books by John Barrett

books by John Barrett

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John Barrett

Never Take a Shark to the Dentist: and Other Things Not to Do

Judi Barrett

Atheneum, 2008

My Grandchildren Loved This
So now if you ask my almost four year old twin grandsons if they should take a shark to the dentist, they shriek with laughter and say no. They loved this book and now want to read it all the time.

Puppies! (Sesame Street® Elmos World(TM))

Mary Beth Nelson, Jenny Miglis

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2000

Elmos world puppies
I bought this book for my 18 mo old and he loved the fact that there were puppies in this book, he got excited each time he lifted the flaps. This is one of the books that gets read over and over again!

Babies! (Sesame Street® Elmos World(TM))

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2000

Elmo Rocks
My ten month old loves Elmo and this book. We have only had this book for two weeks but it looks older than any of his other books. He loves the last page where Elmo plays Peek-a-boo. We do that part over and over and he laughs everytime. We thought it was worth ...

Travellers' Wildlife Guides Costa Rica (Travellers' Wildlife Guides)

Les Beletsky

Interlink Books, 2004

Best Costa Rica bird guide written
We are going to Costa Rica this SPring and this book has been the most helpful guide in preparing for this trip.

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005

Smart, Funny, Without the Usual Conceit
The story in A Confederacy of Dunces revolves around Ignatius J. Reilly, a hypochondriac former grad student living in New Orleans with an obsession with modern culture and the Middle Ages. The book made its way to press by Toole's mother sending it to Walker Percy ...

Elmo's World: Balls! (Sesame Street® Elmos World(TM))

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2000

Elmo's Balls Book
My 2-year old granddaughter LOVES Elmo! And this book is fun for her because it is so colorful - plus, she loves the little 'doors' that she can open to can see what waits behind! A wonderful - and inexpensive - gift for a small child! (There are other books in ...

Too Big for Diapers (Too Big Board Books)

Random House

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2000

My son LOVES this book
Can't say enough.. this book along with the ELMO potty DVD is great for beginning to potty train.

Things That Are Most in the World

Judi Barrett

Aladdin, 2001

A Must Read For Elementary Ed. Teachers!
Just today I used this book to teach a decoding lesson to my first graders. They were captivated by the lively illustrations and quite entertained by the clever humor. This book lends itself well to a quick, low maintenance, yet creative activity. We began to make ...

That Man: An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Robert H. Jackson

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

A refreshing look at our 32nd President
As a long-time admirer of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, I am always intrigued by new books that are published regarding his life or his Presidency. A book from a contemporary source that has such "insider" knowledge of how FDR operated as Robert Jackson is a marvelous ...

Kazuo Ohno's World: from without & within
Kazuo Ohno, Yoshito Ohno

Wesleyan, 2004

Kazuo Ohno is one of the founders of the Japanese modern dance form, Butoh, which had a large influence on contemporary American modern and postmodern dance. Now for the first time, Ohno's words and insights are available in English. This book brings together two distinct but related works: the first, Food for the Soul, is an interview with ...

Food! (Sesame Street: Elmo's World)

Random House, 2000

Cute, Cute, and CUTER!
If your child is an Elmo lover, then it's a guaruntee that they're going to love this book! The pictures are very colorful and fun to look at. The text is simple and kept short for each page (you know how eager little ones are!) And my son just adored the flaps. My son ...

The Duck And The Owl

John S. Barrett

David R Godine, 2005

Kids will be delighted; especially those who can enjoy via parental read-aloud
Black and white illustrations in children's books rarely receive attention because kids are so color-oriented - but it would be a shame to spurn Kathi Bhend's gorgeous drawings or Hanna Johansen's story in the lovely Duck And The Owl, which sports delicate line ...

50 DOs for Everyday Leadership: Practical Lessons Learned the Hard Way (So You Don't Have To)

John Barrett, David Wheatley, ...

Humanergy, Inc., 2007

A "must buy" for aspiring leaders
50 DOs for Everyday Leadership by John Barrett, David Wheatley & Lynn Townsend I had two initial concerns about the title of this book - "50 DOs for Everyday Leadership". Firstly having just reviewed another supposed leadership book with "100" in the title (and ...

Mel Bay presents Improvising Blues Harmonica
David Barrett & John Garcia

Mel Bay Publications, Inc., 2008

Improvising Blues Harmonica, by authors David Barrett and John Garcia, is a groundbreaking method explaining the mysterious world of improvising. This book and recording cover: chorus forms; what licks, riffs, melodies and phrases are made of; scale and chord theory; concepts for soloing (focus notes); phrase shaping; accompaniment playing; hooks, ...

Star Trek Next Generation Q in-Law

Peter David, de Lancie; John, ...

Simon & Schuster Audio, 1992

An experiment in controlled chaos.
This book has a very deserved reputation for being one of the funniest pieces of Star Trek fiction ever written. Viewers and readers all know what Lwanana Troi is like, and they all know what Q is like, so just imagine the consequences if the two should meet. Star Trek ...