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Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age 12. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses that sometimes exclude young-adult fiction, comic books, or other genres. Books specifically for children existed at least several hundred years ago.

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Zero the Hero
by Joan Holub (Goodreads Author), Tom Lichtenheld (Goodreads Author)

Release date: Feb 28, 2012

A picture book illustrated by New York Times bestselling Tom Lichtenheld (Shark vs Train; Goodnight Goodnight, Construction Site) and written by proli…more view details »

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Giveaway dates: Sep 10-Feb 23, 2012

1 copy available, 848 people requesting

Countries available: US

My Padres Baseball Game
by Jenny Werner (Goodreads Author)

Release date: May 01, 2011

“My Padres Baseball Game” tells the story of a girl watching a baseball game with a very special person, her daddy. Visit San Diego, California, and w…more view details »

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Giveaway dates: Oct 23-Feb 23, 2012

1 copy available, 386 people requesting

Countries available: US

Nautical Alphabet
by Kate Fosson (Goodreads Author)
Nautical Alphabet is an illustrated children's alphabet book. Each letter has a nautical word and image associated with it. All of the pictures and le…more view details »

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Giveaway dates: Feb 15-Feb 23, 2012

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Lists

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Best Children's Books

1,741 books — 2,409 voters

The Best of Goosebumps

38 books — 36 voters

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

Newbery 2011

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Newbery Medal Winner Books

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Best Graphic Novels for Children

222 books — 84 voters

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

Best YA & Children Series Involving Greek Myths

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Popular Childrens Books

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)

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Recent Reviews

02/22

Vj gave

to:

Looking at Lincoln

by Maira Kalman

bookshelves: children-s-books

recommended for: teachers of elementary grades

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Vj said: "The author states that "there are over 16,000 books written about [Lincoln]," and I think this is a really good one for children to read. Written from a young girl's point of view, the book has just enough factual information to be informat...more"

5 hours, 23 min ago · see review

02/22

Anne Broyles gave

to:

The Monster Returns

by Peter McCarty

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Anne Broyles said: "I haven’t read the first MONSTER book, but I think young readers would love the simplicity of the story, the minor menace of the monster returning, the wonderful expressions on the various monsters’ faces, and the validation of how art transforms and...more"

7 hours, 16 min ago · see review

02/22

Karen gave

to:

Little Treasures: Endearments from Around the World

by Jacqueline K. Ogburn (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: 2012-picture-books, 2012, children-s-books-wordplay, picture-book-family, picture-books

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Karen said: "What a sweet book about the pet words we use for our special children! I was called pumpkin by my grandfather, and in turn called my daughter beauty and peanut and sweetie and snuggle bunny ... I love the English poppet and the Finnish hug bunny and...more"

10 hours, 33 min ago · see review

02/22

Mary gave

to:

Another Brother

by Matthew Cordell

bookshelves: feelings, picture-book

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Mary said: "

A good book for the right person. Davy is a sheep and he has 12 younger brothers. They copy everything he does and he is very annoyed. Then they do not copy him and he is lonely, but he hears a quiet voice starting to copy him and he has a...

Boys

...more"

15 hours, 3 min ago · see review

02/20

Shelli BookLover gave

to:

I Don't Want to Be a Pea!

by Ann Bonwill

bookshelves: picture-books

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Shelli BookLover said: "Super cute simple story of a hippo and his bird... Or is it a bird and his hippo?. This symbiotic couple does not always agree and might miss out on good times unless they can patch things up in time for the big party."

Feb 20, 2012 07:00pm · see review

02/20

Nicole Hassan gave

to:

Chopsticks

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: children-s-literature

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Nicole Hassan said: "Summary: There are two chopsticks who are best friends and do everything together. One day, one chopstick gets hurt and has to stay in bed for a while. The healthy chopstick is such a good friend and decides to stay with his hurt friend until he is b...more"

Feb 20, 2012 04:50pm · see review

02/19

Lori gave

to:

Another Brother

by Matthew Cordell

bookshelves: children-s

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Lori said: "A delightful and adorable story. The older brother gets new younger siblings, who all copy him and follow him all day. When the older brother has had enough, the younger siblings suddenly realize that they like other things. They begin to do their ow...more"

Feb 19, 2012 08:25pm · see review

02/18

Wendy gave

to:

Here Come the Girl Scouts!

by Shana Corey

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Wendy said: "Kind of a funny book that's difficult for me to read objectively; my first reaction was to think it odd that so many things were left out, but if you didn't know about those things, well, it wouldn't matter, right? But I was surprised that the book q...more"

Feb 18, 2012 04:23pm · see review

02/17

Chris C gave

to:

All Kinds of Kisses

by Nancy Tafuri (Goodreads Author)

My rating:

Chris C said: "This worked great for a Valentine's Day Storytime for the toddlers. All of Tafuri's books work really well for the 1-3 year olds. If you can get Tafuri's books in board book format, they would make great baby shower gifts."

