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children's books and stuff Caitlín's page Caitlín's blog 24Hours7Days - simple games and toys Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - "collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics." Pre-K - grade 8 Children's Literature Web Guide - from David K. Brown Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page - from Professor Kay Vandergrift of Rutgers TwainWeb - from the Mark Twain Forum   - books by Mark Twain (list of titles on LegalNews.Net) books for children 2 - 8 "The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud," Janet Schulman and Simon Boughton, Editors, hardcover (Knopf 1998). "44 complete read-aloud classics and future classics--from Goodnight Moon to Stellaluna--are packed in this remarkably svelte, positively historic anthology. Flipping through the 308 pages of The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury is like browsing a photo album of beloved friends and family. The familiar faces of Curious George and Ferdinand the Bull peer earnestly from the pages, and scenes from Madeline and Millions of Cats resonate as if you just experienced them yesterday. Think of the advantages of carrying this book on a vacation instead of a suitcase of single titles!" "Abuela's Weave," by Omar Castaneda and Enrique Sanchez (Illustrator), hardcover (Lee & Low 1993). A beautifully illustrated and told tale of a Guatemalan girl who weaves "from the heart" with her grandmother. Also available in paperback (Lee & Low Books 1995). Highly Recommended. "The April Rabbits," by David Cleveland, paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks 1993). On every page there are rabbits. There are pages where the rabbits are doing funny things. Buy this from Amazon.com . . . "Arthur's Teacher Trouble," by Marc Brown. "With the strictest teacher in the school, Arthur is sure that third grade spells trouble. An 'appealing plot and grand illustrations (facial expressions are priceless) assure this book's popularity.'"--School Library Journal. "Arthur and the Brain had the highest scores in the class so they get to compete in the all-school spellathon. Arthur wins the spellathon by spelling 'preparation' properly." Buy this from Amazon.com in school and library binding (Little Brown 1997) or book and audio cassette read by Marc Brown (Little Brown 1994) "Behind the Curtain: Hansel and Gretel: Your Own Backstage Tour in Look-Through and Pull-Up Panels," by Christian Thee and Robert Levine, hardcover (Workman Publishing 1994). "A series of interactive, three-dimensional die-cut pages follows the story of Hansel and Gretel while introducing young enthusiasts to the world of the theater, illustrating backstage crews and demonstrating prop secrets with pull tabs."   Buy this from Amazon.com . . .  Lots of fun. "The Best Children's Books in the World: A Treasury of Illustrated Stories," Byron Preiss, Kathy Huck and Jeffrey Garrett, Editors, hardcover (Harry N Abrams 1996). "Sixteen countries--including Belgium, China, England, Germany, Brazil, Iran, Israel, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, and Switzerland--are represented in a collection of popular children's stories, all enhanced by beautiful full-color illustrations." "Big Anthony and the Magic Ring," by Tomie De Paola, paperback (Harcourt Brace 1987) or school and library binding (Harcourt Brace 1979). "When Big Anthony borrows Strega Nona's magic ring to turn himself into a handsome man, he gets more trouble than fun." "Catholic Children's Bible," by Sister Mary Theola, hardcover (Regina Press 1995). "You will get to know God how much He loves the world and all the beautiful things He has placed in it. He loves angels and men resemble God. Angels like God, are all spiirt. Man has both spirit and body; his spirit is his soul." "Country Angel Christmas," by Tomie dePaola, hardcover (G.P. Putnam 1995). The three littlest Country Angels help prepare for Christmas, even though they are told to stay out of the way by the kitchen angels, the barn angels and the music angels.  Highly Recommended. "Green Eggs and Ham," by Dr. Suess, library binding (Random House 1960). "Sam-I-Am mounts a determined campaign to convince another Seuss character to eat a plate of green eggs and ham." Recommended. Buy this from Amazon.com . . . "The Foot Book," by Dr. Suess, library binding (Random House 1968). "In the house, and on the street, how many, many feet you meet." Recommended. Buy this from Amazon.com - library binding "Give Me Half! Understanding Halves (A Mathstart Book)," by Stuart J. Murphy, G. Brian Karas (Illustrator), paperback (HarperTrophy 1996).  "Splitting things in half may seem like an easy thing to do, but when two siblings and a pizza are involved, things can get messy. Children learn about fractions at school, but fractions are also an important part of everyday life outside the classroom." Buy this from Amazon.com in paperback (HarperTrophy 1996) or library binding (HarperCrest 1996) "Goodnight Moon," by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd,   (Harper & Row 1947). "Goodnight stars Goodnight air Goodnight noises everywhere." Highly Recommended. Buy this from Amazon.com - library binding or hardcover "The Haunted Castle: An Interactive Adventure Book," by Leo Hartas, hardcover (DK Ink 1997). "Readers are in for the fright of the night when they help Jodie and Johnny search for their Uncle Barnaby in the monster-filled halls of Grizzlemyst Castle. The reader chooses an optional path and gets drawn into an adventure where shrieking ghouls, brain-dead drudges, mutants, and torturers appear at every turn." Like an Eye Spy book.  Buy this from Amazon.com . . .  "I Spy Super Challenger: A Book of Picture Riddles," by Walter Wick (Photographer) and Jean Marzollo (Riddles), hardcover (Scholastic 1997).   "Picture riddles fill this book; turn the pages! Take a look!  Use your mind, use your eye; Read the riddles--play I SPY!"  My 7-year old loves this book.  Highly Recommended  "Linnea in Monet's Garden," by Christina Bjork and Joan Sandin, hardcover (Farrar Straus & Giroux 1987). Visit Monet's garden with Linnea and Mr. Bloom. A wonderful way to introduce Impressionism to children. Highly Recommended. Buy this from Amazon.com - hardcover or animated video tape (First Run Theater 1994) "The Little Engine That Could," by Watty Piper, hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, 1978). "I think I can, I think I can!" Highly Recommended. Buy this from Amazon.com - hardcover "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything," by Linda Williams, Megan Lloyd (Illustrator), paperback (1988).  "Funny and spooky story of a spunky old lady. On each page there are different kinds of clothes, with different kinds of sounds." "Once upon a time there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything. One windy autumn night, while walking in the woods, she encountered a noisy pair of shoes--and then pants, a shirt, and a pumpkin head--that gave her the scare of her life. Full-color illustrations. IRA/CBC Children's Choice." Very funny ending. Buy this from Amazon.com in paperback (HarperTrophy 1988), hardcover (Ty Crowell 1986), library binding (HarperCrest 1987), audio cassette (Harper 1995), or La Viejecita Que No Le Tenia Miedo a Nada, hardcover (Demco 1996) (back ordered) "Madeline," by Ludwig Bemelmans (The Viking Press 1939). "In an old house in Paris That was covered with vines Lived twelve little girls In two straight lines." Highly Recommended. Buy this from Amazon.com - library binding or hardcover or paperback or animated video "Madeline Playtime Activity Book,"by Ludwig Bemelmans (Viking Children's Books 1997). "As they use the colorful, reusable stickers to place Madeline, Pepito, and all their friends in beautiful Parisian scenes, children can read the entire text of the original Bemelmans' story. The activity book includes 50 reusable stickers, two gatefold panoramic scenes, two full-color one-page scenes, and 16 pages of games, puzzles, and pictures." "Merry Christmas, Strega Nona," by Tomie De Paola, school and library binding (Harcourt Brace 1986) or paperback (Harcourt Brace 1991). "It's Christmastime in Calabria. There's no time for Strega Nona's usual business of curing headaches, mixing love potions, and getting rid of warts. Instead she must prepare her annual feast for the whole town. Poor Strega Nona. How will she ever have the feast ready by Christmas Eve?" "Puzzle Island," by Paul Adshead, paperback (1996). "If you like solving puzzles, you'll like this book." Ignore the adults who don't like this book - kids love this book. Highly Recommended by kids. Buy this from Amazon.com in paperback (Child's Play 1996) or hardcover (Child's Play 1996). "Tom," by Tomie De Paola, paperback (Paper Star 1997) and school and library binding (Putnam 1993). "Once again Tomie dePaola draws upon his childhood, this time telling about his Irish grandfather, who says to him, 'We're named after each other, Tommy. That's why I want you to call me Tom, instead of Grandpa.' They share lots of silly times, which dePaola recounts in this charming book." "Watch the Stars Come Out," by Riki Levinson and Diane Goode (Puffin Unicorn 1995). A story about a girl and her grandmother. Good illustrations. Highly Recommended. Buy this from Amazon.com - hardcover or paperback "Winnie-The-Pooh's Giant Lift-The-Flap Book: Learn Your Alphabet, Numbers, Shapes, and More!" by Eleanor Kwei, Ernest H. Shepard (Illustrator), Alan Alexander Milne, hardcover lift flap (Penguin 1997). "With Pooh as a guide, preschoolers can discover shapes, colors, numbers, letters, and how to tell time as they explore this big lift-the-flap book. Hidden under 70 flaps are surprises to delight any fan of Winnie-the-Pooh. Full color." Buy this from Amazon.com . . . add your recommended children's books You can add your recommended children's books here:   Children's Books Worth Reading - from LegalNews.Net visitors search Amazon.com for related titles: URLs: http://www.LegalNews.Net/read/child.htm            http://www.CaitlinRoberts.com Last updated: August 05, 2008