GREAT READS

You can tell if you really like a CD book. You sit in the driveway and instead of going into the house, you listen to one more chapter. I did that a lot when I listened to Maine, a captivating story about several generations of women.

Like all famil...

He didn't disappoint us with this new book, Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator.  This book has 6 and 1/2 surprising stories about 2 surprising friends.  In Chaper 5: the Surprising Solution, Alligator is BORED!  Amanda figures a goo...

If you're into the fantasy world of time travel with magic, wizards, knights, castles, and dragons, you will love the book, The Castle in the Attic.  This action packed book was nominated for 23 state book awards.  In our story, William has...

Arriving in a new school, the super smart Julian Calendar tries to his dismay to hide his brilliant, inventive mind. Lo and behold, two classmates, equally bright, discover his secret.   The three friends go on to become an alliance to retr...

John James Audubon and his young assistant have come to Oakley Plantation to study and paint the birds that live there. Oakley is also the home of Celeste, the basket weaving mouse. Celeste is bound to become involved with the artist, his assistant, ...

Fletcher the young fox cannot understand why the leaves are turning brown and falling off his favorite tree. Is it sick? Can he tie the leaves back on the tree? Beautiful watercolor pictures illustrate Fletcher as he works so hard to save his tree. B...

David is always in trouble.  He can't seem to sit still in school, no matter how hard he tries.  But a cure is in sight as David comes up with unique ways to calm  his wiggle-fidgets.  This is the perfect book for those children c...

You have to see it to believe it.  In each of Guy Billout paintings, something is not quite right.  Search each of the 33 beautiful paintings,.  Spot what doesn't belong, what is out of tune, what should be somewhere else!  Good L...