Kids books
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How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum
1 recommendation
"Written and illustrated by Keri Smith. An interactive book that explores the similar ways in which artists and scientists look at the world, it encourages kids to approach their worldview in a way they never have before."
"Instructions" - Neil Gaiman
2 recommendations
"This illustrated book is about the rules to follow and how to get around if you happen to be in a fairytale world. Available in April."
Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) (9780984296101): Gever Tulley, Julie Spiegler: Books
3 recommendations
""super glue your fingers together" or "boil water in a paper cup". Lately we have all become so fixated on protecting our children from every bump, scrape and germ that we forget kids are naturally little scientists. Babys babble to experiment with words and sound. Kids fearlessly climb trees. Why not assist your children in learning about their environment and pushing their boundaries by doing al..."
Counting With Wayne Thiebaud By Susan Goldman Rubin
1 recommendation
"I've always been a big Wayne Thiebaud fan and now there's a counting book for kids that uses his beautiful paintings. What a great gift for the future artists or art lover!"
Boris and Bella by Carolyn Crimi, Illustrated by Gris Grimly
1 recommendation
"Quite honestly, I bought this book for the wonderful illustrations by the fantastic Gris Grimly. I bought it under the auspices that it was for our daughter but really it was for me. The scratchy inked lines with impressionistic washes of color are gorgeous but the greatest thing about Mr. Grimly's style is the unique ways he allows his free-flowing lines and splatters to abstract the figures......"
Hoppopotamus Plays Detective
1 recommendation
"I knew this book front to back! This is the first book that I memorized as a child! I would sit and read it with my Wuzzle in my lap! I didn't have or want any other Wuzzle book but this one!"
Corduroy
3 recommendations
"i hadn't thought about this book in years until i stumbled across it shopping for a friend's daughter. its an uber nice story showing that there's always someone who'll love you."
The Giving Tree
4 recommendations
"A classic book about giving and love that usually makes me tear up when I read it. Great illustrations by Shel Silverstein as well. Love this book."
Yes & Know Invisible Ink Game Books
1 recommendation
"If you are anywhere near my age, you are probably pointing at the screen with one hand, covering your mouth with the other, and screaming "HOLY *#%*#% @#$&, I remember that!" Living overseas most of my childhood, a 22-hour trip from the States to whatever hellhole we were flying to was not uncommon. Same went for the trip back. And vacations. And emergency hospital medivacs. You get the poi..."
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich
1 recommendation
"This book of classic horror inspired poems for kids is one of the most beautifully illustrated children's books I've ever seen. The humor is fun and wicked and jusy gory enough to delight kids. Frankenstein makes a sandwich from garbage thrown at him by his neighbors, The Phatomn of the Opera can't compose menacing music because he can't get that damn "It's a Small World After All" song out of h..."
Cows Are in the Corn
2 recommendations
"wee r sposed too recamind buhks too tha buhk klub but I dunt noh hou too reed, wil yoo teesh mee?"
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-6): J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré: Books
3 recommendations
"if you haven't already read this series...there's no excuse for you. there is a reason it became as popular as it did. these are so much fun! great summer reads."
The Scarecrow and his servant
1 recommendation
"A bolt of lightning brings Scarecrow to life and almost immediately he-- with his faithful young servant Jack-- plunges forth to try to make a life in Italy. The crafty Buffaloni family has other ideas, however. Can the Scarecrow's servant save the day? Gr. 3-6."
Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard-To-Swallow Stories From Fifth Grade
1 recommendation
"Esme Raji Codell shares a series of vignettes set during her long ago childhood- way back in 1979. Readers will find lots to identify with though, as Codell shares hilarious, touching and surprising stories about things like egg vigilantism, attracting boys and stealing matzoh. A great book for girls just entering adolescence that can open the door to discussions about parent's fifth grade misfire..."
Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and other Wily Characters
1 recommendation
"Set in an array of important eras in African American history the nine tales told in this collection leave it to the listeners to decide whether or not the wily protagonists (both male and female) really did outwitted adversaries such as Jesse James, the Nights of the White Gardenia or a house full of ghosts. Great fun and funniness mixed with morals and settings worth discussing. Gr. 3-5"
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall - Audiobook
1 recommendation
"When the Penderwick sisters discover that their summer vacation rental is on a grand estate they're surprised but excited-- until they meet up with Mrs. Tifton the snobby and uptight owner. But that doesn't stop them from becoming friends with her son Jeffery, meeting some rabbits, facing down a bull and otherwise having a summer vacation they'll never forget. This audiobook is also available as a..."
