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Ish

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Total reviews: 22 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

great for young and old 5 out of 5 stars.
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If you have ever felt like less than a great artist this book is for you. Learn to embrace your inner "ish" as this simple book explains that art isn't about being a great artist, but rather to create art to enjoy the process and fun of it!

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A creative spirit learns that thinking "ish-ly" is far more wonderful than "getting it right" in this gentle new fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book THE DOT.

Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere.

Drawing is what Ramon does. It¹s what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right." Combining the spareness of fable with the potency of parable, Peter Reynolds shines a bright beam of light on the need to kindle and tend our creative flames with care.

Miss Rumphius

Barbara Cooney

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Total reviews: 61 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Beatiful 5 out of 5 stars.
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I just left home and school to live on my own as an intern in DC. I've been doing lots of responsible adult type activities, cooking, waking up early, cleaning etc and was feeling a little strange about feeling so old. As I was walking to work this morning, I took a slightly different route that had a house with lupines just covering their yard. They looked so beautiful in the morning. I immediately thought to myself "what was that book with these flowers??" and called up my lovely mother. It felt like a long lost dream. I could remember the symbolism, but not the specifics. When I was young, I think I was enthralled with little Alice being able to paint the clouds and even more so when she becomes a librarian and transforms the landscape by the sea. This is a truly amazing book. I'm going to walk to the library tonight and check it out again. It definitely made me appriciate beauty in the world as a child, and through my memory of it, as an adult.

Editorial Review:

Seeking adventure in faraway places, Miss Rumphius fulfills her dream and then sets out to make the world more beautiful.

Learning To Slow Down & Pay Attention: A Book for Kids About Adhd

Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ellen B. Dixon, Charles Beyl

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Not just for ADHD - for ANY kid with focusing and organizational issues 5 out of 5 stars.
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My 10 yo has mild autism, and he has major organizational and focusing issues. This book explains in very clear terms the challenges that face some kids, and steps that can be taken to minimize those challenges.

I love the checklist in part 1, because it highlighted some things even for me that I didn't realize my son needed help with. It helped give my son the language to discuss exactly why he dislikes school so much, rather than just the generic, "I hate school, too much work, too much homework, I hate it!" It was also a revelation to him that OTHER kids have these same issues. Seeing a book targeted so specifically to kids with problems my son has, really hammered home that he is not alone.

The next section of the book is "Things Other People Can Do to Help Me," and this was a pretty weak section of the book, very basic info about the role physicians/medication, counselors, and therapists might have in helping kids with ADHD. I suppose this section's generality makes sense because the book is targeted towards kids.

Part 3 is the meat of the book, with specific strategies kids can use to help themselves get organized and learn to focus. It's all stuff that anyone who reads organizational books already knows (color code, checklists, etc...), but simplified and applied specifically to issues children have. This section also deals with some of the emotional issues some kids have, such as, "Things to Do If I Feel Fidgety", "Learning to Control My Anger", "Learning to Ask for Help", "Problem Solving", etc...

All in all, I highly, highly recommend this book. Parents will probably need to help kids establish some of these routines/procedures, and certainly parents can be helpful in reminding kids of the strategies they are supposed to try to use when they get frustrated/angry.

Editorial Review:

- An APA Bestseller-over 25,000 copies sold!

This book is designed as the perfect learning tool to help parents guide their child as he or she confronts the challenges of ADHD. Learning to Slow Down is unique because it is kid-centered, written from the child's point of view.

This updated edition includes easy-to-read text, fun cartoons, and activities, as well as loads of self-help tips for coping with friends, family, and schoolwork, getting organized, getting disciplined, and getting things done. Appropriate for ages 6-11. Full-color illustrations.

The Mixed-Up Chameleon

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Fun Story with a Message 5 out of 5 stars.
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I think this is a fun story with a good message at the end. It's funny to see the creature the chameleon winds up being toward the end - before he decides to be himself. I'd put this on the list of recommended Carle books.

