Little House stories are exciting, entertaining, and educational!
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This is meant to be 5 star. I didn't know how to mark all 5 stars. I read all of the "Little House" series when I was a young girl and couldn't wait to read each one.  I bought them for my 6 year old granddaughter because of her interest in the "olden times". I am reading them to her now but I am sure she will be reading them on her own soon.
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I read this to both my 3 year old son and my 6 year old nephew; both absolutely loved the stories inside! My 3 year old fell asleep by the end of the second story mumbling about pirate ships. My 6 year old nephew stayed up until I finished reading all of the stories included. He was very entertained by all of them. He even helped read parts of the stories, although some words were too big and I had to help him through them and explain to him what they meant. After we finished reading the stories we went on and discussed each one. This morning he woke up and asked me if we could read a couple of them again tonight! My nephew is VERY picky about what books he likes and doesn't like but this has a story for every child! I would definitely recommend this book to others!
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The kids I read this book with really enjoyed this story, and so did I! It's fun to root for the last little wood duck to jump from the tree. Peep Leap is also a great counting book, disguised as an engaging and humorous story (seems like so many counting books lack a story). Finally, I love it when a book teaches me something new, and this one certainly did. Before reading this book we didn't know that wood ducks had to jump from such high places when they were so young, so of course this book led us to the internet to find out even more. Peep Leap is a great example of how much one little picture book can entertain and educate.
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This story is funny and cute! There are a bunch of monsters living under Billy's bed. They are every bright color you can imagine! The only problem is they are quite messy and like to come down stairs at night! This entertaining story written in rhyme is a must read for children ages 3-7....Adults will love reading it to their children too!
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FIVE FUNNY BUNNIES:  THREE BOUNCING TALES

What I liked about this book for small children is that it is broken down into three separate stories.  Each story not only was cute and sweet, but also had a little lesson thrown in here and there -- without the kids knowing they were learning!

We meet the five bunny siblings - Flossie, Henry and Homer who are twins, Little George, and Baby Sadie.  Mama Bunny is involved, but mostly this is about the bunny kids.  My five year old grand girl, Paige, loved the bunnies because she said THEY WERE JUST LIKE REAL KIDS and she really liked that.

In the first story, PIE, Mama Bunny decides to take her children to visit Grandma Bunny and bakes a pie to take along.  What happens along the way to Grandma's house is amusing and made Paige laugh out loud several times!  Those silly bunnies!

TRICKS has the bunny kids competing, showing off, and trying to out-do each other.  Flossie jumps rope, the twins do tricks on their scooters, but who do you think 'tricks' all of the bunnies with their performance?  Read the book and find out!

Flossie the bossy big sister bunny decides to play house with her little brothers and sister in NAP TIME.  Flossie discovers that being a mama bunny isn't as easy and she thought it would be.  Flossie just can't believe how the little bunnies won't listen to her and do exactly what they want to do, even when they shouldn't be doing certain things.

When I asked Paige why she liked the book so much she said THE BUNNIES ARE LIKE REAL KIDS, GETTING INTO TROUBLE AND PLAYING AND HAVING FUN.  BUT THEIR MOM STILL LOVES THEM WHEN THEY ARE BAD KIDS.  My thoughts too -- author Jean Van Leeuwen writes with a true sense of family and values and this came across loud and clear in her writing.  The love of a family was also apparent, even to a five year old.  Plus, Paige got a big kick out of words she recognized and she could even read some of the sentences to me.  That means a lot in my book!

Illustrator Anne Wilsdorf does an excellent job creating works of art that kids can relate to.  Paige commented on the bunnies clothing and the birds in the trees, along with blooming flowers.  The pictures are bright, eye-appealing, and vivacious.  Van Leeuwen and Wilsdorf are a great team.

This is a book that your little ones will certainly relate to and enjoy.  Grab yourself a copy, snuggle up, and just have a good time.

Thank you!

