This adorable book and elf set were all the rage in my town last year just after Thanksgiving, so I got one for my kids, who were 6 and 8 at the time.  The book details the story of scout elves, who are sent by Santa to watch over children by day and report back to the North Pole each night regarding the children's behavior.  The elves arrive from the North Pole shortly after Than...

It's always funny to go back and see the movies you used to watch and read the books you used to have read to you as a child.  Often they are rich with puns and humour that flew right over your head, and sometimes they contain an excellent moral or point that you can only truly appreciate now that you have lived life a little longer.  One such book for me is The Paper Bag Princess...

Be careful around Mr. Krupp- he's awfully grumpy and cranky and will yell at anyone that gets too close. But most of all, be sure to not to snap your fingers around him- or you're in for another exciting adventure of Captain Underpants! The Captain Underpants is a hit among elementary school kids, with giant pictures, flip books, cartoons, comics, and a hilarious storyline. While it may...

Ok, so this is the second installment of the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. In this book, what happens is Bella is celebrating her birthday at edward's house. Edward and his whole family are vampires. Bella was opening her birthday prsent, when she got a paper cut. His whole family almost jumper on her. Ever since than, edward started to feel distant from bella becaus ehe felt that he ...

I purchased this book on the advice of a friend when my three boys were toddlers.  My youngest son, Tommy took a particular liking to it.  It even surpassed Good Night Moon as his favorite bedtime story. Written by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Sheila McGraw it tells the story of the Love between Mother and Child.  It starts with the son as an infant and follows him ...

Do your kids love to draw?  If yes this book is a must.  Draw with Einstein Kristiansen and Faber Castell activity book will enhance the creative thinking abilities of your kids. My daughter loves to draw. She went to a drawing contest and ended up a winner for Grade 1 level. This book formed part of the prizes.  Sometimes she hesitates to draw animals because she finds it diff...

It's almost Halloween time and we purchased this book from a school book fair.  The fact that it has scary stories,got our attention.  The book has approximately 160 pages and has black and white pictures.  It consists of 22 stories from around the world. Places like Spain, China, Germany, Egypt etc.  The short stories come from folklore tales.  Many of the sto...

Dora is here with the Magic Wand Adventure Book. It is a play and sound book for the young princess in your house. La Princess Dorabook comes with a magic wand that can be waved in the air for a magical sound or by aligning the rubber strip on the wand with the bar code on the pages. The wand plays 30 magical sounds or melodies. As Dora and her friends go through Fairytale Land, your littl...

I just love stories that "teach" lessons.  Robert Lopshire did a wonderful job with this Beginner Reader!  I'm not sure what the character in the book is suppose to be; but whatever he is, he sends my son into giggles every time he opens this book.  And when I'm trying to get him to read as much as possible, this is a great plus for me!  This endearing yell...

This children's book is by Julie Haydon.  I bought this book for my granddaughter.  She loves books that are colorful and has sound along with a great story.The story is about a grasshopper named Gavin.  He's going to a fancy dress up party.  He has a special costume that he wants to wear.  He thinks that when he puts it on that no one will recognize him.  ...

I have a budding artist at home - my daughter. I bought this book from Magrudy's to enhance her skills and make her more crafty as she is into arts and crafts. One look at the book, I knew this was the one that she will be referring to whenever she needs ideas for her tinkering hands to work on. The book is hard bound and very colorful. It's so colorful that it catches the eyes of the r...

This set of books cost me almost $200.00 sixteen years ago. I do believe they are much cheaper now. I have even seen them in the library. If you want to try them out. But I like that I own this set.These books are great. I have used them with my three girls and now with my son. There is a book with each letter of the alphabet. Including a book called "My First Book". Each book is...

My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother is written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco.This is the story of a young girl who has what she considers a rotten, redheaded, older brother.  The two siblings are constantly trying to outdo the other but much to Patricia's dismay her brother Richard is always winning their contests. Eventually, Patricia find something that she is better at but her v...

  I happened to be searching ebay for anything with the words Dutch and Disney.   I don't know what I was exactly looking for but I was happy to find the nicest children's book entitled Donald and the Big Cheese, An Adventure in the Netherlands by Grolier Enterprises.  This book from the 1980's is one of a series of books from Disney's Small World Library whi...

 I have a little girl and she loves animals.  This book was perfect for her.  It was one of our night time stories.  It was a very interesting plot and story.  Honey is one of the Puppy place series books.  We ordered it for her for Christmas.  The book consists of 10 chapters and 75 pages.  on the last page it has puppy tips; I thought this was really cu...

When I was teaching, I was always looking for new chapter books to read aloud to my students.  I saw Gooseberry Park in a book order one day and thought I'd give it a try.  It became an intant favorite and was added to my list of books that I read aloud every year.  Gooseberry Park is by Cynthia Rylant, one of the best children's authors around.  It is about a c...

Death touches us all sooner or later. How do we explain to our children! This book helps us answer questions that small ones might have.The book is about a little girl named Katie,who has just lost her great-grandma. With many questions ,Katie tries to understand death and why her lost hurts so much. Katie's mom talks to her about this difficult topic with uplifting answers,  and tries...

Hi all,here I am once again with another book review. I have made no secret that my son Alex and I LOVE to read. Last week this author came to visit Alex's school to promote writing and the importance of reading.What a great idea. The kids were able to purchase the books and get an autograph.Alex was glued to his seat listening to his stories of how he came to be an award winning childrens ...

Dear Mrs. Larue :Letters From Obedience School is written and illustrated by Mark Teague. This book is aimed at children who are ages 4 to 8. This is one of my favorite children's books. Mark Teague is a wonderful and talented illustrator. This story is about a dog named Ike who can not stay out of trouble but he feels its generally not his fault. His owner, Mrs. Larue, disagrees and sends ...

Family Fun's Crafts BookEdited by Deanna F. Cook and the experts at Family Fun MagazinePublished by Hyperion 1997My kids and I had such a lot of fun together with this book. I believe I have owned it for about ten years. Now my youngest is starting Community College so I'm saving the book to use with my grandchildren. Family Fun Magazine was a good resource to have as a mother to young ...