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Category Archives: Primary Grades
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson The Herdmans are just about the worst kids ever. They’re mean and nasty and dirty and they smoke and curse. The one place that is safe from their influence is the church. … Continue reading
EllRay Jakes Rocks the Holidays
EllRay Jakes Rocks the Holidays! by Sally Warner Fact: When I read a great book, usually I immediately want to pick up another book and start reading it. When I read a book I don’t enjoy I find it very … Continue reading
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye by Geronimo Stilton All of the flashy font styles and full-color captioned pictures in the world are not enough to compensate for the terrible writing in this one. I don’t feel good about saying … Continue reading
Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray: The Uproar at the Front Door
Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray by Nick Bruel I first met Bad Kitty when she was just a picture book wreaking alphabetical havoc on the household. But Bad Kitty has evolved into a my first graphic novel style enterprise. This … Continue reading
Franny K. Stein Mad Scientist: Lunch Walks Among Us
Lunch Walks Among Us by Jim Benton This is a Guided Reading Level P (seeing reports online of P-S). It is a DRA 38. It would be on level for middle to end of third grade. Franny is not your … Continue reading
Cuckoo!
Cuckoo! by Fiona Roberton When I saw this advertised in the “New to Your Library” of the online catalog, I could not resist. For whatever reason, my 10 month old adores the word cuckoo and will giggle and try to … Continue reading
Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Splash!
Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Splash! by Candace Fleming The bunnies are back!! I’ve spent the last month recommending this series to anyone in search of bunny books in time for spring or Easter, so I was delighted to see this on my library’s … Continue reading
Posted in Little Ones, Primary Grades
Tagged animals, clean, onomatopoeia, picture book, read aloud
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Happy Go Lucky
Happy Go Lucky by Kristin Earhart This is the first book in the Big Apple Barn series and friends, I shall be honest with you. It was not chosen on merit, it was chosen purely because it is short, I … Continue reading
Posted in Primary Grades
Tagged animal narrator, beginning chapter book, clean, horses
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The White Stallion
The White Stallion by Elizabeth Shub Gretchen was headed out west with her family in the mid-1800s as part of a wagon train. She falls asleep in the warm sun and the horse she is riding wanders away from the … Continue reading
The Dragons of Blueland
The Dragons of Blueland by Ruth Stiles Gannett This is the third book in the My Father’s Dragon Trilogy. Book 1: My Father’s Dragon Book 2: Elmer and the Dragon Gannet is very kind to readers. At the start of … Continue reading
Posted in Little Ones, Middle Grades, Primary Grades
Tagged dragon, fantasy, trilogy
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