Mixed-Up Chameleon 5 out of 5 stars.
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This product was a wonderful addition to my teaching arsenal for animal adaptions. I gave the students an humerous start to thinking about the real life adaptions organism have that helps them survive.

The Mixed-Up Chameleon Board Book 4 out of 5 stars.
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I enjoy reading this book not only to my 18 month old son but for myself.
At the moment he doesn't always sit for the whole book as it is a little long sometimes for a board book.
I feel this book encourages imagine and is simple enough for a toddler to understand!

Not up to par 2 out of 5 stars.
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My son liked the colors in this book but it did not hold his interest as the others by Eric Carle. All in all this book was a disappointment.

The Mixed Up Chameleon 5 out of 5 stars.
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The kids in my pre k class really enjoyed this story. Eric Carle is a terrific writer. They always ask to read it a second time.

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Dream Big

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Familiar Images of Olivia with Inspirational Aphorisms 5 out of 5 stars.
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When my children were young, I looked in vain for children's books that contained inspirational aphorisms. I wanted to find such books because brief quotes by important historical figures had always played a big role in my life.

I was thrilled to find that Ian Falconer had taken some of his prior drawings of Olivia and selected appropriate inspirational quotes around the theme of "Dream Big." Naturally, there's irony here . . . beginning with the fact that the book is in a very small format, like that of gift books.

Although the book's page size is small, there are thirty quotes and matching images. I thought that the illustrations and quotes were well matched . . . often providing adult humor as well as kiddy laughs. In fact, you'll probably find yourself having an opportunity to explain a few of these quote and illustration combinations (a great chance for bonding with a child) such as "You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note" with a Olivia singing by herself and "Dreams say what they mean, but they don't say it in daytime language" with Olivia dreaming of singing on stage in a red gown. Some of the illustrations also make for good fun, being puns on the quote.

Please realize that there is no story to connect the quotes . . . this book is inspirational rather than story-telling.

Dream Big with Olivia!

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Dream Big, starring Olivia, is great for anyone looking for a new direction, encouragement, or for anyone starting a new chapter in life. Whether she's taming a lion or building a sandcastle as tall as a skyscraper, Olivia's boundless imagination and courageous spirit are an inspiration to all. Dream Big pairs more than 30 of Ian Falconer's illustrations with motivational musings from really big dreamers like Eleanor Roosevelt, Oscar Wilde, and Walt Disney.

The Olivia children's books are huge hits with children -- and their parents. The first book, Olivia (2000) was the event of the season in children's publishing. Two more books followed, Olivia Saves The Circus (2001) and Olivia...And The Missing Toy (2003), both repeating that success.

Where's My Stuff?: The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide

Samantha Moss, Lesley Schwartz

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Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Where's My Stuff? 4 out of 5 stars.
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The moment I put this book down, I wished that I had found it befor emy Senior year. "Where's My Stuff?" contains nearly every little bit of study and and organizational wisdom I've picked up throguh my high-school career, and it would have been helpful going into it with all that knowledge condensed in one book, whick I'm quite glad this book does. The practical, step-by-step instriuctions on how to organize class materials were incredibly helpful, and this book does a great job of preparing you to manage your time and your personla space. With its diagrams, charts, and overall utility, I would recommend "Where's My Stuff?" To anyone entering high-school. I'm definitely keeping it for college.

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Free time is great. Unless you spend all of it searching for your homework, your mobile phone, or a clean pair of shorts. Then free time is not so great. In fact, it's non-existent. If chaos and disorganisation are swallowing all of your free time, "Where's My Stuff?" can help you to get it back. Inside, you will learn how to systematically organise your school stuff, your time, and your room. The book includes: innovative notebook systems; backpack maintenance tips; practical pointers for managing your schedule; a template for your own personalised daily planner; and, interior design-inspired techniques to make your room your favourite place to be. With fun and useful illustrations, easy-to-follow charts, and 4 ample doses of humour, "Where's My Stuff?" is an incredible asset for any-one who wants to get it together and keep it together, for good.

