Giants! A Colossal Collection of Tales and Tunes
We all enjoy listening to Jim Weiss, and this particular CD about Giants has been a favorite of Ella's.
 | author: Jim Weiss rating:  asin: 1882513177 binding: Audio Cassette list price: $10.95 USD amazon price: $10.95 |
Dear Fish
 | author: Chris Gall rating:  asin: 0316058475 binding: Hardcover list price: $16.99 USD amazon price: $11.55 USD |
DESCRIPTION: Dear Fish, Where you live is pretty cool. You should come visit us sometime. Plus, my mom makes good pies. Sincerely, Peter Alan What happens when the creatures of the sea take Peter Alan up on his offer? Something fishy, of course! Watch out for a bucking bull shark at the rodeo, the invasion of a slimy school of fish, and other playful pictorial puns hidden within the illustrations. Endpapers identify more than 30 species of fish that appear in the book!This is a fantastic flight of fancy that every child will savor!
Best Witches
Last time this year I checked out Best Witches by Jane Yolen and our girls loved hearing the silly poems, and they each picked out one to commit to memory. We got it again this year and it's still a book they love to hear from to get into the Halloween spirit.
 | author: Jane Yolen rating: asin: 0399215395 binding: Hardcover list price: $14.95 USD amazon price: $14.95 |
The author presents her own poetry on witches, ghosts, magic, and other aspects of Halloween.
Eloise At Christmastime
 | author: Kay Thompson rating:  asin: 0689830394 binding: Hardcover list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $12.21 USD |
Eloise has always had a rather festive air about her, but when Christmastime rolls around, well, it's "Fa la la la fa la la la lolly ting tingledy here and there," of course. The bunchy-bloused, spindly-legged scamp is speaking in rhyme this time, and in typical Eloise fashion, the verse simply can't be perfectly metered, for what would be the point?
Blueberries for Sal
 | author: Robert McCloskey rating: asin: 0670175919 binding: Hardcover list price: $16.99 USD amazon price: $11.55 USD |
Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk go the blueberries into the pail of a little girl named Sal who--try as she might--just can't seem to pick as fast as she eats. Robert McCloskey's classic is a magical tale of the irrepressible curiosity--not to mention appetite--of youth. Sal and her mother set off in search of blueberries for the winter at the same time as a mother bear and her cub. A quiet comedy of errors ensues when the young ones wander off and absentmindedly trail the wrong mothers.
Pickles To Pittsburgh
The children in our home (our own and visiting) love this book! Of all the books I read at story time, they told me this was favorite. However, it's not nearly as fantastic as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
 | author: Judi Barrett rating: asin: 0689839294 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
In Pickles to Pittsburgh, the Barretts' sequel to the delightfully funny, bestselling Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, we check back in with Kate and Henry as they eagerly await Grandpa's return from an unusual vacation. Kate dreams about a postcard Grandpa has sent, and the story begins. Kate and Henry pilot a plane, landing on a runway of crisp bacon strips next to a field of giant broccoli stalks and oversized hamburgers.
What Do You Hear When Cows Sing?: And Other Silly Riddles (I Can Read Book 1)
These jokes are the kind that my 5 yo can understand and enjoy. She wanted to hear the book over and over until she could recite them all. "What do you hear when cows sing? Moosic!"
 | author: Marco Maestro rating: asin: 0064442276 binding: Paperback list price: $3.99 USD amazon price: $3.99 USD |
Here are twenty-two outrageous original riddles perfectly targeted to the funny bones of beginning readers. Laughing over the sheer silliness of these riddles and their zany illustrations, young readers will discover for themselves the delight of wacky wordplay. And just what do you hear when cows sing? MOOsic, of course!
Love That Dog
Another great chapter book that I read in about 40 minuets was Love that Dog by Sharon Creech. Jack (age 8 or 9?) has a diary of sorts for school in the subject of poetry. Laurel is especially fond of journals, especially journalsthat are shared with an adult for the purpose of learning and expressingoneself. This journal is funny and sad and so moving. This novel also deals with the death of a loved one, in this case a dog. Ella especially enjoyed this story and gives it 4 1/2 stars. I think it's a great book too and I look forward to hearing the next in the series.
 | author: Sharon Creech rating: asin: 0060292873 binding: Hardcover list price: $15.99 USD amazon price: $10.87 USD |
"I guess it does
look like a poem
when you see it
typed up
like that."
Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, won't stop giving her class poetry assignments -- and Jack can't avoid them. But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say.
With a fresh and deceptively simple style, acclaimed author Sharon Creech tells a story with enormous heart. Written as a series of free-verse poems from Jack's point of view, Love That Dog shows how one boy finds his own voice with the help of a teacher, a writer, a pencil, some yellow paper, and of course, a dog.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
 | author: Dr. Seuss rating: asin: 0394800796 binding: Hardcover list price: $14.00 USD amazon price: $10.98 USD |
The Grinch, whose heart is two sizes too small, hates Who-ville's holiday celebrations, and plans to steal all the presents to prevent Christmas from coming. To his amazement, Christmas comes anyway, and the Grinch discovers the true meaning of the holiday.
Eloise Takes A Bawth
 | author: Kay Thompson Mart Crowley rating:  asin: 0689842880 binding: Hardcover list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $12.21 USD |
What's this--a new Eloise, never before seen or published?
