Children's Books for Parents http://childrensbooksforparents.com Reviews and recommendations by leading teachers around the world! Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:58:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Hey, Little Ant http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KidsBooks/~3/2-QjAwM8iEo/ http://childrensbooksforparents.com/hey-little-ant/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:06:12 +0000 api http://childrensbooksforparents.com/hey-little-ant/ What would you do if the ant you were about to step on looked up and started talking? Would you stop and listen? What if your friends saw you hesitate? That’s what happens in this funny, thought-provoking book. Originally a song by a father-daughter team, this conversation between two creatures, large and small, is bound … Continue reading →

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]]> http://childrensbooksforparents.com/hey-little-ant/feed/ 0 http://childrensbooksforparents.com/hey-little-ant/ The Snail and the Whale http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KidsBooks/~3/4s9MS6wPUzw/ http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-snail-and-the-whale/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:05:57 +0000 api http://childrensbooksforparents.com/3344091011/ When a tiny snail meets a humpback whale, the two travel together to far-off lands. It’s a dream come true for the snail, who has never left home before. But when the whale swims too close to shore, will the snail be able to save her new friend?

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]]> http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-snail-and-the-whale/feed/ 0 http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-snail-and-the-whale/ The Zebra Said Shhh http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KidsBooks/~3/XjbZPGbYhoY/ http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-zebra-said-shhh/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:02:43 +0000 api http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-zebra-said-shhh/ An exhausted zebra is ready for bed but the other animals at the zoo still want to play. Help the Zebra say “Shh” to the lions, elephants and other noisy animals at the zoo. A calming bedtime book for little monkeys everywhere.

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]]> http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-zebra-said-shhh/feed/ 0 http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-zebra-said-shhh/ My Heart Is Like a Zoo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KidsBooks/~3/KV_Y1yhCqvs/ http://childrensbooksforparents.com/my-heart-is-like-a-zoo/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:01:04 +0000 api http://childrensbooksforparents.com/my-heart-is-like-a-zoo/ An accessible and beautiful debut, My Heart Is Like a Zoo is everything a classic picture book should be: honest, sincere, and speaking directly to even the very youngest child.

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]]> http://childrensbooksforparents.com/my-heart-is-like-a-zoo/feed/ 0 http://childrensbooksforparents.com/my-heart-is-like-a-zoo/ The Boss Baby http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KidsBooks/~3/QswqcqQlv-w/ http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-boss-baby/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:31:21 +0000 api http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-boss-baby/ From the moment the baby arrived, it was obvious that he was the boss. The boss baby is used to getting his way–drinks made to order 24/7, his private jet plane, and meetings around the clock. But when his demands aren’t getting proper responses, he has to go to new lengths to achieve the attention … Continue reading →

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]]> http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-boss-baby/feed/ 0 http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-boss-baby/ Richard Scarry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KidsBooks/~3/jlNy_-OJNtM/ http://childrensbooksforparents.com/richard-scarry-2/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:30:41 +0000 api http://childrensbooksforparents.com/richard-scarry-2/ Shows and tells what busy people do every day to build houses, sail ships, fly planes, keep house, and grow food.

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]]> http://childrensbooksforparents.com/richard-scarry-2/feed/ 0 http://childrensbooksforparents.com/richard-scarry-2/ Richard Scarry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KidsBooks/~3/Hdg0mxT9zsQ/ http://childrensbooksforparents.com/richard-scarry/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:30:23 +0000 api http://childrensbooksforparents.com/richard-scarry/ Drippy and Sticky the house painters have come to paint the Busytown Fire Station. But with Smokey and the other brave firefighters rushing in and out to rescue people, there are quite a few wet paint mishaps! Filled with information about firefighters and Scarry’s sense of fun, this book is sure to delight young readers … Continue reading →

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]]> http://childrensbooksforparents.com/richard-scarry/feed/ 0 http://childrensbooksforparents.com/richard-scarry/ Up, Tall and High http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KidsBooks/~3/0JADtDi7j0U/ http://childrensbooksforparents.com/up-tall-and-high/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:43:47 +0000 api http://childrensbooksforparents.com/up-tall-and-high/ Through illustrations, fold-outs and simple text, colorful birds–including a penguin and a peacock–demonstrate the meanings of the words up, tall and high in three laugh-out-loud situations.

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]]> http://childrensbooksforparents.com/up-tall-and-high/feed/ 0 http://childrensbooksforparents.com/up-tall-and-high/ One Cool Friend http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KidsBooks/~3/XhOHG2dzqVU/ http://childrensbooksforparents.com/one-cool-friend/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:43:07 +0000 api http://childrensbooksforparents.com/one-cool-friend/ When well-mannered Elliot reluctantly visits the aquarium with his distractible father, he politely asks whether he can have a penguin–and then removes one from the penguin pool to his backpack. The fun of caring for a penguin in a New England Victorian house is followed by a surprise revelation by Elliot’s father.

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]]> http://childrensbooksforparents.com/one-cool-friend/feed/ 0 http://childrensbooksforparents.com/one-cool-friend/ The Candy Smash (The Lemonade War Series) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KidsBooks/~3/mNneq1fOVIU/ http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-candy-smash-the-lemonade-war-series/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:21:00 +0000 api http://childrensbooksforparents.com/the-candy-smash-the-lemonade-war-series/ Jessie and Evan Treski have waged a lemonade war, sought justice in a class trial, and even unmasked a bell thief. Now they are at opposite ends over the right to keep secrets. Evan believes some things (such as his poetry) are private. Jessie believes scandal makes good news. When anonymously sent candy hearts appear … Continue reading →

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