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Books We Read – May

2010 June 2

In late April I turned into this uber-nesting cyclone who was bent on clearing the desk of stuff that’s been “hanging around.” Maybe I wanted to get the piles down as far as possible before heading to BookExpo America and recreating the mountains.  Whatever the spark, we got a lot done these past 30 days. We now have more than 1,800 completed reviews in our book bag! [There are still another 200 on the shelf, though ... not counting the soon-to-arrive box from BEA.]

If you have read and reviewed one of the books, please feel free to add it to the Website; add a link in the comments here; or send me an email at thereadingtub [at] gmail [dot] com with “book review” in the title. By linking back, I can send traffic your way, and I am happy to do it.

Received: 36
Read: 42
Reviewed (new): 39

Note: Our book widget includes links to Indie Bound (you can mouse over “Indie Bound” to get more info), Amazon, and Tapestry Books. Covers with links go to amazon.com for general literature and Tapestry Books for titles with adoption themes.

Favorite Re-Reads (kid picks)

Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia's first Valentine, Herman Parish
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nonfiction
Ballet, Level 2: Internet Referenced (Beginners Social Studies - New Format), Sue Meredith
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Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record (Book 3): Book 3 (Ivy and Bean), Annie Barrows
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Stellaluna, Janell Cannon
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our book talk
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Kate DiCamillo book
The tale of Despereaux: being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread, Kate DiCamillo
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Velma Gratch & the way cool butterfly, Alan Madison
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picture book about reading
Wild about books, Judy Sierra
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our book talk

Reading Beyond the Books

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The Roald Dahl Audio CD Collection: Charlie, James/Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Enormous Crocodile, Magic Finger, Roald Dahl
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Bilingual Books (All Audiences)

none this month

Picture Books (All Audiences)

adoption picture book

Adoption Is for Always (An Albert Whitman Prairie Book), Linda Walvoord Girard
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our book talk
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Gail Silver books
Anh's anger, Gail Silver
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our book talk
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silly picture bookThe Bickleby’s Birdbath
by Andrea Perry; illustrated by Roberta Angaramo
Atheneum, 2010 our book talkkid pick
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picture books for toddlers
Boot weather, Judith Vigna
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our book talkkid pick
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ABC booknonfiction
Creature ABC, Andrew Zuckerman
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our book talk
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nonfiction picture booknonfiction
Dangerous Creatures (Kingfisher Knowledge), Angela Wilkes
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kid pick

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Houdini’s Gift
by Jeanne Gehret, MA; illustrated by Michael LaDuca (Verbal Images Press, 2009)
our book talk
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nonfiction picture book about math nonfiction

How much is a million?, David M. Schwartz
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our book talkkid pick
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dinosaur book
If You Give a T-Rex a Bone, Tim Myers
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our book talk
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picture book about school
I.Q. goes to the library, Mary Ann Fraser
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our book talkkid pick
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picture book about grievingMending Lucille
written by J. R. Poulter; illustrated by Sarah Davis
Puffin Books, 2008 – Not available for direct purchase in the United States
our book talk
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picture book about family loss
Moonshadow's journey, Gillian Lobel
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our book talk
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picture book picnic
The most perfect spot, by Diane Goode.
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our book talk
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adoption picture book
A mother for Choco, Keiko Kasza
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gardening for kids book
My friends the flowers, William Lach
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our book talk
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Toni buzzeo books
No T. Rex in the library, Toni Buzzeo
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our book talk
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grammar for kids
Penny and the Punctuation Bee, Moira Rose Donohue
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our book talk
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folklore
The rabbi and the twenty-nine witches, Marilyn Hirsh
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our book talk
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Ida Trapani booksRufus and Friends: Rhyme Time
Written and Illustrated by Ida Trapani
Charlesbridge, 2008
our book talk
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Jackie Urbanovic books
Sitting duck, Jackie Urbanovic
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our book talk
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Amy Krouse Rosenthal book
Sugar cookies, Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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our book talk
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nonfiction picture booknonfiction Survival at 40 Below
by Debbie S. Miller; illustrated by Jon Van Zyle
Walker Books for Young Children, 2010
Our Book Talk
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folktale picture book
Too many fairies, Margaret Read MacDonald
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our book talk
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picture book for kids
The Very Greedy Bee, Steve Smallman
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our book talk
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concept book for kidsWhat Does it Mean To Be Green
written by Rana DiOrio, illustrated by Chris Blair
Little Pickle Press, 2010
our book talk

Easy Readers (for New and Developing Readers)

geography for kidsAmy’s Travels
written and illustrated by Kathryn Starke
Creative Minds Publications, 2006
our book talk
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easy reader picture book

Arlo gets lost, Wendy Wax
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our book talk
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easy reader picture book
Arlo makes a friend, Wendy Wax
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our book talk
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easy reader biography
Ben Franklin and his first kite, Stephen Krensky
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our book talk
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Cat the Cat books by mo Willems
Cat the cat, who is that?, Mo Willems
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our book talk
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science for kids
Flamingos, Jean M. Malone
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our book talk
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easy reader biography
George Washington's first victory, Stephen Krensky
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our book talk
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Cat the Cat books
Let's say hi to friends who fly!, Mo Willems
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our book talk
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Cynthia Rylant easy reader
Mr. Putter & Tabby feed the fish, Cynthia Rylant
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our book talk
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cat the cat books by mo willems
What's your sound, Hound the Hound?: a Cat the Cat book, Mo Willems
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our book talk

Illustrated Short Chapter Books

John Audobon historical fiction

A nest for Celeste, Henry Cole
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our book talk

Middle Grade Chapter Books (Fiction and Nonfiction)

Johan Olander books

A field guide to aliens: intergalactic worrywarts, glorb, false Santas, and other extraterrestrials, Johan Olander
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our book talk
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Mennonite fiction seriesKaty’s New World (The Katy Lambright Series)
written by Kim Vogel Sawyers
Zondervan, 2010 our book talk
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The Magic Thief Book 3
Found, Sarah Prineas
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our review page (Book Talk forthcoming)
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American Girl mystery
A Thief in the Theater: A Kit Mystery (American Girl Mysteries), Sarah Masters Buckey
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our book talk

Young Adult Chapter Books (Fiction and Nonfiction)

Crossing
Andrew Xia Fukuda
Amazon Encore, 2010 our book talk

Book Talks Updated with Teen Reviews

(Links go to Reading Tub website review.) This month we also have reviews of books we have previously mentioned. None of these books is counted in our totals.

Coconut’s Joke Book by American Girl Publishing – our book talk
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman – our book talk
Judy Moody Goes to College by Megan McDonald; ill by Peter H. Reynolds – our book talk
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up by Melissa Thomson – our book talk


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