If I Built a Car
What a great book! I love the illustrations and how this boy imagines such a neat car. I read this book several times already this week.
 | author: Chris Van Dusen rating:  asin: 0142408255 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
"If i built a car, it’d be totally new! Here are a few of the things that i’d do. . . ." Jack has designed the ultimate fantasy car. inspired by zeppelins and trains, Cadillacs and old planes, with brilliant colors and lots of shiny chrome, this far-out vision is ready to cruise! there’s a fireplace, a pool, and even a snack bar! After a tour of the ritzy interior, robert the robot starts up the motor . . . and Jack and his dad set off on the wildest test drive ever!
The Witch Family
Amy and her friend Clarissa are 6 and they love to draw pictures and make up stories about Old Witch, and in some other reality they come true and even visit the girls. A story rich with imagination and full of all the things little girls love - mermaids, babies, and plenty of magic. Written in 1960.
 | author: Eleanor Estes rating: asin: 015202610X binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
Old Witch, Little Witch Girl, Weeny Witch, and two real girls in a fantasy that blends the worlds of reality and imagination. A Halloween classic about the power of make-believe.
Falling Up
 | rating:  asin: 0060248025 binding: Hardcover list price: $18.99 USD amazon price: $12.91 USD |
Millie McDeevit screamed a screamSo loud it made her eyebrows steam.She screamed so loudHer jawbone broke,Her tongue caught fire,Her nostrils smoked...Poor Screamin' Millie is just one of the unforgettable characters in this wondrous new book of poems and drawings by the creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic. Here you will also meet Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold.So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride th
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.
Snow White: Silver Anniversary Edition
Wow! We loved the illustrations in this book, a true adaptation of the Snow White tale translated from Brothers Grimm. In the end the wicked queen puts on the red hot slippers and dances to her death, and I realize this is the translation from the original story, but our girls didn't understand why or how this happened. Otherwise, it is a fantastic, gripping read!
 | rating: asin: 0316354503 binding: Hardcover list price: $15.95 USD amazon price: $15.95 |
Spared by her would-be executioner, Snow White finds a home with seven kindly dwarfs, but the hateful queen who wants her dead will stop at nothing to be the most beautiful woman in the land. A poisoned apple seems to send Snow White to her death, but true love brings her back, and good once again prevails. Paul Heins's graceful words and Trina Schart Hyman's expressive artwork create a dramatic retelling of this classic tale, filled with movement and passion that will enchant readers of all ages.
Croco'Nile
 | author: Roy Gerrard rating:  asin: 0374316597 binding: Hardcover list price: $15.00 USD amazon price: $15.00 |
A romp through ancient Egypt, with hieroglyphics, too!Set sail for adventure with Hamut and his sister Nekatu as they stow away on a sailboat, paint a pyramid, and win the favor of a pharoah. But when conniving kidnappers threaten the pair, they discover that a crocodile in need is a friend indeed!
Rapunzel
This is a beautifully illustrated fairy tale that our (then) 6 year old loves to hear.
 | author: Barbara Rogasky rating: asin: B001H8S4V6 binding: Paperback |
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.
My Mother Talks To Trees
 | author: Doris Gove asin: 1561453366 binding: Paperback list price: $7.95 USD amazon price: $7.95 USD |
A LESSON IN TREE identification is adeptly woven into this charming story featuring a special mother-daughter relationship. Laura is walking home from school with her mother. Much to Laura's dismay, her mom insists on stopping at trees along the way and speaking to them as if they were her friends. First Laura hopes no one will notice. Then she stands close to the trees, hoping passersby will think her mother is talking to her. As her mother greets each tree, mentioning its unique features, Laura grudgingly begins to take note, and slowly her curiosity overcomes her embarrassment.
The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature
This was one of the books my parents read to me as a child, and we occasionally read stories from it. Please note that some of these stories may be considered too scary for young children.
 | author: bryna untermeyer rating:  asin: B000QYDNG8 binding: Hardcover |
