A Child's Book Review: The Cow Loves Cookies

The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson was reviewed by 3-year-old David:

The farmer eats the cookies all up and so does the cow.  The cow loves cookies and I do too.

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A Child's Book Review: The Featherless Chicken

The Featherless Chicken by Chih-Yuan Chen was reviewed by 5-year-old Helena:

He's a funny little guy. He just wants to get on the boat so he does whatever he needs to do. He puts on some fancy clothes.

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A Child's Book Review: Meow Ruff: A story in concrete poetry by Joyce Sidman

Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Michelle Berg was reviewed by 5-year-old Helena:

These poems aren't so funny, but it is a good one. It is probably the best poetry.

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A Child's Book Review: Toys Go Out

Toys go out : being the adventures of a knowledgeable Stingray, a toughy little Buffalo, and someone called Plastic by Emily Jenkins was reviewed by 5-year-old Helena:

I like the bumpy washing machine and everything like it. I like all the animals too, they're all very funny. This is my favorite book in the world. I like this book more than Pippi even.

Toys Go Out was also reviewed on this blog by Fiona.

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A Child's Book Review: My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World

Two-year-old Ada had these comments about My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World by Gilles Bachelet:

That's elephant, that's not cat. Uh, oh, he's getting in trouble.

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A Child's Book Review: Jake the Philharmonic Dog

Jake the Philharmonic Dog, by Karen LeFrak, was reviewed by 9-year-old Xavier:

This book is quite funny; it's about a dog named Jake. Jake liked music but when he heard the sound of the drum in the orchestra he got scared because it sounded like thunder. He started running around in circles until he heard the violins . . . what a beautiful sound!!!

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A Child's Book Review: Little Bear's Visit

Little Bear's Visit by Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak was reviewed by 6-year-old Fiona:

I read Little Bear's Visit to my sister and Mama. I especially like the last part when Little Bear thought he wasn't tired and then he fell asleep. I think that is funny!

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A Child's Book Review: The Complete Adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog, by Dav Pilkey

The Complete Adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog, by Dav Pilkey, is reviewed by 4-year-old Robert:

I like when Big Dog eats the mud and drinks the puddle. I like the skunk.

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A Child's Book Review: Clementine

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker was reviewed by Fiona, age 6:

We read the newer Clementine books before we read this one, but okay fine, we like them all. I love cats just like Clementine does.

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A Child's Book Review: A Carousel Tale, by Elisa Kleven

A Carousel Tale is reviewed by six-year-old Fiona:

My Mom, my sister and I loved this book. First of all, I liked how the book was named A Carousel Tale and it was actually a story about a carousel tail too. The pictures were colorful and helped us imagine the story better. I liked how Ernst made the bird out of the dog's tail. Nora liked the little blue alligator best of all.

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A Child's Book Review: The BFG by Roald Dahl

The BFG by Roald Dahl was reviewed by 4-year-old Helena:

"That was pretty fun. The giants won't eat us and they went away. That they went
away is a pretty good thing. Sophie and the BFG are my favorite
characters. The BFG talked pretty silly."

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A Child's Book Review: Zagazoo

Zagazoo by Quentin Blake was reviewed by 3-year-old Robert:

I like Zagazoo changing into different animals.

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A Child's Book Review: Dinothesaurus

Dinothesaurus: Prehistoric Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian was reviewed by 4-year-old Helena:

I really like it. I like the dinosaurs and I like that its really long. They're all dinosaurs that I know. I like the pictures of all the dinosaurs.

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A Child's Book Review: Howdi Do

Howdi Do by Woody Guthrie was reviewed by 1-year-old Ada:

Good. How-do.

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A Child's Book Review: The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Robert, age 4, says of Beverly Cleary's The Mouse and the Motorcycle:

I like ALL of the book. I liked when the mouse lost the motorcycle.


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A Child's Book Review: Sounder

12-year-old Carrie says of Sounder, by William Howard Armstrong:

"I loved it! I couldn't stop reading it, even though I cried a little. I'd like to have a dog like Sounder."

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A Child's Book Review: Confessions from the Principal's Chair

Maria, age 10, says of Confessions from the Principal's Chair, by Anna Myers:

"This book was pretty good. It talks about stuff that I understood, just about being a kid."

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A Child's Book Review: Fish and Frog

Robert, age 4, says of the Brand New Readers collection Fish and Frog
by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Valeria Petrone:

"I like all four of the books. 'Fish Makes Faces' always makes us chuckle."

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A Child's Book Review: Dinosaur vs. Bedtime

Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea was reviewed by 4-year-old Helena:

That was a pretty good book. Can you read it again?

And again, and again, and again...

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A Child's Book Review: Bad Kitty Gets a Bath

Tessa, 9, reviewed Bad Kitty Gets a Bath by Nick Bruel:

Bad Kitty Gets a Bath is about how to give Kitty a bath, the things you will need to give Kitty a bath, and what kitty will do to you when he gets a bath.Kitty will try to hide. Kitty will never forgive you. You might consider taking Kitty to the groomers next time. Also, you should try to be super nice to Kitty.

My favorite part was the list of things you will need for the bath, like lots of plasma and a suit of armor. I also liked the glossary.

This book looks like a book for preschoolers, but it’s a book anyone can enjoy.

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