Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 23rd, 2011 Author: Joe Fenton Illustrator: Joe Fenton Series: Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9781416979364 Year Published: 2010 Price: $12.99 Grade Level: K, 1 Rating: A
- Author: Joe Fenton
- Grade Level: K, 1
- Illustrator: Joe Fenton
- ISBN: 9781416979364
- Price: $12.99
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Rating: A
- Reading level: K, 1
- Year Published: 2010
Boo! is a wordless story about a little ghost that is trying to scare the other ghosts in his family. The book has vivid illustrations that make it interestingto read even though there are no words. It is fun and the little ghost is really cute. He tries everything to be scary from being a vampire . . . → Read More: Boo!
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 23rd, 2011 Author: Tony Ross Illustrator: Tony Ross Series: A Little Princess Story Publisher: Andersen Press ISBN: 9780761364436 Year Published: 2010 Price: $16.95 Grade Level: K, 1, 2 Rating: A
- Author: Tony Ross
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2
- Illustrator: Tony Ross
- ISBN: 9780761364436
- Price: $16.95
- Publisher: Andersen Press
- Rating: A
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Series: A Little Princess Story
- Year Published: 2010
From the Little Princess series, this book tells the story of the Little Princess being scared of the dark. When her dad asks her why she is afraid of the dark, she tells him it is because she actually is afraid of ghosts and ghosts come out in the dark. Dad, the Admiral, Doctor and . . . → Read More: I Want My Light On!
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 2nd, 2011 Author: Julie Gassman Illustrator: Richard Watson Series: Publisher: Picture Window Books ISBN: 9781404861657 Year Published: 2011 Price: $15.86 Grade Level: PK, K, 1 Rating: A
- Author: Julie Gassman
- Grade Level: PK, K, 1
- Illustrator: Richard Watson
- ISBN: 9781404861657
- Price: $15.86
- Publisher: Picture Window Books
- Rating: A
- Reading level: K, 1
- Year Published: 2011
Roger is a little cat that gets crabby a lot. He gets mad when his big brother eats the last frozen waffle and when his mom lets him sleep through his favorite show. So when his big brother calls him crabby pants, he gets even crabbier. While sitting in his time out chair, it dawns on Robby . . . → Read More: Crabby Pants
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on June 2nd, 2011 Author: Betsy Lewin Illustrator: Betsy Lewin Series: Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9781416938088 Year Published: 2010 Price: $16.99 Grade Level: PK, K Rating: A
- Author: Betsy Lewin
- Grade Level: PK, K
- Illustrator: Betsy Lewin
- ISBN: 9781416938088
- Price: $16.99
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Rating: A
- Reading level: K, 1
- Year Published: 2010
In this little picture book, everyone knows where Tippy Toes goes during the day and what mischief he get into. The question is where he goes when it gets dark. After he has gotten into trouble all day by hiding in the dresser drawers and escaping the squirting garden hose, the story ends with revealing . . . → Read More: Where is tippy toes?
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 30th, 2011 Author: Tony Ross Illustrator: Tony Ross Series: Little Princess Publisher: Anderson Press ISBN: 9780761354956 Year Published: 2010 Price: $16.95 Grade Level: K, 1, 2 Rating: R
- Author: Tony Ross
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2
- Illustrator: Tony Ross
- ISBN: 9780761354956
- Price: $16.95
- Publisher: Anderson Press
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Series: Little Princess
- Year Published: 2010
This book is about a Little Princess and her greedy appetite for birthdays! The Little Princess discovers she isn’t happy with just having one birthday a year, so she asks for another and then another and then another. Pretty soon Little Princess has a birthday every day of the year. Soon, she sees this isn’t . . . → Read More: I Want TWO Birthdays!
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 30th, 2011 Author: Robin Koontz Illustrator: Nadine Takvorian Series: Autumn series-Learning about.... Publisher: Picture Window Books ISBN: 9781404860124 Year Published: 2010 Price: $23.39 Grade Level: K, 1, 2 Rating: A
- Author: Robin Koontz
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2
- Illustrator: Nadine Takvorian
- ISBN: 9781404860124
- Price: $23.39
- Publisher: Picture Window Books
- Rating: A
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Year Published: 2010
- Series: Autumn series-Learning about....
