Children's books
Books that I read in elementary and books that I read helping in elementary classrooms
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
8.2
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Sixteen-year-old Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the...
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery and Lauren Child
7.6
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The Cuthberts are in for a shock. They are expecting an orphan boy to help with the work at Green...
Charlotte's Web
7.9
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A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new...
Black Beauty
7.8
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Jump into the saddle and ride with Black Beauty As a young colt, Black Beauty gallops in the fresh...
The Neverending Story
8.3
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Bastian Balthazar Bux steals a book, hides in his school's attic, where he and ventures to...
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Parents magazine has consulted with children’s librarians plus parent and kid testers to create their highly anticipated annual list.
Beyond the Bright Sea
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Twelve-year-old Crow has lived her entire life on a tiny, isolated piece of the starkly beautiful...
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Real Friends
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Following little Shannon's life from kindergarten through fifth grade, Real Friends captures the...
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Hilde Cracks the Case
Matthew Lysiak, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff and Hilde Lysiak
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches,...
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Charlie & Mouse
Emily Hughes and Laurel Snyder
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Four hilarious stories, two inventive brothers, one irresistible book! Join Charlie and Mouse as...
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Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist
Jess Keating and Marta Álvarez Miguéns
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month! Named a Best Children's Book of 2017 by Parents Magazine! This...
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Protesting chickens, a mischievous bear, hunt the ballerinas and a Swedish horror story, here are The Guardian's best pick of children's books.
Open: A Toolkit for How Magic and Messed Up Life Can be
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Open: A Toolkit for How Magic and Messed Up Life Can Be is full of honest advice about the big, bad...
Fir: Red Eye Series
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Moving from Stockholm to an isolated pine plantation in northern Sweden is bad enough, but when the...
Young Adult Horror
All About Mia
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One family, three sisters. GRACE, the oldest: straight-A student. AUDREY, the youngest: future...
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The Secret Keepers
7.0
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When Reuben discovers an old pocket watch, he soon realizes it holds an incredible power: it can...
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The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart
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Aventurine is the fiercest, bravest kind of dragon, and she's ready to prove it to her family by...
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Erika (17788 KP) rated Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Books
Dec 1, 2017
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was one of my favorites growing up. It's got some of the best insults I've ever read in a childrens book. I also love the illustrations by Quentin Blake.
The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Case of the Haunted Swamp (Note Hunter, #1) in Books
Oct 5, 2020
Stephanie Neve (104 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Books
Jun 25, 2019
Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated Look for Ladybug in Plant City in Books
Jun 14, 2018
Daisy and Ladybug are really close, but Ladybug goes missing and this book is a story of finding Ladybug. Every two pages is a new part of the city, and in every part you have to find the Ladybug. However this can be challenging, as there are tons of things that looks similar to him or that are colored the same way.
The pages are delight to look at, you can see all sorts of things, and I just adore that the creatures are all colored in an abundance of colours. From pink to green, anything is possible in this story. The illustrator definitely did a wonderful job on the illustrations.
I received an ARC from Quarto Publishing Group and Frances Lincoln Childrens via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I give this book 3.5/5 stars based on the fact the book has an abrupt ending.
Sarah (7798 KP) rated The Secret Garden in Books
Jul 1, 2019
This is one of the few stories with a child protagonist that I really enjoyed. Mainly because the child starts off as the usual stubborn stroppy brat, but the whole point of this story is to detail Mary's change in character. And boy does she change, and not only her but her cousin too. The character development in this book is brilliant, and whilst the plot itself is fairly basic but enjoyable, it's the characters that make this book. The writing itself is very good although not as good for younger readers as you'd expect. My only criticism is the Yorkshire characters. Whilst I'm used to the Yorkshire accent in reality, trying to read it in a book proves to be very trying and gets a little bit irritating after a while. Although it definitely does sound Yorkshire when you read it out!
Altogether a very good enjoyable and heartwarming read, that's also just about the right length for the plot.
Mayhawke (97 KP) rated The Christmas Miracle of Jonathon Toomey in Books
Feb 9, 2018
This story is not especially original, but it is the way in which it is told rather than the story itself that makes it stand out. I dislike sugary sentimentalism and one of the problems I have buying childrens books (particularly Xmas ones) is that the market is so over-loaded with 'sugar' that it's verging on a serious case of diabetes. This book is not sugary, nor even particularly sentimental. It tells a fine story, calmly and with dignity.
It has been a popular story with all the varied personalities in the family, which has to say something about breadth of appeal, and as it was re-issued in 2015 It seems to be weathering social change as well.