Archive | August, 2009
Fancy Nancy: Explorer Extraordinaire!
Nancy takes on the world in ways that are fun and exciting, as well as more fancy than ever, in Fancy Nancy: Explorer Extraordinaire! Nancy is a little girl who loves everything fancy, and the fancier the better. Playing dress up is nothing compared to living dressed up and fancy, with all the accessories you [...]
Continue reading...How Do Dinosaurs Learn Their Colors?
30. August 2009
Learning the colors on the color wheel is an exciting time for all children, but different children have different ways of going about teaching this to their little ones just as different parents and teachers have different ways of going about teaching it to them. How Do Dinosaurs Learn Their Colors? Is an exploration for [...]
Continue reading...When Dinosaurs Came with Everything
29. August 2009
You know those lollipops, stickers, pens and pencils that you used to pick up as your parents ran their errands around town? When Dinosaurs Came with Everything is a take on that idea, exploring the idea of what life would be like if dinos came with everything instead of those other boring items. This dino [...]
Continue reading...On Beyond Zebra!
28. August 2009
One of the first things that most children learn once they enter school is how to say the alphabet. They learn how to recognize and pronounce the letters from A-Z. But what about those that come after the letter Z? Oh, didn’t you realize that there are things that are after the letter Z? Thanks [...]
Continue reading...The Clown of God
27. August 2009
It’s not easy to find a children’s book author that you love in this day and age, when everyone (including a number of celebrities) is jumping on the bandwagon in order to make a few bucks in the market of childrens books. Many parents find that the older and more respected authors, like Tomie dePaola, [...]
Continue reading...Blueberries for Sal
26. August 2009
Blueberries for Sal is still a classic story of blueberries and mix-ups by Robert McCloskey, but it is now become difficult to obtain. Within the book, Little Sal picks blueberries with her mother, dropping them into pails to collect for the winter. At the same time, a mother bear and her baby go out for [...]
Continue reading...Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
25. August 2009
Since when does it rain meatballs? Since Judi Barrett decided to tell the story in her book, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. After accidentally flipping a pancake onto his grandson’s head, the grandfather tells the story of a land named Chewandswallow, where food rained from the skies every day. Sometimes lamb chops with ketchup. [...]
Continue reading...Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
24. August 2009
If you’ve never heard of Dr. Seuss, you must have been avoiding the bookstore for a very, very long time. Dr. Seuss wrote a number of wonderfully well known childrens books during his time, and he has been responsible for helping more than one child learn how to read. His early readers books are designed [...]
Continue reading...Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
23. August 2009
The adorable Knuffle Bunny is back with “Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity”. In this sequel to the ever popular original childrens books, the beloved bunny appears to have duplicated! Trixie sees red when she realizes that her school mate Sonja has her own lovable knuffle and has brought it to school! When [...]
Continue reading...Fancy Nancy Loves! Loves!! Loves!!!
22. August 2009
Jane O’Oonnor has come up with the perfect books for children and families who want to embrace everything fancy, with Fancy Nancy Loves! Loves!! Loves!!!. What could mean more fancy fun than a beautiful tea party? When Nancy plans it, there is no end to the fancy decorations and party goods. From cup cakes with [...]
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31. August 2009
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