This is a nonfiction book about harvesting apples in a picture book style. The book reads along like a story with drawn illustrations, but teaches children about apples and their harvest. A family travels to an apple orchard and partakes in the apple picking process. The boy and girl help tell the story with their . . . → Read More: Apples, Apples Everywhere! Learning about Apple Harvests
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 30th, 2011 Author: Anna Walker Illustrator: Anna Walker Series: Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9781416983170 Year Published: 2009 Price: $9.99 Grade Level: PK, K, 1 Rating: A
- Author: Anna Walker
- Grade Level: PK, K, 1
- Illustrator: Anna Walker
- ISBN: 9781416983170
- Price: $9.99
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Rating: A
- Reading level: K, 1
- Year Published: 2009
This book is about a little zebra named, Ollie. Ollie loves everything about Christmas. The book talks about all the things he loves at Christmas time, like crinkly paper, tinsel and string. This is just a cute book that is fun and has great water color illustrations. The pages are thick and it is a . . . → Read More: I Love Christmas
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 24th, 2011 Author: Laura Ljungkvist Illustrator: Laura Ljungkvist Series: Publisher: Beach Lane Books ISBN: 9781416991380 Year Published: 2010 Price: $16.99 Grade Level: K, 1, 2 Rating: A
- Author: Laura Ljungkvist
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2
- Illustrator: Laura Ljungkvist
- ISBN: 9781416991380
- Publisher: Beach Lane Books
- Price: $16.99
- Rating: A
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Year Published: 2010
Pepi the parrot belongs to a boy named Peter. Pepi loves to sing to Peter, but Peter gets tired of his song. Pepi goes on an adventure to learn a new song. He goes to the bakery, the music studio, the art studio, the market, dog park, and finally back home. Pepi learns so many . . . → Read More: Pepi Sings a New Song
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 24th, 2011 Author: Wendy Watson Illustrator: Wendy Watson Series: Publisher: ISBN: 9780547223124 Year Published: 2010 Price: $15.99 Grade Level: PK, K Rating: Clarion Books
- Author: Wendy Watson
- Grade Level: PK, K
- Illustrator: Wendy Watson
- ISBN: 9780547223124
- Price: $15.99
- Rating: Clarion Books, A
- Reading level: K, 1
- Year Published: 2010
In this cute little book, bunnies are getting ready for bed. They scamper into their tree house, chomp their dinner, sip their drinks, scrub their teeth, splash in the tub, snap on their pajamas, snuggle in for stories, bounce on the bed, hug, and shush to bed. With only four words per page, one for . . . → Read More: Bedtime Bunnies
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 17th, 2011 Author: Andrea Perry Illustrator: Roberta Angaramo Series: Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9781416906247 Year Published: 2010 Price: $16.99 Grade Level: K, 1 Rating: A
- Author: Andrea Perry
- Grade Level: K, 1
- Illustrator: Roberta Angaramo
- ISBN: 9781416906247
- Price: $16.99
- Rating: A
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Year Published: 2010
This picture book is about a mailman that falls into the Bicklebys’ birdbath all because of a leaky hose. The book follows the style of “This is the House That Jack Built,” describing in cumulative rhyme style what happens when a girl with a leaky hose squirts some crows. There is a goose, bee, moose, . . . → Read More: The Bicklebys’ Birdbath
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 17th, 2011 Author: Holly Clifton-Brown Illustrator: Holly Clifton-Brown Series: Publisher: Anderson Press ISBN: 9780761364443 Year Published: 2010 Price: $16.95 Grade Level: K, 1, 2 Rating: R
- Author: Holly Clifton-Brown
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2
- Illustrator: Holly Clifton-Brown
- ISBN: 9780761364443
- Price: $16.95
- Publisher: Anderson Press
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Year Published: 2010
This picture book is about a little owl, Annie Hoot that loves to knit. When the other owls refuse to wear her creations, she goes off on an adventure looking for animals who appreciate her hard work. She travels to the rain forest, the African safari and the arctic letting the animals try out her . . . → Read More: Annie Hoot and the Knitting Extravaganza
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 16th, 2011 Author: Laurie Friedman Illustrator: Jennifer Kalis Series: Mallory Books Publisher: Darby Creek ISBN: 9780822588863 Year Published: 2011 Price: $15.95 Grade Level: 2, 3, 4 Rating: R
- Grade Level: 2, 3, 4
- Illustrator: Jennifer Kalis
- Author: Laurie Friedman
- ISBN: 9780822588863
- Price: $15.95, $15.95
- Publisher: Darby Creek
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 2, 3, 4
- Series: Mallory Books, Mallory Books
- Year Published: 2011
From the popular Mallory series, this is the 15th book in the series. True to the Mallory style, the illustrations, characters and journal entries are like the other books. In this particular book, Mallory develops a major crush on JT, a boy in her older brothers class. It isn’t long before she is in trouble . . . → Read More: Mallory’s Guide to Boys, Brothers, Dads, and Dogs
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 3rd, 2011 Author: Anna Claybourne Illustrator: Series: Extreme Explorations Publisher: Capstone Press ISBN: 9781429645577 Year Published: 2009 Price: $25.32 Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6 Rating: R
