Birthdays Books

We love this book. There is beautiful poetry and fabulous artwork. This has been our #1 babygift.

What a beautiful book for children of all ages! Each birthday month is celebrated and explored with wonderful, catchy, wording and unbelievable illustrations. A wonderful book for a family to read together, celebrating each child. Also would be great for a classroom to celebrate student's birthday month.
Love this book. Highly recommend it to you!

This book is not only beautiful to look at but also to read and listen to. The words are inspiring and has something to make each child feel special. The illustrations are so vibrant and colorful, but uncomplicated so that it is easy for a child to appreciate and enjoy. This book is perfect for a birthday or shower gift. I have a few teacher friends and I will be recommending this to them for their classes, to celebrate their students birthday months.

January's Child's lyrical and soothing poetry creates the feeling that each individual child is celebrated, adored and unique. The vibrant illustrations bring each month to life with amazing colors and images that enhance the feeling of well-being created by the rhythmic chant of the text. The book evokes a sense of peace and serenity; curling up with your little one is the perfect way to enjoy this lovely work!

These kipper books are just SOO great! My daughter absolutely loves him and they are great first reading books.

Kipper decides to get rid of his smelly old blanket, threadbare toy rabbit and soggy ball and bone, only to discover that they are what makes his basket so special and comfortable. My 18 month old daughter takes great pleasure in Kipper's attempts at imitating ducks sleeping on one leg; wrens nesting in a garden pot; squirrels building stick nests; etc. which all end in failure of course! The simple yet lively text holds even the youngest of attention spans and Mick Inkpen's humorous pictures are a joy for children and adults alike.

Kipper is a pudgy, brown and white dog, with a twist to his smile. He decides to clean out his dog bed. He learns that by making changes of what is around him, he finds that a new change, makes a big change in how he feels.

Kipper tries several new and different places to hang out. By trying to be where other critters live, Kipper finds he is just not comfortable with those new changes, and he goes back to his messy dog bed, that he had in the first place.

Kipper learned that he really cared about what he had in the first place! There are 22 cute animated large illustrations. Kipper is a smart dog to get to know!

The Kipper books are wonderful! The length is perfect for young ones with short attention spans. With the colorful illustrations and delightful story, Kipper has quickly become my son's favorite book. Great for a bedtime story since Kipper is in search of a new bed!

We first checked this out of the library and it was so wonderful that I requested it by name as a Christmas gift from family. I agree with everything that's been said here--this book is a treasure!

Let me begin by saying they have got the age range wrong. I think any child 5 and under would enjoy this book. (My eldest just turned 5 and she certainly likes it.) The artwork is colorful and pleasant and as you turn the pages the pictures become increasingly dense with added characters and action. Certainly there is enough activity to keep older children occupied. And because of the repetitiveness they might even *read* it themselves.

We adore this book. It has humor and warmth and it extends the old short rhyme with an even better story. In this version, Little Miss Muffett's spider doesn't chase her away, instead he asks her to stay. Then come lemurs with streamers, magpies with bowties, foxes with boxes, pussycats with partyhats, poodles with oodles of noodles, bears with chairs, puffins with muffins, gibbons with ribbons and crocodiles with 10 greedy smiles. But to what end? Surprise! It's a birthday party.

There is so much to this book. It teaches counting and rhyming. It introduces animals that are not typical in young children's' reading: puffins, lemurs and gibbons. For my children, it elicited in them the desire to memorize the poem (it was so much fun). To me this indicates that they are learning to love literature and reading.

I think it would make a great birthday gift, but don't buy it just for that. Think of all that your child could learn.

...I have seen quite a few books cross my children's hands. Little Miss Muffet's Count Along Surprise was an immediate hit with all. They read it and reread it aloud to each other constantly. The imaginative words are cleverly knit together and flow with an ingenious rhythm almost completely absent in much of modern children's monosyllabic literature. It is a PLEASURE to hear--even over and over.

The illustrations are imaginative and full of vibrant color and action. They ably embrace the counting element of the book but more importantly, I think, they appeal to children's taste for inventive combinations of related bits of information: "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey, when along came three magpies with taffeta bow-ties and silk vests of very pale grey." Or, "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey, when along came nine gibbons with balloons tied with ribbons and bananas arranged on a tray."...

This book was a huge surprise: it has everything in it a great children's book must have. The elements found in this book include:

1. Counting. My son greatly enjoys how the numbers of Miss Muffet's visitors keep growing.

2. Rhyming. One thing that really grabs my son's attention is rhyming. The rhyming in this book is very clever and definitely rivals Dr. Seuss's best works.

3. Rhythm. This book is easy to read quickly. Not that the book is short, but that the words flow extremely well. As a result, even an 18 month old doesn't have time for attention to wander.

4. Color. The illustrations are full of color and wonderfully illustrate the story. Looking at the pictures is as much fun as reading the story.

