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Bear Feels Sick

Karma Wilson

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Total reviews: 18 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Another great one from Karma Wilson 5 out of 5 stars.
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We got this for my 3 yr old for Christmas and it has become one of both of our favorites. "Bear Snores On" has longtime been in my top 5 of children's books to read to her, and this one is another wonderful story. We've been reading it a lot lately with both of us having bad winter colds and there's something soothing and relatable about it. I love how it ends -- Bear finally feels better, but his friends are now sick and he tells them he'll take care of them. Very sweet. And -- the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous. You will love it!

Oh So Sweet...And Perfect for Flu Season 5 out of 5 stars.
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I just got this for my son for his third birthday while coincidentally his sister is sick!

I have always loved Jane Chapman's illustrations and Bear Snores On is one of my favorite picture books. I wasn't as thrilled with the second one in this series but this one is a hit with me.

It's very sweet and thoughtful and stands on it's own.
Very nice!

Editorial Review:

Bear is not feeling well at all; he is achy, sneezy, wheezy and sick and in no shape to go outside to play. Mole, Hare, Mouse and the rest of the gang try to make Bear feel as comfortable as possible in his cave. Under the care of his friends, Bear starts to get better but as soon as Bear is well, guess what happens? All of his friends get sick!

It Hurts When I Poop!: A Story for Children Who Are Scared to Use the Potty

Howard J., M.D. Bennett

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Truly a Godsend...Thank you, Thank you, Thank you 5 out of 5 stars.
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I wish I would have had this book a few years ago for our middle child, he too had "poop" issues. My friends could not even begin to understand the torment we went through weekly knowing that our son and now our youngest daughter - needed to poop. It was a week long battle of "bumping" as we called it (holding it in), dirty underwear, screaming fits, suppositories, yelling, bribing, etc...

Our son has somewhat outgrown the problem, although he only poops every two or three days. However, it is not the ordeal it once was. But we still have a four year old daughter going through the same torment. This book was an INSTANT success, I'm talking overnight. I wish I could pinpoint the thing that made the difference, but part of me has to believe seeing it on paper that another child "just like me" has the same problem, that it's okay and there are solutions. She has pooped a total of six times without much problem...we sit her on the toilet every other night and read her the book (of course at her request). My husband and I almost fell off our chair when the other day she was making motions like she needed to poop and he asked her - She said "yes" and proceeded to the toilet like it was the normal thing to do. It almost brings me to tears as I write it. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Don't hesitate to get this book, it WORKS!!!

Editorial Review:

Ryan is scared to use the potty. He is afraid to have a poop, because he's afraid it's going to hurt. He does NOT want to go. This story, along with Ryan's "poop program," will help young children gain the confidence they need to overcome this common problem and establish healthy habits. Includes a Note to Parents by the author.

Little Pea

Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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Total reviews: 43 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Adorable and sweet! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is one of our favorites. My daughter loves it because she finds it hilarious that Little Pea eats candy for dinner so that he can have spinach (his favorite) for dessert. It has really helped us with our own mealtimes as we "try new foods." The illustrations are so cute I wish we could have t-shirts with them on it. This is definitely one of those books that parents will love as much as the kids. It's quite clever.

My girls LOVE this book 5 out of 5 stars.
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My 3 & 5 year olds absolutely adore this book. I was a bit surprised, but the author really appeals to the audience here. It seems a bit boring to me, not my favorite read. It was cute the first 50 times. I had hoped it would help my girls open their "palates", so to speak...no such luck. Oh well, at least they like the story! Cute illustrations.

Editorial Review:

If Little Pea doesn't eat all of his sweets, there will be no vegetables for dessert! What's a young pea to do? Children who have trouble swallowing their veggies will love the way this pea-size picture book serves up a playful story they can relate to.

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food (First Time Books(R))

Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Little one loves this book 5 out of 5 stars.
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I am not a huge fan of this book, but my daughter LOVES it, so I am giving it 5 stars. She refused to try a sticky bun tonight because 'it's junk food', so I appreciate that (we mostly eat healthy around here). I just hope that she never points at anyone out in public and says something like "they eat way too much junk food".

Benny's Burgeritis now available!! ~ with "Too Much Junk Food" 5 out of 5 stars.
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Check out Benny's Burgeritis now available with Berenstain Bears ~ Too Much Junk Food! It's a hilariously funny story of a little boy named Benny Buttons who refuses to eat his vegetables despite his mother's repeated warnings, until one day the unexpected happens that changes Benny Buttons' life FOREVER! It's a hamburger hoot!! Honest! (I know Benny Buttons very well because my mother and sister wrote the book with me and every other stubborn hamburger-eatin' kid in mind!)

