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Next Stop

Sarah Ellis

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The many stories of a city bus 4 out of 5 stars.
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Next Stop! is a great book to read with your child. The pictures are detailed and can help to create a discussion and stories about what each person is doing on the bus because it carries through the book until the person gets to his/her destination. The repetition of the text and the bright colorful illustrations makes the book enjoyable and holds my son's attention throughout the book and he can't wait to see what will happen on the next page. There is a sweet surprise at the end of the book that will make you hug your child.

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Award-winning author Sarah Ellis's new book Next Stop! introduces this acclaimed author to a new, younger audience. On Saturday, Claire rides the bus and sits right up front so she can help the driver. At the front of the bus Claire can see all of the chaos as people rush to and from their transit rides. Claire helps the bus driver announce the various stops on the route so everyone can get to their destinations. Before long a very special surprise passenger joins Claire and the driver for the final leg of the happy bus ride home. Sarah Ellis's text is simple and repetitive making it perfect for very young readers. Ruth Ohi's portrayals of the frenzied bus passengers captures a city on the move in this fun tale.

The Queen's Feet

Sarah Ellis

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Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize (2007) nominee

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Queen Daisy can't help it - It's her feet that are misbehaving!

Queen Daisy had a great deal of trouble with her feet. They had a mind of their own and did not like behaving in a royal way. Proper shoes were out of the question, and sometimes her feet did not wear shoes at all! Her feet were especially naughty when Queen Daisy forced them to dress properly. At balls her feet would kick high in the air or tap-dance on the marble palace floors. Once, when a king from a neighboring kingdom brought his mean, bullying ways to Queen Daisy's court, her feet hauled off and kicked the king in the ankle. That's when a meeting had to be called of all the wise women and wizards and footmen in the kingdom to find a solution to Queen Daisy's terrible problem. And what a solution it turns out to be. Queen Daisy's feet will dance into the hearts of restless feet everywhere.

Sarah Ellis's wonderfully whimsical tale will ring a bell with all children and adults whose feet get restless. And Du_an Petricic illustrations may well encourage a little more unroyal behavior.

Call Me Ahnighito

Pam Conrad

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A GREAT BOOK FOR TEACHERS 5 out of 5 stars.
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One of my students brought this book in to share.We do an extensive rock study in grade two, so I read this book. It is informative, and very well written. The children LOVED it and now want to see the famous "rock" at the museum in New York. I think it's a wonderful book for any grade 2-3 teacher to use.

Charming Henson related book suitable for framing! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is one beautiful book! Look at the pictures to see why they say "...illustrated with museum-quality paintings by Caldecott winner Richard Egielski..."These are big 8"x10" prints very suitable for framing. I would buy two copies - one to frame the pictures and the other to read to a young person. My mother did that with my first reading books and I loved to enjoy the illustrations as framed art for years to come. There is one picture with Matt Henson in it, but they forgot to credit it. This is a truly massive meterorite, 70,000 pounds and still today an amazing specimen. Henson and Peary had a heck of a time moving this thing and it's two smaller pieces on a ship - it took several expeditions to finally move the main mass onto a ship. Peary made a sensation in the press when he brought the meteorite to New York. Today it is still a main exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. I know, because as a child I used to climb on it ! when on special days my Mother would drive us in to New York from Connecticut for a day of exploring the great museum. I still recall it's great metallic mass with crater like holes in it's cold, smooth surface. Great first reader, great introduction to Peary & Henson - the most amazing and famous of all Arctic explorers who went on to reach the North Pole in 1909. I hope these authors choose to illustrate that story some day. I'll buy one just to frame the prints!

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"In 1894, Robert Peary's explorers discovered a car-sized meteorite in Greenland and hauled it off to New York's [American Museum of Natural History]. An intriguing story if conventionally told, Conrad makes it unforgettable by choosing the meteorite itself to be the narrator. [A] wonderfully fresh, energetic tale [with art that captures] the era's look and flavor expertly."--SLJ.

