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| Title | ISBN | Review Snippet |
| Storm Boy by Paul Owen Lewis | 1-58246-057-4 | This is a large (8-1/2" X 11") book that is affordable and enjoyable. The author has designed very large graphics with native Northwest Coast |
| The Master Swordsman & the Magic Doorway : Two Legends from Anci by Alice Provensen | 0-6898-3232-X | This book contains two legends from ancient China. Author and artist Alice Provensen is a former Caldicot Medalist. Both Alice and her husband |
| Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer | 0-689-82954-X | Olivia is everyone's favorite pig. This time she goes to the circus. The performers were all out sick, so Olivia had to do everything herself. |
| Snow Bear by Miriam Moss, Maggie Kneen | 0-525-46658-4 | This is a very handsome book with thick pages and a superb feeling of snow and cold that is of the land that this little bear was born into. |
| The Warlord's Beads by Virginia Walton Pilegard, Nicolas Debon | 1-56554-863-9 | Big and colorful illustrations accompany the story about a boy who lives in the beautiful palace of a Chinese warlord. The boys father has been |
| Jazz Cats by David Davis, Chuck Galey | 1-56554-859-0 | Also from Pelican is another picture book which is titled JAZZ CATS. This one is by David Davis and Illustrated very colorfully by Chuck Galey. |
| Luke's Way of Looking by Nadia Wheatley, Matt Ottley | 1-929132-18-2 | Here we have a tale about a boy who is taking art classes at school. He has a problem with his teacher because he doesn't see things the same |
| Fox by Margaret Wild, Ron Brooks | 1-929132-16-6 | This very attractive picture book was published in Australia last year. This is the story of a dog that rescued a bird during a forest fire. |
| The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, Brian Selznick | 0-439-11494-2 | Way back in the middle of the Nineteenth Century, no one had any idea about what a dinosaur might look like. A man by the name of Waterhouse |
| The Inflatable Crown Balloon Hat Kit by Addi Somekh, Charlie Eckert, Melcher Media | 0-8118-2994-4 | Children under 8 are warned about the safety of this kit, but if you are old enough not to choke on small balloons go for it. The kit contains |
| Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella by Myrna J. De LA Paz, Youshang Tang | 1-885008-17-1 | We all know this fairy tale plot, but it is delightful to find it is told in other cultures. For children from ages 8-12 they will enjoy this |
| Phenomenal Foam Flyer Book by Polick and Davis, Molly Zakrajsek, Polick, Davis | 1-58476-071-0 | Inside this kit are the foam forms for a Sky-Flyer disk, a Wing Ring Flyer, a Foamerang and an Anti-Gravity Glider. The kit and the experiments |
| Night Sounds by Frank Gallo, Lori Lohstoeter | 1-58476-065-6 | (Not shown: Birdcalls, Written by Frank Gallo, Illustrated by Lori Lohstoeter, ISBN# 1-58476-064-8) Wow! These are for children from 4 to |
| Mrs. McTats and Her HouseFul of Cats by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Joan Rankin | 0-6898-3185-4 | This is fun for the smaller folks from about age three and up to when they tire of it. It's all about a Mrs. McTat and her kitty. They were |
| Fannie in the Kitchen by Deborah Hopkinson, Nancy Carpenter | 0-689-81965-X | Marcia is a small child who does things like balancing herself on top of a lot of chairs to do jobs better done more safely. Worst of all is |
| The Wolf Girls by Jane Yolen, Heidi Elisabet Y Stemple, Roger Roth | 0-689-81080-6 | This is a true mystery story that will intrigue young readers. On the other hand, you need to be sure that your young reader is old enough not |
| Food Rules: The Stuff You Munch, Its Crunch, Its Punch, and Why by Bill Haduch, Rick Stromoski | 0-525-46419-0 | Here is a book that will be fun to read for both children and adults. The author, Bill Haduch, has presented us with a large amount of information |
| Paper Lanterns by Stefan Czernecki | 1-57091-410-9 | Old Chen is a fine maker of Chinese paper lanterns. He is getting very old, but neither of his apprentices can take over from him. They are |
| Under The Bed : A Popup Book by Rebeca A. Sams, Laura Merer | 0-6898-4009-8 | As you pull off the cover (a real cloth bed spread) you will find layers of treasures that were stowed away. Underneath this bed are even more |
| You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman, Robin Glasser | 0-8037-2301-6 | A little girl ties up her balloon outside the museum because a sign says she can't take it with her into the Metropolitan Museum. A wicked little |
| Cats, Cats, Cats! by Leslea Newman, Erika Oller | 0-689-83077-7 | It's a good thing that Mrs. Brown lives in a very big house. She loves cats and they love her, but there are so many that's it hard to count |
| Arachne Speaks by Kate Hovey, Blair Drawson | 0-689-82901-9 | Arachne was a famous weaver in Mythology who exhorts her spider minions in this adaptation of the Greek myth. Arachne, the teenager, tells us |
| Cinderella by Clare Scott-Mitchell, Gordon Fitchett | 0-8037-2577-9 | The Cinderella of this tale is a dog who is having a ruff life (ahem!). Just like the other Cindy, this one has to do all of the housework while |
| Let's Start! Making Music by | 1-5714-5443-8 | Each of the clever book kits in this series is filled with great little challenges to do something creative. All of the odds and ends that you |
| I Spy Treasure Hunt by Jean Marzollo, Walter Wick, Walter Wick | 0-4390-4244-5 | Large photographs show collections of interesting items. Some of the photos are of filled shelves or a display of jewelry. One is a collection |
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