What Do People Do All Day? -- by Richard Scarry (Author) (Book - Child)
"Fewer labels but tons of pictorial information about work, workers, and the tools they use all set in short-story format. Scarry breaks down complex processes into child-size bites of information." ...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum -- by Allan Ahlberg (Author) (Book - Child)
"Simple text and illustrations demonstrate in brief vignettes such concepts as cause and effect, adding, parts of a whole, opposites, and the meaning of words." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Honey, I Love -- by Eloise Greenfield (Author) (Book - Child)
"Abounds with that special tenderness surrounding the everyday experiences in a child's life. These poems beg to be read aloud." From The Boston Globe
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Mr. Popper's Penguins -- by Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Poor Mr. Popper isn't exactly unhappy; he just wishes he had seen something of the world before meeting Mrs. Popper and settling down. Most of all, he wishes he had seen the Poles, and spends his...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 -- by Beverly Clearly (Author) (Book - Child)
"From the first day of third grade, when Ramona Quimby meets her eventual nemesis Yard Ape, life moves on at its usual wild pace--usual for the boisterous Ramona, that is. Soon she is accidentally...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Early Visual Skills -- by Diana Williams (Author) (Book - Parent)
"This work is intended for use by professionals who are working with children who have under-developed visual perceptual skills associated with language delay or other communication difficulties. It...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Jed's Junior Space Patrol -- by Jean Marzollo (Author) (Book - Child)
"Jed, his Teddy bear robot, and two creatures called cogs save Planet X-5." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Pippi Longstocking -- by Astrid Lindgren (Author) (Book - Child)
"Pippi is an irrepressible, irreverent, and irrefutably delightful girl who lives alone (with a monkey) in her wacky house, Villa Villekulla. When she's not dancing with the burglars who were just...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Jumanji -- by Chris Allsburg (Author) (Book - Child)
"When Judy and Peter find a board game in the park, they take it home, hoping to alleviate their boredom. One live lion, an erupting volcano, and a dozen destructive monkeys later, the children are no...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Kid's Computer Capers -- by Sandra Markle (Author) (Book - Child)
"Presents the history of computers, investigates what computers can and cannot do, explores how they work, and explains how to operate a computer and write programs. Includes puzzles, activities, and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
