Animalia
by Graeme Base
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (September 15, 1986)
… “Animalia came from a great love of animals and a desire to create a book with huge amounts of detail and things to discover. That was the sort of book I remember enjoying as a child,” says author Graeme Base. …
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann (Author), Elizabeth Kann (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (May 23, 2006) Most girls like pink, everyone loves a cupcake - Pinkalicious has something for everyone! "Pinkalicious is a New York Times best-selling book about dessert, desire and discipline." Who can stop at just
This week's selections follow: Welcome to Your World, Baby by Brooke Shields (Author), Cori Doerrfeld (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 3-8 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (June 24, 2008) Synopsis:
In the event you are waiting for the third book in the very entertaining bestselling series Diary of a Wimpy Kid, titled The Last Straw, the release date is January 17, 2009. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney Ages: 9 - 12 Hardcover: 224
I just finished reading another well done article in the July 2008, issue of Parents Magazine, by Leslie Garisto Pfaff (see also, Summer Reading Tips). The title is I Love Story Time, The best way to read to your toddler.
Elizabeth Bird, from Fuse #8, has made her halfway mark predictions on the 2009 Newbery and Caldecott contenders. I have been told that her predictions are usually right on, and last year she picked both of the winners. One of Elizabeth Bird's Caldecott picks is
This week's 'very silly' selections follow: The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Hyperion (April 1, 2008) Synopsis:
Ladybug Girl, a New York Times bestseller, has lots of personality and is the perfect story for girls who enjoy dressing up, the great outdoors, or have brothers.
A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker (Author), Kady Macdonald Denton (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 56 pages Publisher: Candlewick (February 26, 2008) Bonny Becker shares a hospitality lesson suitable for children in this uber charming story of A Visitor for Bear. Bear has a sign on
Story Time is every Tuesday at Tree Top Kids, Foxhall Square , with yours truly. This week's Fathers Day themed selections follow: Daddy Hug by Tim Warnes (Author), Jane Chapman (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 2-6 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (April 29, 2008) Synopsis: