Ira Sleeps Over
 | author: Bernard Waber rating:  asin: 0395205034 binding: Paperback list price: $6.95 USD amazon price: $6.95 USD |
Ira is thrilled to spend the night at Reggie's, until his sister raises the question of whether he should take his teddy bear.
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch (Stories to Go!)
 | author: Eileen Spinelli rating:  asin: 1416912355 binding: Paperback list price: $4.99 USD amazon price: $4.99 |
Mr. Hatch leads a lonely life until one Valentine's Day when the postman delivers a huge, heart-shaped box of candy with a card reading "Somebody loves you." Knowing he has a secret admirer gives Mr. Hatch a bright new perspective on life -- until it turns out there's been a terrible mistake. But Mr. Hatch's new friends rally to show him that a lot of somebodies love Mr. Hatch.
The Giving Tree
 | rating: asin: 0060840986 binding: Hardcover list price: $15.99 USD amazon price: $15.99 |
To say that this particular apple tree is a "giving tree" is an understatement. In Shel Silverstein's popular tale of few words and simple line drawings, a tree starts out as a leafy playground, shade provider, and apple bearer for a rambunctious little boy. Making the boy happy makes the tree happy, but with time it becomes more challenging for the generous tree to meet his needs. When he asks for money, she suggests that he sell her apples. When he asks for a house, she offers her branches for lumber. When the boy is old, too old and sad to play in the tree, he asks the tree for a boat.
My Favorite Things
It's the song from The Sound of Music, beautifully illustrated. Go ahead and sing!
 | author: Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein Ii rating:  asin: 0064436276 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
Who can resist feeling cheerful when envisioning Julie Andrews singing "My Favorite Things" to her young charges in The Sound of Music?
Ramona the Brave (Avon Camelot Books)
 | author: Beverly Cleary rating: asin: 0380709597 binding: Paperback list price: $5.99 USD amazon price: $5.99 USD |
Teenagers think they've got it rough. Try being a misunderstood 6-year-old!
I Love You the Purplest
 | author: Barbara Joosse rating:  asin: 0811807185 binding: Hardcover list price: $16.95 USD amazon price: $11.53 USD |
Early in the evening two young brothers and their mama finish supper in the sturdy red cabin and set out to fish. While digging for worms, rowing the boat and pulling in fish, each brother asks his mama which one is the best at each task and, as they are being tucked into bed, which one she loves the best. Barbara Joosse's heartwarming text is beautifully complimented by Mary Whyte's engaging watercolor illustrations. Readers will delight in the tender message that every child holds a special place in a parent's heart.
Fairy Tales for the New Age
In my opinion this is one of the finest collections of fairy tales
I've read. They aren't syrupy and super-positive. They are gentle,
original stories of children overcoming their fears, learning powerful
lessons, and meeting magical spirits. We savor this book and I read
the a story from it every few weeks and it is a real treat the whole
family enjoys.
 | author: Arlene Williams rating: asin: 0960544445 binding: Paperback list price: $12.95 USD amazon price: $12.95 |
A collection of twelve original fairy tales with a gentle, sensitive flavor. There are no wicked witches threatening to cook and eat small children, no big, bad wolves devouring your grandma. You will find instead, stories in which good things happen to characters who work at making their lives and relationships better--with and without magic.
King Midas and the Golden Touch
We absolutely loved gazing at all the beautiful, richly detailed pictures in the book. This retelling of King Midas is full of such love between father and daughter, a pleasure to read.
 | author: Charlotte Craft rating: asin: 006054063X binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
"There once lived a very rich king called Midas
who believed that nothing was more precious than gold."
So begins this imaginative and breathtaking retelling of the myth of the man with the golden touch. When a mysterious stranger offers to reward Midas for a kindness, the king does not hesitate: He wishes that all he touches would turn to gold. To his delight, his wish is granted and he soon sets about transforming his ordinary palace into a place of golden beauty. But to his dismay, when he accidentally turns his beloved daughter into a golden statue, Midas learns that what at first seems a blessing can also become a curse.
Apple Tree Christmas Edition 1.
 | author: Trinka Hakes Noble rating: asin: 1585362700 binding: Hardcover list price: $16.95 USD amazon price: $11.53 USD |
Illustrated by Trinka Hakes NobleOriginally published over twenty years ago, and out of print since 1998, Sleeping Bear Press is proud to bring this beloved Christmas tale to a whole new audience. Moving and nostalgic, and brought to life by glowing watercolor paintings, it reveals the joy of a very special present and the love that a father and daughter share.
Insects Are My Life (Orchard Paperbacks)
Though we are not insect lovers, we all enjoyed this book, since our girls identified with Amanda's passionate interest. Beware... Amanda does several unkind things to her brother and others that offend her, things like putting a dead fly in the middle of an ice cube and placing it in a glass of milk.
 | author: Megan Mcdonald rating:  asin: 053107093X binding: Paperback list price: $6.95 USD amazon price: $6.95 |
