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A Home for Bird by Phillip C. Stead
How does he do it? Author/illustrator Stead has created another masterpiece to add to the canon of best friend books. Here Vernon the frog befriends an (inanimate) cuckoo bird who doesn't speak--Vernon assumes because he's homesick. So the two friends set off to find "home." Take one cup of Jeffers' LOST AND FOUND, add 4 tablespoons of WHEN BLUE MET EGG and handsell to any fan of the Bonny Becker Bear & Mouse books. And don't miss the copyright page!
- Reviewed by Summer at Books Inc. Laurel Village
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
After reading Paterson’s novel, I found myself shocked: how did I get through life without reading this? If you’re looking for a Juvenile novel that changes your outlook on life especially with regard to how people change us forever, then I’d recommend you read this. Jesse Aaron, Paterson’s fifth grade main character, struggles to find courage as both a runner and as a talented artist. Leslie Burke then enters his life. Together, they build the kingdom of Terabithia where their friendship and creativity blooms. Despite the tragedy that occurs, this novel introduces serendipity to the young and invites older readers to always return to Terabithia. For ages 10+.
- Reviewed by Jamie from Books Inc. Market St
The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen
My new favorite storytime book, The Circus Ship is an exciting and fun story by master author and illustrator Chris Van Dusen. With bright stylized illustrations and perfectly metered rhymes, it is the perfect read-aloud book. When a ship full of circus animals is marooned on a small island off the coast of Maine, the residents are quite put out at first. However, they soon find that the animals and people can help each and get along very well even on a small island. Van Dusen has a knack for working good vocabularly words into his rhymes very smoothly and combined with his fantastic illustrations, The Circus Ship is a treat for both kids and adults!
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny--Detectives Extraordinaire! by Mrs. Bunny translated by Polly Horvath
Written with a delightfully British sense of humor, Mr. and Mrs. Bunny is always completely silly without ever feeling ridiculous. Madeline's parents have been kidnapped by a band of people who look suspiciously like foxes. Luckily Madeline, who happens to speak Bunny, runs into a pair of newly minted detectives, Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, who chose the profession because they would get to wear fedoras. The meeting of the three unlikely friends leads to a madcap adventure involving garlic-bread loving marmots and foxes who learned to speak English by watching sitcoms, and also shows the importance of those rare friends who can become your family.
-Reviewed by Anna from Books Inc. Chestnut St.
The Whispering House by Rebecca Wade
This book
delivers just the right amount of chills with an ambiance that will creep out
even the most jaded middle-reader. The main character is a strong, level-headed
girl who knows how to tackle her problems- even those from the great beyond!
Due to the chilling atmosphere and some seriously creeptastic goings on I would
say this book is definitely for the 10-12 age group. Also noteworthy here is
that this book is a companion to her previous novel which appears to be out of
print. Aside from a couple references to people and events that happened in the
first novel, this novel can be enjoyed on its own. Read it and creep yourself
out today!
--Reviewed by Katherine from Books Inc. Laurel Village
The Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
I'll take for granted that you like movies and I
know you love books - so here is one that combines the best of both
fantastic worlds into a beautiful, charming and magical amalgam of both. Based
on the story that inspired the Academy-Award winning short film, you'll be
whisked away along with Morris Lessmore into a life of passion for literature
with nods along the way from such disparate inspiration as Humpty Dumpty, The
Wizard of Oz, Buster Keaton and many, many more classics. This is "The Invention
of Hugo Cabret" for the younger set, but book aficionados of all ages are going
to treasure this. Truly beguiling.--Reviewed by Ken, manager of Books Inc. Market Street
The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong ill. by Maurice Sendak
In this small fishing village, there are only six small schoolchildren. But when one of them asks a small question, big things start to happen. Soon the whole town is involved and dreams just might come true.
- reviewed by Katie from Books Inc. Palo Alto
