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Fun for kids with many interests
Our son and daughter, ages five and three, have been pulling this book off the shelves at least a couple times each month over the past two years. It still appeals to them because the characters imagine themselves participating in many exciting activities such as flying a jet, making a mess or'taming twelve tigers.'Gender issues are just one aspect of this fast paced, wide ranging book.

Bright, fun, punchy little poetic story
Both me and my girls love this book, and it has had an amazing effect on their understanding of what is what in life. My girls at time of writing this are 2 and nearly 4 - and they have got to grips with the concept of what is he and she but also what it means. It has helped explain to (well at least to the 4 year old) that only men are he and women are she - but that pretty much everything is open to them from there on in.
Outdated view of women's rights for kids today
Depending on the society you live in, the "she can do anything he can" view seemed outdated to me.By saying that "she" can do the obvious, it implies that there is a reason to have to say it.By saying isn't it wonderfull that "she" can do these too, it implies that "normally" maybe she shouldn't be able to, or why make a big deal about it.I think children should learn about "shes" having to make a big deal about it, but I don't want to make a big deal about my "she" children doing "certain" things or my "he" children doing "certain" things.I want them to grow up not thinking it's worth making a big deal about whether a "she" does construction work, or a "he" sews.This potentially could cast doubts in the minds of "nontraditional" "hes" and "shes".Frankly, my kids were quite confused by this emphasis on "he" and "she", instead of just "people do these things". ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Bears    2. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Babies & Toddlers    5. Family - Siblings    6. Fiction    7. Occupations    8. Readers - Beginner    9. Stories in rhyme    10. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Bears   

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My son has worn this book out!
My two-year-old saw this book at the library and had to have it (initiallybecause of the balloons on the cover).Since bringing it home, we have toread it at least twice a day.The story is cute, fun to read and theillustrations are adorable.Now, every time we go to the library, he knowsexactly where to find this book.We're buying him a copy for his birthday! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Babies & Toddlers    3. Concepts - General    4. Family - Siblings    5. Fiction    6. Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween    7. Holidays & Festivals - Halloween    8. Identity    9. Parties    10. Stories in rhyme    11. Twins    12. Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / General   

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A PCE student's review
This book is about a girl named Carolyn. She tells about her life at home and at her school. Whether it's good or bad, she knows how to keep her cool! I think this book is a great book because the characters and events that are in the story are very similar to people and events in real life. This book is a perfect book to read at home while in bed. I love this book. I gave it 4 stars because the only thing I didn't like about this book is that it seem like it had no ending. But despite that it's a fantastic story to read!!!

A Child's Point of View
I didn't like this book very much. To tell you the truth, I was kind of disappointed. I didn't associate with Carolyn at all and I don't recommend this book. If you want to read something by Van Draanen, I suggest the Sammy Keyes adventures instead. That's a girl with spunk!

Wow, dang good book!
Hey, this book is really good, so I have heard from all of my friends.I really do wan to read it, and I soon will! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Brothers and sisters    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Family - New Baby    5. Family - Siblings    6. Family life    7. Fiction    8. Girls & Women    9. Humorous Stories    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Self-acceptance    12. Juvenile Fiction / Girls & Women   

Subjects:  1. Brothers    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children: Preschool    4. Family - Siblings    5. Fiction    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Specimens    8. Toy and movable books    9. Early learning / early learning concepts    10. Fiction dealing with family issues    11. Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings   

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She Come Bringing Me That Little Baby Girl
The main idea is a boy at first he did not like his sister and then he liked her.My favorite part is when the mom said I used to be a baby girl .I would recommend this book to a friend because it shows you how to take care of your sister and brother.
She Come Bringing Me That Little Baby Girl
The main idea of the story is to care for your brother and sister.My favorite part is when the dad brought the mom and baby girl home.I would recommend this book to a friend because it teaches you to love your family.
Sweet Book
"Kevin wants a baby brother. So when his mama brings home a baby girl, Kevin wants her to go back to the hospital and get a baby boy instead. When Kevin finds out she can't, he is so disappointed. At first Kevin doesn't want anything to do with this new baby girl. But soon Kevin finds the pleasure of being the older brother of his baby sister."Read more

Subjects:  1. Brothers and sisters    2. Children's 4-8    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Fiction    6. People & Places - General    7. Juvenile Fiction / Family / New Baby   

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Flying Hugs and Kisses
A great resource for families with children who have lost a baby to SIDS.I highly recommend it.