5. Story. The story is interesting! My son is excited by each page every time we read the book.

This book, on it's first reading, became one of my son's favorites. I even look forward to reading it!

This is a simple story of the friendship between three men and the gifts of kindness and thoughtfulness. The illustrations are outstanding. While the concept is not unique it is told in a manner which can be appreiciated by all ages. It is my most favorite children's story. Unfortunately I lost my signed copy.

I highly recommend this book!! I read this story to my sixth grade class. They absolutely loved it. The story brings tears to your eyes. A must read for all ages!

Magical Hands is a wonderful story of a man who loves his friends. To show his friends how much he cares, he makes a birthday wish come true for each friend. He finds through this experience that giving is better than receiving...although receiving feels pretty good too! A great story to teach children that with very simple acts, they can affect others lives for the better.

This book was shared with me in one of my children literature college classes. I fell in love with the book! It is great for all ages. This book touches the heart and teaches children (and adults) how to care and love for others in an unselfish way. It teaches all to actively engage in serving our fellow man with out any thought of personal reward. It also encourages people to reach out to others and better the lives of those around us. This book is essential in teaching morals. It is a must in every home and classroom. Please reprint it!!!!

Perfect first book!! My son is 5 months old and loves this book. The bright colors and rhythmic flow of the silly words are just wonderful. Not too long, not too short. If he's fussy, we sit down and read Maurice the Hippo over and over and he is happy. I would recommend this as a first book for every baby.

I bought this book and put it with all the others. Recently my 11 month old girl has started to bring me books to read and she will bring this one 4 or 5 times in a row - it's her favorite. The book has a cheerful, irreverent feel with sing-song rhymes and bright illustrations.

We renewed this as a library book three times before we broke down and bought it. We are also giving copies to a few friends this Christmas. Our eight month old LOVES this book. The bright pictures and rhymes just mesmerize her. Another nice feature is that it is a board book, yet larger in size than most board books. She loves to turn the pages. She gets excited just LOOKING at this book. Highly recommended for little ones.

This book might seem silly to the adult at first, but the more you read it to your requesting toddler the more it starts to make sense. A shy hippo is lead unknowingly through different situations to eventually arrive at his birthday party. The colors are attention grabbing and the tone you develop while reading it aloud becomes as entertaining to you as to your listener.

Two of the three Punsylvania books, Mrs. Bretsky's Bakery and Beli's Deli, were selected best books for three years in a row by the International Reading Association and Book Council. The children themselves were the judges. (authors)

Two of the three Punsylvania books, Mrs. Bretsky's Bakery and Beli's Deli, were selected best books for three years in a row by the International Reading Association and Book Council. The children themselves were the judges. (authors)

Two of the three Punsylvania books, Mrs. Bretsky's Bakery and Beli's Deli, were selected best books for three years in a row by the International Reading Association and Book Council. The children themselves were the judges. (authors)

CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS REVIEW: Two of the three Punsylvania books, Mrs. Bretsky's Bakery and Beli's Deli, were selected best books for three years in a row by the International Reading Association and CHILDREN'S Book Council. The children themselves were the judges. FIVE STARS NOT FROM AUTHORS BECAUSE WE CAN'T BE OBJECTIVE ABOUT HOW MANY STARS BOOKS RECEIVE. (THIS IS A NOTE FROM THE AUTHORS.)

One of the BEST books I've ever known. Thoroughly researched and beautifully compiled, it's a work that springs from a deep connection with the Earth. Excellent for enthusiasts of the wild foods and medicines of the northeast--but applicable to other regions, as well. The recipes (for both plants and animals) use primarily native American ingredients.
Copies may still be available from the publisher's museum bookstore. Check out www.birdstone.org.

This new edition of a well-loved classic continues to please the many teachers who use this book as a classroom text & field guide. We are pleased to have played a major role in bringing it about! Our museum, exhibits, trails, and villages reflect much of this work here at The Institute For American Indian Studies in Washington, CT.

This expanded, 20th Birthday Edition of Native Harvests, with color photographs + 3 more chapters + expanded glossary & bibliography is even more valuable than the previous edition, which the New York Times called "the most brilliantly researched book on the subject." This edition will also become a treasured teaching text and tool for greater appreciation of Native People and their contributions to our contemporary lifeways..

The Institute for American Indian Studies did not review this book. The review was written by the author.

A must for the child of anyone who has ever hummed a showtune in the shower, fantasized a Tony acceptance speech or any child who has even a glimmer of aspirations of performing

Full of bright,highly expressive illustrations and loaded with plenty of amusing "the-tah" in-jokes,this is a book that is equally geared to both young and adult readers. A real treat!

Wassertein scores! This winning story is full of incredible illustations and a wonderful story. A four-star hit!

