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Read All About It!
Laura Bush, Jenna Bush
HarperCollins, 2008
Interesting book
Purchased this book for my grandson who doesn't like to read. He is almost 8 and was not understanding that books can open up all kinds of worlds for him. He got it with help from Laura and Jenna Bush. I highly recommend this book.
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Max and Ruby's Busy Week (Sticker Stories)
Grosset & Dunlap, 2002
great sticker fun for toddlers and preschoolers
For a recent trip we bought a large number of sticker and activity books for our toddler. These in the Sticker Stories series were very popular and helped make the trip a pleasant one. There are seven colorful two-page spreads and one one-page picture on which to place ...
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First the Egg (Caldecott Honor Book and Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book (Awards))
Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Roaring Brook Press, 2007
A concept journey: egg or chicken? chicken or egg?
Which came first--the chicken or the egg? Finally, someone is here to tell us. But the answer later.
"First the egg," written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, is a Caldecott honor winner for 2008 and an honor book for the Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) ...
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The Goodnight Train
June Sobel
Harcourt Children's Books, 2006
Great for train lovers!
My 3 year old son LOVES trains so we were excited to find a new train book for our bedtime routine. It's a fun story with silly pictures. The train passes through many interesting places on it's way to bedtime. My son enjoys pointing out all the oddities in the ...
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Not a Box
HarperCollins, 2006
If you want your kid(s) to engage, buy this book!
It's hard to add anything else to these reviews, but let me just say that my daughter absolutely loved this book and reads it over and over and over again. She loves shouting, "It's not a box!" and calling out what it really is.
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Max's Words
Kate Banks
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2006
Max's Words
I find this to be a delightful story of a little boy that is looking for something to 'collect' just like his older siblings. They have their coin and stamp collections which they refuse to share, so it's up to the youngster to go out and find something of his own. ...
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Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (Gawain, ...
Shakti Gawain
New World Library, Nataraj, 2002
Wonderful Tool
The author shows you how to use creative visualization to change your life. This tool shows you how to use your imagination, meditation to create the life you choose. An easy to read book, the author gives you exercises to achieve your desires. This book written in ...
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How Do Dinosaurs Play With Their Friends (How Do Dinosaurs)
Jane Yolen
The Blue Sky Press, 2006
Good book!
My daughter's daycare reads these books to her, so I bought one for home. She loves it! I think the book teaches good lessons in a fun way.
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Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (2nd Edition)
Michael Michalko
Ten Speed Press, 2006
An Essential Guide for Creative Thinking
This book, together with my treasured Roger von Oech books, sit prominently on my bookshelf when working on a variety of problems - software development, film production, creative writing for scripts or novels, and developing opportunities in this mediacentric age. ...
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The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections
Amanda Blake Soule
Trumpeter, 2008
This truly is a FIVE ***** Star book!
I was skeptical about this being a five star book. I am way too busy to think about the tedious creative activities for my kids. This is such a great book. She makes so many valid points and suggestions. I wish I could live up to the bar she has set. Its just not me. ...
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Never Take a Shark to the Dentist: and Other Things Not to Do
Judi Barrett
Atheneum, 2008
Goofy fun
This read-aloud book has wacky, detailed illustrations that are certain to bring on the giggles. Kids will eat it up.
Each two-page spread has, on the left, straightforward advice on what not to do. On the right is a full-color illustration showing why the advice is ...
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The Magic Tree House: Books 1-8 (Osborne, Mary Pope. Magic Tree House Series (New York, N.Y.).)
Imagination Studio, 2001
Magic Tree House books 1-8 on cd
My 2nd grader does not like to read. I bought these cds to encourage the reading process. Just starting in chapter books this year has been a huge change from simple picture books. Reading the books along with the cds has helped the books seem more interesting and ...
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Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth
Robert A. Johnson
HarperOne, 1989
The Wisdom Inside
This wonderful book is clear and practical, and really goes to the point. It instructs you and helps you at two levels: first it explains how our dreams and imagination function as a link between our conscious and unconscious lives; then it goes on to instruct the ...
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The Poetics of Space
Gaston Bachelard
Beacon Press, 1994
A book to savor .......
........ this book is about house and its space and remembrance and meaning. House as protector, memory store, place in the world, construct. This is a philosophy book about house written by a poet, reflecting his views, and other's, on the importance and vital ...
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Magic Tree House CD Collection Books 9-16
Imagination Studio, 2003
CD's
The service was exceptional as always and, the CD's are a great hit for my children as they follow along with the books. Ages 5-7
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