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Trolls Don't Ride Roller Coasters
Are you looking for a book to read? Trolls Don't Ride Roller Coasters by Debbie Dadey is a good fantasy book. J.J is a troll who does not like noise. She has a booth in the carnival. When the friends went to the carnival to ride, most of the rides were broken. So later they found out the reason the rides were getting broken. They then got together and made a plan. If you want to know if the plan worked read the book and find out. Trolls Don't ride Rollar caosters
My name is JonPaul Szybnski .I read the book Trolls Don't Ride Rollar Caosters by Debbie Dadey,and Marcia Jones. This was a great kids book. The main characters n the story are Eddie,Howie,Liza,and Melody. They all go to the carnival and want to ride the new ride called the Monster.It is the biggest and scariest rollar caoster there. The four kids are only elevan or twelve , so there scared. Eddie is the brave kid so hes not as scared ,and liza is very scared she just wants to ride the merry go round.So all four kids ride the rollar coaster ,but then all of a sudden it comes to a complete stop.Liza and Melody are so scared they have to climb down a three story ladder.While they were climbing down they heard these strange luaghs.When they got down they rode the merry go round.Eddie was so boared . When they were done they saw a lady that was on the roller caoster with them.As they wre walking over to the lady Eddie saw a sign that said strongest kid contest.So before hey went to the strange lady Eddie signed up. They walked up to th lady. Liza whispeed to Melody she looks like a toll.How asked the ladies name,she said J.J. A few weeks later they went to the strongest kid contest.They saw J.J. again.she was tying to take down the tent to ruin the contest. Liza stopped her.It was allmost the end of the contest . just Eddie and the kid they called the bully.The Bully swung ,ding .He had the highest score yet.Eddie swung,Ding,Ding . Eddie won the contest.The four kids just figured out what happend to the Monster.

Best of the Bailey School Kids
If you like the Bailey School Kids series our you are just looking for a short and adventerous book, this book definetely is the best. Now, trust me, I have read every single one in this whole series and this one is myfavorite. I like other ones as well, and I think that they are all good,but I like this one a little bit more. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Amusement parks    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Fiction    6. Horror & Ghost Stories    7. Juvenile Easy Readers    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Monsters    10. Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories    11. Readers - Chapter Books    12. Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Chapter Books   

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Fun for parents too!
A sweet little bedtime story for children and parents alike.Anyone who's ever been nervous about those things under the bed will be comforted by this tale.

Jitterbug Jam
This book is the gift we are giving to all the pre-schoolers/kindergarteners in our circle this year. The illustrations are lovely and the the dialogue lends itself to a "drawl" for the out-loud reader. It is a charming book to read and look at all wrapped around the gem of a lesson about stereotypes. We have received phone calls of gratitude and praise from the homes to which we have made this book a gift.
Sounds Good... But Not So Good
I don't get all they hype about this book!
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Subjects:  1. Bedtime & Dreams    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Family - General    5. Family life    6. Fear    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Monsters    10. Preschool Picture Story Books    11. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    12. Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings    13. Social Issues - Friendship    14. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Friendship   

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The cool monster
Title: No More Monsters for Me OK
Minneapolis Simpkin wants a pet.She and her mother fight about it all the time.Then one day she finds one, but it is a monster.But how can she ask her mom for a monster?Minneapolis hides the monster in her basement.When it eats everything in her house, she does not know what to do. Fun book!
My daughter has a fascination for monsters, so I knew that she would adore this book. Now she has a book about a monster that I can read to her at bedtime without worry of bad dreams. It's a very cute story. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Pets    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Family - Parents    5. Fiction    6. Monsters    7. Pets    8. Readers - Beginner    9. Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner   

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Zombies and ghosts
Very interesting book.All my kids (6, 4 and 3) love it for the ghosts and monsters, although I think the book is a bit too difficult and long for the 2 younger ones to follow.All the same, they like to hear about Monsters - again and again.Yet, at the end of every reading they will ask "so are there monsters?" and "did you also make a mistake about monsters, mummy?".

