All Entries in the "Children Books" Category
The Tales Of Wooffer’s Woods
By Betty Fasig The Tales Of Wooffer’s Woods : Wooffer is a collection of thirty-three short animal-adventure children stories originally written by Betty Fasig for her family. The center character is Wooffer, a hairy dachshund puppy that “mom”, the author, receives as a surprise Xmas gift from her fun-loving family. A host of animals grace the pages of Wooffer, including Old Agnes the mouse, thoughtful and protective Margaret the hen, Marygrey the pregnant rabbit, a proud and endearing peacock named Cho Lee who loves to strut his stuff and falls in love with a quail, and best friends Ibie the […]
The Plight Of Queen Bee
By Simone Fairchild The Plight Of Queen Bee : This is a children’s book that will keep readers glued to the pages right to the end. The Plight of Queen Bee by Simone Fairchild entails forty pages of gorgeous, bright fun illustrations with vivid detail and glorious lilac flowers in full bloom. Illustrator Pamela Marie Key masterfully creates real-life illusions right down to the bark on the lilac tree. I loved the bee’s wings in particular, which reminded me of a treasured sea shell from my childhood that had pearl-like iridescent quality to it. Multiple award winning author Simone Fairchild […]
My Dad Wears Polka-Dotted Socks!
By Barr Loel My Dad Wears Polka-dotted Socks! : Bright colored sheets just inside the sturdy book cover certainly set the mood for this excellent book geared for children between the ages of 4 and 8. The main character is a young boy who is desperately fretting over the class reaction to his strange family. He dreads the day the children in his classroom are due to present their portrayals of their families. Much to his delight, he realizes his family is not so strange after all. Parents and teachers will certainly find the yoga-loving dad with orange polka-dotted socks […]
King Bartholomew And The Jester’s Riddle
By Pina Mastromonaco King Bartholomew And The Jester’s Riddle : King Bartholomew and the Jester’s Riddle by Pina Mastromonaco is a wonderful, fun book with a humor level perfect for children aged four to eight. Entertaining riddles entice readers to try to guess the answer while enjoying the tale. Childlike King Bartholomew is obsessed with toys and solving riddles. The chubby, balding King learns to balance play and work time so that he can take responsible care of his land and citizens, yet still enjoy a playful life. The moral-of-the-story is not laid on thick – it is lightly applied […]
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
By C.S. Lewis Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia : If you recently watched the very popular Disney movie “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”, you might be aware that C. S. Lewis wrote a total of seven books about Narnia. These are, in order of the internal chronology of events: 1 – The Magician’s Nephew 2 – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 3- The Horse and His Boy 4 – Prince Caspian 5 – The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 6 – The Silver Chair 7 – The Last Battle The novel “Prince Caspian” begins one […]
Chatterbox
By Michael Uslan and John Steven Gurney Chatterbox – The Bird Who Wore Glasses : Remember the Batman movies? Well, the movie producer of successful movies like these and entertaining children’s television shows such as Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?, Michael Uslan, has released this adorable children’s book. Chatterbox – The Bird Who Wore Glasses is available in a durable, hard-cover format with a lovely cover sleeve that will help prolong the life of the book. At 40 pages and full of excellent illustrations, this book is sure to entertain children.Sad, red-headed Nancy doesn’t fit in well with the […]
