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Matilda

Matilda

By on Jan 2, 2014 in Books for Kids | 0 comments

Matilda is a genius. Unfortunately, her family treats her like a dolt. Her crooked car-salesman father and loud, bingo-obsessed mother think Matilda’s only talent is as a scapegoat for everything that goes wrong in their miserable lives. But it’s not long before the sweet and sensitive child decides to fight back. Faced with practical jokes of sheer brilliance, her parents don’t stand a...

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The Arrival

The Arrival

By on Jan 2, 2014 in Books for Kids | 0 comments

A truly remarkable work of art that is already one of the most talked-about book of the season. “A shockingly imaginative graphic novel that captures the sense of adventure and wonder that surrounds a new arrival on the shores of a shining new city. Wordless, but with perfect narrative flow, Tan gives us a story filled with cityscapes worthy of Winsor...

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

By on Jan 2, 2014 in Books for Kids | 0 comments

A told B, and B told C “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree.” Countless children — and their parents — can joyfully recite the familiar words of this beloved alphabet chant. The perfect pairing of Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault’s lively rhymes, and Caldecott Honor artist Lois Ehlert’s bright, bold, cheerful pictures made Chicka Chicka Boom Boom an instant hit and a perennial...

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Ramona the Pest

Ramona the Pest

By on Jan 2, 2014 in Books for Kids | 0 comments

Here comes Ramona! Ramona Quimby is thrilled to be starting kindergarten. She likes a little boy named Davy so much she wants to kiss him, and she loves Susan’s beautiful curls so much she wants to pull them to see them boing. Her teacher even promises her a present just for sitting still!

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Holes

Holes

By on Jan 2, 2014 in Books for Kids | 0 comments

This winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award features Stanley Yelnats, a kid who is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the warden makes the boys “build character” by spending all day, every day, digging holes five feet wide and five feet...

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