For anyone who loves the theatre and is either a kid, or one at heart (and who isn't) PAMELA'S FIRST MUSICAL is wonderful. Not only is the story great fun in an Aunty Mame-meets-Eloise kind of way, but it is filled with many of the recognizable greats of the Broadway stage. A book to read, to keep, and to give.

The Paper Princess loves a little girl named Lucy who is good to the princess and her dog. When they find out that there is to be a fiesta later in the day, they set out to do something nice for Lucy. As the princess and her dog fly on the wind in search of the perfect gift, they encounter many adventures and only by a stroke of good fortune are returned to their little girl. Though they weren't able to bring her much in the way of a physical gift, the princess and her dog gave Lucy what she loves best of all: their adventure story.

The Paper Princess Flies Again (with Her Dog) is a precious, whimsical story. The colorful and lively illustrations blend seamlessly with the text to produce a wonderful tale. I also enjoyed that this story is set outside of the American cultural norm. This is not the first of the Paper Princess tales, but that fact doesn't detract from the story. It only leaves me and my children hoping to pick up the other Paper Princess titles.

Armchair Interviews says: A delightful, entertaining read.

Elisa Kleven explains on the back flap of "The Paper Princess Flies Again (with her Dog!)" than when she finished reading "The Paper Princess Finds Her way" to a group of children they asked her what would happened next to the princess and her new paper dog. She wrote and illustrated this third story in the series to find out and to "inspire children to draw their own paper characters and to give those characters stories and worlds." After reading this book I have little doubt that Kleven has succeeded in her objective.

This enchanting story is set in Mexico, where a girl named Lucy loves a paper princess who is not thicker than a leaf but who is full of stories. Although the paper princess has traveled far from the girl who first drew her and the boy who gave her wings, she now has a dress like the sky and a dog. Lucy agrees he is a good dog, but since he looks a little plain she decides to paint him a colorful jacket. The dog does not think he needs a jacket given his warm brown coat, but then Lucy explains he needs it because they are going to have a fiesta that night. In appreciation for the coming party, the princess and her dog decide they should find something nice for Lucy. But when they find a red paper flag that they imagine to be a flying carpet, it whisks them up into the air and off into a new adventure.

Traveling on a kite, a tumbleweed, and a sailboat, the paper princess and her dog end up in a surprising place to make Lucy's fiesta quite memorable. Kleven's artwork consists of beautiful multi-media collages that bring alive her characters. "The Paper Princess Flies Again (with her Dog!)" represents both the desire of children to venture out and discover the world as well as the joy of returning to a warm and loving home (especially when there is a new dress and a crown or a new jacket involved). Granted, in the 21st century the idea of making a paper princess or anything else you can think of seems rather quaint, but that is probably why this book is so charming. Kleven works in so many varied textures, shapes and colors into her artwork (look at all the details in the two-page spread of the desert and the ocean) that you cannot imagine her young readers not being inspired to follow suit.

This is the latest in the adventures of the paper princess and it's as wonderful as the other two. I love the character of the dog and how the princess' cheerful and brave optimism plays against his more timid nature. It's a great book to read aloud and my kids were totally taken in by the story and cheered at the ending. We also love the two earlier books and they've become favorites that we read over and over again (my two year old now "reads" them to himself). Each of the three books has a very distinctive plot so they don't suffer from being bland imitations of each other. It's a rare author who can take a character and expand her world as successfully as Elisa Kleven does. We can't wait for the princess' next adventure!

I like all Elisa's Kleven's books. They are great stories. I really like this one because there is a dog in it.

This book was great! It was a long book compaired to the other Phantom Stallion books. Blue Wings is one of my favorite Phantom Stallion books, although Untamed is my favorite.

P.S. I have some sad news for Phantom Stallion fans: #24 Run Away Home is the final book in the Phantom Stallion series

This was defintely one of my favorite PS books. It starts with Sam and Ross, one of the cowboys saving Jen. Then Brynna buys a beautiful spanish mustang for Sam's Dad and he doesn't want it. He trys to let the other cowboys break him but the horse, "Blue" is to smart for them, forcing Sam's Dad to do it himself. This one is great, action packed and a great read.

I enjoyed this book alot sice it wasn't boring and caught my attention. As always this is another great book to the great series. More people should read these books like there awesome for anybody! Anyways Sam gets this horse for her dad for his birthday present gets excited to show her dad. Surprisingly her dad doesn't like his present! Sam tries to figure out why and the adventure begins!

This book was great. The action was never ending in this book and there was always something going on but what I loved about it was that though there was a lot of different things going on, it all connected somehow so it wasn't just action to fill in the book.

I also liked that you get to see and know more about Ross, River Bend's quietest ranch hand. Before, he was just someone there but you felt like you really didn't know him and this book let you see a little more of him.

This is a MUST read for any Phantom Stallion book. It has more pages then the last few new ones have been too. This is deffinatly not a boring book!