Feb 17, 2012 12:43pm · see review

02/16

Lady In gave

to:

A Leaf Can Be...

by Laura Purdie Salas (Goodreads Author)

My rating:

Lady In said: "A wonderful book that shows very simply and beautifully, in flowing rhymes with soft, whimsical, yet vibrant illustrations that a leaf is not just a leaf – it is and can be many different things – other than the obvious. It can, of course be, a sun-t...more"

Feb 16, 2012 05:06pm · see review

02/16

Susan gave

to:

Chopsticks

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: picture-books

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Susan said: "I'm a fan of Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and Chopsticks reinforces that! I picked it up and read it at the store. The book is "chop-full" of plays of words. One of a pair of chopsticks is broken, and while it is being repaired, the other learns i...more"

Feb 16, 2012 04:27pm · see review

02/16

Marcy gave

to:

Looking at Lincoln

by Maira Kalman

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Marcy said: "Looking at Lincoln, by Maira Kalman, is an amazing depiction of Abraham Lincoln with magnificent colored pictures and not only factual information, but the "thinking" about Lincoln by a small girl who is looking at his statue in the Lincoln...more"

Feb 16, 2012 12:30pm · see review

02/16

Susan gave

to:

The Cabinet of Earths

by Anne Nesbet (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Susan said: "Some neat concepts in this book (the cabinet of earths, life vs change, anbar...). Ultimately it left me a bit flat by the end, but it was engaging. I really wanted to know more about the magic involved, more about the hourglass, and to have a bett...more"

Feb 16, 2012 09:37am · see review

02/15

Lisa gave

to:

The Whole Story Of Half A Girl

by Veera Hiranandani

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Lisa said: "A delightful coming of age story about a modern girl was is part Jewish, part Indian and 100% confused. Sonia's life gets upended when her father loses his job and she is forced to transfer from her small tight-knit school that she's grown up in to ...more"

Feb 15, 2012 08:42pm · see review

02/15

Barky gave

to:

Big Hugs Little Hugs

by Felicia Bond

bookshelves: picture-books, hugs, borrowed-from-the-library

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Barky said:

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Feb 15, 2012 11:41am · see review

02/15

Danie P. gave

to:

The Whole Story Of Half A Girl

by Veera Hiranandani

bookshelves: y-a, children-s-books

My rating:

Danie P. said: "Great story about a girl who comes from a blended background family. After her father loses his job she much transfer to the public school. Suddenly kids are asking her if she's black or if she has Seder meals.

Sonia really never had to exp...more"

Feb 15, 2012 10:16am · see review

02/20

Karissa Eckert gave

to:

The Cabinet of Earths

by Anne Nesbet (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Karissa Eckert said: "I got an advanced copy of this book to review through the Amazon Vine program. This sounded like a fun and magical middle grade read. There were some neat concepts in this story but it takes a long time for the story to get moving. By the time thi...moreI got an advanced copy of this book to review through the Amazon Vine program. This sounded like a fun and magical middle grade read. There were some neat concepts in this story but it takes a long time for the story to get moving. By the time things are really starting to get interesting the book is over. I had an absolutely awful time with this book keeping my attention; I am not sure why but my attention just kept wandering off.

Maya just wants her mother to recover from cancer and be well again. When Maya's father gets an offer to move to Paris it is a dream come true for most of the family. When Maya's brother is kidnapped it is up to Maya to scour the magical underworld of Paris for him. Little does Maya know two families are feuding (one believes in science and one in magic); at the center of it all is the Cabinet of Earths.

I stopped and started this book a couple times. I was finally determined to get through it, but it was still a slow read and I had trouble reading for very long without loosing my interest. It's not that this is a bad story, in fact it is a pretty neat idea...it just takes a very long time to set up the story and none of the characters were really all that interesting to me.

The story is somewhat complex. There are two families in Paris's magical underground. Both of them know the secret to immortality and at the heart of this secret is the Cabinet of Earths, an addictive substance called anbar, and a history of missing children.

Maya and the surrounding characters were all okay; they just seemed a bit two dimensional to me. None of the characters were all that interesting and, while I didn't mind reading about them, they never really captured my imagination.

The Cabinet of Earths and its purpose was a mystery for the first half or more of the book; why Maya was drawn to it and what it was used for was speculated about early on, but uncertain throughout. There are a lot of things going on throughout the beginning of the book that don't seem all that related. In the end they are all important, but rather than coming off as clever this just came across as kind of cobbled together.

