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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Beaten by Suzanne Weyn-ADVISABLE

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Weyn, Suzanne, Beaten. Learning Publishing Company, 2011. Pgs. 100. Language: G, Violence: PG-13. Sexual Content: PG-13 Keah Robinson i...

Watch Me Grow! by Deborah Hodge-ADVISABLE

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Hodge, Deborah,   Watch Me Grow!: A Down-To-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City . Kids Can Press, 2011. PICTURE BOOK   A city is a ...

Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender-OPTIONAL

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Jones, Carrie, Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender. Carolrhoda Books, 2011. INFORMATION.   As a child, Sarah felt unwelcomed at ho...

Anorexia and Bulimia by Carol Sonenklar-ADVISABLE

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Sonenklar, Carol, Anorexia and Bulimia. Twenty-First Century Books, 2011. INFORMATION. In the United States, as many as 11 million people ...

Today the World is Watching You by Kekla Magoon-ADVISABLE

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Magoon, Kekla, Today the World is Watching You. Twenty-First Century Books, 2011. INFORMATION. On September 4, 1957, nine African Am...

Boom by Mark Haddon -ADVISABLE

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Haddon, Mark Boom , 208 pgs. David Fickling Books, 2010. $11.19. Violence: G James and his best friend Charlie are mostly juvenile delinq...

The Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon –NOT RECOMMENDED

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Fallon, Leigh The Carrier of the Mark , 352 pgs. HarperTeen, 2011. $8.99. Language-PG (Swear Count: 4s); Violence-G; Sexual content: PG. M...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Best PICTURE BOOKS of May

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Click on the caption below each picture to go to our original blog post about these best picture books of May 2011 Everything I Need to K...
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Five 4ths of July by Pat Hughes - ESSENTIAL

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Hughes, Pat Raccio Five 4ths of July , 274 p. Viking (Penguin), 2011.   $17.   Violence: PG (some war, some prisoner abuse – none of i...

The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer Holm - ADVISABLE

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Holm, Jennifer L. The Trouble with May Amelia , 204 p. After ten years, May Amelia is back – and she hasn’t aged a bit.   She is still...

Babymouse: Mad Scientist by Jennifer Holm - ADVISABLE

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Holm, Jennifer and Matthew Holm Babymouse: Mad Scientist , 91 p. $6.99.   GRAPHIC NOVEL.   Babymouse is turning her hand at science th...

Creepover: Truth or Dare by P.J. Night

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Night, P.J. Creepover: Truth or Dare , 142 p. Simon , 2011.   During her sleepover, Abby reveals that she likes Jake, another middlesc...

Who do I see? by Salina Yoon - ADVSIABLE

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Yoon, Salina Who do I see?   Robin Corey (Random), 2011.   $6.99. BOARD BOOK.   Large cutout circles show a peep of bright colors and ...
Monday, June 6, 2011

The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli - ESSENTIAL

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Spinelli, Eileen The Dancing Pancake illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff 256 pg. Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.  Language-G; Sexual Content-G;...

I So Don't Do Makeup by Barrie Summy

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Summy, Barrie I So Don't Do Makeup 256 pg. Delacorte Press, 2010. Language-G; Sexual Content-G; Violence-G. $16.99.  The third in S...

Bedtime for Bear by Brett Helquist - ESSENTIAL

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Helquist, Brett Bedtime for Bear 32 pg. Harper Collins, 2011. PICTURE BOOK. $16.99.  Bear has just nestled down for the winter when his r...

Three by the Sea by Mini Grey - ADVISABLE

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Grey, Mini Three by the Sea 32 pg. Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. PICTURE BOOK. $17.99.  Mouse, Cat, and Dog live in a little house by the sea, e...

Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George by Lesa Cline-Ransome - ESSENTIAL

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Cline-Ransome, Lesa Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George illustrated by James E. Ransome 40 pg...

The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch –ESSENTIAL

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Hirsch, Jeff The Eleventh Plauge , 304 pgs. Scholastic Press, 2011. $11.00. Language-G (Swear Count: 0); Violence-PG; Sexual Content-G)....

Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan - ESSENTIAL

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Riordan, Rick Throne of Fire , 452 p. Disney, 2011.   $19.   Violence: PG.    The Kane siblings are bound and determined to create t...