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The Adventures of Tom Thumb
Submitted by SarahKate on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 17:09. | author: M Mayer K Craft rating:  asin: 1587170647 binding: Hardcover list price: $15.95 USD amazon price: $15.95 |
Snow White: Silver Anniversary Edition
Submitted by SarahKate on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 16:54.SarahKate's Notes:
Wow! We loved the illustrations in this book, a true adaptation of the Snow White tale translated from Brothers Grimm. In the end the wicked queen puts on the red hot slippers and dances to her death, and I realize this is the translation from the original story, but our girls didn't understand why or how this happened. Otherwise, it is a fantastic, gripping read!
 | rating:  asin: 0316354503 binding: Hardcover list price: $15.95 USD amazon price: $15.95 |
Spared by her would-be executioner, Snow White finds a home with seven kindly dwarfs, but the hateful queen who wants her dead will stop at nothing to be the most beautiful woman in the land. A poisoned apple seems to send Snow White to her death, but true love brings her back, and good once again prevails. Paul Heins's graceful words and Trina Schart Hyman's expressive artwork create a dramatic retelling of this classic tale, filled with movement and passion that will enchant readers of all ages.
The Fortune-Tellers (Picture Puffin Books)
Submitted by SarahKate on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 16:28. | author: Lloyd Alexander Trina Schart Hyman rating: asin: 0140562338 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
Jocasta Carr Movie Star
Submitted by SarahKate on Mon, 03/17/2008 - 08:01. | author: Roy Gerrard rating: asin: 0374437777 binding: Paperback list price: $4.95 USD amazon price: $4.95 |
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
Submitted by SarahKate on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 08:24.SarahKate's Notes:
Our (then) 5 year old wants to hear the story of Vasilisa again and again. It's a harsh fairy tale, with wicked stepmothers and witches that eat people. But the beautiful Vasilisa gracefully triumphs, all because of her (dead) mother's love contained in a magical doll.
 | author: Marianna Mayer rating: asin: 0688085008 binding: Hardcover list price: $17.99 USD amazon price: $12.23 USD |
Sweet, lovely Vasilisa lives with her jealous stepmother and stepsisters on the edge of a dark forest inhabited by the evil witch Baba Yaga. One night the stepmother sends Vasilisa to visit Baba Yaga, an errand from which the gentle girl has little chance of returning alive. "An engaging text and accomplished paintings set this version apart....A stylized and classy offering."--School Library Journal.
The Quiltmaker's Gift
Submitted by SarahKate on Sat, 11/10/2007 - 20:42. | author: Jeff Brumbeau rating:  asin: 0439309107 binding: Hardcover list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $12.21 USD |
The Quiltmaker's Gift celebrates the quilting tradition, the value of generosity, and the spirit of community in a beautiful and touching fable for our times. This richly illustrated picture book celebrates the joy of giving and gently emphasizes the age-old truth that material wealth does not necessarily buy happiness. The Quiltmaker's Gift is a heartwarming children's fable, a celebration of quilters and quilting, and a challenging adult parable all wrapped into one.
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
Submitted by SarahKate on Sun, 11/11/2007 - 23:14. | author: Audrey Wood rating: asin: 0152427309 binding: Hardcover list price: $17.00 USD amazon price: $11.56 USD |
In this delightful story, the king refuses to leave his bathtub and rule the kingdom. “Beauty aside, this also has a panache and sly wit that will please children and their parents, who will be called on to peruse the book again and again.”--Booklist
The Hollyhock Wall
Submitted by SarahKate on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 16:04. | author: Martin Waddell rating: asin: 0744577322 binding: Paperback list price: $10.38 USD amazon price: $10.38 |
Imagine a Night
Submitted by SarahKate on Sun, 11/11/2007 - 20:45.SarahKate's Notes:
The paintings in this book are extraordinary! One shows three children jumping on beds, and patchwork quilts change into rivers and farms seen from high above. "Imagine a night … when you can't sleep, and so you jump high enough to soar over a quilt of fields and forests." Very magical and inspiring to the imagination.
 | rating: asin: 0689852185 binding: Hardcover list price: $18.99 USD amazon price: $12.91 USD |
Imagine a night when you can ride your bike right up the stairs to your bed. Imagine a night when your toy train rumbles on its tracks out of your room and roars back in, full sized, ready for you to hop on for a nighttime adventure. Imagine a night when a farmer plays a lullaby on his fiddle, and his field of sunflowers begins to dip and sway to the rhythm.
Imagine a Day (Byron Preiss Book)
Submitted by SarahKate on Sun, 11/11/2007 - 20:43. | author: Sarah L. Thomson rating: asin: 0689852193 binding: Hardcover list price: $18.99 USD amazon price: $12.91 USD |
Imagine a day when your swing swings you higher than the highest treetops. Imagine a day when you can ride your bike up a path of falling leaves into the very tree they are falling from. Imagine a day when you release a handful of blue balloons into a cloudy, gray sky to create a postcard-perfect day.