Fearless Female Brought Up With This Book
This was my FAVORITE book when I was little.The monsters did creep into my dreams, but the theme of the book is that Mom,though she did sometimes make mistakes, was the strongest around.I mean, heck, she could scare away monsters! Would give zero stars if that were an option!
I bought this book after reading the good comments of other reviewers, but find I completely wasted my money since I immediately donated it to charity without ever letting my kids see it.I am pretty liberal about what they read----"My Monster Mama loves me so"and "Frank was a Monster (who wanted to dance)" are their FAVORITE books---but this book is plain scary, not humorous or comforting. I bought this for my fearful 5-year-old (to try to help quell her fear of the dark) but this book would give even my eight-year-old nightmares, though my 10-year-old would probably find it amusing. I agree with the reviewer who said that mom is made to look like a bit of a dolt, right up until the very last (and somewhat confusing) page. If your kids weren't scared of the dark before reading this, it will give them plenty of new monsters to worry about.Skip this book and instead go for"No Such Thing". ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Preschool    3. Fiction    4. Monsters    5. Mothers    6. Social Issues - General    7. Early learning / early learning concepts    8. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / General   

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Sparrow Hawk Red
This book has a Califonia young readers award.It is about a boy who lives in arizona his dad is an ex-DEA agent he quit because his wife was killed in a car accident. The car was suppose to killthe father because he made a drug arrest against a drug runner. Now a hightec radar system has been stolen the father has been offered the job of getting it back but turned them down. The twist is that his son learned about this and decides to steal the plane he might even make a couple of friends in this exciting adventure.

DeepTrouble 2
Deep Trouble 2 is a suspensful and action packed book who will leave you wandering what will happen next!!This book is about two kids who go on a summer vacation with there uncle and his "on the sea lab". But when his uncle finds out how to make fish grow and lets just say that it gets alittle to big and makes everyone fear for thier lives..........

it's not that good.....
i'm not into sea books and this is no exception!!!!!!!! this is better than the first though i hate both of them though! i do not reccomend this book!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Horror    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Fiction    4. Horror & Ghost Stories    5. Horror stories    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Juvenile Horror / Ghost Stories    8. Monsters    9. Stine, R. L.   

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Excellent Read for Mom & Sons
Me and my 2 1/2 year old boy just LOVED this book.He is very much into numbers and has been counting for a few months, so I got this book for him.It's one of the few books he sits for through the whole story.He especially loves the page for "four" ;).
excellent and fun to read again and again!
Our toddler loved this book for months-- and I never tired of reading it.The pictures are terrific, the rhyme fun and it also helps encourage counting and number sense skills.We give it a thumbs-up!

Awesome kids rhyming book
This is one of my favorite kids rhyming books. I stumbled upon this book at a local library and ended up buying it. It's a fantastic book with great pictures, reads fast at bedtime, and you don't mine rereading numerous times to your kids which they request over and over. I love to buy this book for new moms. There are deleted pages from the small board book verus the larger library book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children: Preschool    4. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    5. Counting    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Monsters    9. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    10. Stories in rhyme    11. American English    12. Board books    13. Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / Counting    14. Numbers & counting   

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Mercer Mayer's best
When my daughters were young, we read this book several times a week.The illustrations are great -- imaginative and detailed.The story is cute enough for kids, and fun for adults to read as well.I am purchasing several copies for great nieces and nephews as well as for an expected grandchild.

Wonderful, Charming Book!
This was one of my favorite books when I was a child.As I got older, it was passed on to my sibilings, and when I worked with children, they all loved it.This book has it all: humor, adventure, great storytelling, and memorable characters.
Must have for young kids
One of my very favorite books from childhood.The creatures in this book are so fun and the artwork so detailed.I used to make my mom read it to me again and again to try and find new things in the pictures.A great companion book is "One Monster After Another" by the same author, because it has some of the same characters. ... Read more

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Such a great book!
My little boy is 19 months old and this is one of his favorite bedtime stories.The illustrations are bright and colorful and the story makes us laugh every time we read it!

Geat book for kids
I loved this book and read it to my precious grandson, Connor. The book is written inrhyme and it is very sweet and interesting to kids.
One of my favorite books
This book is adorable...the story is wonderful and very funny and the illustrations are great.The story is in rhyming verse, which gives it a nice rhythm.I read this to my 2 year old daughter and it is truly one of our favorite books...I highly recommend it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bedtime & Dreams    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Fiction    5. Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Monsters    8. Mother and child    9. Stories in rhyme    10. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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Halloween Delight
I purchased this book for my 2 sons, ages 4 1/2 and 2. They loved the silly story of monster cupcakes, but best of all, they LOVED the glitter tattoos. Unlike most tattoos, these do not wear off in 3-4 days...both my sons put tattoos on their ankles before Halloween, and they are still on and looking great.It is now November 18th, so I just purchased the "Snow Angels" book with glitter snowflake tattoos...hopefully they will let me now take the Halloween ones off them...... ... Read more

