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Pika: Life in the Rocks by Tannis Bill
Lynn: Here is a book that is going to take very little work to promote. Just set Pika: Life in the Rocks (Boyds Mills 2010) on display and stand back. The eye-catching cover will guarantee that this...
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Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming
Cindy: Jack tales have to be among my favorite folktales and when you have one written by a special author and combine that with a tribute to storytelling and feature dessert, you know up front how I...
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Chalk by Bill Thomson
Lynn: Cindy is always chiding me for hyperbolic praise for books so brace yourselves for her section because I’m probably going to be in for a scold. I love this book! The focus group loves this book!...
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A Pirate’s Guide to First Grade by James Preller
Lynn: Ahoy me hearties! Here’s a whale of a tale perfect for the young buccaneers heading to back to school. A Pirate’s Guide to First Grade (Feiwel 2010) chronicles a small boy’s first day at school...
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All Aboard! by Monica Kulling
Cindy: Want to hook young readers on the genre of biography? Give them All Aboard! Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine (Tundra, 2010). The opening scene shows a 6 year-old Elijah happily running to fix his...
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Brontorina by James Howe
Lynn: Remember a few weeks ago when Cindy demanded more estrogen in the picture books we blog? I have JUST the book that should please her and keep our focus group happy too. Brontorina (Candlewick...
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Yes Day! by Amy Krause Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld
Lynn: I’m giving you all fair warning. Kids will LOVE Yes Day! (Harper 2009) and they will also LOVE the idea behind the story. Our focus group started asking for a Yes Day before we even finished the...
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Bug Zoo by Nick Baker
Lynn: I’ll start this post by reminding readers that my 7-year-old twin grandsons stay with me before and after school and during the summer. Like most 7-year-old boys they love bugs and books about...
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Sugar Changed the World by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
Lynn: I love books where I learn new things especially in subjects that I thought I knew something about. I REALLY love books that make me say, “Wait a minute! What makes you say THAT?” Marc Aronson is...
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Sequel Heaven
Lynn: I love this job! I get paid to read and right now you should see the books on the top of my to-read stack. I am in sequel heaven! There are so many awesome books that I couldn’t chose between...
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