When I taught remedial reading to second graders in Boonville, Missouri, I loved the week we spent reading this book. Some of the kids had heard it read to them before by kindergarten or first grade teachers or librarians, but many of them were experiencing it for the first time. They LOVED when the [...]

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*Picture book, contemporary urban fable, for preschoolers through first graders
*Young boy as main character
*Rating: How to Heal a Broken Wing’s beautiful illustrations tell this heartwarming story along with a few simple words.
Short, short summary: A little boy finds a bird with a broken wing in the middle of the city. [...]

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*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders
*Two young boys as main characters
*Rating: I am in love with Let’s Do Nothing! I laughed out loud at this picture book. Tony Fucile’s illustrations are hilarious, and the story is so cute!
Short, short summary: Frankie and Sal do not know what else to do [...]

*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders
*Young girl as main character
*Rating: The Dog Who Belonged to No One is a whimsical, loveable story of a young girl and a cute puppy who find friendship with each other!
Short, short summary: Lia must pedal her bike all over town to deliver the bread her parents bake. She [...]

I love the picture book, Make Way for Ducklings, written in 1941 by Robert McCloskey because he “noticed the traffic problem of the ducks” in Boston when he returned there to work. He had heard stories about them, and so he wrote and illustrated this timeless picture book.

Why should you still use this book with [...]

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*Picture book for preschoolers through first graders
*Little boy and pirate girls as main characters
*Rating: The Night Pirates is a fun read full of imagination and playful language!
Short, short summary: Tom is a nice little boy who is trying to go to sleep. But he hears shadows outside his window, and [...]

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*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders
*7-year-old boy as main character
Rating: Bright illustrations match the cute text in this tennis tale that might just make you want to go to the court with your classroom or your child.
Short, short summary: Tennis, Anyone? tells the story of a 7-year-old boy who gets a [...]

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Well, the end of the summer is coming near, and my family and I are getting ready to go on our last hurrah!
We are going to Memphis, and my hubby and stepson will see Graceland for the first time. Then we are going on to Baton Rouge to visit my best friend, Kristin! [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com

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*Picture book for prekindergartners through second graders
*Dog as main character
*Rating: Denise Fleming’s second Buster book is so creative, and many children will be able to relate to Buster’s fears when he goes to Cowboy Camp.
Short, short summary: In Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp, Brown Shoes (which [...]

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Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
*Picture book for preschoolers through 2nd graders, contemporary
*Marley the dog as the main character
*Rating: Marley and Me meets the picture book format with roaring success! John Grogan’s book will delight dog lovers young and old.
Short, short summary: The happy family on Churchill Road buys a [...]