Rhyming text and appealing illustrations make this book about a lost teddy bear a great bedtime read for preschoolers. Eddie lost his teddy bear. It's scary to venture into the woods to find it, but Eddie wants his teddy back. He finds a teddy, but not the right one. This teddy is enormous. Then, a huge bear comes along carrying a teddy bear much too tiny for him. Eddie and the bear are both terrified to see one another, so they each grab their own teddy bears and race home to their beds.

Similar books: It's the Bear! by Jez Alborough

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 6/21/2010

ISBN-10: 1564022803

ISBN-13: 9781564022806

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Arriman the Awful, wizard of the North, is tired. He would like to be able to retire from blighting and smiting, blasting and wuthering, and generally being the nastiest wizard ever known. The trouble is, who would perform all the necessary and evil black magic, if not Arriman? The gypsy Esmeralda has predicted that the wizard 'cometh,' who could take on all of Arriman's tasks, but that wizard has not yet arrived. The answer, say Lester, his ogre butler, and Leadbetter, his tailed secretary, is to marry and have a child who would one day take over for Arriman. To find the bride, Leadbetter organizes a contest, based on the Miss World pageant, among the seven local witches. The contestants include Mabel Wrack, a half-mermaid who performs fishy magic, Mother Bloodwort, who is so old she has forgotten more magic than she has ever known, the Shouter twins, who hate each other, Ethel Feedbag, who has begun to look like her pig familiar, Belladonna, a white witch, and Madame Olympia, who has buried seven husbands. Is it possible that Arriman can find a bride among them? And does the wizard cometh? This is a great tongue-in-cheek fantasy.

Similar authors: Roald Dahl

Reviewed by: vverscaj

Date read: 11/18/2010

ISBN-10: 0525461647

ISBN-13: 9780525461647

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'Fetch the whipping boy!' Jemmy, a young orphan is awakened. 'Ain't I already been whipped twice today Gaw! What's the prince done now?' It was forbidden to spank, thrash or whack the heir to the throne so Jemmy was chosen to serve as the whipping boy to the arrogant and spiteful Prince Brat. Jemmy dreams of running away, but to his horror, the prince is bored, and commands Jemmy to run away with him. Along the way, they manage to be kidnapped, and held for ransom. They escape from the kidnappers and make it to the city, where they hear the latest news. There's a reward for the whipping boy, who will be charged with selling the prince to gypsies. What a mess? How are they going to get out of this mess alive? This won the Newbery Medal in 1987.

Similar books: Hostage by Willo Davis Roberts; Jo and the Bandit by Willo Davis Roberts; Ronia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren.

Awards won: John Newbery Medal

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/12/2009

ISBN-10: 0060521228

ISBN-13: 9780060521226

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Run-Run is a young elephant trainer in ancient Siam. After he displeases the prince, Run-Run is given a gift as a punishment- a sacred white elephant that must be pampered and fed and is not allowed to work for it's keep. How will Run-Run manage to support an extra elephant? Read this book to find out about the bond between men and elephants, and also to learn about giving a real white elephant gift!

Reviewed by: msp

Date read: 11/28/2009

ISBN-10: 0061131369

ISBN-13: 9780061131363

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Greg confronts his own fears, and assumes a leadership role, when his father is bitten by a rattlesnake during a white-water rafting trip.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/25/2009

ISBN-10: 0440415527

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