books by Sophie Blackall     books:     Sophie Blackall      Knock, Knock Dial, 2007 Fun Book! I bought this book for my five-year-old because she's learned some knock-knocks from other kids at school and is always trying to make up her own but doesn't understand how they're supposed to work. We both love looking at this book - the illustrations are as amusing ...             Jumpy Jack & Googily Meg Rosoff Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2008 WE LOVE GOOGILY What a perfect book for children who are afraid of monsters. And children who aren't. And their parents (you can read it over and over and not get bored, as three insistent under 8s have caused me to discover). Jumpy Jack and Googily is gentle, knowing and funny, ...             Ivy + Bean - Book 3: Break the Fossil Record (Ivy & Bean) Annie Barrows Chronicle Books, 2007 WELL WRITTEN AND RIGHT ON TARGET FOR KIDS 5-10 I have been reading the IVY & BEAN series aloud to my 6.5-year-old twins (and their 3-year-old baby sister) and they love it. We are on book 2 and both the text and illustrations are so well done. Bravo to the publisher, the writer, and the illustrators for so ...             What's So Bad About Being an Only Child? Cari Best Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 What's so bad about being an only child? Best, Cari. What's So Bad About Being An Only Child? Pictures by Sophie Blackall. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2007. Rosemary's parents give her six names, "Rosemary Emma Angela Lynette Isabel Iris" because they do not want to offend their close relatives. ...             Wild Boars Cook Meg Rosoff Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2008 THE BOARS ARE BACK! But watch out, because this time they’re not only bossy, selfish, and stinky, they’re hungry, too! If you thought Boris, Morris, Horace, and Doris already had bad manners, wait until you see them concoct a Massive Pudding. And if this pudding sounds horrible, the ingredients will leave you speechless! Meg Rosoff ...             Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go (Book 2) (Ivy & Bean) Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall Chronicle Books, 2007 "Nothing could make it better!" My eight year old discovered Ivy & Bean over the summer as part of a summer reading program. It was a total struggle to get her to read. Once she read Ivy and Bean she was willing to read anything I put in front of her if the reward at the end was another Ivy and Bean ...             Ivy and Bean Book 1: Book 1 (Ivy & Bean) Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall Chronicle Books, 2007 Ivy and Bean is the best! I am seven years old and I love Ivy and Bean! It is funny and easy to read. People say it teaches bad things, but I know better than to do that. It is also like my life because I have older brothers who are eleven and going through a stage. I think you should give ...             Red Butterfly: How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk Out of China Deborah Noyes Candlewick, 2007 An enchanting tale of hidden beauty and fierce courage, retold in the style of T’ang Dynasty poetry and illustrated with charm and grace A young Chinese princess is sent from her father’s kingdom to marry the king of a far-off land. She must leave behind her home of splendors: sour plums and pink peach petals and — most ...             Ivy and Bean: Take Care of the Babysitter - Book 4 (Ivy & Bean) Annie Barrows Chronicle Books, 2008 Great Friendship Lessons My daughter loves all the Ivy & Bean stories. These are great characters. They teach an important lesson about friendship and how very different people can still be the best of friends.             Ruby's Wish Shirin Yim Chronicle Books, 2002 A lovely true story Set in turn-of-the-century China, young Ruby wants to go to school, but tradition holds that only boys get an education - hence the title, _Ruby's Wish_. The artwork is beautiful, with abundant details, but the book's strength is the story itself and the morals of the ...             Meet Wild Boars (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)) Meg Rosoff Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2005 Breath of Fresh Air I've never laughed so much reading a book to my kids. The words are witty and the pictures are hilarious. Oh and the kids like it, too.             Ivy and Bean's Treasure Box (Ivy & Bean) Chronicle Books, 2008 Meet Ivy and Bean two friends who never meant to like each other. This boxed set is a delightful introduction to these spunky characters. It includes the first three books in the Ivy and Bean series and a secret treasure-hiding boxówith a cool surprise inside!             RUBY'S WISH Shirin Yim Bridges Scholastic Press, New York, 2004 RUBY'S WISH by Shirin Yim Bridges, illustrated by Sophie Blackall. First Scholastic trade paperback printing (2004). Large format softcover. Shirin Yim Bridges writes the story of her Chinese grandmother's childhood wish to be able to go to continue her education at university instead of being expected to give up her studies and marry when she is ...             Summer Is Summer Phillis Gershator, David Gershator Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2006 Special reverence in respect to Gertrude Stein This picture book had an extra charm to it in that the author alluded to Gertrude Stein's "rose is a rose" line from Stein's incredible little book "The World is Round". This gave a special sort of adult weight to the child-friendly mellifluous lilt of the text. ...             Clair de Lune Cassandra Golds Yearling, 2007 A wonderful blend of fictitious reality with fantasy Clair-de Lune is a young ballet student living in an old city many years past. Her mother and grandmother were ballet dancers. In fact, Clair-de-Lune's mother, La Lune (which means "the moon") was a famous, much loved ballerina who died at a very young age while ...          products you might be interested in search for books babysitter, butterfly, picture, princess, smuggled, treasure      toavi.com    web we recommend A lovely true story randomly chosen book: The Volkswagen Super Beetle Handbook HP1483: A Restoration Guide For ...