Children's Book List

The King Who Rained

sbederman — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:32:09 +0000

By Fred Gwynne

The King Who Rained

Confused by the different meanings of words that sound alike, a little girl imagines such unusual sights as “a king who rained” and “the foot prince in the snow.”

Rating: *****

A really cute concept, but I’m not sure many children will understand the puns.

Millions of Cats

sbederman — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:31:22 +0000

By Wanda Gág

Millions of Cats

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: *****

A really cute book with a cleaver ending.

Play With Me

sbederman — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:38:26 +0000

By Marie Hall Ets

Play With Me

n a sunny morning, a little girl tries to catch the meadow creatures to play with her, but one by one, they run away.

Rating: *****

A great book about making new friends and teaching patience.

Angus and the Cat

sbederman — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:34:59 +0000

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.

Corduroy

sbederman — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:34:39 +0000

By Don Freeman

Corduroy

Corduroy, a lonely bear in green overalls, must first find his lost button before he can be Lisa’s very own bear.

Rating: *****

It’s no wonder this book has held the test of time. It is a sweet book about friendship.

Petunia

sbederman — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:35:17 +0000

By Roger Duvoisin

Petunia

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: *****

Your child will love Petunias silly advise.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

sbederman — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:29:17 +0000

By Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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: *****

Your child will love counting the holes in all of the eaten food.

The Story of Babar The Little Elephant

sbederman — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:28:01 +0000

By Jean de Brunhoff

The Story of Babar The Little Elephant

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: ****

This actually is a controversial story because it’s said to support colonialism.

Throw a Kiss Harry

sbederman — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:59:30 +0000

By Mary Chalmers

Throw a Kiss Harry

Wandering away from his mother, Harry the Cat gets stuck in a tree until a fireman comes to his rescue.

Rating: ****

There’s really not that much to this book, but it does show the importance of saying thank you.

Andy and The Lion

sbederman — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:54:34 +0000

By James Henry Daugherty

Andy and The Lion

In this retelling, Andy meets a lion and wins his friendship by removing a thorn from his paw.

Rating: *****

A great book about imagination, but a little antiquated.