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Sammy's Suitcase by Lisa Rojany Buccieri by artemis8 Pros: fun, pretty sturdy pop-ups. And funny too!
Cons: none really I love when my library has pop-up books, especially if they are still in good condition, since my son and I enjoy them so much. Sammy's Suitcase is a pop-up book we recently enjoyed.This is the story of a boy, Sammy, who is going to visit ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Very Marley Christmas Is A Very Messy Christmas by bilbopooh Pros: funny, emphasis on forgiveness
Cons: rampant destruction I still have yet to see Marley and Me, the 2008 Owen Wilson / Jennifer Aniston comedy-weeper based on the best-selling autobiographical book that I have yet to read. I love dog stories. But I’ve been warned that both are very emotional, as ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Snowgirl Named Just Sue Goes Nicely With A Snowman Named Just Bob by bilbopooh Pros: lovely illustrations, tender tone
Cons: melancholy Three years ago, I read A Snowman Named Just Bob, a tender picture book written ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Guilty as Charged by skylerjayne Pros: Safe, and enjoyable, no smut.
Cons: Kind of religious, but not overly so I love Betsy Brannon Green! She is a fantastic mystery novelist, who has you guessing until the last page. Growing up, I was a huge Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys fan. I loved to see if I could solve their mysteries before they did. Because of this ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Its So Good That I Wish I Owned All The Books. by andreanorman Pros: A good read with depth. Great for any age - young or old.
Cons: It is short. I never thought that I would be saying this about a historical friction. It's so good that I wish I owned all the books. The particular Book that I am talking about is Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen. But really, the fact is, I ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
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"I'm Gentleman Death in silk and lace..." - Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat by teamfreak16 Pros: Lestat is the necessary larger-than-life character needed for a story such as this
Cons: The rock star thing is a bit silly, but needed to propel the series along The vampire Lestat wants to set matters straight. He has read Interview with ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Sock and Glove by Miyako Kanamori by artemis8 Pros: Nice photos, cute story with it, step by step instructions
Cons: sometimes instruction a little vague, one black and white photo that should have been color When I heard about Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softy Friends from Cast-off Socks and Gloves I thought it sounded pretty cool. My son has plenty of unmatched socks and thought we might find a use for them with suggestions from this ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Amy Krouse Rosental Makes Learning Tasty in Christmas Cookies: Bite-Size Holiday Lessons by bilbopooh Pros: kid-friendly "definitions", charming paintings
Cons: some may find human-anthropomorphic animal interaction odd One of the coziest Christmastime traditions for many families is baking cookies together. In Christmas Cookies: Bite-Size Holiday Lessons, that experience serves as the cornerstone to some important lessons in vocabulary and life. Amy Krause ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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I Spy a Cute Counting Book: Jean Marzollo's Ten Little Christmas Presents by bilbopooh Pros: cute counting book, memory game
Cons: rather squiggly illustrations One series of books that has been extremely popular in my house is the I Spy series, which asks readers to carefully examine photographs ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Lift the Flaps as The Berenstain Bears Trim the Tree by bilbopooh Pros: fun flaps, inclusion of Honey Bear
Cons: not much plot, easy to tear The Berenstain Bears have been around for a long time, long enough to have several books dedicated to their Christmas celebrations. These include The Berenstain Bears’ Christmas Tree, ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Sinestro Turns a Grudge into a War in Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War by JediKermit Pros: Huge scope, good use of DC Comics history, great characterization, nice artwork.
Cons: None, save the hellishness of war itself. We usually think of Green Lantern as a superhero--a member of the Justice League. With his "magic ring" he can create anything, fly through air and space, and use it to beat the bad guys. But our "Green Lantern" is just one of a a ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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God wants us to be healthy. by aohcapablanca Pros: Seventh-Day Adventism and the enthusiastic American Protestant milieu that birthed it. God prescribes good health.
Cons: More appealing to scholars than to general publics. Had disturbing impact among Adventists in 1976. You may never have heard of long-lived Ellen Gould White, nee Harmon (1827 - 1915). But she, her husband James White and former sea captain Joseph Bates together launched and guided the Seventh-Day Adventist movement in America and spread it worldwide. ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Fear Shouts. Terror WHISPERS. by talyseon Pros: Well written book that manages supernatural suspence with a psychological premise.
Cons: The Audio edition was over acted. Whispers by Dean KoontzThis is the Dean Koontz' break out novel, the one that really got him noticed, back in 1980, and made him one of the more popular authors writing today.The story follows Hillary Thomas. Hillary overcame ...
