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Katy No-Pocket (Sandpiper)

Emmy Payne

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Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Boring. 2 out of 5 stars.
3 of 12 people found this review helpful.

I bought this book because it was highly rated by Amazon viewers. I was looking for a children's book about something related to Australia since we are moving there. The mother kanagroo doesn't have a pocket so she asks other animals how they carry their babies. What my children thought was weird was that she asked lions and monkeys, (as opposed to other Australian animals like koalas, etc...) "Kanagroos don't live in Africa, Mom!" (We used to live in Africa.)

My children and I think that the story is boring.

Katy No Pocket 1 out of 5 stars.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.

My mom read this book to me, I read it to my daughters, and now I'm reading it to my grand kids, 2 and 21/2. Everybody loves this dear story about a mama and her baby.

A return of an old friend 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

This was a surprise when my daughter picked it out. I had forgotten this wonderful story from my childhood.

It's a great story about the troubles of Katy as she can't carry around her kid since she has no pocket. She goes on a quest seeking the advice of other animals and eventually goes to the city to find a pocket.

Surprisingly, my daughter got concerned about the end and what will happen to other animals as Katy put them into her new pockets. The pictures of the kangeroo crying might bother some rather sensitvie children but overall it's a wonderful story that will be requested to be read several times.

Editorial Review:

Katy's distress at being a kangaroo with no pouch is quickly remedied by a kindly construction worker.

The X'ed-Out X-Ray (A to Z Mysteries)

Ron Roy

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Buy It Immediately!!!!!!!!!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This book series is clever, and this installment upholds it's duty and more. Any true fan would love this book. This story is like the K and P books because it has two clear suspects and sticks to them. But get ready for a twist you won't soon forget and an ending you won't believe. I give it five shining stars.

fun little mystery 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

A fun little mystery for kids, where the thief is the one not suspected until the last minute. The kid-detectives use realistic methods to get clues, and are able to catch the culprit with the help of their policeman-friend.

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X is for X-RAY . . .

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are having an excellent time at the Penelope Gwinn concert. But during intermission, Dink injures his arm! At the same time, the singer’s diamond necklace is stolen. Could the two mishaps somehow be connected? And could Dink’s X-ray be a clue? It’s up to the kids to examine the evidence and find out in this exciting yet easy-to-read chapter book mystery.

Curious George Goes Fishing

Margret Rey, Alan J. Shalleck, H. A. Rey

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

A Wonderful Little Book! 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I purchased this little book as a companion gift to the Paz - Ready Set Learn fishing kit. I was surprised that it has a cardboard cover and pages. It's a very durable little book w/great illustrations. Our 3 yr old neighbor is thrilled w/it!

Classic Curious George 4 out of 5 stars.
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Unlike the newer tv cartoon, this book has the classic Curious George I grew up with. I thought the story might be a little difficult for my 3-year-old to follow, but it's not. He loves it.

Editorial Review:

Curious George's interest in helping a fisherman catch more fish ends in disaster, but he is able to redeem himself later.

In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen: Ready-for-Chapters (Cobble Street Cousins)

Cynthia Rylant

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Another charmer from WV author 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I LOVE this book! I did a literature box on this book for a class and fell in love with the characters. It's about 3 cousins who live w/ their aunt for the summer while their parents are on a ballet tour. They go through different adventures, facing each one with courage, ingenuity, and wit. They contain great character ed models. I would recommend to any 1-6 grader(especially girls) who like a good read.

Loved this Series! 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

My second grade daughter loved this series! These were books that she would read on her own without having to be encouraged to do so. When she took a break from reading the books, she would use her imagination to play out parts of the stories. There are very few books that she's done that with. My one piece of advice with this series is that the first book (In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen) should be read first. It introduces the characters that are in the rest of the books. After that, I'm not sure that it's crucial which order the stories are read until the last 2 books. They should definitely be saved for last. They deal with the cousins leaving Aunt Lucy and then returning for Aunt Lucy's wedding. I'm a big fan of Cynthia Rylant's and these books lived up to her reputation.

Editorial Review:

Meet The

COBBLE STREET COUSINS

• Lily, who wants to be a poet
• Tess, who wants to be a Broadway star
• Rosie, who wants a little cottage with flowers by the door

Right now, though, the cousins are sharing an attic bedroom in their Aunt Lucy?s light blue house on Cobble Street, and happily making plans for the summer. A cookie company seems the perfect way to make a little money, but it turns out to be much more -- an opportunity to meet some very special neighbors!

Mr. Putter & Tabby Spin the Yarn

Cynthia Rylant

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Putter is so sweet 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

My son and I love the Mr. Putter books. They are nice stories with some cute situations to give the parents a chuckle. These really keep my son's attnetion (the suggested age is 4-8; my son is younger).
I believe this is the newest of the Putter and Tabby books. It's just as good as the rest.

Ok but not Great 3 out of 5 stars.
1 of 9 people found this review helpful.

This is our first experience with the Mr. Putter and Tabby series...and I can't say I was all that impressed. As we first encounter him, Mr. Putter admittedly feels he isn't a very good neighbor to Mrs. Teaberry because she's always doing nice things for him (mostly involving yummy treats for him and the cat), and he doesn't really do anything for her (except eat her treats)...so he sets out to do something nice and neighborly for her. What ensues is a rather madcap attempt at "helping" out Mrs. Teaberry with her knitting club meeting.