Editorial Review:

Mama Bear lays down the law when she notices that Papa and the cubs are getting too chubby. With the help of Dr. Grizzly's slide show on how the body works, the Bear family makes a healthful adjustment in their diet and fitness habits. "A most enjoyable introduction to good nutrition and exercise."--(starred) Science Books & Films.  

Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read Book 2)

Herman Parish

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

I wish I could write like this! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia by Herman Parish, like all of his Amelia Bedelia books, is hysterically funny. Parish's use of expressions confuse Mr. Rogers' maid, Amelia Bedelia, throughout the entire story. Poor, silly, Amelia Bedelia never realizes how confused she really is. She takes everything anyone says literally, so when her boss Mr. Rogers says "jump in the car", she thinks that he actually means to sit in the car and jump.
In this story, Amelia Bedelia goes to the doctor. However, when she gets there the nurse asks for Amelia Bedelia's help with the patients. A woman who calls the doctor's office to complain that she has "caught a bug" is told to "let it go" by Amelia Bedelia. She proceeds to tell a woman who has hives to bring some honey to the doctor's office. She looks at a bank's clock to take a patient's temperature and she tells a boy to draw his own blood onto a piece of blank paper. A boy says that he is at the office for a test and Amelia Bedelia tells him that he must go to school.
No matter what Amelia Bedelia did for most of the book, she is a hit when she "treats" the patients to ice cream! This is not exactly what the nurse had in mind when she said to treat the patients, however, Amelia Bedelia comes out looking like a hero!
Amelia Bedelia is entertaining to the adults who read this story to children because we have an even better sense of Amelia Bedelia's silliness. I love reading this story to my second graders and they love hearing it!

Editorial Review:

Funny bones

The doctor is out! But Amelia Bedelia is ready to help a crowd of grouchy patients. Along the way she doses out some of the best medicine of all -- laughter, of course!

Dog Breath

Dav Pilkey

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Total reviews: 23 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Hilarious!!!! And tender! A good lesson. 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is the story of Hally Tosis, a dog who has such bad breath that her owners can find nothing to cure it. They figure they'll have to give her away. But one night Hally captures two men robbing her owners home-stuns them with her breath.

She's a sweetheart of a dog in a sweetheart of a tale. My boys just love this one. It makes all of us laugh every time we read it together!

Good, but I think Dogzilla and Kat Kong are more bang for your buck 4 out of 5 stars.
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This is a cute story, and the play on words with Hally Tosis is funny. My son likes this story, but it doesn't engage him in the way that some of the other Dav Pilkey books do. The writing just isn't as funny as it is in Dogzilla and Kat Kong. However, the illustrations are very funny, and we like to talk about all of the different reactions to Hally's doggy breath. In fact, the illustrations entertain my son more than the story.

Editorial Review:

Category: Humor"Hally Tosis was a very good dog, but she had a big problem."Hold your nose! Because here comes the dog with the worst breath in the world!"Wordplay...is at the heart of this sweet, funny picture book...And the bright colors…add a marvelous effervescence to the zany goings-on."--Booklist

The Berenstain Bears and the Bad Habit (First Time Books(R))

Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

child guidance is suggested 5 out of 5 stars.
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i find the berenstain bears book collection educational. this one was (surprisingly) an eye-opener for me as a parent as well. i followed the tip given here to stop my child from bitting his fingernails - and it worked.

Reward Jar 5 out of 5 stars.
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Sister Bear bites her nails. She finds it hard to quit. An idea is come up that every time she does not bite her nails, she gets money put into a jar. Then that money is hers to keep.

It helped as part of a bigger strategy 5 out of 5 stars.
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The book is about the habit of nail biting although we used it to discuss quitting the thumb-sucking habit. It's a nice way to talk to your kid about how hard it is to break a bad habit. And it gave me, as the parent, an idea for how to reward daily efforts, rather than total success.

First Berenstain Bear book I ever got 5 out of 5 stars.
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My parents got me this when I was three to make me stop biting my nails. Sixteen years later I still bite my nails like crazy but I have a huge collection of Berenstain Bear books and read them to kids! I disagree with someoen saying this book was difficult for kids to understand. Maybe if they don't have any habits like mentioned in the book, but most Berenstain Bear books are simple.

Editorial Review:

With help from Mama and Papa (who get a little advice from Grizzly Gran), Sister Bear learns to stop her nervous nail biting before it turns into a bad habit.  

