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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
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The Brief and Woderous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz
Riverhead Books, 2007
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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?
+ Fun, Fun, Fun + great book + Really, 5 Stars? + Which comes first?
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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!
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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!
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The Lemonade Club
Philomel, 2007
Poignant and a happy ending too!
+ Another Beautiful Book by Polacco + amazing book + The Lemonade Club + The Lemonade Club
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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