Best Children's Chapter Books
In a blink of an eye, four best friends all get their biggest wish—they're whisked off to Never Land, home to Tinker Bell and her fairy friends. KIKI THORPE spent much of her childhood reading, daydreaming, and searching for fairies in the forests of Idaho—pastimes that were good training for writing children's books.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Four young girls, Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby all have different likes and reasons why Never Never Land would be perfect for them. The four books are: In A Blink. The Space Between. A Dandelion Wish. From The Mist. Each book has a different color,but connects all the girls in the different storylines."
"Got this for my 8 year old granddaughter, SHE LOVES IT!!"
"My granddaughter loves her new books!!"
"My 10 year old niece loved this series of books!"
"Bought 3 of these for 3 girls in my life."
"My two older girls read these over and over again."
"I purchased this for my niece for Christmas."
"Exactly what my granddaughter wanted for her birthday."
Morgan the magical librarian of Camelot challenges Jack and Annie to discover the answers to four riddles as they travel under the sea to the Wild West, the African plains, and the frozen Arctic. MARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My 6 year old is just beginning to read and these books are educational so we read these now at night."
"I'd suggest if interested, just try the first few books and see if your child wants to hear or read more in the series."
"These books are fun for kids, and introduce them to concepts that they might not know of."
"great little set for my son - he's enjoyed these Jack and Annie books and keeps going with them."
"Hopefully your kid won't be afraid to sleep by himself after reading the books."
"May 9 year old love these books!"
"Bought as a birthday gift."
"My six year old kindergartener grandson love these books!!"
Books in this boxed set include: Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (#1), Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (#2), Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth (#3), and Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying (#4). Perfect for the first day of kindergarten, preschool and kindergarten graduation gifts, and birthday and holiday gifts for the young readers in your life! The recording includes Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (Random, 1992), Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth (Random, 1993), Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (Random, 1993), and Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying (Random, 1994).These stories take us inside the kindergartner's mind as we get to know the fears, frustrations and reasoning of an "almost 6" year old.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"She identifies being a bit afraid of new things, was fascinated by hiding out in the school all alone, and by having friendships that sometimes are a bit fractious. She enjoys the book very much and is able to practice summarizing the plot and predicting what will happen next - skills she will need as her reading develops."
"My granddaughter was thrilled to receive these for Christmas!"
"On the other hand she also will tell me that those are not nice words as I am reading."
"I have niece's & nephew's who read THE ENTIRE SERIES as children many years ago and loved Junie B."
"My seven year old loves these, got them as her first set of chapter books & she absolutely loves reading them independently."
"The last chapter we read, she tricked one of her friends into giving her her brand new shoes right off her feet and the other friend a gold locket from her grandma."
"Junie B. Jones is not a kind or respectful character, and though it is in the name of humor, I do not want to read words like "stupid" or "fat" to my children."
"Very disappointed."
Best Children's Babysitting Books
And with the useful tips found in this book, you're guaranteed to become an expert grandma-sitter in no time. From the author-illustrator team behind the New York Times bestselling HOW TO... books comes a funny and heartwarming celebration of grandmas and grandchildren. laugh-out-loud scenes and funny hidden details.” – Kirkus Reviews ( How to Babysit a Grandpa ). “Touches of humor in each of the digitally rendered illustrations.” – Kirkus Reviews ( How to Surprise a Dad ). PreS-Gr 2—In a companion to Reagan's How to Babysit a Grandpa (Knopf, 2012), a young girl heads over to her grandma's house for a sleepover babysitting session-with the child providing clear and humorous instructions to readers on how to care for a grandma.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Even though this character is a girl talking and playing, my grandson does not mind....I tell him the girl acts just like HIM!"
"I purchased this book for my mom for Mother's Day from her grandson."
"Super cute book but minus one star because the book jacket came ripped in the corner even though it was a new book."
"Such a cute book and story."
"I purchased this book for my sister in law as she will be a new grandma."
