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68The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone Children's Book Review
by wannabwestern
The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone The Gingerbread Boy (ISBN-10 0899191630, 1975, Clarion) by author Paul Galdone retells the traditional folktale about a childless couple who bake a gingerbread boy because... published 3 weeks ago
64Excuse Me! By Lisa Kopelke Children's Book Review
by wannabwestern
Lisa Kopelke takes an unusual approach to encouraging manners in Excuse Me! (ISBN-10: 0689851111). The central character in this children's picture book, Frog has a unique gift...for burping. This book is laugh-out-loud funny in the manner of Walter the Farting Dog. Read my review here. published 2 months ago
64Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White Children's Book Review
by wannabwestern
Many Pumpkins by Linda White is a delightful children's picture book that deals with realistic themes in a fairy-tale like fashion. Rebecca Estelle doesn't like pumpkins but some are growing in her garden against her will. published 3 months ago
70Recommended Children's Picture Books for the Month of November
by wannabwestern
Food-centric November finds us preparing for the Thanksgiving holidays, and focusing on books about Picky Eaters, Gratitude and Giving Thanks, Turkeys, the Thanksgiving Holiday, Sharing, and Manners. Read on for my November picture book picks. published 3 months ago
65Recommended Children's Picture Books for the Month of October
by wannabwestern
In October the fall season is in full swing. My list includes children's picture books about apples, pumpkins, Halloween, and fall leaves for your everyday reading and your preschool curriculum. October is also the month for National Fire Prevention Week, so make sure your kids learn about 911 and read a few of my books in that category. published 3 months ago
66I'd Choose You by John Trent—Children's Book Review
by wannabwestern
I'd Choose You by John Trent, PhD. (Word Publishing, 1994) is a book every parent needs to have for their home library, even though it isn't as well-known as classics by Eric Carle (the author of The Very... published 4 months ago
65Bee Season by Myla Goldberg Book Review
by wannabwestern
Bee Season by Myla Goldberg (Anchor, 2001, 038549880) was not the novel I expected. Not at all. And I was very pleasantly surprised, because it was much, much more. The novel begins as the story of a young... published 4 months ago
60Five Quarters of The Orange by Joanne Harris Book Review
by wannabwestern
Joanne Harris' Five Quarters of the Orange (Harper Perennial, 2007) draws heavily from Harris' French heritage to tell the deliciously dramatic story of Framboise Simon. Framboise Simon is a character who... published 5 months ago
70So Much by Trish Cooke and Helen Oxenbury—Children's Book Review
by wannabwestern
So Much (ISBN-10: 0744543967), written by British author Trish Cooke and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, is a literal and figurative celebration of family love. Much of the story occurs while the baby greets... published 5 months ago
63Book Review: Where You Once Belonged by Kent Haruf
by wannabwestern
In Where You Once Belonged (Vintage, 2000), Kent Haruf tells the story of an unwelcome prodigal son, whose return to Holt creates an angry furor. Told in a deceptively simple prose style, Haruf's narrator reflects on the complicated string of events that created the man and the criminal that is now Jack Burdette, and explains why he can never call Holt home again. published 5 months ago
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