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Accessible poems for young children
This book sings! It is one of the best collections of poems I've come across for my seven year old. When I read this to her at night she doesn't want it to end (this is one of the first times I've been successful at reading poetry to her). I would recommend this book for all ages but the subject nature-based matter is particularly appropriate for young children. Not trite but accessible - "The sun's going down with a great hurrah, a gold ball sinking, staining the sky." ... Read more

Book Description

One day Adam Mouse decides to put aside his fear of leaving home and visit his friend Amanda, who is a city mouse. And what a day they have! He has a fast ride in a Silver Racer, visits the public library for the first time, and has a good look at the wide (and noisy) world beyond the quiet farm where he lives. Best of all, Adam discovers that the little notes he jotted to his friend Amanda are poetry, and that he is a poet! ... Read more

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An OK book
"I'll Meet You At The Cucumbers" was about mice and they had a cool adventure to the city. It had a very good ending.

I'll meet you at the Cucumbers
I liked I'll Meet you at the Cucumbers because it was a good book and I liked it because it has animals in it. The mice find apples and eat the apples and it was Amanda's birthday. If you like adventure books, this is a good book for you. ... Read more

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Count to ten with the most adorable animals illustrated by GarthWilliams! Start with one roly-poly puppy and end with ten nuts from LittleSquirrel. The rhythmic text and charming pictures makes counting as easy as 1,2, 3. . . ... Read more

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The best counting book ever!
This book is wonderful! The pictures are very colorful and peaceful to look at. Just as important, the flow and rhythm of the book is amazingly catching. I have had the entire book memorized for years, and that is without even trying.

I loved the book at 5, and I still love it at 27. I had this book as a kid, and I give it to all my friends who have children.

If you know someone who is learning to count, or someone who is a child at heart, this is the perfect book for them!

Grew up loving this book!
My dad read this book to my sister and I when we were small. We loved it more than any other book out there! The rhymes and illustrations were superior. We all still remember each and every number and group of animals associated with the number. My sister has given this book as a baby gift for years, and now that she is having a baby of her own, she is planning on having the nursery designed with the adorable animals! It is a must read and really helps little kids enjoy both math and reading throughout life!!!

Adorable illustrations!
A bouncing rhyme book. The darling illustrations of Garth Williams enhance this simple counting book, which uses items on a farm to teach counting from 1 to 10. Old fashioned and darling!

My First Counting Book
This was my favorite book when I was a child. I'm thrilled it is still in print so I can share the book with my own children. The book is full of adorable pictures of animals and simple rhymes about counting. ... Read more

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short and easy to read
The Canterville Ghost is a small book, which is quite easy to read.
It is a funny story and there are a lot of jokes. Sometimes it is a little bit boring., but when you like the spiritual then you like this book.
It is a fantasy history, who you can use your own imagination. It is also a sad story, although superficially there is a happy ending.
There you see the difference between the serious minded English people and the practical Americans
You can see parallels between the story and the writer. Oscar Wilde had a very difficult life at the end, and in his story it is the ghost, which suffers a lot because of the fact that he has no audience who is willing to pay attention to his pranks.
I think it is a good book to read at school. And I have loved the jokes very much and I like the mystical and spiritual side of this book too.

Deliciously funny
Oscar Wilde was the master of witty and amusing stories, and this little novella is no different. It tells the tale of the poor Canterville Ghost, whose very existence is made miserable by a family of Americans who not only do not believe in him (despite his best efforts at terrorising him), but who do unspeakable things like removing the eternal blood stain in the library.

The American family are really well drawn with the children being particularly successful in making the ghost miserable. And the ghost himself - well, we find ourselves having some symapthy for him, and the end of the story is quite poignant.

It is a wonderful story for an older child, but also for an adult. It is certainly one of my all time favourites.

A favorite ghost story
It's rare for a ghost story to be sympathetic towards the ghost or to flush out the ghosts character. Usually the ghost is just there to frighten the main characters and the readers. The Canterville Ghost however does make the ghost an interesting and understandable character without letting the suspense suffer.

The friendly ghost
This is a nice, short and easy story to read, it will show you the way people think about themselves and about others, you can read this fairy tale while waiting in the airport, it won't take you more that an our to read it, OK, maybe two hours and you will have a smile after you finish the book.

funny and thrilling
I like this story really. It is a story of a ghost who want to fright the new American family but they are too easy and they aren't frightened. So he has a mission to do.
This story is unusual for a ghost. It is a interesting and thrilling story. It is also easy to read for students. I didn't feel bored, when I read this book, because you are in this thrilling situation. But it is also very funny and your face will be touched with a smile. So the whole story is very good. ... Read more

Book Description

An anthology of poems about universal childhood experiences by some of America's best-loved poets. "This anthology will delight young children and those who read to them." -- Booklist Horn Book Fanfare Selection ... Read more

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Little Raccoon's Nighttime Adventure
I learned to read from this book and it has been my favorite children's book ever since. It is the story of a little raccoon who is given the responsibility of bringing home dinner for his family. He goes to the pond to gather cray fish when he sees something scary in the water and he is afraid to reach into the water. Through the story he encounters many other animals who give him suggestions of how to deal with the thing in the water.

The Thing in the Pool
I enjoyed the original version Little Raccoon and the Thing in the Pool when I was a little kid, but this book is even better. It deals with little Raccoon's journey to the pool after his mother told him to bring some crayfish for supper. So he goes to the pool and sees himself reflected in the water. He is scared and comes home without the supper, but later on he goes back, gets the crayfish and the book gets its happy end. A great book for every kid up to 5 years.

A Grandma's Favorite
My own children enjoyed the original version Little Raccon and the Thing in the Pool. My granddaughter loved the newer version, Little Raccoon's Nighttime Adventure. When you read to a child, you're sure to get to do it over and over. There are few books that don't become tedious with repetition, and this is one of them. It was such fun to watch the light of understanding come on in each child's eyes as they realized that little raccoon had been afraid of his own reflection. The gentle, underlying message is that we often fear what we don't understand and that it's better to face the unknown with a smile than a scowl. This is a book with a good "so what," written in such a way that children can draw the conclusion themselves.jdk@acc-net.com ... Read more

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Laura III review
This is a great little book of poetry that shows children the experience and reactions of different events. I thought the author did a good job showing the multicultural in the book. The poems were short and easy to read. This would give a child of younger age the freedom to read it without much difficulty. The author allowed the character to had situation where they could explore their own world around them. The poems also showed how special the family was to these characters and the special talent they processed. The illustration were very bright and cheerful. They allowed you to "smile" and feel good about reading the poems. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone. ... Read more

Book Description

Adam the country mouse has already visited Amanda in the city for one day. Now, Amanda must overcome her own fears about the country and visit Adam. Little does she know that she will float across the pond on a leaf -- that is, until she is rescued by a friendly turtle. Or that she will climb all the way to the top of a scarecrow to watch the clouds. By the end of the day, she has eaten a pumpkin seed and even hidden from a frightening hawk. This is one visit Amanda will never forget! ... Read more