November 14, 2007 – 11:34 am
Rating: (64 reviews)
Author: Alison McGhee
Publisher: Atheneum
Book Description
A mother’s love leads to a mother’s dream — every mother’s dream — for her child to live life to its fullest.A deceptively simple, powerful ode to the potential of love and the potential in life, Someday is the book you’ll want to share with [...]
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, Alison, Alison McGhee, Atheneum, Baby-3, Emotions & Feelings, Family Life, Fiction, McGhee, People & Places, Picture Books, Social Situations
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November 14, 2007 – 11:11 am
Rating: (21 reviews)
Author: Carmela LaVigna Coyle, Mike Gordon, Carl Gordon
Publisher: Rising Moon
Book Description
Our princess asks her Mommy questions about appropriate princess behavior.
November 14, 2007 – 10:56 am
Rating: (36 reviews)
Author: Maurice Sendak, Arthur Yorinks, Matthew Reinhart
Publisher: Michael di Capua Books / Scholastic
Book Description
They’re all here! Everybody’s favorite monsters are just going about their business when a plucky little boy wanders into their cuckoo house. And what does he want? He wants Mommy! No matter how scary these monsters [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Action & Adventure, Ages 4-8, Arthur, Arthur Yorinks, Family Life, Fantasy, Fiction, Hardcover, Humorous, Magic, Matthew Reinhart, Maurice, Maurice Sendak, Michael di Capua Books / Scholastic, Monsters, Mystery & Horror, Obsessions, People & Places, Picture Books, Science Fiction, Sendak, Spine-Chilling Horror, Yorinks
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November 14, 2007 – 7:40 am
Rating: (179 reviews)
Author: Sean Covey
Publisher: Fireside
Amazon.com
Based on his father’s bestselling The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Sean Covey applies the same principles to teens, using a vivacious, entertaining style. To keep it fun, Covey writes, he “stuffed it full of cartoons, clever ideas, great quotes, and incredible [...]
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Posted in Teens
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Also tagged Adoption, Ethics & Morality, Family Life, Fireside, Health, Inspirational, Marriage & Divorce, Mental Health, Mind & Body, Motivational, Multigenerational, New Baby, New Experiences, Nonfiction, Orphans & Foster Homes, Parenting, Parenting & Families, People & Places, Philosophy, Psychology & Counseling, Religion & Spirituality, Sean Covey, Self-Help, Siblings, Social Issues, Social Sciences, Stepfamilies, Success, Teenagers, Teens
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November 14, 2007 – 12:43 am
Rating: (21 reviews)
Author: Mike Lupica
Publisher: Puffin
Book Description
Josh Cameron is MVP of the championship Boston Celtics and a media darling with a spotless reputation. He has it all . . . including a daughter he never knew. When twelve-year-old Molly Parker arrives in his life, claiming to be his daughter, she catches [...]
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Posted in Teens
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Also tagged All 4-for-3 Deals, Basketball, Family Life, Fiction, Issues, Mike Lupica, Multigenerational, People & Places, Puffin, School & Sports, Social Issues, Sports, Sports & Activities, Stores, Teens
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November 13, 2007 – 5:39 pm
Rating: (12 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Book Description
How many daddy hugs for baby?Cuddle and count with this hug & read book!
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Posted in Baby-3
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Also tagged Baby-3, Basic Concepts, Counting, Emotions & Feelings, Family Life, Fiction, Holidays & Festivals, Margaret K. McElderry, Non-religious, People & Places, Social Situations
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November 13, 2007 – 5:17 pm
Rating: (83 reviews)
Author: P.D. Eastman
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Product Description
P.D. Eastman. While his mother is off looking for food, a baby bird hatches from his egg. Embarking on a hilarious, at times very touching, hunt for his mother, the little bird encounters a variety of creatures. Paperback.
Amazon.com
This is the [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Animals, Birds, Eastman, Family Life, Fiction, Humorous, New Baby, P.D. Eastman, People & Places, Random House Books for Young Readers, Stores
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November 13, 2007 – 4:00 pm
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Cheri J. Meiners
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Book Description
Sharing is a social skill all children need to learn—the sooner the better. Concrete examples and reinforcing illustrations help children practice sharing, understand how and why to share, and realize the benefits of sharing. Includes a note to teachers and parents, additional [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Adoption, Ages 4-8, Cheri J Meiners, Ethics & Morality, Family Life, Free Spirit Publishing, Health, Manners, Marriage & Divorce, Mind & Body, Multigenerational, New Baby, New Experiences, Nonfiction, Orphans & Foster Homes, People & Places, Philosophy, Siblings, Social Situations, Stepfamilies, Values
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November 13, 2007 – 1:10 pm
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Andrew Clements
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Book Description
“You have the right to remain silent.” However…The fifth-grade girls and the fifth-grade boys at Laketon Elementary don’t get along very well. But the real problem is that these kids are loud and disorderly. That’s why the principal uses her red [...]
