The big honey hunt/ By Stanley and Janice Berenstain

I read this book 3 times and Isaiah did 8! "And that sounds about right" - confirms Isaiah.
It is the Rhymed story about a daddy bear who takes his son to hunt for honey instead of going to the honey story ( as mom advised). They do find the honey tree but there is always something that goes wrong! Will they FIND the honey in the end???

When a bear is smart,
When a bear is clever,
He never gives up.
And i Won't, ever!


Ksenia R & Isaiah R

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Dragon Keeper/ by Carol Wilkinson

This book is a very good book; it is about this girl named Ping who does  not know how old she is and travels with a dragon. On her journey Ping learnt many things. They are taking a dragon egg( dragon stone) to the ocean so that the dragon can take the stone to the faraway island but the dragon stone hatches when they reach the ocean so the dragon goes to the faraway island by himself and leaves a baby dragon with the girl.

I'd say it is a pretty good book. My favorite part was when the dragon hatched in the very end.

Isaiah R
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The tale of Peter Rabbit/ by Beatrix Potter

THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT, by Beatrix Potter, is an enchanting adventure book for the listeners and readers of all ages.  Unlike his siblings, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail, the very mischievous Peter disobeyed his mother and got himself into some dangerous and scary situations in Mr. McGregor's garden.  Disobedience has consequences.  He didn't end up in a rabbit pot pie like his father before him but by the time Peter got home, he was wet, sick, and had lost his new blue jacket with big brass buttons and his shoes (his second set of clothes he lost in a fortnight!), and he got chamomile tea for supper while the "good little bunnies", had bread and milk and the blackberries they had gathered for supper.
I think perhaps this tale that gently teaches children to mind their mothers, good little children are given rewards and naughty children get into trouble is one I should have read over and over to my boys.  I read this to my one-month old great-grandson, JP.  (The P stands for Paul, not Peter.)  If he is anything like his grandpa, he will easily relate to Peter Rabbit.  I'm sure JP's mom will appreciate it if I read it over and over to him!
Bonnie R

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hooray! the first 100 is done, we are 1/10th there!

A child's garden of verses/ by Robert Louis Stevenson

A very soothing book written by the author of Treasure Island. It is the book of verses told by a boy who is growing up observing the farm and the water, sand and ships in the poodle. He is fond of of the world; he is learning and awing the beauty of it.... One day he observes the work of the lamplighter and decides that "when i'm stronger and can choose what i'm to do, i'll go round at night and light lamps with you". Another day his imagination takes him afar into lands of the world, abroad. He sails there, or flies; always alone with "none to tell me what to do"

Memorable piece

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Ksenia Roeder

Pumpkin soup/ by Helen Cooper

PUMPKIN SOUP by Helen Cooper is a warm whimsical story of a cat, squirrel and duck and their friendship, sharing, and overcoming conflict/compromise.  It starts out with the three of them in harmony as they live together, play music, and make soup.  Each one knows and does his part.  But then it gets real.  (We knew that could never last forever!)  Duck wanted to use Squirrel's special spoon and the conflict ensued and was handled naturally - with real feelings,argument, bad and hurtful words, separation and such things as any child could relate to.  And then, with Duck's chair, at the table, empty, there is real regret and concern and vivid imaginations portrayed with flawless, humorous illustrations (I especially love the one depicting Squirrel and Cat's envisioning of Duck's new shop) as they search for their friend. I enjoyed peering in on their lives (like the two little bugs that appear on every page). The colors of the artwork are warm and orange - just like pumpkin soup.  For some odd reason, I'm getting the urge to make a big pot of  pumpkin soup.  The best you ever tasted!  Want to help?

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 Bonnie R

The absolutely essential Eloise/ by Kay Thompson

Ooooooooo, you will absolutely love THE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL ELOISE!  So, when you see this book by Kay Thompson with drawings by Hilary Knight, pick it up and say, "Charge it please and thank you very much!"   Eloise is a "rawther" precocious six year old having the best childhood possible for a little girl who lives on the top floor of the Plaza Hotel with her Nanny who says things three times, her dog Weenie, her turtle Skipperdee and two dolls.  She essentially does whatever she wants and gets away with it.  Any child would envy this rich kid but any adult would feel so sorry for this poor little girl growing up so alone.  Eloise does mention her mother and says she always keeps her bag packed "..in case I have to leave on TWA at a moment's notice or something like that." That's because her mother travels and only sends for her "if there's some sun" and otherwise isn't present.  However, this is tremendously humorous and beautifully illustrated and made me and my friend, Myra, at the nursing home, grin from ear to ear.

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Me, Bonnie R

Mother Goose/ illustrated by Kate Greenaway

I was enchanted with her watercolor illustrations of sweet, charming eighteenth century children with their quaint costumes and idyllic scenes created by Kate Greenaway in MOTHER GOOSE.  They beautifully depict the lines in the old nursery rhymes, some so familiar that I could recite them without looking at the text and others so old they were "new" to me.  New to me too, said my friend Myra as we read them one by one, she in her wheel chair and I in the visitor's seat.  "Memory Lane is a pleasant road to travel, when you can't get around like you use to." she said.  And, we talked about what a treasure we possessed and how nice it is to have something so precious to pass along.  I read they are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality, color editions, using the original text and artwork to delight another generation of children.  I'm happy about that.

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Bonnie R