Hanne's Quest
1 recommendation
"When Mem Pocket is threatened with loosing her farm for back taxes it is the hens that resolve to help her by invoking the ability of a hen born on the new moon to gain the ability to lay three golden eggs by performing three dangerous tasks. Hanne fits the bill- but can such a young, small, quiet hen possibly succeed? Gr. 1-4"
Jack Plank Tells Tales by Natalie Babbitt
1 recommendation
"When Jack Plank checks in to a room at Mrs. DelFresno's he promises to change his plundering ways- especially since he's not especially good at pillaging and has just been fired by his captain. Nina, age 11, tells Jack she'll help him find a new profession and so, for the next few nights Jack regales his fellow guests with tales to explain why he could never be a barber or a baker or a farmer. Bab..."
Recorded Books - Clementine
1 recommendation
"Just how much trouble can one red-headed third grader get into trying to help a friend solve a problem? Lots, if your name is Clementine! This recorded book is full of laughs, surprises and valuable lessons that will help the miles fly by. Gr. 1-5."
Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small Traveler
1 recommendation
"Adventure with a young mouse as he narrowly escapes being stuffed by the Youthful Taxidermist, finds freedom at the Metropolitan Museum, and dabbles in the art of poetry. A fabulous read aloud punctuated by lovely illustrations by Patrick Benson. Gr. 2-6"
Think Green!
1 recommendation
"I didn't have this read to me when I was a kid (of course it didn't exist then either) but my mom was the main driving force for my environmentalism. Now, mom's have it easy and books do all the work."
How One Little Polar Bear Captivated The World (Knut)
1 recommendation
"Cute book about an adorable bear! This book for children is about the life of Knut, the little bear that was born and raised in captitivity. There's also a Knut plush toy that you can buy seprately for something your child can hold on to as you read to them."
Super Buddy and the Case of the Missing Library Books
1 recommendation
"Super Buddy and the case of the missing Library books Super Copain, La chasse aux livres de bibliotèque disparus A Bilingual Children's book (English and French) by Madeleine M Langlois It's a feel good illustrated story for young children 2 to 8 years old. In his adventures Super Buddy discovers that he doesn't need to be a super hero to be loved...and that he is loved just as he ..."
Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss
6 recommendations
"Oh, the Places You'll Go! is not only a great book by Dr Seuss, full of his outstanding rhymes and characters, but is a inspirational, too. Without giving the story away, I'll just say that it's a great graduation gift for grads of any age, from elementary school to college, and beyond!"
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
1 recommendation
"This book is all about what kids know (and you clearly remember if you are reading this in my list on cardboard)- that sometimes the box is more fun to play with than what's inside it. Aimed at preschool-1st grade, anyone who has played with cardboard will appreciate rabbit and his flights of fancy."
Find the Constellations
2 recommendations
"This classic is just a clear, useful and kid-friendly now as it was then. An essential pick for any kid's library"
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure
2 recommendations
"I'm a bit of a number geek. When I'm looking for books to get for my nieces and nephews (real and honorary) I try to stay away from the loud noise making toys and the battery operated ones in favor of toys of the more educational variety. This book, "The Number Devil" tells the tale of a young math hating boy who comes to love math through a series of dreams. It's light enough that kids enjoy ..."
Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes
1 recommendation
"Roald Dahl - the guy who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - made lots of great kids books. His books are Dr. Seuss tales for the older child. There was usually something rather revolting in all of his books, and this revolting thing was usually eaten. Another reason why kids love his stories. Anyway, this cookbook is an entertaining guide to all the fun foods in his stories. It comes ..."
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
2 recommendations
"This is a book you can actually give to a kid as a present. It has classic fairy tales and some of it's own invention, but all are grossly altered. With funny graphics and a sardonic, never happy but cynically funny re-telling of old classics, you might actually get the kid to thank you for the gift."