- Author: Anna Claybourne
- Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6
- ISBN: 9781429645577
- Price: $25.32
- Publisher: Capstone Press
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 3, 4
- Series: Extreme Explorations
- Year Published: 2009
This book is all about pirates and their secrets. This looks like a great series for reluctant boy readers. In this particular book, the life of pirates is explored. Pirate ships, weapons, treasures and food are discussed. The book has a good amount of text, but the abundance of accompanying photos make the book fun . . . → Read More: Pirate Secrets Revealed
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 3rd, 2011 Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith Illustrator: Barry Gott Series: Publisher: Dutton Children's Books ISBN: 9780525422563 Year Published: 2010 Price: $16.99 Grade Level: K, 1, 2 Rating: A
- Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2
- Illustrator: Barry Gott
- ISBN: 9780525422563
- Price: $16.99
- Publisher: Dutton Children's Books
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Year Published: 2010
- Rating: A
This is the story of a boy named, Holler Loudly. From the time Holler is born, he is the loudest baby and kid that ever. He can’t help it, he is just loud! When everyone keeps telling him to “hush” and he is constantly in trouble for being loud he starts feeling pretty sad. He . . . → Read More: Holler Loudly
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 3rd, 2011 Author: Christopher L. Harbo Illustrator: Series: Paper Airplanes Publisher: Capstone Press ISBN: 9781429647441 Year Published: 2011 Price: $23.98 Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6 Rating: A
- Author: Christopher L. Harbo
- Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6
- ISBN: 9781429647441
- Price: $23.98
- Publisher: Capstone Press
- Rating: A
- Reading level: 3, 4
- Series: Paper Airplanes
- Year Published: 2011
This nonfiction, instructional book is the level 4, Captain Paper Airplane book in this paper airplane series. The book starts out discussing the captain rank of achieving level 4 in paper n folding. I really like that on the first page, there is a red box that tells the reader that this is a difficult level and . . . → Read More: Paper Airplanes/Captain Level 4
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 3rd, 2011 Author: Julie Murray Illustrator: Series: Big Buddy Books-Insects Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company ISBN: 9781616134846 Year Published: 2011 Price: $25.65 Grade Level: 1, 2, 3, 4 Rating: R
- Author: Julie Murray
- Grade Level: 1, 2, 3, 4
- ISBN: 9781616134846
- Price: $25.65
- Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 2, 3, 4
- Series: Big Buddy Books-Insects
- Year Published: 2011
This is very nice nonfiction book all about dragonflies. This large book has really nice photographs and a colorful, eye pleasing layout. The book discusses all things concerning dragonflies including their body, life cycle, their hunting, flying and predators. The book has a wealth of information presented in a simple manner kids can understand, such . . . → Read More: Dragonflies
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 2nd, 2011 Author: Angela Royston Illustrator: Series: The Big Picture Publisher: Capstone Press ISBN: 9781429655057 Year Published: 2010 Price: $21.59 Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3 Rating: R
- Author: Angela Royston
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3
- ISBN: 9781429655057
- Price: $21.59
- Publisher: Capstone Press
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Series: The Big Picture
- Year Published: 2010
This nonfiction book is all about polar bears. The book teaches students all about polar bears, including their home, bodies, what they eat, how they hunt, babies and how global warming is impacting these animals. This book has a great predictable layout, with amazing photographs that make the bears look like they are walking right off . . . → Read More: Polar Bears and Their Homes
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on May 1st, 2011 Author: Louise Spilsbury Illustrator: Series: A Day in the Life: Sea Animals Publisher: Heinemann Library ISBN: 9781432940027 Year Published: 2011 Price: $22.00 Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3 Rating: R
- Author: Louise Spilsbury
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3
- ISBN: 9781432940027
- Price: $22.00
- Publisher: Heinemann Library
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 1, 2, 3
- Series: A Day in the Life: Sea Animals
- Year Published: 2011
From the Day in the Life (Sea Animals), this nonfiction book explores a day in the life of a seal. The book discusses what seals look like, what they do all day and night, what they eat, how they find food, what babies are like, what they do in winter and what hunts seals. Basic . . . → Read More: Seal
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on April 29th, 2011 Author: Stephanie Greene Illustrator: Stephanie Roth Sisson Series: Princess Posey Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons ISBN: 9780399251672 Year Published: 2010 Price: $12.99 Grade Level: K, 1, 2 Rating: A
- Author: Stephanie Greene
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2
- Illustrator: Stephanie Roth Sisson
- ISBN: 9780399251672
- Price: $12.99
- Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Rating: A
- Reading level: 1, 2
- Series: Princess Posey