Chocolate Fever

Robert Kimmel Smith, Gioia Fiammenghi

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Total reviews: 48 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The Super Book!!!!!! 4 out of 5 stars.
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I think Chocolate Fever deserves 4 stars because it was the funnies book I have ever read. Chocolate Fever is funny because Henry gets a diseases that gets him really embarassed and he gets himself in a lot of trouble. The reason I recumend this book to others because anyone can read it or give it to someone for a gift.

Our reading group hated this book!!! 1 out of 5 stars.
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Chocolate Fever is horrible because we don't know enough about the main character to like him and the book. Robert Kimmel Smith skipped a lot of big transitions. For example, the author didn't tell how Henry met Mac! Also, the story kept droning on and on. It should have stopped before the burglars arrived in the book
The characters and the setting did not always fit the story. The story has too many problems. It sets a bad example for children, such as running away and taking rides from strangers. The author tried to write a funny story in a serious tone. That is our theory of why Chocolate Fever is so bad.
Sincerely, The Picky Pickle reading group

Editorial Review:

Henry loves chocolate so much, it practically runs through his veins. Chocolate cake, chocolate cereal, chocolate syrup, chocolate milk, and chocolate cookies—and that’s just breakfast! Still, it comes as a shock when he suddenly breaks out in chocolaty brown spots and is diagnosed with . . . Chocolate Fever. And, rather than be poked and prodded by doctors, Henry runs away, starting the adventure of a lifetime. But at the end of it all, the question remains: Is there a cure for Chocolate Fever?

Doctor De Soto (A Sunburst Book)

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Total reviews: 23 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Doctor De Soto is a well-respected mouse-dentist who runs a successful practice with his wife (and able assistant) Mrs. De Soto. The De Sotos are friendly and professional toward all their patients, from chipmunks to donkeys to cows, the exception being "cats and other dangerous animals," as stated clearly on the sign outside the office. But the De Sotos are tender-hearted rodents, so when a miserable fox shows up begging for treatment, they agree to have a look (perhaps against their better judgment). As it turns out, this fox, with "a rotten bicuspid and unusually bad breath," manages to behave himself while tiny Doctor De Soto is standing mid-molar inside his gaping jaws. When the wily fox returns the next day to get his replacement gold tooth, however, he has mouse-flavored snacks on his mind. Luckily, Doctor De Soto and his wife have anticipated such despicable canine intentions, and find a way to outfox the ungrateful fox.

William Steig, award-winning creator of Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, once again offers young readers a clever, amusing tale of interspecies mingling. As usual, Steig's tone is matter-of-fact, and his enchanting illustrations of the responsible mouse couple and their foxy adversary are alive with expression and emotion. Kids will appreciate the De Sotos' wit, and will be delighted to read more about this diminutive couple's adventures in Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa. (Ages 4 to 8)

More Parts (Picture Puffins)

Tedd Arnold

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Total reviews: 18 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Disappointed 1 out of 5 stars.
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I bought this book for my son's birthday, because we had previously read and loved "Even More Parts" by the same author. It is nowhere near as clever and was a huge disappointment to both of us. It is also much shorter than "Even More Parts" and that made it seem even more disappointing.

Makes Reading Fun 5 out of 5 stars.
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The best way to get a child interested in reading is to make reading fun. This series is a good start. It's short and simple and funny. KEEP KIDS READING! Make it fun and make them laugh.

Sounds AWEFUL 1 out of 5 stars.
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Why is it that as American generations progress, parents become less and less aware of the sensitivity of their children's hearts? My husband and I (who are in our 20s) are extremely careful about exposing our sons to things that cause unnecessary stress and fear. We do not shelter them from real-life experiences but are careful to explain them in a way that they can understand and move on from (i.e. our cat disappearing and our horse dying from old age), yet why give a child something to fear that is not necessary? If one would like to explain a certain idiom that we have in society, one can do so when the question arises (which will most likely not be very often). While we do not own this book, I was appalled to see the pictures and ideas that this would give our children who would otherwise not have thought of these horrific things (they are 2 & 5). I was looking for a book that might name and/or explain body parts in a funny and cartoonish way- not a Halloween or horror story for little minds. My conclusion is this: Aren't there enough bad/scary/weird things going on in everyone's normal life without having a story book to present more of those things to your children?

Editorial Review:

Give me a hand . . . hold your tongue . . . scream your lungs out . . . what's a kid to do if he wants to keep all his body parts in place? Well, one thing is for sure, he'll have to be creative. Like, if you want to keep your heart from breaking, just make sure it's well padded and protected by tying a pillow around your chest. Want to keep your hands attached? Simple-stick them on with gloves and lots of glue. Just be careful not to laugh your head off!