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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
 + + + + Begin Smart: Where’s Your Nose?
Author: Begin Smart
Reading level: Baby-Preschool
Board book: 16 pages
Publisher: Begin Smart; Brdbk edition (May 4, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1934618934
ISBN-13: 978-1934618936
Book description: “This teddy bear touches his toes.
Can you touch bear’s toes?
Where are your toes?”
Clear, colorful photos show teddy bears reaching and stretching and touching their knees, toes, and noses. This touch-and-feel board book helps baby identify the parts of the body.
Book review: Get your baby moving and naming those body parts! Little ones will have fun mimicking the teddy bear and finding their own nose and toes. A great book to foster play and learning. Consider this an activity book. 
Tags: Ages 0-4, baby, Begin Smart, body parts, exercise, preschool, Title B, Title W, toddler
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
 + + + + Begin Smart: What Shapes Do You See?
Author: Begin Smart
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Board book: 14 pages
Publisher: Begin Smart; Brdbk edition (May 4, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1934618969
ISBN-13: 978-1934618967
Book description: “This is a triangle. It has three sides. What is shaped like a triangle?”
Full-color photography featuring clever and playful die-cuts place everyday shapes and colors in the child’s world. Squares, circles, triangles and rectangles are revealed in street signs, buttons, sailboats and many more objects.
Book review: What fun! Fascinating for little ones as they recognize familiar everyday objects and their shapes. Flip-out pages make this and even more interesting discovery.
Tags: Ages 0-4, Begin Smart, Highly Recommended titles, preschool, shapes, Title B, Title W, todller
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
 + + + +Begin Smart: What Color Is Your Apple?
Author: Begin Smart
Reading level: Baby-Preschool
Board book: 14 pages
Publisher: Begin Smart; Brdbk edition (May 4, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1934618977
ISBN-13: 978-1934618974
Book description: “Here is lettuce. It is a GREEN vegetable. Lettuce grows in the ground.”
Red apples, green peas, orange mangoes, yellow squash and purple plums are just a few of the fruits and vegetables found within this tasty introduction to colors.
Book review: This is a sturdy little colorful book you can really sink your teeth into. Each fruit or vegetable features a flip-out page revealing more fruits and vegetables of the same color. Mouth watering photographs will tempt your little one to explore each new page and make learning colors and naming foods fun.
Tags: Ages 0-4, Begin Smart, boardbook, colors, food, preschool, Title W, toddler
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
 + + + + Willow’s Whispers
Author: Lana Button
Illustrator: Tania Howells
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Kids Can Press, Ltd. (February 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1554532809
ISBN-13: 978-1554532803
Book description: When Willow speaks, her words slip out as soft and shy as a secret. At school, her barely audible whisper causes her no end of troubles. But Willow is as resourceful as she is quiet, and she fashions a magic microphone from items she finds in the recycling bin.
But Willow’s clever invention is only a temporary solution. How will this quiet little girl make herself heard?
Book review: Wonderfully done! Both text and drawing style show what it’s like for Willow to whisper and go unnoticed. This book will help your quiet little one find his/her voice. Can’t think of a better book to support a child that is struggling with shyness.
Tags: Ages 4-8, Author last name B, Highly Recommended titles, language, school, shyness, Title W
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
 + + + Where is Love?
Author: Laura Nadler Scott
Illustrator: Marguerite Massa
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1936172070
ISBN-13: 978-1936172078
Book description: Where is love? Leni Lovebird desperately wants to learn from her fellow forest dwellers so she can create a love song of her very own. But Leni just can’t seem to find love where others do.
Should she take the advice of a busy mole, an old owl, a lolling turtle or a plump bee? Fly alongside Leni as she journeys far from Mother bird in search of love, only to discover she has traveled a delicate circle home.
Book review: The narration and illustrations work together like poetry giving this lyrical tale real life. It’s not an unfamiliar story, and the moral is “There’s no place like home,” but each critter Leni encounters draws both Leni and the reader closer to this truism and warms the heart. A great book to read while cuddled up with your little one.
Tags: Ages 4-8, Author last name S, family, love, Recommended titles, Title W
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
 + + + + Watch This Space: Designing, Defending and Sharing Public Spaces
Authors: Hadley Dyer and Marc Ngui
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 80 pages
Publisher: Kids Can Press, Ltd. (March 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1554532930
ISBN-13: 978-1554532933
Book description: This unique and timely book introduces youth to what public space is, why it is important and how best to use it. It also underscores the need to create, preserve and protect public space. Readers will learn what makes successful public spaces work, the ins and outs of sharing and designing them, the issues surrounding teenagers in public spaces and much more. Watch This Space answers the question, Why is public space important? It s important because this space belongs to all of us.
Book review: This would make an excellent text book used in conjunction with the sandbox version of The Sims or a sandbox version of an architectural application in teaching kids about public space for sociology, art and history. Couldn’t get my teens to care one whit about it as something to read in their free time, though, that’s why I think it makes a great homeschool or traditional school supplement especially if used as inspiration for a thematic unit–in that light, it’s pretty cool. The suggested age is for 9-12, but I think the 12-Up range will also find this book of use, again, as a main text book or study aid.
