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Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Mo Willems

Hyperion Book CH, 2007

We read this every night!

+ Not *quite* as good as the first, but that's okay
+ good book
+ Loved the illustrations!
+ A Great Follow Up
  
  











  



  
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Doreen Rappaport, 2001

Awesome Book!

+ Amazing Bryan Collier a little fixin on the words
+ *Big on Impact - - MARTIN's WORDS RESONATE WITH RESULTS . . . *
+ I Like This Book!
+ Martin's big words the life of Dr. Martin Luther King JR. By Doreen Rapport
  
  











  



  
Frog and Toad Are Friends Book and CD (I Can Read Book 2)

HarperFestival, 2005

Frog and Toad Are Friends Book and CD (I Can Read Book 2)

The Frog and Toad series was by far what I most liked to read to my daughter (now 26). She also had a audio tape in which the author read one of his stories. The voices he gave to Toad and Frog were exactly as I would have imagined them to sound like. I gave the Frog and Toad Are Friends Book, ...
  
  











  



  
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards))
Mo Willems

Hyperion Book CH, 2004

Sweet

+ Adorable!
+ I don't love it *quite* as much as the kids do, but it's good enough :)
+ I love Mo Willems!
+ Our favorite!
  
  











  



  
Olivia

Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books, 2000

Olivia and Babe are my favorite pigs

+ Olivia. She is good at lots of things.
+ Super recomendable
+ You got to love Olivia!
  
  











  



  
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book)
Peter Sis

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007

life behind the curtain

+ Bittersweet return.
+ left me wanting more
+ A Stirring Account
+ Opening curtains
  
  











  



  
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present
Charlotte Zolotow

Scholastic, 1968

Amazon.com Any collaborative effort by the esteemed Charlotte Zolotow and the illustrious Maurice Sendak is bound to be a success. These beloved creators of countless children's favorites outdo themselves with this 1963 Caldecott Honor-winning classic about a little girl in need of assistance. Finding a birthday present for her mother is no easy task for our heroine. Luckily, she happens upon the ...
  
  











  



  
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub: Book and Musical CD (Caldecott Honor Books)
Audrey Wood

Harcourt Children's Books, 2005

Bathtubs and Bubble Time, by Heather DeFord

+ A Royal Bath Time
+ Fabulous!
+ Rub a Dub Fun
+ an amazing book for both parent and child
  
  











  



  
Owen
Kevin Henkes

Greenwillow, 1993

Teacher's Review

+ Owen
+ Can't say enough good things about Kevin Henkes
+ children's hit
+ Owen
  
  











  



  
Tops and Bottoms

Hazar Publishing, 1997

Tops & Bottoms

Excellant book for children & adults about resourcefulness and self-reliance
  
  











  



  
Yo! Yes? (Scholastic Bookshelf)
Chris Raschka

Scholastic Inc., 2007

Great foreign language book!

+ YO! YES?
+ Fantastic!
+ great book
+ Great concept
  
  











  



  
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (Caldecott Honor Book)
Simms Taback, 1997

Love it!

+ We don't pull it out often enough
+ Really cute book

Great book. Have always wanted it and I really enjoy reading it with my son who likes it too!
  
  











  



  
No, David!
David Shannon, 1998

Spawn of Something Awful!!

+ No David
+ I must be David's mother!
+ No, David
+ "ohana"
  
  











  



  
The Gardener
Sarah Stewart

Square Fish, 2007

A wonderful book on several levels

+ DELIGHTFUL - THIS IS ONE TO READ WITH YOUR CHILD.
+ Know an avid gardener?
+ A Book in Letters and Pictures
+ An Everybody Book
  
  











  



  
Kitten's First Full Moon

Greenwillow, 2004

A Simple, Crazy Stroll and Adventure With the Kitten

+ Report and Opinion by a 4th Grade Student
+ Sophia's Favorite Book
+ What every Children's book Should Strive to Be
  
  











  



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