A Particular Cow

Author	Brendan Wenzel
ISBN	1452173184

I simply loved this book because it has the potential for different perspectives of how and when we read it. It will be different for the children. They will enjoy the illustrations and the various animals and flora depicted in relation to the stone. And as for adults, I feel this book describes a home to...

Author	Rudyard Kipling
ISBN	0517266555

How The Kipling Got His Reputation

Once upon a time, Best Beloved, when the world was middle-aged and good Queen Victoria sat on the throne, there was a Kipling. And even though he constantly had to carry around a White Man's Burden (an object, by the way, which he had invented himself, and very...

Author	Else Holmelund Minarik
ISBN	0590319671

Enter the world of Little Bear. Children will be entranced by Little Bear's trip to the moon, his birthday party, and his wishes and adventures.This is the first of the five classic books about Little Bear, introducing the funny and strikingly childlike bear cub and his friends. The combination of Else...

Author	Craig Smith
ISBN	1869439260

So I jumped on the bandwagon and got this for my boys after seeing the video of the hilarious Scottish granny reading it to her grandson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_co...

Just try saying "he was a stinky dinky lanky honky tonky winky wonky donkey" out loud. If that doesn't make you...

Author

Russell Hoban

Again, as with the other books in this series, Russell (Riddley Walker, The Medusa Frequency) and Lillian (Tea and Jam for Frances) Hoban have built a clear, core narrative around an important life-lesson for their young readers, told through the simple charcoal-and pencil medium, but enhanced by...

Author	Philip C. Stead
ISBN	1596434023

Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl.

But one day—"Ah-choo!"—he woke up with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected...

Author	Janet Beeler Shaw
ISBN	0937295795

Kirsten Larson is a pioneer girl of strength and spirit growing up on the Minnesota prairie in 1854. Kirsten's stories begin with her long, dangerous voyage with her family from Sweden to America. At first, Kirsten finds it difficult to get used to this strange new country. But as she makes friends and...

Author	Janet Beeler Shaw
ISBN	1562477641

This review is from the perspective of a mother - Kirsten on the Trail focuses on Kirsten's secret friendship with Singing Rain and the ramifications for her family. First, she tries to keep her friendship secret, and entangles her younger brother in deception. Soon the secret is out and Kirsten is forbidden...

Author	Margie Palatini
ISBN	0060001054

Booklist (September 1, 2004 (Vol. 101, No. 1))

PreS-Gr. 2. Palatini's tale of a cow suffering from an identity crisis is sheer entertainment from cover to cover. When Hilda the Heifer gets bonked on the noggin by a flying cow pie, she develops an ugly bump and amnesia. The ensuing story...

Author

Lynley Dodd

Hairy Maclary's Bone is a hilarious rhyming story by Lynley Dodd.

With cumulative rhymes and sunny ink and watercolor illustrations, this international favorite chronicles the escapades of our hero Hairy and his crew of five kooky canines. Here every dog-from big-as-a-horse Hercules...

Author	Gail Gibbons
ISBN	0823413640

A kid-friendly introduction to the biggest, brightest light in our night sky.

Shining light on all kinds of fascinating facts about our moon, this simple, introductory book includes information on how the moon affects the oceans' tides, why the same side of the moon always faces earth, why...

Author	Wong Herbert Yee
ISBN	0618473130

Mouse and Mole are neighbors. Mouse lives inside an oak tree, and Mole lives in a hole underneath. They are neighbors, but they are also friends. Sometimes friends make mistakes, but friends always try to help each other out. That is what Mouse and Mole do.

A sweet and fun beginning chapter book...

Author	Frank Asch
ISBN	0590440543

I used this with a kindergarten class that was studying shadows and reflections and it went fairly well. The story isn't the most exciting, but of the books I chose, this was the one that interacted best with what they were learning. There were lots of points where I could stop and ask the kids to observe...

Author

Mo Willems

I can't believe that I was looking forward to a children's book! But it is about our favourite pigeon .