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78 book reviews found (page 8 of 16 pages).
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Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things that Aren't as Scary, Maybe, Depending...
Ted Thompson (Editor) (2005) , 200+ pages
Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Adventure, Fantasy, Humor, Multicultural, Mystery, Scary, Science Fiction
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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| This weird and dreadful book is filled
with short stories written by eccentric
and dangerous people -- people like Jon
Scieszka (Math Curse), Neil
Gaiman (Coraline), and Jeanne
DuPrau (The City of Ember). I
can't mention the names of the
illustrators in polite company, but I
can tell you that Lemony Snicket wrote
the introduction and started a story
that he would like you to complete. An
Excessively Difficult Crossword is
included for your displeasure.
Note: If you would like to read
a book that is pleasant, lovely, or
cheerful, you would be well-advised to
continue searching.
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Comments from Readers
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Camila, age 10 from North Carolina
I Love this book. Its a very funny book. Whoever is reading this message should read the Book.
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Emily, age 14 from Massachusetts
The parental notes say this book is a great choice for boys, but it's great for girls, too! It has some of the greatest authors in it, including Lemony Snicket (who is, of course, the best author ever. Anyone should read this book because there's a story for everyone! (With stories by the authors of Coraline and The City of Ember...)
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Aaron, age 12 from North Carolina
It was a crazy wild book, not like anything I've ever read before. My media specialist found more stuff by the author I liked best. He's great!
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Not a Box
Antoinette Portis (2006) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Antoinette Portis
Audience: Toddlers, Preschool, Primary (k-3rd grade)
Category: Adventure, Fantasy, Humor
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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Bunny has found a box. Only to bunny,
it’s not a box.
It can be anything he chooses it to be.
The box can be a race car, a rocket
ship or even a robot. Just don't call
it a box. Imaginative, funny and
universally true, this work recreates
the sense of wonder a child can
have with only their imagination and a
simple cardboard box.
Reviewed by: Courtney / Independence Regional Library
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On the Road
Lucy Nolan (2005) , 40-80 pages
Illustrated by Mike Reed
Audience: Primary (k-3rd grade)
Category: Adventure, Beg. Chapter Books, Fantasy, Humor, Read Aloud
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This book is REALLY funny. It's so
funny because the story is told by a
dog, not the dog's owner. This dog
thinks her name is "Down Girl" because
that's what her owner says to her all
the time. She cannot understand why her
owner doesn't chase squirrels. Down
Girl also thinks that she should get to
drive the car -- and just maybe she
will get to!
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Comments from Readers
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Giselle, age 9 from Florida
I think it's funny and my mom does too.
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Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude
Kevin O'Malley (2005) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Kevin O'Malley, Carol Heyer, Scott Goto
Audience: Primary (k-3rd grade), Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Fantasy, Humor, NCCBA, Read Aloud
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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Take one school assignment (a boy and
girl must tell a fairy tale to their
class), combine two very different
points of view, mix in two vivid
imaginations, then what do you get?
This funny fractured fairy tale is a
boy versus girl story that is a one of
a
kind. In addition, three illustrators
worked together to bring this story to
life with brilliant pictures. Will a
girl and boy ever agree on a happily-
ever-after ending? This is a funny
book to read again and again.
Reviewed by: Susan / South County Regional Library
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One, Two, Three ,Jump!
Penelope Lively (1998) , under 40 pages
Illustrated by Jan Ormerod
Audience: Toddlers, Preschool
Category: Read Aloud, Spring
(This book has outstanding illustrations)
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A little frog, living between two
stones,
decides to leave and explore the world.
On the way he meets a dragonfly who can
see all around the potentially
dangerous garden. The dragonfly warns
the frog again and again to jump before
he gets into trouble with a large
shoe, a cat, and a crow. When
the frog thinks he has found a really
good place, he soon learns differently.
Children will enjoy counting with the
frog from one to three each time he
jumps. Ormerod’s illustrations do a
good job of showing the scale of large
and small between the frog and bugs and
their world.
Reviewed by: Jeanenne / Steele Creek Library
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