Amazon lists no age range for this book, though I assume 1-8 or so, with 1-5 being more of a read aloud story and 5-8 being a read alone for beginner readers. The illustrations are cartoonish (which is nice, very vivid colors) and really help the story along for younger listeners and readers. It's really just a nice, short and sweet story that is ideal for a quick bedtime or story carpet session, but not much else. We may try some of the others in this series, but I'm just not in love with it. I'm not likely to buy any of these, nor would they be the first thing I'd recommend. I give it a B, there's nothing wrong with it, its just not all that exciting.

Editorial Review:

Mrs. Teaberry announces that she's starting a knitting club, and Mr. Putter is happy to help out. But disaster strikes when Tabby and Zeke want to pitch in, too: Mrs. Fitzwater's sweater completely unravels, and the whole afternoon ends up in quite a tangle.

Poppleton Everyday

Cynthia Rylant

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

In this easy-to-read chapter book, Poppleton the pig charms young readers with his quirky adventures, whimsical ideas, and engaging community of friends! In three funny stories, Poppleton tries stargazing, goes in search of a new bed, and finds sailing anything but relaxing!

These hilarious stories feature simple language, everyday experiences, and beautiful illustrations--perfect for beginning readers!

Praise for POPPLETON EVERYDAY:

" This sincere and affable pig will make beginning readers giggle with three new adventures. The light touches of humor are enhanced by the engaging art filled with expression and charm. It's more colorful and interesting than the illustrations found in many easy readers."

-School Library Journal

Praise for the POPPLETON series:

"The text is just right for beginning readers and the lively illustrations offer plenty of visual clues and a touch of the absurd humor that appeals to this set." --School Library Journal

"Roundly appealing." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A perfect choice for beginning readers." --Booklist

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

J. K. Rowling

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Total reviews: 28 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Cute, and goes well with the series 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This thin little volume is an excellent supplement to the popular Harry Potter series. All of the magical species mentioned in the series are covered in this book, along with many more. Each animal is described physically, with notes on its temperament and magical ability. Also included are "Beings" such as Merpeople.

The book is arranged alphabetically. Each creature is also classified by the level of danger that it brings: Expert Wizard Needed, Competent Wizard Should Cope, etc. Harry's notes, handwritten of course, pepper the pages. Example: On the page where Chaemera eggs are mentioned as being an Untradable Good, Harry notes that "Hagrid'll be getting some next."

All in all, a worthwhile purchase.

Great Insights into Wizarding Culture 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This book is fun and also offers some excellent insight into the ways wizards think and how they would confront the problem of dangerous creatures and also why they find the less dangerous animals beautiful. There is also a lot of information on classifying the different species of magical creatures, as well as a distinction between a magical "being" and a magical "beast." The opening of the book, a forward by Newt Scamander is also exciting, as he explains what drew him towards the subject of magical creatures and his travels around the world. Whenever I read this book I feel close to Harry's world of witches and wizards. As Dumbledore's says, if you refuse to buy this book because you don't think charity is signigicant enough, I can only hope that when you meet a manticore along the way, a wizard is feeling charitable enough to help you!

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Harrius Potter Et Camera Secretorum (Latin Edition)

J.K. Rowling

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Peter Needham--Magus Redux 5 out of 5 stars.
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A fan of Peter Needham's brilliant translations of Harry Potter, I've posted a lengthy review of this latest installment, a review unfortunately too long to appear here, on my own web site: edwinfirmage com/Review of Harry Potter.pdf. The review includes numerous examples of Needham's deftness in turning idiomatic English into equally idiomatic Latin. Suffice it to say, this new translation is as good as the first. I can't imagine a better way to introduce kids to the fun of Harry Potter and Latin. And for anyone interested in learning conversational Latin (no, that's not a contradiction in terms), this book is a superb teacher.

Editorial Review:

Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little does he know that this year will be just as eventful as the last ...The second in the Harry Potter series to be translated into Latin for the first time, this follows in the steps of other great children's classics. The huge task of translating into Latin (most translations are done from Latin) has been undertaken by Peter Needham, who taught Latin at Eton for over 30 years. James Morwood, of Oxford University, has said of the translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: 'The translation is great stuff. It is accurate and fluent, but it is much more than that. It has been carried off with wit, inventiveness, sensitivity and panache. I find it impossible to think of its being better done.'

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever CD

Barbara Robinson

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Hilarious! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

The book was fabulous...but the audio version is hilarious!!! Elaine Stritch brings the story to life as it is meant to be told...great for the whole family! Add this to your annual traditions!

Editorial Review:

When the Herdmans storm Sunday school and take over the annual Christmas pageant, everyone braces for the worst. But no one is prepared for what really happens when the rottenest kids in the world take over the greatest story ever told. It's a pageant full of surprises for everyone–including the Herdmans themselves.

Curious George Goes to the Hospital (Curious George (Level 1))

H. A. Rey, Margret Rey

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Monkey See...Monkey Do 5 out of 5 stars.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.

How can you not LOVE Curious George? He brings back such wonderful memories of my youth and the youth of my son.

I actually purchased this book for my son. I read it to him when I was going to be staying at the hospital for more than a month for my very first big surgery. It helped him to not be afraid and to not cry when I was there. I also bought him a curious George doll that he brought with him every single time he visited me. He's no longer afraid of hospitals and my cancer has been in remission for quite a while. I love this book and so does my son...bitter sweet memories for the both of us, but a great teaching tool.

Classic Curious George 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I had this book growing up, and now that I have a child who is obsessed with Curious George due to the PBS TV show, I wanted to share this sweet, simple story with him. Yes, the description of the hospital stay is antiquated, but the overall message stands the test of time - that doctors make you feel better and the hospital need not be scary.

Editorial Review:

Readers learn all about the hospital as George goes in for an operation to remove a puzzle piece he has eaten.