Twelve top children’s book illustrators created original artwork for Scholastic’s month-long online charity auction to benefit Reading is Fundamental and Reach Out and Read. To view the spectaculr original artwork by all 12 artists, click here. Pick a favorite, place a bid, and put books into the hands of the neediest kids. The auction [...]
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The Princess and the Pea By Lauren Child Illustrated/Photographed by Polly Borland Hyperion Books for Children April 2006 40pp The Short of It: This is a classic story told in a beautiful way and accompanied by gorgeous illustrations/photographs. The Rest of It: My 6-year-old attended a theatre production of The Princess and the Pea and [...]
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Betsy-TacyMaud Hart LovelacePublisher: HarperCollins PublishersPub. Date: June 1979ISBN-13: 9780064400961Age Range: 7 to 10144ppSeries: Betsy-TacyEdition Description: Reissue The blurb from the publisher: There are lots of children on Hill Street, but no little girls Betsy’s age. So when a new family moves into the house across the street, Betsy hopes they will have a little girl [...]
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For reading time today, my daughter picked out Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth. This book originally came out in 2005 and I remember seeing it at the bookstore but it never caught her eye until recently. Imagine what happens when a panda bear by the name of Stillwater becomes your neighbor. Michael, Karl and [...]
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My daughter received some Christmas loot from Santa and I was pleased as punch when she told me that she wanted to spend some of it on books. She ended up with quite a few books but the one that really caught her eye is Tea For Ruby by Sarah Ferguson (yep..The Duchess). The illustrations [...]
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