's Book List » siblings http://childrenbooklists.com Reviews of Children's Literature Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:37:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Angus and the Cat http://childrenbooklists.com/2010/08/17/angus-and-the-cat/ http://childrenbooklists.com/2010/08/17/angus-and-the-cat/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:34:59 +0000 sbederman http://childrenbooklists.com/?p=395 By Marjorie Flack

Angus and the Cat

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: *****

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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Ginger

Ginger the cat lives a comfortable, well-tended life. But when a pesky kitten moves in, Ginger’s days of ease are over. Now it seems he must share his bed and his meals with the intruder forever! What is a pampered cat to do?

Rating: *****

A nice book to talk about sharing with others.


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Zelda and Ivy

Zelda and Ivy are sisters with a flair for the dramatic. Whether they’re performing a circus act, fashioning their tails in the latest style, or working wonders with “fairy dust, ” their exploits are described with wit and charm in a trio of stories exploring the dynamic between an older and younger sister. Wry and genuine, the linked episodes and rambunctious illustrations will strike home with beginning readers, especially those who’ve experienced the warmth — and occasional wrath — of a sibling’s attention.

Rating: *****

The one sister is horrible to her younger sister and I think that’s the point and in the end she comes around. If you have siblings who aren’t the nicest to each other this is a great book to help discuss siblings and responsibilities and actions.


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I Need a Lunch Box

A little boy can’t wait to get his first lunch box. He imagines what he could keep in a lunch box and even dreams he has a different colored and shaped box for each day of the week. A straightforward story about a rite of passage.

Rating: ****

Anyone with more than one child knows if one child has it the other will want it too. This story is no different. The book presents the concept of an elder sibling doing something the younger is not ready for yet, in this case school.

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