- Year Published: 2010
This beginning chapter book is about Posey, a little girl who is days away from starting first grade. Being a little scared and unsure about this transition to being a big girl, she thinks it will be ok if she just could wear her favorite tutu even though it has some rips and tears. Posey . . . → Read More: Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on April 28th, 2011 Author: Colleen Sexton Illustrator: Series: Exploring Space Publisher: Scholastic/Bellwether Media ISBN: 9780531265376 Year Published: 2010 Price: $15.95 Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3 Rating: R
- Author: Colleen Sexton
- Grade Level: K, 1, 2, 3
- ISBN: 9780531265376
- Price: $15.95
- Publisher: Scholastic/Bellwether Media
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 1, 2, 3
- Series: Exploring Space
- Year Published: 2010
From the Blastoff! Readers, this book is all about space shuttles. It teaches students what space shuttles are, how space shuttles launch, orbit and land. There is also a glossary, to learn more and index. The book has a very nice layout with bright colored pages, great photographs and accompanying text with bolded words that . . . → Read More: Space Shuttles
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on April 28th, 2011 Author: Dori Hillestad Butler Illustrator: Jeremy Tugeau Series: The Buddy Files Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company ISBN: 9780807509333 Year Published: 2010 Price: $14.99 Grade Level: 2, 3, 4 Rating: A
- Author: Dori Hillestad Butler
- Grade Level: 2, 3, 4
- Illustrator: Jeremy Tugeau
- ISBN: 9780807509333
- Price: $14.99
- Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
- Rating: A
- Reading level: 2, 3, 4
- Series: The Buddy Files
- Year Published: 2010
This is the second book in The Buddy Files series. It was a fun little chapter book about a dog, Buddy that is trying to solve two mysteries. First, he is still trying to find his first family and figure out what happened to them, making him end up at the pound. (This was the . . . → Read More: The Case of the Mixed-Up Mutts
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on April 28th, 2011 Author: Marcia Zappa Illustrator: Series: Planet Earth Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company ISBN: 9781616134907 Year Published: 2011 Price: $25.65 Grade Level: 2, 3, 4, 5 Rating: R
- Author: Marcia Zappa
- Grade Level: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
- Price: $25.65
- ISBN: 9781616134907
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 3, 4, 5
- Series: Planet Earth
- Year Published: 2011
This book is all about caves. It is an amazing book with lots of information and great photographs. The book starts out discussing these landforms, before talking about the shapes and sizes and the three different types of caves (solution caves, lava tubes and sea caves). It also has additional information boxes, extra facts, important . . . → Read More: Caves
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on April 28th, 2011 Author: Colleen Sexton Illustrator: Series: Life Cycles Publisher: Scholastic/Bellwether Media ISBN: 9780531263594 Year Published: 2011 Price: $15.95 Grade Level: 1, 2, 3 Rating: A
- Price: $15.95
- Author: Colleen Sexton
- Grade Level: 1, 2, 3
- ISBN: 9780531263594
- Publisher: Scholastic/Bellwether Media
- Rating: A
- Reading level: 2, 3
- Series: Life Cycles
- Year Published: 2011
From the Life Cycle series, this book follows chickens from eggs to adults. The book starts out by introducing chickens, then discusses the egg, chick and adult stages. The book has a great, colorful layout with simple text that elementary students can easily understand. I really like the large, high quality photographs. A very appealing, . . . → Read More: The Life Cycle of a Chicken
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on April 27th, 2011 Author: Anita Ganeri Illustrator: Series: A Day in the Life: Rain Forest Animals Publisher: Heinemann Library ISBN: 9781432941116 Year Published: 2011 Price: $22.00 Grade Level: 2, 3, 4 Rating: R
- Author: Anita Ganeri
- Grade Level: 2, 3, 4
- ISBN: 9781432941116
- Publisher: Heinemann Library
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 3, 4
- Series: A Day in the Life: Rain Forest Animals
- Price: $22.00
- Year Published: 2011
This nonfiction book is all about the rain forest animal, the lemur. Starting with a table of contents of all the chapters, the lemur is identified, explained and photographed. Each set of facing pages are a chapter with facts and great photos. While the book has quite a bit of information, it is presented in . . . → Read More: Lemur
Reviewed by Becca Huttman, on April 27th, 2011 Author: Colleen Sexton Illustrator: Series: Blastoff!Readers Publisher: Scholastic/Bellwether Media ISBN: 9780531263570 Year Published: 2010 Price: $15.95 Grade Level: 1, 2, 3, 4 Rating: R
- Author: Colleen Sexton
- Grade Level: 1, 2, 3, 4
- ISBN: 9780531263570
- Publisher: Scholastic/Bellwether Media
- Rating: R
- Reading level: 2, 3
- Series: Blastoff!Readers
- Year Published: 2010
- Price: $15.95
From Scholastic, this book is all about the life cycle of the fascinating sea horse. With wonderful photographs and interesting facts, this is sure to be a hit in elementary libraries. The book starts out explaining what a sea horse is easily explaining their characteristics. It then talks about sea horses courting, babies being born . . . → Read More: The Life Cycle of a Seahorse
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