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Ages 9-12, Andrew Clements, Family Life, Fiction, Friendship, Humorous, Issues, People & Places, School, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Social Situations
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November 13, 2007 – 10:57 am
Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Jerry Spinelli
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Book Description
Nine-year-old David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Sarcastic and bossy 13-year-old Primrose lives with her childlike, fortuneteller mother, and a [...]
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Posted in Teens
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Also tagged Brown Young Readers, Death & Dying, Family Life, Fiction, Friendship, Issues, Jerry, Jerry Spinelli, Little, People & Places, Social Issues, Social Situations, Spinelli, Teens
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November 13, 2007 – 3:29 am
Rating: (35 reviews)
Author: Barbara Joosse
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Amazon.com
This exceptional board-book tells a beautiful and timeless story about a daughter’s attempt to find the limit of her mother’s love. Barbara Lavallee’s exquisite illustrations of Alaska, with their exaggeratedly foreshortened perspective and rich tones of violet, blue-gray, and gray-green, tell of an easy declaration [...]
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Posted in Baby-3
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Also tagged All 4-for-3 Deals, Baby-3, Barbara Joosse, Board Books, Chronicle Books, Emotions & Feelings, Family Life, Fiction, Multicultural Stories, Native North & South Americans, Nonfiction, People & Places, Pop-Up & Movable, Social Sciences, Social Situations, Sociology, Stores
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November 12, 2007 – 5:53 am
Rating: (1117 reviews)
Author: Gary Paulsen
Publisher: Aladdin
Book Description
ALONEThirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered Windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a [...]
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Action & Adventure, Ages 9-12, Aladdin, All 4-for-3 Deals, Family Life, Fiction, Gary, Gary Paulsen, Paulsen, People & Places, Stores
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November 11, 2007 – 9:29 pm
Rating: (263 reviews)
Author: Sam McBratney
Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
This sturdy board book for the youngest of children is a story of how Little Nutbrown Hare wants to show Big Nutbrown Hare how very much he loves him - but love as big as his is very hard to measure! Author: Sam McBratney Illustrator: [...]
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Posted in Baby-3
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Also tagged All 4-for-3 Deals, Animals, Anita, Baby-3, Bedtime & Dreaming, Candlewick, Emotions & Feelings, Family Life, Fiction, Guess How Much I Love You, Jeram, People & Places, Rabbits, Sam McBratney, Social Situations, Stores
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November 11, 2007 – 7:59 pm
Rating: (45 reviews)
Author: Deborah Guarino
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Amazon.com
The board book version of this popular recitation of animal characteristics is equally as delightful as other editions, with one key improvement: it’s inedible. This robust reissue follows lovable Lloyd the llama on his quest to find out what percentage of the [...]
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Also tagged All 4-for-3 Deals, Animals, Baby-3, Deborah Guarino, Family Life, Fiction, Kellogg, People & Places, Scholastic Press, Steven, Stores
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November 11, 2007 – 1:31 pm
Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Book Description
Illustrated in full color. Mama Bear is tired of hearing how many Bearbie dolls Lizzy Bruin has and how many Game Bear video games Cousin Freddy just got. During a thunderstorm, Mama gets her cubs to realize that [...]
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Animals, Baby-3, Bears, Berenstain, Berenstain Bears, Book Characters, Family Life, Fiction, Issues, Jan, Jan Berenstain, People & Places, Picture Books, Popular Characters, Random House Books for Young Readers, Social Situations, Stan, Stan Berenstain, Stores, Values
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November 9, 2007 – 6:24 pm
Rating: (451 reviews)
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Amazon.com
“It’s funny how ideas are, in a lot of ways they’re just like seeds. Both of them start real, real small and then… woop, zoop, sloop… before you can say Jack Robinson, they’ve gone and grown a lot bigger than you ever thought they [...]
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Action & Adventure, Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Beverly, Carle, Carroll, Christopher, Christopher Paul, Christopher Paul Curtis, Cleary, Cole, Cooper, Cousins, Craig, Curtis, Eric, Family Life, Fiction, Helen, Joanna, Laurel Leaf, Lewis, Lucy, Matt, Paperback, People & Places, Runaways, Social Issues, Stores, Susan
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November 9, 2007 – 2:41 am
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Cheri J Meiners
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Book Description
It’s fun to make friends and play with others, but it’s not always easy to do. You have to make an effort, and you have to know the rules—like ask before joining in, take turns, play fair, and be a good sport. [...]
