Our children adore these books (there's 2 in the series - this is book 2) and love to hear the stories over and over. 6 children live in 3 homes close together out in the country in Norway. We always laugh out loud together when we read these books.
 | author: Astrid Lindgren rating:  asin: 1883937663 binding: Paperback list price: $10.95 USD amazon price: $8.76 USD |
Our children adore these books (there's 2 in the series - this is book 2) and love to hear the stories over and over. 6 children live in 3 homes close together out in the country in Norway. We always laugh out loud together when we read these books.
| author: Astrid Lindgren rating: asin: 1883937663 binding: Paperback list price: $10.95 USD amazon price: $8.76 USD |
 | 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.
This book sweeps you up in the imagination of children who spend their summer building a town, Roxaboxen, out of rocks and bits of desert glass. This book is truly a favorite of my (then) 7 yo, and has been for years.
 | author: Alice Mclerran rating: asin: 0060526335 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
Marian called it Roxaboxen. (She always knew the name of everything.) There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill -- nothing but sand and rocks, some old wooden boxes, cactus and greasewood and thorny ocotillo -- but it was a special place: a sparkling world of jeweled homes, streets edged with the whitest stones, and two ice cream shops.
| 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.
 | 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.
| 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.
This book sweeps you up in the imagination of children who spend their summer building a town, Roxaboxen, out of rocks and bits of desert glass. This book is truly a favorite of my (then) 7 yo, and has been for years.
| author: Alice Mclerran rating: asin: 0060526335 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
Marian called it Roxaboxen. (She always knew the name of everything.) There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill -- nothing but sand and rocks, some old wooden boxes, cactus and greasewood and thorny ocotillo -- but it was a special place: a sparkling world of jeweled homes, streets edged with the whitest stones, and two ice cream shops.
This book sweeps you up in the imagination of children who spend their summer building a town, Roxaboxen, out of rocks and bits of desert glass. This book is truly a favorite of my (then) 7 yo, and has been for years.
| author: Alice Mclerran rating: asin: 0060526335 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
Marian called it Roxaboxen. (She always knew the name of everything.) There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill -- nothing but sand and rocks, some old wooden boxes, cactus and greasewood and thorny ocotillo -- but it was a special place: a sparkling world of jeweled homes, streets edged with the whitest stones, and two ice cream shops.
This is one of the best books we have heard in a long time! The Penderwicks is an absolute gem that made us laugh, cry and really think. The characters in the book have inspired our daughters to learn Latin, write dramatically, love math.... The sequel, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, is fabulous as well.
 | author: Jeanne Birdsall rating: asin: 0440420474 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel’s sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel’s owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures.
The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. Which, of course, they will—won’t they? One thing’s for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget.
Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day.
From the Hardcover edition.