SIDS Awareness
This is an excellent grief recovery tool for children.Brings awareness to SIDS that is a rarity. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Baby - Family    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Death, Grief, Bereavement    4. Family - Siblings    5. Social Issues - Death & Dying   

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Paper Sculpture Illustrations Make This a Very Unique Children's Book
Dad takes Alice B. and Baxter to see the ocean. It's so beautiful, they want to get in the water. They ask to go home so they can get their swimsuits.
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Subjects:  1. Brothers and sisters    2. Children's 4-8    3. Children: Babies & Toddlers    4. Fiction    5. General    6. Hide-and-seek   

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Best book I've found for preparing siblings for a new baby.
I went through a stack of library books looking for one to help my toddler (2 1/2) understand that we were going to have a new baby in the family soon. This was the absolute best one! It's all from the point of view ofthe toddler and what the baby will mean to them. I ended up buying it and Ialso give it as a "soon to be big brother" or a "bigsister" gift. You and your child/children will love it! (I'd say 2-5year old siblings-to-be would get the most out of it.) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Babies    2. Brothers and sisters    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Infants    8. Juvenile Literature   

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Five Little Monkeys with Nothing to Do
We loved it. I ended up getting almost all of them. We had already purchased some of the books in the series from Amazon. They were so enjoyable that I went ahead and purchased the last one. Thank you!!

I didn't know that boredom could be so hilarious
This book threw me into a laughing fit when I read it to Max in the children's books section of one of the large bookshops in Singapore (the perfect refuge on week-ends during the rainy winter season). Max is two and a half years old, and he is very tolerant of his dad's monkeying around. To judge by the looks I got when I guffawed, it seems that most parents regard reading children's books as a serious matter. Contentment
I love reading this book to my 2 year old daughter. She runs around chanting about the 5 monkeys. I first learned of them from my daycare provider, and came to amazon.com to find them.Thank you ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Family - Siblings    6. Fiction    7. House cleaning    8. Humorous Stories    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Monkeys    11. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys    12. Picture books   

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Great for new siblings
My 20 month old and I borrowed this book from the library probably b/c she liked the cover.We got this book home and we were not disappointed. Max wants to try and teach his new baby sister how to talk. Month by month we see each different thing and song/chant he tries.I know some of this is above my daughter's level but she loves it all the same. It is one of the books I'll be buying soon. This book is perfect for a child who has a new sibling on the way.

Wonderful book for older sibling!
As a parent of a 29 month old and 9 month old, I have really enjoyed this sweet book.My son loves to recite the rhyming verses and loves the main character, Max. Fun book!

Talk Baby
This book is appropriate for new toddler brothers & sisters to understand how baby's communicate. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Babies    2. Brothers and sisters    3. Children's Baby - Picturebooks    4. Children: Preschool    5. Family - New Baby    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Specimens    10. Toy and movable books    11. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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Delightful tale, but awkward to read aloud.
Join Max and Ruby on a ride through UP, DOWN, and in BETWEEN.Max, the playful little bunny and his big sister Ruby are at it again in this charming little board book titled "MAX's Ride."Older sister Ruby stands on top of a hill holding the handle of a baby carriage (or shall I say "bunny" carriage) while little brother Max is seated inside primed for the ride of his life."GO! said Max.DOWN went Max.STOP said Ruby."Max flies OVER a bump, OUT of the carriage, and UP into the air.Ruby runs UNDER a clothesline in an attempt to catch him.Max sails BETWEEN two trees, slides back INTO the carriage, and crashes into a pile of newly fallen leaves, "STOP said Max."This is a delightful little tale about two mischievous bunnies, that teaches verbs and prepositions. Delightful tale, but awkward to read aloud.
Join Max and Ruby on a ride through UP, DOWN, and in BETWEEN.Max, the playful little bunny and his big sister Ruby are at it again in this charming little board book titled "MAX's Ride."Older sister Ruby stands on top of a hill holding the handle of a baby carriage (or shall I say "bunny" carriage) while little brother Max is seated inside primed for the ride of his life."GO! said Max.DOWN went Max.STOP said Ruby."Max flies OVER a bump, OUT of the carriage, and UP into the air.Ruby runs UNDER a clothesline in an attempt to catch him.Max sails BETWEEN two trees, slides back INTO the carriage, and crashes into a pile of newly fallen leaves, "STOP said Max."This is a delightful little tale about two mischievous bunnies, that teaches verbs and prepositions. Max shares his ride with my family
My fourteen month old daughter loves this book. She carries it around with her wanting it to be read to her all of the time. When you open the first page she shouts GO! (the first word on the first page). The pages have only a few words on them keeping my daughter's attention. The words are very descriptive and make this book very easy to animate. You can take your child along with Max on his ride as you go up, down, over and between-- all the while she is bouncing on your knee. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Animals - Rabbits    3. Brothers and sisters    4. Carriages and carts    5. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    6. Children: Grades 2-3    7. Family - Siblings    8. Fiction    9. General    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Toddlers    12. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Rabbits   

