Five monsters are jumping on the bed!

Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader

Date read: 11/24/2009

ISBN-10: 0590222260

ISBN-13: 9780590222266

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Flip Flop Bop takes a celebratory spin around town as summer arrives and the children can finally wear their flip flops. This is lively, rhyming work with many silly words that children can have fun repeating. The day of dance around town ends as the three kids don new footwear, bunny slippers, and snuggle into bed.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/28/2009

ISBN-10: 1596430494

ISBN-13: 9781596430495

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One librarian's preschool children were so enchanted with this book that she had to smuggle it out of the house to get it back to the library! In this delightful, rhyming read, we are presented with a mystery: we see a figure through the fog (the pages are semi-transparent to give the appearance of fog). Who is it? Turn the page to find out! Each new page offers a new chance to guess, and each new character presents an unexpected twist: the fairy queen is on a trampoline, while Cinderella and Snow White are in a water-pistol fight. Preschool children adore this book. They love to guess what they'll see, the suspense of waiting for the answer, and the surprise they get when they turn the page!

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 7/16/2010

ISBN-10: 0763639214

ISBN-13: 9780763639211

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Some kids have two homes, one with Mom, and one with Dad. Sometimes a girl will have bunk beds at Mom's house, and a regular bed at Dad's house. But for the girl in this story one thing is constant, her dog Fred comes with her everywhere. What happens when Mom gets tired of Fred's barking, and Dad gets tired of Fred stealing his socks? Sometimes a girl has to put her foot down!

Awards nominated: Monarch Award Nominee 2011

Reviewed by: donna

Date read: 4/27/2010

ISBN-10: 0316882690

ISBN-13: 9780316882699

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Joe and John Henry were the best of friends. Together they shelled butter beans, shot marbles, and swam in Fiddler's Creek. They loved playing and eating ice pops together. But there was one important difference between Joe and John Henry. Being white, Joe was permitted to go into any store, eat at any restaurant, and swim in the town's swimming pool. However, John Henry was black. Growing up in the south during the 1960's meant that he wasn't allowed to go and do most of the things his best friend could. The town's swimming pool was strictly off limits to him. Joe and John Henry had high hopes when they heard that due to the Civil Rights Act of 1964; they would finally be able to swim together at the town's pool. Their hopes were soon dashed when they saw the senseless filling of the pool with tar. This was done to prevent EVERYONE from using it. They soon realized that it takes more than changing the law to make things fair; it takes a changing of hearts. In Deborah Wile's, 'Freedom Summer', we see racism through the eyes of two young boys and witness their determination 'to make things right'.

Similar authors: Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert; Pat McKissack; Jacqueline Woodson

Similar books: Papa's Mark by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert; Goin' Someplace Special by Pat McKissack; The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson; Coolies by Yin; Pop's Bridge by Eve Bunting

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 8/1/2011

ISBN-10: 0689830165

ISBN-13: 9780689830167

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