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An Alphabet Book for the Big Kids?

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YES. This comedic take on letters is definitely for kids far older than the ones you would usually expect to see reading an alphabet book... E-mergencyTom Lichtenfeld & Ezra Chronicle BooksISBN: 978 0 8118 7898 2All the letters lived together in a big house. Even this opening page sets the … [Read more...]

Scholastic Decoder: January 2012 Edition

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The holidays will be over any minute now, and teachers will be rushing to send home this month's Scholastic flyers! In case turnaround is tight, I thought I'd get a jump on it by posting it in time for you to mark up those flyers and return them post-haste. ElfHow Wet Can You Get - I really like … [Read more...]

Introducing Carter

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Know any teen boys, maybe between 13 and 19? Then you probably know one just like Carter or one of his good friends - and if you haven't had a good laugh at them yet, this should do the trick. (also perfect reading for them, so winning all around!)Carter Finally Gets ItBrent CrawfordHyperion … [Read more...]

There’s SNOW!

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We totally missed on a white Christmas, but now that we have snow, I am fully ready to bust out the winter books! I'm not a huge fan of the white stuff in real life, but I love love love books about it. No Two AlikeKeith BakerBeach Lane BooksISBN: 978 1 4424 1742 7Just as no two snowflakes are truly … [Read more...]

I Want These Guys on My Reno

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To read children's books, you'd never know that animals were not accustomed to the comforts of human homes, would you? In this charming new picture book, it's clear that nothing short of a full-on house will do. Back to nature, my patootie! A House in the WoodsInga MooreCandlewick PressISBN: 978 0 … [Read more...]

Grownup Time: Little Children

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I haven't been as religious about attending book club this fall as usual, because working the same night has put a crimp in things, so last month, I stayed home. I was so happy to go back this month and spend the evening with my crew of book loving, wine-sipping, chat-all-nighting good friends. This … [Read more...]

The Night Before Christmas

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Reading this famous poem on Christmas eve is a tradition in many homes - maybe even yours. But I had visions of people unable to find a copy in their house, and you know, some things are just sacred, so for Christmas Eve, I'm giving you all the charming Night Before Christmas, by Clement Moore. … [Read more...]

Holiday Time for the Smaller

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I love holiday books. I love the illustrated Christmas songs and carols. I love the images of fireplaces, lit up faces, and the moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow. I love the focus on peace, and love, and helping. I love the funny ones with their own style of delivering the ideas of caring. I … [Read more...]