Children’s Books that Make Reading Fun!
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Celebrate Spring with these great titles from Children’s Division of HarperCollins Publishers including the latest book in the Pinkalicious library! These beautiful children’s books will not only help instill a love of books and reading, but they also make a great filler for your child’s Easter basket! Happy Reading!
Cat and Bunny
- written and illustrated by Mary Lundquist
- Age Range: 4 – 8 years
- Grade Level: Preschool – 3
- Hard cover: 32 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN: 978-0-06-228780-9
- I Can Read! Level 2
From the Sleeve: It’s always been just the two of them – daydreaming, having adventures, playing their special game. Until the day someone else asks, “Can I Play?” Mary Lundquist captures all the charm and magic of first friendship with her award-winning debut picture book.
Review: Filled with adorable, descriptive illustrations and beginning level words, this first book by Mary Lundquist is a great book for teaching your young reader all about friendship and making new friends!
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Bunnies!!!
- written and illustrated by Kevan Atteberry
- Age Range: 4 – 8 years
- Grade Level: Preschool – 2nd
- Hard cover: 32 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN: 978-0-06-230783-5
From the Sleeve: Declan is the friendliest sort of little monster. Clouds in the sky? ‘Hello, Clouds,’ he tells them. Some trees in the woods…”Hello, trees,” he says. He even greets a log. “Hello, log”. Just a friendly monster out taking a walk…that is until he sees some BUNNIES!!!
Review: A cute and fun picture book for young readers. Adorable pictures combines with easy-to-read text makes this story perfect for a child who is just learning to read!
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Aqualicious
- written and illustrated by Victoria Kann
- Age Range: 4 – 8 years
- Grade Level: Preschool – 3rd
- Hard cover: 40 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN: 997-0-06-233016-1
From the Sleeve: Pinkalicious loves the beach, especially when she finds a miniature mermaid named Aqua tucked inside a shell! Peter, promises to help Aqua the merminnie find her way home — after they show her all of the pinkamazing thins to do at the seashore. From building sand castles to surfing in the ocean, the trio has a ton of fun, but at the end of the day they realize home is not always what you think it is.
This splashy addition to the bestselling Pinkalicious library makes a day in the sun absolutely Aqualicious!
Review: A trip to the beach becomes an exciting adventure when Pinkalicious meets a miniature mermaid in bestselling author Victoria Kann’s newest picture book featuring Pinkalicious! Another wonderful book in the delightful Pinkalicious series, your young reader will love to add this one to her library!
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In the Rainforest
- written and illustrated by Kate Duke
- Age Range: 4 – 8 years
- Grade Level: Preschool – 3
- Hard cover: 32 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN: 978-0-06-028259-2
- Let’s Read and Find Out About Science – Stage 2
From the Sleeve: The rainforest is home to millions of plant and animal species. The inhabitants of the rainforest depend on each other, and they all depend on rain. How much rain falls in a rainforest?How do scientists work in the tree tops? What kind of plants are swimming pools for frogs and crabs? Read and find out!
This is Stage 2 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
Review: Join the class as they take a trip into the rainforest and learn all about the climate and the trees and plants that make it their home. Colorful illustrations, fascinating diagrams and intriguing text helps make this science lesson on the rainforest interesting and fun for children in the primary grades.
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