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Also tagged Adoption, Ages 4-8, Cheri J Meiners, Family Life, Free Spirit Publishing, Friendship, Issues, Marriage & Divorce, Multigenerational, New Baby, New Experiences, Nonfiction, Orphans & Foster Homes, People & Places, Siblings, Social Situations, Stepfamilies
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November 8, 2007 – 12:16 pm
Rating: (32 reviews)
Author: Andrew Clements
Publisher: Aladdin
Book Description
MEET GREG KENTON, BILLIONAIRE IN THE MAKING.Greg Kenton has two obsessions — making money and his long-standing competition with his annoying neighbor, Maura Shaw. So when Greg discovers that Maura is cutting into his booming Chunky Comics business with her own original illustrated minibooks, he’s [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 9-12, Aladdin, All 4-for-3 Deals, Andrew Clements, Careers, Family Life, Fiction, Friendship, Humorous, Issues, People & Places, School, Social Situations, Stores
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November 8, 2007 – 12:15 pm
Rating: (97 reviews)
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Book Description
You know it’s going to be a rough summer when you spend Father’s Day visiting your dad in the local lockup.Noah’s dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor–which has [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Carl, Environment, Eric, Family Life, Fiction, Henkes, Hiaasen, Hill, Hoban, Howe, Hughes, Humorous, James, Kevin, Knopf Books for Young Readers, Lillian, Literature & Fiction, Monica, Nature, Nature & How It Works, People & Places, Science, Stores, Teens
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November 8, 2007 – 10:52 am
Rating: (14 reviews)
Author: Andrew Clements
Publisher: Aladdin
Book Description
For Hart Evans, being the most popular kid in sixth grade has its advantages. Kids look up to him, and all the teachers let him get away with anything — all the teachers except the chorus director, Mr. Meinert. When Hart’s errant rubber band hits [...]
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Ages 9-12, Aladdin, All 4-for-3 Deals, Andrew Clements, Art, Arts & Photography, Family Life, Fiction, Friendship, Issues, People & Places, Performing Arts, School, Self-Esteem & Self-Respect, Social Situations, Stores
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November 6, 2007 – 9:21 pm
Rating: (119 reviews)
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Publisher: HarperFestival
Product Description
This profoundly comforting story of a bunny’s imaginary game of hide-and-seek and the lovingly steadfast mother who finds him every time, has pictures redrawn by Clement Hurd for this new edition book. Author: Margaret Wise Brown Illustrator: Clement Hurd Publisher: Harper Collins
Amazon.com
Since its [...]
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Posted in Baby-3
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Also tagged Ages 0-3 (Board Books), All 4-for-3 Deals, Animals, Baby-3, Board Books, Brown, Clement, Eric, Family Life, Fiction, HarperFestival, Henkes, Hill, Hoban, Howe, Hughes, Hurd, James, Kevin, Lillian, Margaret Wise, Margaret Wise Brown, Monica, People & Places, Rabbits, Runaways, Social Issues, Stores
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November 6, 2007 – 6:38 pm
Rating: (110 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Hyperion
Book Description
Trixie, Daddy, and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood Laundromat. But the exciting adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes somebunny was left behind . . . Using a combination of muted black-and-white photographs and expressive illustrations, this stunning book tells a brilliantly [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Activities & Toys, Ages 4-8, Family Life, Fiction, Humorous, Hyperion, Mo, People & Places, Picture Books, Sports & Activities, Willems
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November 6, 2007 – 4:41 am
Rating: (693 reviews)
Author: Robert N. Munsch, Sheila McGraw
Publisher: Firefly Books
Amazon.com
The mother sings to her sleeping baby: “I’ll love you forever / I’ll love you for always / As long as I’m living / My baby you’ll be.” She still sings the same song when her baby has turned into a [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Baby-3, Bedtime & Dreaming, Emotions & Feelings, Family Life, Fiction, Firefly Books, Issues, People & Places, Robert N. Munsch, Sheila McGraw, Social Situations, Stores
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November 3, 2007 – 9:18 pm
Rating: (21 reviews)
Author: Marion Dane Bauer
Publisher: Little Simon
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Posted in Baby-3
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Also tagged All Children's Boxed Sets, Anatomy & Physiology, Baby-3, Bauer, Boxed Sets, Family Life, Fiction, Games, Little Simon, Marion Dane, Marion Dane Bauer, Nature & How It Works, Nonfiction, People & Places, Science, Sports & Activities
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November 3, 2007 – 12:01 pm
Rating: (12 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Product Description
Pat Hutchins. Each ring of the doorbell brings more and more friends to share in the delicious cookies Ma has made. Will there be enough to go around? Full-color illustrations. Awards: 1986 ALA Notable Book. 24 pages. Trim size 10.02″ x 7.42″.
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Baby-3, Basic Concepts, Counting, Family Life, Fiction, HarperTrophy, Humorous, Issues, Manners, People & Places, Picture Books, Social Situations, Stores
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October 31, 2007 – 5:01 pm
Author: Nancy Rothstein
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
Book Description
When Daddy snores, the walls shake and the floor rumbles. Every night of the week it gets worse! And no one gets any rest–not even the pet hamster!
How will this family ever get a good night’s sleep? Find out in this [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Baby-3, Bedtime & Dreaming, Cartwheel Books, Family Life, Fiction, Humorous, Issues, Nancy Rothstein, People & Places, Sleep, Stores
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