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Get ready to pitch that indoor tent!!!
Bailey's older siblings are off on a camping trip, but Bailey's too young to go.What to do?Why, have an indoor camping adventure, of course. A Wonderful Book for Toddlers
The story of a little brother who is too young to do all the fun things his older brother and sister get to do, so his parents create a special day just for him.The wonderful illustrations and simple story are enough tomake any little child love this book.Camping indoors is fun for any age,but especially for a little boy bunny who gets to do all the things hisolder siblings get to do.Beware! You may have to recreate the fun ofcamping indoors for any toddler who has this book read to them.Oh well,there are worse things!Great book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Camping    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Babies & Toddlers    4. Family - Siblings    5. Fiction    6. Rabbits    7. Sports & Recreation - General    8. Juvenile Fiction / Family / General   

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big help for brothers and sisters
I think this book helps big brothers and sisters to acept the new child and show that they can help the new child to understand the world around them. I really like the realistic illustrations, because it helps to understand the story, it shows good behavior and it is very interesting!

great for big brother or sister
My 2 1/2 year old loves looking at all the pictures and talking about how he will soon show his new baby how to drink from a big boy cup, crawl underchairs, share dad's lap, and open birthday presents.Perfect length fortoddlers to enjoy. Wonderful book!

SOOOOO Special
Even though my children are 9 and 13 now, they still remember how this book spoke to my 13-year-old when her younger brother was born. Anna Grossnickle Hines captures the gentle wonderment and protectiveness that somany children initially feel toward "their" new babies. Sure,later on, there may well be rivalry, resentment, feeling less unique, etc.,etc. (and there are plenty of books around that attempt to deal with this).But, I am so grateful that the author has so simply, respectfully, andeloquently recorded the essence of that very special relationship betweentwo siblings, as it is born. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Babies    2. Brothers and sisters    3. Children's 4-8    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Babies & Toddlers    6. Family - New Baby    7. Family - Siblings    8. Fiction    9. Social Issues - New Experience    10. Social Situations - New Experience    11. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / New Experience   

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big panda,little panda
I read this book to my 3 year old son as we are hoping that he will soon have a sibling!He now asks for it every night and is anticipating with excitement the thought of becoming a "big panda".The book is veryeasy for younger childern to understand and is beautifully accompanied bysome sensitive illustrations. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Bears    2. Babies    3. Brothers and sisters    4. Children's 4-8    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Kindergarten    7. Fiction    8. General    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Pandas   

Subjects:  1. Brothers and sisters    2. Cats    3. Children's 9-12    4. Children: Babies & Toddlers    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Magic    8. Witches   

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shower gift extraordinaire --for the expecting sister
Tells it like it is---with absolutely gorgeous art:! Big sisters are--sorry mom and dad--just as cool as it gets in this life time. yessssss.They rule. They rock.Art is so delicious I'm tempted to buy an extra copy to have pictures to frame.(Do they sell posters? If not maybe we should allpicketuntil they do. ) Many bedtime requests and a big thumbs up from our resident big sis. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Babies    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Preschool    4. Family - New Baby    5. Family - Siblings    6. Fiction    7. Girls & Women    8. Infants    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Preschool Picture Story Books    11. Sisters    12. Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings   

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Andy is back
Andy tried hard to focus in school.But it's so hard when he tried to plan out the school carnival and think of a name for his new baby brother.And if all this wasn't enough his gerbils have escapes in the school AGAIN!This keeps him in trouble all the time. His best friend Tamika is going to try her best to help him stay out of trouble.
Fun, easy reading for young children or struggling readers.
Andy & Tamika is a realistic fiction trade book that is centered on the experiences of a young boy named Andy.This book includes many elements of the different types of realistic fiction such as, relationships with the nuclear family and alternative family situations, relationships with peers, relationships with animals, cultural diversity, and a slight element of suspense. In addition, periodic illustrations throughout the book provide appealing representations of the characters and settings that are involved. This book is part of a series by David A. Adler that follows The many troubles of Andy Russell and proceeds School Trouble for Andy Russell.Read more

Subjects:  1. Babies    2. Brothers and sisters    3. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Family life    7. Fiction    8. Humorous Stories    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Readers - Chapter Books    11. Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Chapter Books   

Subjects:  1. Brothers and sisters    2. Children's 4-8    3. Children: Babies & Toddlers    4. Fiction    5. General    6. Pets    7. School stories    8. Schools