Tags: Ages 12-Up, Ages 9-12, art, Author last name N, Author lats name D, culture, Highly Recommended titles, history, social studies, sociology, Title W
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
 * * * Wet Friend! (Adventure of Meno)
Authors: Angela & Tony Diterlizzi
Illustrator: Tony Diterlizzi
Reading level: Baby-Preschool
Hardcover: 48 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing (October 6, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416971491
ISBN-13: 978-1416971498
Book review: If you are looking for untarnished innocence, joy and glee read the Meno books. Add me to the fan club, please! My six-year old (and certainly younger children) will love these not only because he can master the language, but also because the story is appealing, silly and fun.
Tags: Ages 0-4, Ages 4-5, Ages 4-8, Author last name D, baby, Meno, Outstanding titles, Title A, Title M, Title W, toddler
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
 * * * Why Did I Get This Credit Card?
Author: Twyla Prindle
Illustrator: Randy Jennings
Paperback: 48 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0981937292
ISBN-13: 978-0981937298
Book Review: I know that if I want to teach my kids how to handle money responsibly, I turn to Twyla Prindle’s books. Why Did I Get This Credit Card? might seem to be a mature topic for kids but Twyla breaks it down so kids can master the concept along with parental guidance. A great way to prepare your kids for the future, ensuring not only fiscal savvy but good stewardship as well. An outstanding title that I highly recommend.
Tags: Ages 9-12, Author last name P, Christian, credit cards, money, Outstanding titles, tithing, Title W
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
 * Wally the Walking Fish: Meets Madison and Cooper
Author: Gary Lamit
Paperback: 28 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (May 28, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1439225419
ISBN-13: 978-1439225417
Book description: Wally the Walking Fish Meets Madison and Cooper is a fun-filled fantasy adventure that the whole family will enjoy. When little pig-tailed Madison takes her grumpy always-hungry yellow dog fishing, they both discover Wally, an amazing walking fish! With Wally at their side, the new group of friends learns fun facts about mushrooms, beavers, fish, and dogs.
Book review: Cute and educational. I really liked the boxed facts about each of the creatures in the book. Creatively informative; imaginative.
Tags: Ages 6-10, animal science, Author last name L, dogs, fish, Recommended titles, Title W
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Monday, August 31st, 2009
 * * Who Lives Here? Savanna Animals
Author: Deborah Hodge
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 24 pages
Publisher: Kids Can Press (August 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1554530733
ISBN-13: 978-1554530731
Book description: The savanna is home to exciting animals whose bodies are suited to living on the warm, grassy plain. Elephants, giraffes, lions, meerkats, zebras and other animals have special ways of finding food, raising families and protecting themselves in this habitat with long dry seasons and shorter rainy seasons. The Who Lives Here? series looks at animals in their natural habitats – rain forests, polar regions, deserts, wetlands and savannas – and explains how the body and habits of each animal are suited to the place it lives.
Book Review: This is another great book in the series. What I really like about the Who Lives Here? books is that they are so accessible to little ones. Each animal is revealed close up and we learn what makes each so unique – the elephant’s trunk, the Giraffe’s long tongue and muscular neck, the meerkat’s sharp claws. This series makes it easy for little ones to learn about different animals, their habitats and some of their behaviors.
Tags: Ages 4-8, animals, Author last name H, Highly Recommended titles, savannah, Title S, Title W, Who Lives Here?
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
 * * * Wild Horse Creek: The Mystery Stallion
Author: Sharon Siamon
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Walrus Books (September 12, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1552859339
ISBN-13: 978-1552859339
Book description: Join Sophie and Liv in the explosive kick-off to the new Wild Horse Creek series.
When 13-year-old twins Sophie and Liv spend their spring break vacation with their grandparents in Arizona, they discover that the ranch in the Sonoran Desert is full of surprises. Both girls love horses, and they’re thrilled to meet their grandparents’ herd of Spanish Barbs who roam freely on the 3,000-acre ranch. Soon, however, the girls encounter more adventure than they bargained for.
When their grandfather’s stallion is badly injured and the rest of his herd disappears, the twins try to find the missing horses and get to the bottom of the mystery. Along the way, the girls encounter rattlesnakes, good-looking cowhands and an interesting cast of characters who work at the ritzy local spa. Throughout their adventure, the twins come to terms with the fact that they are separate individuals with different paths to follow.
About the Wild Horse Creek series:
When horses are at the heart of a series, it’s pretty much guaranteed that every book will also feature fun, adventure and friendship. This series follows twins Sophie and Liv adventures on their grandfather’s ranch.
Book review: Sharon Siamon wastes no time drawing the reader right in to Liv And Sophie’s world. A fast-paced, gripping read I couldn’t put down. Horse lovers, tweens and teens will love this one and want more…and as a mother of twins, I have a special appreciation for Liv and Sophie’s relationship and growing autonomy. Well done. Siamon really knows her audience.
Tags: Ages 9-12, Author last name S, horses, mystery, Outstanding titles, teen, Title M, Title W
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Friday, October 20th, 2006
 * Wilky The White House Cockroach
Author: Howie Schneider
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (September 7, 2006)
ISBN: 0399243887
Creative, silly and fun. Wilky the cockroach goes on an adventure when he hitches a ride in a pizza box and ends up in the oval office. This is a cute story, one that kids will enjoy while parents chuckle as they read it to their children. A great light-hearted addition to your home library.
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Tags: Ages 4-8, Author last name S, government, humor, insects, Recommended titles, Title W
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