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- ME HUNGRY: oh how we enjoyed this! Cave-boy is hungry, but everyone's either too busy or too sharp. Mammoth's nice, though...simple, fun.1:45 PM Nov 22nd, 2008 from web
- SOUTH: Wordless tale of small bird who snoozes through his flock's migration; friendly cat helps him catch up. Sweet art.1:44 PM Nov 22nd, 2008 from web
- STANLEY AT SEA: hungry dog Stan & his pals float to sea in red boat, all the way to the end of Outside. Food there is stuff of doggy legend.12:12 PM Nov 4th, 2008 from web
- HOLD ON TO YOUR HORSES: Amy's wild ideas get her in trouble til she learns to tame 'em, rein 'em in. I've used this metaphor w/ my kids too.12:09 PM Nov 4th, 2008 from web
- LADYBUG GIRL Lulu's brother says she's too little, but Lulu finds she can make her own big fun in the great outdoors.12:04 PM Nov 4th, 2008 from web
- RUNNING SHOES: Sophy lives too far from school to attend, until the census man surprises her with a gift.12:01 PM Nov 4th, 2008 from web
- METAL MAN's fiery tools make art from junk. Devon watches, sees a star house in his mind, helps Metal Man coax it out of twisted scrap.11:57 AM Nov 4th, 2008 from web
- PRISCILLA & THE HOLLYHOCKS: after Massa sells her ma, hollyhocks are Priscilla has left. She saves seeds, sows them anew after she's sold.11:52 AM Nov 4th, 2008 from web
- TITANICAT: Jim, cabin boy on Titanic, is assigned to care for ship's cat. When she departs w/ her kittens, he follows, misses the boat.11:47 AM Nov 4th, 2008 from web
- LUCKY STAR: made me cry. Great Depression, school's closed, dad's far away, but mom counts her lucky stars, 10yo Ruth learns w/o school.11:36 AM Nov 4th, 2008 from web
- BIG BAD BUNNY has fierce teeth, sharp claws, is unstoppable. Mama Mouse has just discovered Baby Boo-Boo is missing. Oh no! We all loved it.11:30 AM Nov 4th, 2008 from web
- GRACE FOR PRESIDENT: Grace works hard to show she'll make a good president. Beautifully illustrated bk shows how electoral college works.2:40 PM Nov 3rd, 2008 from web
- CHESTER'S BACK had me giggling by title page. M Watt may be bk's author, but big-egoed main char Chester Cat begs to differ. Clever, funny.2:11 PM Nov 3rd, 2008 from web
- BERKELEY'S BARN OWL DANCE. Young owl dances, delights all in barn, but now it's time to seek her own barn. Dancing solo is scary. Sweet art.2:03 PM Nov 3rd, 2008 from web
- ONE HEN: HOW ONE SMALL LOAN MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE. Kojo borrows, buys hen, sells eggs, repays, grows flock, builds farm, changes world. Oh!1:53 PM Nov 3rd, 2008 from web
- MARCO FLAMINGO wants to know what snow is & why the snowbirds loathe it so. Decides to find out for himself. Text in English, Spanish.1:47 PM Nov 3rd, 2008 from web
- PACO & GIANT CHILE PLANT: fun twist on Jack/Beanstalk, w/ quite a surprise ending. Diglot text drops Spanish words in. El Gigante is scary!1:42 PM Nov 3rd, 2008 from web
- PRINCESS PEEPERS is glasses fashionista until Royal Acad classmates sneer. Ditches specs, mishaps ensue. "I'm no horse, I'm a prince!" Heh.1:34 PM Nov 3rd, 2008 from web
- TIME FOR BED ANGEL: Messy Andrew runs guardian angel Sam ragged.1:30 PM Nov 3rd, 2008 from web
- COUNTING IN CRAZY GARDEN: cartoony counting bk about bear whose garden yields icky harvest of worms, weeds til pal shows how to plant seeds.1:21 PM Nov 3rd, 2008 from web
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- Name Melissa Wiley
- Web http://melissawil...
- Bio My regular Twitter account is @bonnyglen. This account is for my notes on Cybils Fic Pict Bk nominees.
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