Pam and Paige!
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My daughter read through all the Eloise Level 1 series of readers a month ago, and we revisited them recently because she told me she missed stories about Eloise! Well, the actual collection of Eloise stories (not the early readers) are still beyond my five-and-a-half year old's reading ability, but these make for great entertainment and revision!

In "Eloise's Pirate Adventure", Eloise plays make-believe as a pirate and has lots of fun doing so. The story captures Eloise's fun-loving nature and the illustrations enhance the text. Typical of level one readers, this book has slightly more challenging vocabulary, e.g. "wiggle", "patch", "treasure", etc. and longer sentence structure. Young children who love Eloise and her adventures will adore this series of early readers.
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The illustrations are so great that I bought this without even reading the book! When I read it to my daughter I was very happy with the story.
A witch decides to move into the TEN TIMID GHOSTS' happy haunted house. She scares each ghost away, one-by-one, using a different disguise or prop each time--skeleton, bat, ghoul, cat, owl, vampire, monster, spider, rat, and mummy. The last clever ghost the witch frightens away figures out that it was her the whole time and tells the other ghost friends who are now homeless in the woods. Now we've got ten Angry ghosts...I'm not going to give away the ending but it is terrific!
I highly recommend this book; not only is it entertaining with wonderful illustrations but it is a countdown backwards from 10 so it is good for any age child to enjoy! My daughter is 2 and can count to five (well sometimes... so this will come in handy once she has learned to count to ten then she can have a fun way to count backwards! Actually she can count to ten: she'll say "one, two, four, ten!" LOL!)
Thanks Jennifer! You've got a winner here!
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Sassy's Sock Party is a delightful children's book! It is written in verse, and I've always preferred kids' books that rhyme because there's something about poetry that triggers different parts of the brain and helps children learn how to read. The story is playful and fun and unique - yes, we've imagined the toys that come to life, but socks getting down and having a party? Very imaginative - just the sort of thing curious young children will enjoy. And the illustrations by Dwain Esper are colorful and vibrant and fun.

This is an excellent addition to any house with children or grandchildren.
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Young children ages 6 to 9 will love listening to these audio CDs which contain three tales from the Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner. All three tales are unabridged which always makes for a satisfying listening experience. The three stories contained here are The Boxcar Children, Surprise Island, and The Yellow House Mystery.

The first introduces listeners to Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, i.e. the orphaned siblings also known as the Boxcar Children. The poor kids are left without a home, and try to make it on their own the best they can. In Surprise Island, the four siblings spend the summer on their grandfather's island and end up having loads of adventures. Finally, in The Yellow House Mystery, the four children unlock some mysterious secrets associated with the old yellow house on their grandfather's property.

Tony Award winner Phyllis Newman's narration lends a vividness to the stories that make the children's adventures seem all the more compelling and exciting. The CDs run about 7 hours and 15 minutes, on 6 compact discs.
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We initially bought a couple of the Farmyard Tales single stories and they proved such a hit with our almost two year old that when I saw the complete volume I had to buy it! A bonus to this edition is that it features a map of Apple Tree Village and surrounds, and my children love it when we finish the book and get to pore over the map once again before starting over at the first story.
The stories and simple and charming and feature the same family and animals through the volume. Each page has a concise explanation of the story at the top of the page and a more complex version at the bottom. BRILLIANT for emerging readers! My children love seeing the same Apple Tree Farm characters come up again and again. Naughty Woolly the sheep is a special favourite - I think because she appeals to the mischief in them!
At age 2 my son enjoyed the stories at bedtime. By 2 1/2 he was able to "read" (from memory) the first page of each story which is the same in each of the 20 tales. Not long after 3 he could actually spell Apple and Tree. After his own name and the word "the", words from these stories were the next to be learned. His learning from these stories was self directed and it's been such a pleasure to witness.

At 4 1/2 now he reads the stories himself to his 2 year old brother.
I can't rate this volume of stories highly enough!
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My kids just loved these books!

What would the world be without some imagination, wonder and unexplained phenomena? Well, not quite as interesting and exciting as it could be if it was filled with things like Bigfoot, UFOs, and all sorts of mysterious creatures, people and places, thats for sure.