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The Little Father

Gelett Burgess

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A liitle gem. 5 out of 5 stars.
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Dear Mr. Gellett: I'll never forget, the fun I have with you. My only regret, As I think of you yet, Is you only wrote TWO! The Little Father is one of the cutest books I've ever known. I cherished it as a child, my child couldn't get enough of it, and my first grade kids want to climb all over me, when I read it. One author I wish I could have met!

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Addicted to drinking Indian ink, a father begins shrinking and must be cared for by his loving young son.

The Hundred Dresses

Eleanor Estes

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Three Magic Balls

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A great book for preschoolers 4 out of 5 stars.
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This crazy combination of reality and fantasy mix to make a great story that my two preschoolers have loved since we've owned the book. My son and my daughter can easily relate to the balls that call to them to be "opened" and the mayhem that ensues.

The brightly colored pictures grabbed their attention right away, but the story is what truly steals the show. It was very easy for a 2 and 3 1/2 year old to understand the frustration of the balls and the frustration of the main character who's trying to think.

A quick and easy read that your children will enjoy!

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When Uncle Dinkleschmidt buys three rubber balls for his toy store, it's up to Rudy to take very good care of them. But as soon as he is left alone in the shop, Rudy discovers that these are no ordinary balls, and that's when the magic begins. . .

Odd Man Out

Sarah Ellis

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When Kip arrives for a summer visit with his grandmother and five cousins in British Columbia, he learns that her ramshackle house is to be demolished. This means unfettered fun for Kip and his cousins as they explore every inch of the place. There, Kip finds something unexpected — an old binder kept by his dead father as a boy. It’s a strange scrapbook filled with puzzling lists, newspaper clippings, business cards, hair samples, and intricate drawings — all accompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative with a secret plan to infect teenagers with a cell-altering virus. Kip is both intrigued and alarmed as the fantastic tale offers a window into his father's unsettling imagination. When his cousins start making plans for Talent Night, Kip panics — then remembers the story in the binder. Can he handle what it will reveal about his father? This highly praised novel has Sarah Ellis' trademark quirkiness, humor, and insight. As well as exploring the themes of family, Odd Man Out features intriguing notions about memory and stories, how writers get their ideas, how real and imaginary lives are interwoven, and how the writing life can provide both escape and ballast.

Pick-Up Sticks

Sarah Ellis

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Thirteen-year-old Polly loves life — with her single-parent mom (a stained-glass artist), her quirky best friend Vanessa (who has a crush on their English teacher), and her endearing neighbor Ernie Protheroe (who collects postal codes and TV theme songs). But when the house they live in is sold, Polly’s perfect life seems to vanish overnight. Her mom doesn’t have much luck finding them an affordable place to live. And Polly is beginning to think that having a father — and a conventional lifestyle — wouldn’t be such a bad idea. As an interim solution, Polly goes to stay with her affluent relatives. But Uncle Roger turns out to be crass and chilly, his wife is self-indulgent, and their daughter, Polly’s teenage cousin, is on a shoplifting spree. With humor and compassion, Sarah Ellis portrays adolescent enlightenment, as Polly discovers that like the child’s game of pick-up sticks, each part of life touches every other and cannot be disturbed without affecting the whole.

Breadwinner Collection

Deborah Ellis

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Jazper

Richard Egielski

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Don't overlook this! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a great book that's really being overlooked. After a young grasshopper's father gets into an accident at the Tomato Plant, he is forced to get a job. Working with some magic-working moths, he learns enough magic to change his shape. He quits working with them to go into business doing street perfomances. When the disgruntled moths come after him, the magical battle begins!!

With really cute pictures and lively prose, Jazper delivers the goods.

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The Amazing Jazper, as he prefers to be called, is pretty proud of himselfwhile house-sitting for some evil moths, he reads their books of magic spells, and learns how to transmorph. He is now his own side show, and charges the other bugs in bugtown money to see him change into a crayon, a bubble, even a sour a pickle, all to great applause. But the moths are NOT amused, and decide they must rid themselves of the competition. What follows is a morph war that moves at breakneck speed--Jazper does his famous sour pickle, and the moths show up as knives. He turns into a nut, and the moths become nutcrackers. Can Jazper outwit the evil moths? Will he give up magic forever? Does water put out fire?