books by Lauren Thompson     books:     Lauren Thompson      Polar Bear Night (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards)) Lauren Thompson Scholastic Press, 2004 A Captivating Bedtime Book While many children's bedtime books are trite and redundant, every now and then you find one that's unique. "Polar Bear Night" is one of those books, and it immediately became a favorite of both kids and adults in our house. It has a sparse visual style that's ...             Little Quack's Bath Book Lauren Thompson Little Simon, 2006 My son loves to splash to this book. At first, I thought, how lame--a book with little ducks going in the water and that's it. There's really no plot here. But, my son kept wanting to read it during bath time. So, each time a duck goes in the water in the book, we make big splashes in the tub. This makes ...             Mouse's First Christmas Lauren Thompson Aladdin, 2003 Mouse does it again If you have enjoyed other Mouse books by this author you will love this sweet Christmas book with it's simplicity and beautiful illustrations. Little Mouse discovers the wonders of the season.             Little Quack's Bedtime Lauren Thompson Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2005 Sweet Night Time Story My 18 month old has had this book for 7 months. She absolutely adores it. We not only read it at bedtime but whenever the mood arises. She carries the book around and would sleep with it if we let her. The story is wonderful and the pictures inside are so sweet and ...             The Apple Pie That Papa Baked Lauren Thompson Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2007 Hack off a slice There's a difference between self-centered nostalgia and respectful inspiration, but the line between the two is difficult to walk. Every season there's a handful of books that try to reference the authors and illustrators of the past with mixed results. If it goes ...             Mouse's First Day of School Lauren Thompson Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2003 My son's favorite book of all time! My son Ben, who is about to go into 2nd grade, calls this his favorite book of all time. He is especially fond of the illustrations - and we have even decided that we should frame the dustcover! That is a pretty ringing endorsement from a 7 year old! We plan to ...             Mouse's First Halloween Lauren Thompson Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2000 Wonderful introduction to Halloween fun! This is the most requested Halloween story in our house. The pictures are very inviting and fun. The text is catchy and interactive. Babies, toddlers, and preschoolers all love this cute story.             Little Quack Lauren Thompson Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2003 "You can do it! I know you can!" With characters named Widdle, Waddle, Piddle Puddle and Little Quack you know that your pre-schooler is bound to love this book. It's a cute little story about the ducks leaving the nest for their first big swim, and how Quack builds up the courage to leave the nest ...             Little Quack's New Friend Lauren Thompson Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2006 NICE LITTLE LESSON HERE AND THE LITTLE ONES LOVE IT. The cover of this book (I am reviewing the hardback), is enough to catch your eye and it will certainly catch the eye of your child. I recently had the pleasure of reading this one to a group of pre-school kids, and not one child was unhappy with the choice of book. ...             Mouse's First Fall Lauren Thompson Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2006 Charming Illustrations My 20 month old loves this book and asks for it to be read again and again. She now uses the exclamations in the book - "hooray," "fun," "pretty." She is delighted that Minka plays hide and seek but leaves his tail sticking out for her to discover! "Hip, hip hooray ...             Thing Aimee Chang, James Elaine, ... Hammer Museum, 2005 "Colorful, figurative, funny, and abstract; Thing uncovers the most innovative contemporary sculpture from the up-and-coming generation of 20 Los Angeles based artists. The book includes a broad selection of works and adresses a wide range of sculptural pratices, probing the formal and conceptual trajectories of sculpture. As Los Angeles has ...             Mouse's First Summer Lauren Thompson Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2004 First Mouse Book, Not the Last! I bought this cute book after seeing the great, vivid pictures in it. When I got home, we read this book to our baby to be and my husband loved it. It has a sing songy, repetition to it that will be great for our baby as he gets older. I definitely was pleased and I am ...             Ballerina Dreams Lauren Thompson, Joann Ferrara Feiwel & Friends, 2007 Amazing :-) What a stunning book in so many ways. It's touching and moving and beautifully put together. These little girls should be inspiration for everyone. When you're faced with a seemingly impossible task, you should take note of these little ones with physical ...             Little Quack's Hide and Seek (Classic Board Books) Lauren Thompson Little Simon, 2007 Sweet story, perfect bedtime tale for little ones Little Quack's Hide and Seek by Lauren Thompson and Derek Anderson is another sweet tale in the Little Quack series. I do love children's books, but I don't go out of my way to read them, but the sweet, lilting language of Thompson mixed with the bright, charming ...             Wee Little Chick (Wee Little) Lauren Thompson Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008 Wee Little Chicken is the smalles of all his new brothers and sisters. Will he let that stop him from climbing the highest, running the fastest, and chirping the loudest? No way - when he puts his mind to it, Wee Little Chicken just might show all of the animals on the farm that wee little is just the right size.          products you might be interested in search for books ballerina, bedtime, christmas, classic, halloween, illustrated      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Performance Practices in Classical Piano Music (Book & DVD) (Alfred ...