My kids were really excited about these books, they really enjoyed the stories, and the pictures were a great addition. The author writes in plain simple language but still manages to intrigue the reader.

If you have kids, Im almost certain that they will enjoy this set of books!
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This collection of stories is delightful and imaginative, and just the right length to read out to a child in one sitting. My son now reads these stories on his own but still loves to be read to; and we've read these stories over and over and over! I once had a group of kids from 4 to 7 sitting mesmerized to a story from this book - simple, creative and magical as Enid Blyton promises to be! I would highly recommend this book.
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My 6-year old son is hooked on these stories, all of them! He likes them better than Magic Tree House.  The science learning comes in fun and funny ways and is not so "obvious."  You learn so much (adults included!) by seeing common things at the microscopic level.

The one problem I've had is that they mostly need to be read in order. I didn't realize that when we began in the middle with the book that looked most appealing to my child.
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This Artists Workshop series of books is absolutely wonderful! The stories are engaging and educational and our 7-year old loves them, as do we. As for the stories, themselves, she stops us every couple of sentences to comment which shows how fascinated she is. The stories are varied and not only fun for the child, but fun in a nostalgic way for the adult reader. With each story, there are related crafts or projects the child can make: collage, 3D posters, clay, diaramas, paintings, etc. I believe there are half a dozen books in the series and we have 5.

An example from this particularly book, LANDSCAPES, is the "Views of a Volcano" chapter. One page introduces Japan's illustrious artist, Hokusai, who created 36 famous woodcuts of Mount Fuji.  It also gives information about Japan's sacred mountain.  The following pages focus on creating various art projects centered on mountains.  There are step-by-step instruction on creating wood prints, a section that describes how to create a "faux" wood print from various media, another on how to design mountains with tile and ink.

There's another chapter called "Golden Garden" which discusses murals and the famous Austrian artist, Gustav Klimt.  Subsequent pages in that chapter instruct children (or adult artists, honestly) on how to create different backgrounds such as "Trees and Flowers," "A Tree of Life," and a "Mosaic Flower Bed" using various media.

We absolutely love this series!!<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Landscapes-Artists-Workshop/dp/0713666986/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Landscapes (Artists Workshop)</a>
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Two years ago my cousin bought my daughter the first season of Little House on DVD. Little did I know she would create a monster! Since then we have purchased (for various holidays and birthdays) all the seasons up to 6. This was a first-rate televison show, and one I feel confident allowing my now nine-year-old daughter to watch. The stories are great, and there are clear family values. I even watch them with her and remember when I was her age watching them in their respective seasons. You can't go wrong with Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert!
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I thoroughly enjoyed the stories of Lyle's childhood. They remind me of the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder; a time, place and upbringing far different from my own. Like Laura, he was fearless! I appreciated his positive attitude, faith and perseverance in times of great trial. If you have a chance to meet Lyle, he is jovial, has a twinkle in his eye and is so much fun to talk to!  I highly recommend his book.
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An engaging story for the little and not so little! This book is not your typical one-dimensional storybook. My kids, ages 3, 5, and 10, were all able to find something delightful in the book.  Even my husband had good things to say about it!

3 yr. old: I like the mouse and the pictures. (And then he goes through the pages, pointing to all the pictures he likes.)

5 yr. old: The story's funny.  I like how he cleans up all the crumbs! And look, he just keeps going!

10 yr. old: I would recommend the book to my friends because I think it's got a great plot.  Also, the illustration is really interesting - the way the artist drew it, it's like really good sketching, and there's always something funny going on.  The words are good for learning too - they repeat things and teaches even new words. It's a very interesting story about a daring mouse who doesn't give up on his passion!

Husband: It's interesting because it gives readers a new way of thinking about houses, families, and mice. It's creative and fun.

This book has already been read multiple times in my home. Any book that my kids go back to over and over again, I can safely say, is definitely a great book!