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More Junk On Life's Path
Beautifully illustrated book and perfect for dumbing down your child. Imagine silly Elmo, role model, talking about bedtime. Elmo has little to offer in this book. My daughter isn't allowed to and doesn't come up with 100 things she must do before going to bed. Why let Elmo teach her to stall or manipulate? If I read this book to her, she may need to check under the bed, water the plants, open the window and look outside, feed the fish, run out of the room to check to see if the water was left running, check to make sure the cap is on the toothpaste, close the window, et cetera before going to bed.I have a collection of now over 300 children's books and this one just doesn't offer much. There are so many better books out there--many classics which are engaging and silly, but ALSO teach kids lessons on HOW TO LIVE AND ACT.Often both parents are working these days and there is less time that they are around to teach their children about morality and how to live. Why waste time with this book? Even that purple dinosaur has more to offer!

Another precious Elmo Book, a MUST Have!
This book is SO cute, my son loves it! It's the larger sized book (about 8 1/2 x 11) it's always hard to know because they never tell you in the description. Fabulous poem about going to sleep, lovely graphics and sweet as can be. My only wish was that it was a board book because I'm always afraid the pages are going to get ripped. Either way, don't hesitate this is one of Elmo's best!!!! P.S. I thought when it said (Glitter Picturebook) that the pages would be sparkly - they are not, I have no idea what Glitter Picturebook means but in case you were wondering:)

good bed time story
i have been looking for a good book to read to my two year old daughter for a while. when i got this book i was unsure but now my daughter brings it to me everynight after we get ready for bed.it is an interesting story for young children ... Read more

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Monstor's Lunchbox
My 6 yr old daughter loved it when it arrived and read it a few times but then seems to have tired of it rather quickly.It is a fun book however.I recommend it.

Hilarious!
This book is great!I read it a few years ago to a friends daughter and just loved to listen to her giggle!I now read it to my own 10 month old daughter and she is so intrigued.She loves to touch the fir and strings on the pages!I recommend this book for all ages.The story is cute and the pages are colorful and fun to look at! ... Read more

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A great freezing story
The story begins when Eric, Julie, and Neal are in art class. New kinds of sparks come out of Eric's fingers. They are silver. They go to Droon and meet Keeah. Keeah tells them about an evil monster named Krog. The knights of the silver snow are with Keeah. One of the knights, Rolf, goes with the kids to the ice caves of Krog to stop Krog from destroying Droon cities. They meet the Ice Man. Neal says something mean and the Ice Man asks him three questions. He gets the first two right but the last one is math and he gets it wrong. This gets the Ice Man angry and Rolf and the Ice Man fall into a giant crack. The kids and Keeah go on without Rolf. The kids see an ice palace. They go in and they find magic food. The food makes them go to sleep. Before Eric goes to sleep he shoots the ceiling with the sparks from his fingers and snow falls in the palace. The snow wakes everybody up and they find the Ice Caves of Krog. Krog defeats everybody but Eric. Krog tells Eric he has two weaknesses. Read the book to find out what his weaknesses are and the true story of Krog! This was a great book.

a great thriller
Eric, Julie and Neal need to go back to |Droon because the ancient beast called Krog is destroying villages. But is there a secret to the beast?You have to read it to find out.I hope you do.

One ancient snow beast you don't wanna mess with!
In the now #20th edition of the Droon series, Eric, Julie, Neil and Keeah find that there are now some new problems in Droon. A new snowman seems to have woken up for his deep slumber and is destroying villages all over Droon. It turns our this snowman, named Murn, is not at all a happy camper, and to stop him the kids have to journey up north to the Ice Caves of Krog. The kids have quite a few adventures including finding the tricky cave entrance, but nothing prepares them for the surprise of seeing Murn...Read more

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Flash of Good Humor
Denys Cazet does it again.Humorous book with lots of good laughs.Minnie and Moo save the day again! ... Read more

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Reviews (67)

monsters,humans, and water oh my!
I think that this book blends some horror with a kids book of good vs. evil. They think Loch is crazy when he speaks of a monster but now its back and they can't stop it. Loch and his sister have to find a way to save the beasts before Cavenger kills them all. No one other than the people that live on the lake community and thats not many,so there on there own. Paul Zindel is a masterful author with alot going for him.

