Tag Archives: Picture Books

Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book of Faces (REPACKAGED) (Ed Emberley Drawing Books)

Rating: (20 reviews)
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Publisher: L,B Kids

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Using simple shapes, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to draw a variety of fun and wacky faces. This classic book is packed with fun things that kids - and adults too - really want to draw. Easy and fun, the book provides hours of [...]

The Story of the Nutcracker Ballet (Pictureback(R))

Rating: (4 reviews)
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Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Illus. in full color. The magic of the beloved ballet is captured in this affordable edition. Art by a Caldecott Honor Book artist complements a succinct narration that is ideal for young children.  

The Sweet Smell of Christmas (Scented Storybook)

Rating: (107 reviews)
Author: Patricia M. Scarry
Publisher: Golden Books

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Christmas is almost here! Little Bear can smell it—and so can you! The air is filled with the aroma of gingerbread cookies, minty candy canes, the piney Christmas tree, and yummy hot apple pie. Celebrate the holiday season with this classic Golden [...]

The Big Picture Story Bible

Rating: (41 reviews)
Author: David Helm
Publisher: Crossway Books

Product Description
Rather than simply retelling the most familiar short scenes from the Bible, this book presents the big picture the unified story running through the Old and New Testaments. This delightful book will help children learn the Bible s whole story and begin to appreciate [...]

On the Day You Were Born: Book and Musical CD

Rating: (80 reviews)
Author: Debra Frasier
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books

Product Description
Debra Frasier’s modern classic On the Day You Were Born has been welcoming babies into the world for more than a decade–and has sold over a million copies. Now this favorite hardcover book comes to life with a musical CD featuring an original [...]

Will I Have a Friend?

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Miriam Cohen
Publisher: Aladdin

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Library of Congress Children’s Book of the YearWhen Pa was taking Jim to school for the first time, Jim said, “Will I have a friend at school?” “I think you will,” said Pa.But even his father’s gentle reassurance doesn’t make Jim feel any better. The [...]

All the Places to Love

Rating: (26 reviews)
Author: Patricia Maclachlan
Publisher: Joanna Cotler

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Within the sanctuary of a loving family, baby Eli is born and, as he grows, “learns to cherish the people and places around him, eventualy passing on what he has discovered to his new baby sister, Sylvie: ‘All the places to love are here [...]

Oliver Button Is a Sissy

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Voyager Books

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A little boy must come to terms with being teased and ostracized because he’d rather read books, paint pictures, and tap-dance than participate in sports. “There is a good balance between the simple text . . . and the expressive pictures . . . [...]

All the Colors of the Earth (Mulberry Books)

Rating: (10 reviews)
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Publisher: HarperTrophy

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Celebrate the colors of children and the colors of love–not black or white or yellow or red, but roaring brown, whispering gold, tinkling pink, and more.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Dragonfly Books)

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Mark Teague
Publisher: Dragonfly Books

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Some kids spend their summer vacation at camp. Some kids spend it at Grandma’s house. Wallace Bleff spent his out west…on a ride, a rope, and a roundup he’ll never forget.

James Herriot’s Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small

Rating: (29 reviews)
Author: James Herriot
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

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James Herriot’s Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian’s delightful tales for young readers. From the springtime frolic of Oscar, Cat-About-Town to the yuletide warmth of The Christmas Day Kitten, these stories-radiantly illustrated by Peter Barrett and Ruth Brown-are perennial favorites, [...]

Dirt on My Shirt

Rating: (23 reviews)
Author: Jeff Foxworthy
Publisher: HarperCollins

Product Description
In this hilarious collection of poems, comedian Jeff Foxworthy creates a neighborhood filled with fun, family, friends, and more. Here you’ll meet Cousin Lizzy, Uncle Ed and Aunt Foo Foo, cows with horns that don’t go beep, dads in sweaters, also sheep. From the [...]

Summer Bridge Activities: Kindergarten to 1st Grade

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Julia Ann Hobbs, Carla Fisher
Publisher: Rainbow Bridge Publishing (UT)

Book Description
NEW and Improved Summer Bridge Activities for 2006! This year the bestselling summer workbook features new covers, new activities, new reading lists, updated bonus sections, and a whole lot more to give kids a summer learning experience [...]

I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! (Ala Notable Children’s Books. Younger Readers (Awards))

Rating: (45 reviews)
Author: Karen Beaumont
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books

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A dab of blue here, a splash of red there, a goopy smear of green . . . everywhere. To the tune of “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More,” one creative kid floods his world with color, painting first the walls, then the [...]

The New Baby

Rating: (39 reviews)
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Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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In this well-loved Little Critter picture book, our funny young hero has to get used to a new baby sister. What a problem. The baby doesn’t pay attention when Little Critter reads to her. She cries when he makes [...]

Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

Rating: (17 reviews)
Author: Joseph Bruchac
Publisher: Puffin

Book Description
The United States is at war, and sixteen-year-old Ned Begay wants to join the cause—especially when he hears that Navajos are being specifically recruited by the Marine Corps. So he claims he’s old enough to enlist, breezes his way through boot camp, and suddenly finds [...]

Harriet The Hamster Fairy (Pet Fairies)

Author: Daisy Meadows
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Product Description
The Pet Fairies have one of the most important jobs in Fairyland! They work with their special pets to make sure that all animals find safe homes. But now Jack Frost has stolen the magical pets! Could they be lost forever?
Harriet the Hamster Fairy’s hamster, [...]

Septimus Heap Box Set: Books 1 and 2 (Septimus Heap)

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Angie Sage
Publisher: HarperTrophy

Product Description
Enter the world of Septimus Heap
With heart-stopping action, humor, and endearing characters, Septimus Heap is an internationally bestselling fantasy sesries

Clementine

Rating: (20 reviews)
Author: Sara Pennypacker
Publisher: Hyperion

The Night Before First Grade (Reading Railroad Books)

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Natasha Wing
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Book Description
It’s the night before the Big Day—first grade. Penny is excited to start the year with her best friend right beside her in the same classroom. This humorous take on Clement C. Moore’s classic tale has a perfect twist ending that will [...]