Overall an okay read. I loved the Paris setting and thought the concept of the Cabinet of Earths was interesting. None of the characters really drew me in though and it took a very long time for the story to get to the interesting parts. I kept trying to read this book and my attention would wander because I just couldn't get engaged with the story. By the end, the story just wasn't that memorable and I was happy to be done with it. It is set up so that the characters could have more adventures in future books, but I wasn't able to find info on whether or not there will be another installment in this series. Middle grade readers who enjoy a magical realism type story set in a foreign country might find some here to love. I personally won't be reading future books in this series.(less)"

Feb 20, 2012 06:04pm · see review

02/14

Great Books gave

to:

All Kinds of Kisses

by Nancy Tafuri (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: preschool, family, toddler

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Great Books said: "A gentle tale of animal families snuggling up with their loved ones is sure to send sleepyheads to sleep. Beautiful watercolor and colored pencil illustrations are set against a pastoral background showing animals lovingly receiving and giving kisse...more"

Feb 14, 2012 05:21pm · see review

02/14

Paul Hankins gave

to:

Chopsticks

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: can-t-miss-read-aloud, elementary-reader-ready, february-2012, friends-in-the-business, funny, picture-book-fun-makes-me-smile, picture-book-playful-language-fi, picture-book-celebration-of-friends

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Paul Hankins said: "Chopsticks do everything together. Noe of the other utensils have ever seen them apart. They have mastered just about every move chopsticks can master. But one day, an advanced move with a piece of asparagus leaves one of the friends with a injury.
...moreChopsticks do everything together. Noe of the other utensils have ever seen them apart. They have mastered just about every move chopsticks can master. But one day, an advanced move with a piece of asparagus leaves one of the friends with a injury.

First, you have to love that the "hospital" for these utensils is the medicine cabinet, delightfully rendered by Scott Magoon.

During the time that his friend needs to mend (his convalescence takes place in the chopsticks wrapper), the other chopstick learns that he can have new experiences and do things on his own (with the encouragement of his friend, of course).

So, how would a secondary teacher use Rosenthal's newest title in the classroom?

First, the author uses the kitchen utensils to create a more precise verb usage (the injured chopstick is "whisked" away--by who else? Yes. Of course.). This creative use of verbs might inspire lead learners to guide students through a verb exercise I have seen before wherein students are asked to choose a profession, create a list of verbs associated with that profession, and then drop those verbs into an unrelated subject or topic that fosters creative verb usage in rough drafts.

Second, CHOPSTICKS would be a wonderful introduction to the "symbiotic relationship" convention with all of the motifs intact.

Third--what a wonderful conceptual look at friendship that would make a wonderful "ladder" into OF MICE AND MEN or FREAK THE MIGHTY. Enduring friendship as nurturing and healthy is a theme that make CHOPSTICKS a natural fit. Or, if one were to really stretch themselves out with this book, they may make a natural connection to Kahlil Gibran's THE PROPHET wherein the classic poet talks about the strength that comes of the individual elements or parts of any pairing (this plays out so nicely in Rosenthal's work here).

Fourth--well--just for fun. The wordplay and whimsical illustrations need to be seen by older readers who will later become consumers of texts for younger audiences. I am going to make sure that every one of our cadet teachers this year sees CHOPSTICKS. There is nothing wrong about a book that is designed for fun, read for fun, and processed as a fun share in the reading classroom.

Make sure to check out CHOPSTICKS. Go back and look at Rosenthal's SPOON as well.(less)"

Feb 14, 2012 05:06pm · see review

02/14

Angie gave

to:

Here Come the Girl Scouts!

by Shana Corey

bookshelves: biography, nonfiction, picture-books

read in February, 2012

My rating:

Angie said: "This is a wonderful picture book biography of Juliet Gordon Low or Daisy, the founder of the Girl Scouts. I love the format of the book...the pictures are beautiful and the quotes from Daisy and the Girls Scout Handbook throughout are well integrated...more"

Feb 14, 2012 12:41pm · see review

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Quotes Tagged "Childrens"

“Think for a minute, darling: in fairy tales it's always the children who have the fine adventures. The mothers have to stay at home and wait for the children to fly in the window.”
― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

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“My daughter is seven, and some of the other second-grade parents complain that their children don't read for pleasure. When I visit their homes, the children's rooms are crammed with expensive books, but the parent's rooms are empty. Those children do not see their parents reading, as I did every day of my childhood. By contrast, when I walk into an apartment with books on the shelves, books on the bedside tables, books on the floor, and books on the toilet tank, then I know what I would see if ...more”
― Anne Fadiman, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader

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