"SO adorable and funny because everything the book describes about going to Grandma's house is accurate."
"My grandkids love this book."
"Not even close to "How to babysit a Grandpa.""
Best Children's Books on First Day of School
But then it’s time for Mama to leave. Will Mama Llama come back? Activities for Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney. Her passion for creating extended to home and garden and she lovingly restored an 18th century farmhouse in southern Vermont.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"We started reading "Llama Llama Misses Mama" after my daughter had a bad first day at preschool to facilitate a conversation about her feelings. She loved the story, but FIVE WEEKS into preschool she was still crying (loudly) for an HOUR each day. She was making friends and said that she liked preschool, but her crying was so disruptive that we were getting to the point that we needed to remove her from school. Everyday she followed the exact same pattern as Llama. Eventually, she started eating snacks with the kids too and now she is a totally happy preschooler. Make the bed and find some clothes. Brush the teeth and blow the nose. (skip the crying pages). Llama's teacher is so proud! At preschool llama never needs to fuss. ... and keep the rest of the story :). I hope this helps anyone who is having the same trouble as us!"
"I only wish it came in board book format since my toddler isn't exactly old enough to be careful with paper pages yet."
"I had read him a number of books about what to expect at school but had neglected the emotional aspect of it."
"I bought these books for my daughter 12 years ago and have gifted them to every child for baby showers, birthdays, holiday presents, ANY TIME I can."
"This book really helped during my daughters first year of preschool."
"Also deals with an issue lots of kids have of being left by their mom at school."
"These books are so cute!"
"After I read the book to my daughter she walked around the house saying "I hate this, and I hate that" because in the book it says, "llama llama hates that book!""
Best Children's Beginner Readers
The complete edition of the bestselling children’s favorite, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom , is now available as a Classic Board Book! Bill Martin Jr (1916–2004) has been called “America’s favorite children’s author.” He wrote more than 300 books for children, including the classic texts Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The board book is sturdy and easy to handle, so I let my girl hold it and play with the pages as well."
"Our 3 year old had already been quite proficient with his ABC's when we gave him this book on his birthday, but we'll get a "2-fer" out of it - a fun reinforcement for him that he'll begin to actually read with, and it'll be waiting in the wings for his 1 year old baby sister (not to mention the newest family addition we recently found out about, due to arrive next May!). You can probably imagine that - having babysat for three of my four grandchildren for 7 years prior to my daughter-in-law becoming a stay-at-home-mom - we have MANY board books included in the large children's library we've built for them over those years - typically, if they're board book versions of a previously released book, they're greatly ABRIDGED versions. I have to say that not only is this one of the highest quality-constructed board books we've purchased, but at 36 pages long (as compared to the hardcover's 40 pages), I think we've actually got most of the entire original book!"
"This is a great book to help learn the alphabet."
"Chicka chicka boom boom will there be enough room?"
"This book is educational."
"Popular book for young children."
"I brought this for my niece she loves the repetition of the words and the pictures in the book."
"Bought this for my niece and nephews so I can enjoy reading them some classic books I grew up with."
Best Children's Intermediate Readers
Since 1959, Happy Birthday to You!-Dr. Seuss's joyous ode to individuality-has allowed readers to experience firsthand the thrill of celebrating a birthday as it is done in Katroo.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Each year, i plan to have everyone sign a page when they come to visit or if we have a party for his birthday."
"Really cute book!"
"Bought this book for my Kindergartner's first school birthday and asked all his classmates along with a couple of teachers to sign."
"It is a bit long so I definitely recommend it for an older toddler/preschooler and even then you may need to split up reading to keep their attention (at least if your child is incredibly active like mine)."
"We love this book!"
"I hoped this was the special edition of the book with pages for the child to fill in at the back."
"I love Dr Seuss but some of the books, this one included, are very difficult to read and are way too wordy."
"Luckily I have some time before the party, so hopefully the replacement item is not damaged or incorrectly put together."