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Every Friday
Dan Yaccarino

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2007

Great book!

+ Very sweet
+ Beautifully Illustrated
+ A charming tale with a life lesson - make time for your children
+ Every Friday, every night
  
  











  



  
The Brief and Woderous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Diaz

Riverhead Books, 2007
  
  











  



  
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?

+ Fun, Fun, Fun
+ great book
+ Really, 5 Stars?
+ Which comes first?
  
  











  



  
Supernanny: How to Get the Best From Your Children
Jo Frost

Hyperion, 2005

Supernanny: How to get the best from your children

+ AWESOME BOOK A+++!!!
+ Great book!
+ Good
+ A must have!
  
  











  



  
The Glass Castle: A Memoir (Alex Awards (Awards))
Jeannette Walls

Scribner, 2005

Fantastic brave memoir of a life of abuse

+ Mountain Goat licked by a cheetah
+ An Autobiography that Reads Like a Novel
+ Captivating
+ WHAT AN AMAZING BOOK!
  
  











  



  
The Lemonade Club

Philomel, 2007

Poignant and a happy ending too!

+ Another Beautiful Book by Polacco
+ amazing book
+ The Lemonade Club
+ The Lemonade Club
  
  











  



  
The Road
Cormac McCarthy

Knopf, 2006

In the midst of desolation and despair can good survive?

+ A Dreary Road Weaving Through a Bleak Future
+ READ THIS BOOK
+ Vivid, engaging and subliminal
  
  











  



  
Until We Meet Again: A True Story of Love and Survival in the Holocaust
Michael Korenblit, Kathleen Janger

Miracle Press, 2001

Love carried them home

+ !*!*!Amazing!*!*!
+ Essential to understanding our history and how love prevails
+ EVERY person on earth should read this book!
+ A Story of Real, Enduring Love
  
  











  



  
The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster

Random House, 1989

A fun book! (review by Harry, a 9 year old boy)

+ An Overlooked Classic
+ The point is to learn how to think
+ Enjoying the PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH: now and forever.
+ Fantastic Book
  
  











  



  
The Wretched Stone
Chris Van Allsburg

Houghton Mifflin, 1991

Blinded and De-minded by the glowing light

+ The Wretched Stone Book Review
+ The Cursed Stone
+ A Mind-Numbing Glowing Orb... Hhmmm
+ Great teaching tool
  
  











  



  
The Family Under the Bridge
Natalie Savage Carlson

HarperTrophy, 1989

Great little novel

+ Lovely Book I Read As a Child and Now Is A Keeper Book
+ Doesn't everybody want to be a hobo
+ A Light, Cheery Read
  
  











  



  
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Vintage Classics)
Willa Cather

Vintage, 1990

The sacred landscape

+ Here's the Pages I Dog-Eared
+ Stunning
+ A wonderful adventure through the eyes of reality
+ relish this one slowly
  
  











  



  
Prodigal Summer: A Novel
Barbara Kingsolver

Harper Perennial, 2001

spring is the right time to read this book

+ Prodigal Summer
+ A Perrenial Favorite

I just finished this book, and I learned so much. I am in the process of planting my garden, and will definitely do things differently because I read this book. It is a wonderful fictional read that sneaks in several valuable lessons about ecology and nature. I loved the characters and I wish they ...
  
  











  



  
Toilet Training in Less Than A Day
Nathan Azrin

Pocket, 1989

This is the best method for boys

+ HUGE Difference
+ Your kid CAN do it!

I was given a remaindered copy of this book 25+ years ago and made the mistake of not reading it in time to train my first son. It was a long, painful process with him. I had 4 more boys and, with the second, dreaded toilet training when he got to that age. I dredged this book out and figured I had ...
  
  











  



  
How to Handle Difficult Parents: A Teacher's Survival Guide
Suzanne Capek Tingley

Cottonwood Press, Inc., 2006

Wish I had this book when I first started teaching!

+ My Only Regret!
+ Excellent!
+ Good Book for Professional Educators
+ Hilarious!
  
  











  



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