books by Laura Krauss Melmed

books by Laura Krauss Melmed

books:

Laura Krauss Melmed

Capital!: Washington D.C. from A to Z
Laura Krauss Melmed, Frane Lessac

Collins, 2003

Welcome to our nation's Capital, home of American government, world-renowned museums, and famous memorials and monuments. Visit Apollo 11 at the Air and Space Museum, find out how Bills are printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and visit the Capitol Building and see where Congress meets, in this alphabetical tour from best-selling ...

Fright Night Flight

Laura Krauss Melmed

HarperCollins, 2002

OUR FAVORITE HALLOWEEN BOOK BY FAR...
I have two children, ages five and two. My five year old LOVES Halloween, and has passed that interest along to his little sister. We buy many books during the Halloween season, and this is by far our favorite. We purchased this last year, and while there are some ...

Little Oh

Laura Krauss Melmed

HarperCollins, 1997

Absolutely Magical!Winsome Story & Illustrations to Match
The first time my daughter and I read "Little Oh" I knew we would need a copy of it in her personal library. Little Oh rates right up there with Mulan when it comes to stories for little girls.

Moishe's Miracle: A Hanukkah Story

Laura Krauss Melmed

Chronicle Books, 2005

A Celebration of Light!
From the moment you pick this book up, you are drawn to the light! The light from the fires, the light from the candles, and the light that shines from Moishe's heart. Slonim's wonderful illustrations have taken this plain text and made it magical! Although this is a ...

I Love You As Much... Board Book

Laura Krauss Melmed

HarperFestival, 1998

Move over, Goodnight Moon!
This is my favorite book to gift to new parents. Whether they've been blessed with a baby boy or girl, this is the perfect book to start off a life-time of reading. My other favorites are "Cookies Bite-Size Life Lessons" and "Jamberry"...there's just something so ...

This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story

Laura Krauss Melmed

HarperTrophy, 2003

A beautiful Thanksgiving book to share with your child.
I bought this book last year for my daughter who was two at the time. She loved this book so much that we have been reading it all year. This is a counting book with a Thanksgiving theme. The illustrations are so beautiful. It makes me miss New England in the fall. ...

Hurry Hurry Have You Heard
Laura Krauss Melmed

Chronicle Books, 2008

Everyone remembers the friendly beasts of the stable at Christmas but what of the creatures of field and forest? From her perch in the rafters a small bird's heart fills with love. Out over the countryside she flies carrying the glad tidings. Bunny and fox mole and mouse hummingbird and tortoise spider and ladybug all hurry to the stable to ...

The Rainbabies

Laura Krauss Melmed

HarperTrophy, 2004

I Read this with A Heavy Heart and Tears In My Eyes
This is a wonderfully written book. A gorgeous story with beautiful illustrations. I gave this book as a gift to a friend of mine going through IVF. She loved the story of the Rainbabies and Mother Moonshower. The Rainbabies is a delightful book about an older ...

New York, New York!: The Big Apple from A to Z

Laura Krauss Melmed

Collins, 2008

Great "While you're visiting NYC guide" for young visitors
I bought this book for a six year old visitor who has the reading skills of an 8 year old. She was visiting Manhattan and used this book as a guide for herself as we took in the sites. The illustrations are charming and she was able to read the text by herself. Nice ...

The Rainbabies
Laura Krauss/ Lamarche, Jim (ILT) Melmed

Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1992

The Marvelous Market on Mermaid

Laura Krauss Melmed

Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books, 1996

Wonderful Book - we know it by heart
The Marvelous Market on Mermaid is simply one of our favorite books - not only does our son (age 2) love the rhythm and rhyme of the story and the beautifully detailed illustrations, but my wife and I and our baby sitters love reading it as well. It is very easy to ...

The Rainbabies
Laura Krauss/ Lamarche, Jim (ILT) Melmed

Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2004

This First Thanksgiving Day
Laura Krauss/ Buehner, Mark (ILT) Melmed

Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2003

The First Song Ever Sung (A Picture Puffin Book)

Laura Krauss Melmed

Puffin, 1995

A beautiful book!
This is one of those picture books where the pictures don't just reflect the story, but add an extra dimension to it. The words are more poetry than prose, and the whole effect is stunning. Although in many ways very different from The Rainbabies (same author), the two ...

I Love You As Much, I Loved You Before You Were Born

Laura Krauss Melmed, Henri Sorensen, ...

HarperFestival, 2003

A mother's love
I bought I love you as much, when I was pregnant with my now 2 1/2 year old son. I even read it during my quiet time (a.k.a. sleepness pregnancy nights) out loud to my unborn baby. It always got me teary and I couldn't wait to hold my little guy. Even today, this ...