Oh My Gosh, Mrs. McNosh by Sarah Weeks
Emily_Cobenais's review: "Mrs. McNosh loses her dog and goes all over looking for her dog, but she can't find him. When she finally gives up and goes home who does she find waiting for her? Her dog!...
View ArticleWhen The Leaf Blew In by Steve Metzger
Emily_Cobenais's review: "When a leaf falls all of the animals are effected. The book is funny and shows a sequence of events that happen. It is a book for early childhood."Cartwheel Books (2009),...
View ArticleShoes from Grandpa by Mem Fox
Emily_Cobenais's review: "Shoes from Grandpa is about a girl named Jesse who is outgrowing her clothing. All of her family members give her different items of clothing, but her grandpa finally gives...
View ArticleImogene's Antlers by David Small
Emily_Cobenais's review: "Imogene's Antlers is just as the title depicts. Imogene is a normal girl who wakes up one morning with antlers, so the story is about how Imogene deals with antlers all day...
View ArticleDoghouse for Sale (An Imagination Books) by Donna Lugg Pape
Emily_Cobenais's review: "Doghouse for Sale is about a dog who is trying to sell his house. When he takes advice from all of his friends and makes changes to his house he realizes that he no longer...
View ArticleEdward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
Emily_Cobenais's review: "Edward the emu escapes his place in the zoo. He travels all over the zoo visiting the other animals, but he decides that he just wants to go back to his place. When he goes...
View ArticleToo Much Noise by Ann McGovern
Emily_Cobenais's review: "An old man finds that there is too much noise in his house so he receives advice from his friends about what to do to fix this. After taking their advice he realizes that his...
View ArticleHattie And The Fox by Mem Fox
Emily_Cobenais's review: "Hattie that hen sees something in a bush and begins to warn everyone. As the book goes on more of a fox in the bushes is revealed. This book is for ages 4-7."Aladdin (1992),...
View ArticleThere Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback
Emily_Cobenais's review: "An old lady starts by swallowing a fly and continues to keep eating various things. The story continues to accumulate and the end is semi-abrupt, but it is a classic that all...
View ArticleJohn Patrick Norman McHennessy by John Burningham
Emily_Cobenais's review: "John Patrick Norman McHennessy is always getting in trouble at school for being late, but his teacher does not believe any of the reasons why he is late. One day, however,...
View ArticleRose Blanche by Roberto Innocenti
Emily_Cobenais's review: "A little girl describes how her life changes as World War II invades Germany. She finds herself across a barbed wire fence from children in a concentration camp and she is...
View ArticleFortunately by Remy Charlip
Emily_Cobenais's review: "Fortunately is about a boy who runs into a multitude of problems, but there is always an upside to any mishap he encounters. The book is filled with humor and a chorus with...
View ArticleCharlie Drives The Stage by Eric A. Kimmel
Emily_Cobenais's review: "A senator is in an old western town and needs to get to Washington. He enlists the help of Charlie who promises that he will get the senator where he needs to go even if they...
View ArticleA Bad Case Of Stripes by David Shannon
Emily_Cobenais's review: "Camilla Cream is afraid to be who she really, but when she wakes up one day covered in stripes she learns her lesson. She learns that you need to be who you really are and...
View ArticleLeah's Pony by Elizabeth Friedrich
Emily_Cobenais's review: "Leah is the daughter of a farmer. It is set during the great depression and it reveals the hardships that many farmers faced during this time period. As a realistic fiction...
View ArticleDear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Emily_Cobenais's review: "Leigh Botts narrates his life events in this short novel. The novel is organized as letters to Leigh's favorite author and diary entries. The letters and entries revolve...
View ArticlePeter and the North Wind by Freya Littledale
Emily_Cobenais's review: "Peter is sent to get flour for his mother, but the Northwind blows it away. Peter is given many replacements, but the inn keeper repeatedly steals his magic items....
View ArticleThe Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo
Emily_Cobenais's review: "The Persia Cinderella puts a twist to the Cinderella that most Americans know. The basic concepts are the same, yet some things are significantly different. This is intended...
View ArticleWhy the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell
Emily_Cobenais's review: "In this book it is explained through a story why the sun and moon "live" in the sky. It is a type of folktale that is common in many cultures to explain why things are the...
View ArticleMr. Lincoln's Way by Patricia Polacco
Emily_Cobenais's review: "Mr. Lincoln is the principal of a school in this realistic book. He is a kind principal who wants to help one of the most troubled students. Issues like racism are...
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