A Bad Case of Stripes

David Shannon

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Total reviews: 103 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

My 21 month old's FAVORITE BOOK 5 out of 5 stars.
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Just a quick note.
This book is my child's favorite book-tops the Word books, Seuss (she doesn't like any of them!) and any other touch and feel book!
She will pull it out from the shelf and sit in my lap and force me to read it! Great illustrations and a book that I'm sure she'll remember forever. Will be one of those books she'll want to pass on to her kids like I have done with so many of my own books!

so scary book ever to her 1 out of 5 stars.
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i didn't know this book until i found out my 4 yrs old looks wierd after reading this book from her preshool. she loves to read books and never gotten any problems by any of books she has ever read, but this one. she is fear and change a different person totally afterward. i can't find out what she was so worry about until a week after she asked. "what is my color?" then, she refused to talk and still keep guiet for a hour or more, look she is worry.

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Category: Making Friends"What we have here is a bad case of stripes. One of the worst I've ever seen!"Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes!"Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity...and his empathetic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Princess Academy

Shannon Hale

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great read 5 out of 5 stars.
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this was a great read. it has a great message of learning, loving and being happy where you are. it was an easy read, as well.

Very well written 4 out of 5 stars.
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This book was alot of fun to read, and I will make it mandatory reading for my children. Shannon Hale has a wonderful way of weaving words and capturing the imagination.

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Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king's priests have divined her small village the home of the future princess. In a year's time, the prince himself will come and choose his bride from among the girls of the village. The king's ministers set up an academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn how to become a princess.

Miri soon finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires to be chosen and win the heart of her childhood best friend. But when bandits seek out the academy to kidnap the future princess, Miri must rally the girls together and use a power unique to the mountain dwellers to save herself and her classmates.

Scaredy Squirrel

Melanie Watt

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Total reviews: 23 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Scaredy Squirrel 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is an adorable book for children. My granddaughter loved it so much, she made me read it to her whole preschool class.

A sophisticated, yet fun book to read with your child 5 out of 5 stars.
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I'm so impressed with this book. It gave me a chuckle when I read it at the bookstore, and every time I've read it to my daughter, I've continued to smile and laugh at the story (as does my daughter). After reading piles of vacuous books about Dora, Max and Ruby, and My Little Pony, this one can revive a parent's delivery that has become less than animated over time. My daughter is three, relates to Scaredy Squirrel being scared of the unknown, and enjoys the subtle reinforcements of the days of the week and the reading time off of a clock. The book's sense of humor is sophisticated but accessible. Highly recommended.

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Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there. He could encounter tarantulas, green Martians or killer bees. But in his tree, every day is the same and if danger comes along, he's well-prepared. Scaredy Squirrel's emergency kit includes antibacterial soap, Band-Aids and a parachute.Day after day he watches and waits, and waits and watches, until one day ... his worst nightmare comes true! Scaredy suddenly finds himself out of his tree, where germs, poison ivy and sharks lurk. But as Scaredy Squirrel leaps into the unknown, he discovers something really uplifting ...

Lost It

Kristen Tracy

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Total reviews: 17 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Funny and Sweet 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is written with a lazy humor that is hard to find. It literally made me laugh out loud at some of the situations and I found it a very enjoyable read for teens of all age. Though, as the title hints, it does focus on a girl losing her virginity, there are also life lessons along the way. Overall, definitely a worthy read!

Editorial Review:

What would you do...

...if your best friend were plotting the annihilation of a small, furry neighborhood poodle? Or if your parents up and moved to an Outward Bound-type survival camp in the middle of the desert? How about if your grandmother bought you new bras and underwear -- and you actually thought they were a teensy bit, umm, sexy?

Most people would not react well.

Tess Whistle's junior year of high school is off to a fairly bizarre start. One might even say her life is spiraling out of control. But with her sense of humor firmly intact and her first real boyfriend on her arm, Tess is dealing with the ridiculous twists quite well, thankyouverymuch.

Just wait until her shoes explode.