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Nov 23 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Time Almanac 2010: Same format as last year, just a little shorter. by texas-swede Pros: A lot of interesting statistics, good organization.
Cons: Science cuts for 2010, reflects the news, magazine feel, insufficient index, important data missing. I love books that list statistics and facts on our world, countries, science, disasters, and weather. The reason I love them is because statistics and data put perspective on the sensationalists reporting that streams out from our popular media. If you ...
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Nov 22 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Seat at the Table: New Sales Strategies for the Modern Era by Bryan_Carey Pros: Clearly worded; Practical; Good organization
Cons: None come to mind Salespeople need any edge they can get. However, today's customers don't want a hard sell- they want a partnership that goes beyond the usual selling strategies and reaches a level of a mutually beneficial partnership. This is the main theme behond A ...
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Nov 22 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Awful by any measure, a huge disappointment for a fan by paulsavage Pros: None
Cons: 15 words isn't enough to explain them all In late 2006, Adam Rapp released his fifth young adult novel Under the Wolf, Under the Dog. It was a major disappointment following earlier works of extreme strength. ...
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Nov 22 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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"Mom, I think I just saw Moses walking down Lexington!" by imagine_stars Pros: Hilarious, thoughtful, thought-provoking, and intelligent
Cons: Goes to extremes at times, focuses on rules while putting off the concept of grace Follow the Bible. Literally.That was simple rule behind AJ Jacobs' year-long experiment. Simple, but oh-so-difficult. After reading through the entire Bible in a few days, AJ made a list of all the rules contained therein. And then...he began to ...
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Nov 22 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Reindeer Run: A Mini Merry Book by Julia Woolf by artemis8 Pros: short, simple, about one of Santa's reindeer (though never named I'd guess it is Dasher)
Cons: none really Our daycare has little cards with multiple items to buy for Christmas for two families we are 'adopting'. My son picked a card labeled "books" as our gift and we went to Target to select a few things for an infant and a 3 year old. We had already picked ...
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Nov 22 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Too Much Angst and Not Enough Action: Partricia Cornwell, "The Scarpetta Factor" by scmrak Pros: some decent technology
Cons: way! too much internal dithering The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia D. Cornwell Bobby Ewing was murdered on Dallas but was resurrected in a ham-handed "dream sequence" the next year; a television event that rivals the infamous "jump-the-shark" episode ...
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Nov 22 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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For Whatever Suits You by nagels Pros: Picture Intensive
Rich in detail Cons: Omission of Mr. Potato Head, the great quick change artist This writer wandered outside the box in choosing to read Cally Blackman's book about men's fashion. In fact this writer, whose idea of high fashion is a new pair of jeans from Land's End, wandered into a different universe and was enlightened and ...
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Nov 22 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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#2 in the "Gifts of Harry" Book Review Series by thewasp Pros: Unexpected ending
Cons: I hated all the characters At 130 pages, this book should have been easy to read. Actually it was technically half a book since my edition has "The Last of Cheri," the 108-page sequel, immediately following. But I digress. In reality I found it exquisitely ...
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Nov 22 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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You Were Always Mom's Favorite Lacked a Bonding Moment by pestyside Pros: Some conversations, Descriptions about family competition
Cons: Lacks emotional stories and humor, Tedious, Overly analytical According to linguist and author Deborah Tannen sister relationships are always about competition, definition, age, and rank. Our relationships follow familiar patterns that have been trod upon repeatedly, and the right (or wrong) word from our sister ...
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Nov 22 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Will the real Susan Pocket Mouse Mudpie Hullygully Stargirl please stand up? by imagine_stars Pros: Sweet, touching, funny
Cons: Campy, not quite as good as it could have been After transferring from Arizona to Pennsylvania, Stargirl Caraway is bereft of happiness. During her year in the Southwest, quirky, nonconformist Stargirl (whose name has run the gamut from Susan to Hullygully) transformed her classmates by encouraging ...
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Nov 22 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Caribbean Style in Rich Detail by pambo Pros: Gorgeous book
Cons: None Cultural influences can be subtle or bold, acknowledged or overlooked but in “Caribbean Houses: History, Style and Architecture,” we find an explanation of how Islamic design took root in the New World, thousands of miles ...
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Nov 22 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Parker/Spenser going through the motions in "The Professional" by kevintipple Pros: Typical Spenser
Cons: Typical Spenser Back in high school, while I wanted to be a football stud, there was no question that I was a nerd. Unathletic, nose in a book all the time, good grades, etc made it clear what I was to one and all. At some point in college, all that nonsense didn't ...
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Nov 22 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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