Based on a true family adventure full of mystery and imagination, The Man Who Could Be Santa is the story of three children vacationing with their grandparents in Vermont who suspect that their neighbor might be Santa Claus.
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Ivy and Bean are deliciously-devilish girls all wrapped up in childhood innocence.
The Children’s Book Review presents a guest post by Steven Hornby, author of Secrets of a Christmas Box. Hornby is a multi award winning animator—I’m sure you’ve seen some of his work in ‘The Lord of the Rings’, ‘King Kong’, and ‘Kung Fu Panda’—who has created a truly original Christmas novel that brilliantly showcases his creative mind. This year we selected ‘Secrets of a Christmas Box’ as one of the Best Christmas Kids Books of the year.
By Amanda Chin Published: November 30, 2009 Author Showcase: A place for authors and illustrators to gain visibility for their works.* Pets’ Playground – Playing Safe in a Dog-and-Cat World by Dr. Amanda Chin. (Author), by Luke Feldman (Illustrator) Reading Level: 4-9 year olds Paperback: 104 pages Publisher: AAHA Press (November, 2009) What to Expect: Dogs, Cats, Fun Pet Games, Activities, Cooking Pets are an everyday part of childhood for more than 60% of the United States’ population. As we head toward the holiday season families will spend more time with their family pets or even consider a new furry family member.…
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: November 27, 2009 Author Mike Lupica is well known among sports-lit fans. His latest book, Million-Dollar Throw, a sports novel for kids ages 9-12, released this month and is already a best seller! Add this book to your collection: Million-Dollar Throw
The Children’s Book Review proudly shares this list of GREAT books all published by Random House.
By The Children’s Book Review Published: November 19, 2009 The Children’s Book Review presents a “guest post” from education writer Karen Schweitzer. Karen is the About.com Guide to Business School. She also writes about online school for OnlineSchool.net. Reading classic books is a great way for children to expand their horizons and improve their reading skills. You can find classic books at almost any public library. The most popular titles can also be found and read online. Here are 10 sites that provide free classic books to young readers and classic enthusiasts.
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: November 24, 2009 I’m looking forward to reading this book … The narration on the video reminds me of Lord of the Rings. Anyone else?
Here is the scoop on the most popular destinations on The Children’s Book Review site. From “Turkey Day” through to the “New Year”, see what November has to offer.
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: November 19, 2009 Congratulations to Phillip Hoose, the winner of the 2009 National Book Award, in the Young People’s Literature category. I haven’t had the opportunity to read this book, however, I thought I’d share the publisher’s synopsis … Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip M Hoose Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 144 pages Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); 1 edition (January 20, 2009) Publisher’s synopsis: “When it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can’t sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and…