The Loch
The book is written by Paul Zindel and is called The Loch it is a fantasy type of book it is about a thing that lives in a book called lake loch which is a very common lake until one night when a boy and his parents go camping at lake loch. The boy's parents go to get some fire wood and tell the boy to stay there. The boy disobeys his parents and goes to the edge of the lake he sees something giant come out of the water and take a sheep near by. It is eight years later and the same boy is trying to figure out what the what the thing was that he saw. I think that this book is a good book for kids in middle school from about the fifth grade to the eighth grade. I think this book is a better book for boys to enjoy this book

A great horror/cryptozoology book
I love this book! I know a lot about plesiosaurs, lake monsters etc but I had never read a novel about that subject. But when I saw this book I was interested. The book did not let me down. There is enough horror/gore to satisfy most, and there is suspence, adventure, and action woven in too. It is about a fifteen year old boy named Loch. His dad is working with some men who are trying to find theplesiosaurs who are supposedly living in Lake Alden. Several people are of course devoured by the beasts, but Loch and his sister find a baby plesiosaur and discover that the creatures attack only when they feel threatened. Loch must then somehow save the plesiosaurs from destruction as the research team tries to blast them to smitheriens with grenades, harpoons, and machine guns. I could not put this book down, and I reccomend it to anyone who likes horror and adventure books. ... Read more

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Unique children's book (that adults would also enjoy)
I really like John Irving's writing and have all of his books!
Brilliant.
I don't know if Irving has any more children's books in him -- I certainly hope so.This one is an excellent first effort, and anyone familiar with his novel "A Widow for One Year" already knows the story.
Interesting
This is an interesting book for children who have fears of the dark and night time noises.It offers comfort in reality rather than fantasy.While acknowledging the fears of the child, this book does not try to ease them.I initially did not like the book because it left me without a "good" feeling by it's end.I felt no resolution.But this is why I like it now.It is a story that illustrates the scary reality of the unknown without trying to give the reader answers.This book is real and it has a sense of humour too. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bedtime    2. Bedtime & Dreams    3. Children's All Ages - Fiction - General    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Preschool    6. Fear of the dark    7. Fiction    8. Irving, John - Prose & Criticism    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Mice    11. Monsters    12. Preschool Picture Story Books    13. Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings    14. Juvenile Fiction / Bedtime & Dreams   

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the best book
The book the doom stone is a great book. It takes place in england at the stonehenge. the conflict is that there is a beast that is killing people and theres only one way to stop it.Jackson is the main character in the story. It all starts with Jackson riding in a land rover to visit his aunt Sara.On the way they pass stonehenge and Jackson witness a large figure attcking a man with a long pony tail.Later he finds out about the beast.The military wants it dead.They are flying in a helicopter provided by the milatary.They find an old mill. They look inside of it and find the beast shot from inside the mill are herd before the could leave his auntSarah gets bit.Somehow the beast can control her thoughts.She is now in the hospitalJackson and a grave diggers daughter meet and become good friends.Later they find a cave with a bunch of hamless little creatures they also find the beast. Later on in the story they find what can kill him they fight in a tower to kill the beast.This is the most interesting book i had ever read and is now my favorite.

cole k
This month, in my english class i read a book called the doom stone. I give this booke a 3 out of 5. it was mediocer at best. The book, i thought, had poorly developed characters, i disliked the plot line, and the book wasn't really like the reviews said. I also thought the story dragged on about a lot of things. Don't get me wrong, I like Paul Zindel, but this wasn't my favorite book from him. That is why I give this book a 3 out of 5.
The doom stone
There was a kid named Jackson who was 14 years old who always went to vist his aunt sarah sho studied and helped people all across the world one day when Jackson went to see his aunt, she was in England. On his drive to see his aunt, they passed the Stonedhenge. Jackson looked out the window and saw a yound ma with a pnytail running as if some thing terrible was chassing him. Jackson saw some thing big liike a beast running behind him jump, bite, and kill him. Jackson toldthe driver, "Stop, some one is being attacked"! The driver gets out, and they see there to help stop the beast, so they go out to try to stop it. Hit aunt gets bet by it, and the beast takes over her. The book is about how Jackson tries to kill the beastand save his aunt.
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