Ollie is inside his egg. He refuses to hatch. Gossie and Gertie have been waiting for weeks, but Ollie still won't come out of his egg. Will Ollie ever emerge? This book's small size and simple text make it a great choice for beginning readers.

Similar books: Gossie by Olivier Dunrea; Gossie & Gertie by Olivier Dunrea; Ollie the Stomper by Olivier Dunrea

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 6/24/2010

ISBN-10: 0618339280

ISBN-13: 9780618339280

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How can you not love a book that is, as the cover proclaims, 'Dog Approved?' Thirteen very different dogs describe their lives, trials, and triumphs. Lovely illustrations and different fonts contribute to making this a delightful book of poetry for dog lovers, and non-dog lovers, alike. Learn and laugh at their most private confessions as one canine after another admits secret, or not so secret, failings, such as 'sometimes I am bad,' 'I don't like other dogs,' or 'Once I ate a pie.'

Reviewed by: ewl

Date read: 5/19/2009

ISBN-10: 0060735317

ISBN-13: 9780060735319

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Looking for a non-threatening way to talk to children about Stranger Danger? Read them Once Upon a Dragon: Stranger Safety for Kids (and Dragons). The story uses scenes from fairy tales to painlessly teach children how to stay safe in interactions with strangers. The story is followed by The Dragon's Stranger Safety Rhyme, explanatory notes for adult caregivers, and a checklist of items that the adult and child/children should discuss and put into action together.

Similar books: Other books in the series include No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids (and Dragons) and A Treasure at Sea for Dragon and Me: Water Safety for Kids (and Dragons)

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/28/2009

ISBN-10: 1553377222

ISBN-13: 9781553377221

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A simple fence that cut through the middle of Clover's town was meant to separate the white side of town from the black side of town. This fence, for Clover, stood for a whole lot more. It kept people from playing, talking, and being friends. Until one day Annie and Clover, girls from opposite sides of the fence, decided to overlook what the fence was meant to represent and sat together,'on top of the fence'. In 'The Other Side' by Jacqueline Woodson, Clover simply, yet eloquantly, tells her story as she reaches beyond her side of the fence to find a friend. 'Someday, somebody's going to come along and knock this old fence down,' is Annie's and Clover's fervent wish and hope for the future.

Similar authors: Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert; Pat McKissack; Deborah Wiles

Similar books: Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles; Goin' Someplace Special by Pat Kissack; Rosa's Bus by Jo S. Kittinger; Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson; Back of the Bus by Aaron Reynolds; Papa's Mark by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/27/2011

ISBN-10: 0399231161

ISBN-13: 9780399231162

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Otis is a small tractor that loved to work on his farm, putt puff puttedy chuff. And after work, loved to play on his farm, putt puff puttedy chuff. One day, the farmer put a small, crying calf in the stall next to Otis. When the calf heard Otis's puff putt puttedy chuff, he stopped crying and they became best friends. When the farmer buys a big yellow tractor, he puts Otis behind the barn where weeds start to cover his wheels. One day, the little calf gets stuck in the mud and no one can get him out. Who will save the calf?

Similar books: Katy and the Big Snow, The Story of Ferdinand

Reviewed by: hap

Date read: 4/8/2011

ISBN-10: 9780399252488

ISBN-13: 9780399252488

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