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Adventures just like your family's -- only a little wackier!
A Date with Dad (and Other Calamities) includes 12 episodes from Adventures in Odyssey...
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Subjects:  1. Children's Audio - 9-12    2. Children's Books/All Ages    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Classics    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Religious - General    7. Religious - Other   

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Major discoveries, minor catastrophes!
BACK TO ABNORMAL (Dealing with change)
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Subjects:  1. Children's All Ages - Fiction - Religious    2. Children's Audio - Young Adult    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Religious - Other   

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Her favorite book
My six-year old daughter lets everyone know this is her very favorite book.

Great as part of a collection
My 6 year old and 8 year old enjoy the story this book tells.It helps them to ask questions and start the process of understanding the "big picture".This book along with many others written for children about kindness and Buddhism are an important part of bringing up a well rounded person.

Nice Pictures and Good Stories
I purchased this book because it looked like a nice introduction to Buddah. My daugher and I both throroughly enjoyed the book. My daughter is 4 and a half and she first went through the book to look at it's pictures and attempted to figure out each story. As we read each story she enjoyed guessing what was going to happen next and how each animal would react by her first impressions by the artwork. It is nicely written for a read aloud book and contains timeless stories about interaction. I highly reccommend this book, even in you are not interested in Buddah as a religious figure, but looking for tales of common sense and relating to others. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Buddhism    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Historical - Asia    5. Jataka    6. Jataka stories    7. Jataka stories, English    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Khuddakanikaya    10. Paraphrases, English    11. Religion - Eastern    12. Suttapitaka    13. Tipitaka    14. Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Other   

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Teaching Children to Pray
I picked this book up at a garage sale for $.25 because the artwork and title called to me.I would have gladly paid more.After reading it I would classify this book as priceless.
Passing on the Faith
Douglas Woods' book is a quite simply "a treasure". It contains the wisdom of Grandad who quietly but surely teaches his grandson a love of nature entwined with a deep prayer life. The story is told through the eyes of a small boy who walks in the woods with his grandfather, "being with him always made the world seem just right." The deep natural colours of P.J. Lynch's illustrations bring these walks to life.
The Silence of Prayer
The Buddha teaches that the more that one says about enlightenment (or about god), the less accurate it is.No, this book is not specific, dictating what prayer is, who prayer should be directed at, or what major words should be repeated until they have no meaning.This book is about prayer.It is about silence.It is about seeing god in all creation.It is about aesthetics.Hesitant with dogma, but abundant in beauty, this book was a marvelous tool to discuss what prayer means with my children. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Death    5. Family - Multigenerational    6. Fiction    7. Grandfathers    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Nature    10. Nature & the Natural World - General    11. Prayer    12. Religious - Other    13. Social Issues - Death & Dying    14. Social Situations - Death & Dying    15. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World   

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Great Book
I thought this book was great - it was really colorful. The overall feel reminded me of the book "Now I Know the Ten Commandments". I recommend it to anyone.
Vintage dePaola!
Tomie dePaola has the unequaled ability to tell a story and weave into it profound elements of faith that can touch children and adults with equal depth.
Excellent book for Christmas with Spanish flavor
I bought this book for our Lutheran church library.It is excellent.It tells about the Hispanic Christmas custom of Las Posadas, Mary and Joseph's search for a place to stay the night of Jesus' birth.Lupe and Roberto, two townspeople, are selected to play Jose and Maria in the Las Posadas celebration, but when their pickup gets bogged down in the snow in the mountains above Santa Fe, two strangers come to play Jose and Maria instead, leaving the readers to wonder at the miraculous event --who were those two?What a lovely book.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Fiction    4. Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas    5. Joseph, Saint    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint    8. People & Places - United States    9. Posadas (Social custom)    10. Religious - Christian    11. Religious - Other    12. Santa Fe (N.M.)    13. Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States   

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Simply Divine is Simply Irresistible!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simply Divine is Simply Irresistible. Ms Jackie, has done it again! I finished this book in 2 days because I could not put it down. Divine, is a rich 14 year old "divine" diva that learns that their is more to life than designer clothes, big houses, and trips to the mall when she is sent to live with her uncle and family who lives a modest life style when her famous mother is sent to rehab and her famous father is imprisoned. Divine soon learns that their is more to life that material things like Family, Love, Forgiveness, and God. This story is a good read for any age group, teenagers and adults alike. I am 28 years old and I will say thatI really honestly enjoyed this book and I just can't wait for the follow up. It was just warm and enduring and just plain GOOD!. Ms. Jackie just proved what a damn good author she is, it's not a lot of authors that can write books that appeal to both teens and adults. Go Ms. Jackie GO!
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Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General    2. Children's All Ages - Fiction - Religious    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    4. Christian life    5. Family - General    6. Family problems    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. People & Places - United States - African-American    10. Religious - Other    11. Social Issues - General    12. Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Other   

Editorial Review

Some originals of the earliest Chinese-Buddhist sutras still exist--printed in gold ink on deep indigo paper. To see one is to sink into it. Demi, devout Buddhist and illustrator of children's literature, recreates the stories in the form of a children's book with smooth writing and stunning brushwork. These moral tales, taken from Jataka literature of Buddhism, relate engaging incidents among humans and animals that highlight a valuable lesson, each complete with a final moral. Children are sure to fall in love with this masterful combination of art and moral education. ... Read more

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This is a wonderful book
My five year old son loves listening to these stories.I have long been looking for books that help children understand moral values.This is my favorite Demi book.

Buddha Stories
An excellent book. Most of the stories have a theme of wonderful compassion and it is set out in such way that children are encouraged to think about what is really of value in life. We borrowed this book from the library many times.

Good collection but poor choice of colors for illustration.
This is an excellent collection of about 10 jataka tales of Buddha's past lifetime, in about one page per story.Younger children, however may not enjoy reading the book on their own because of the color illustrationquality, i.e., light gold on black paper. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Buddhism    2. Buddhist legends    3. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. General    7. Jataka stories    8. Jataka stories, English    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Religious - Other   

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Good Devotional Book for Young Adult, (Adults will enjoy it too)
Is there a difference between joy and happiness? Jeanette Hanscome knows there is. Born with achromatopsia, a rare vision affliction, she had trouble learning colors, as well as other visual problems. No one, teachers, or doctors, expected her to have good prospects for a normal life. However, there are no limits to what God can do. With His help Jeanette graduated from high school, went on to college, and lives a full, happy life. She has written a book for young adults, using anecdotes, humor, and questions to lead the reader to a greater understand of how to handle the problems teens face every day, in school, or at home. You'll find discussions on tough subjects, like anger, hurting others, worry, and forgiveness. The reader will come away with a better understanding of joy and how to attain it. There is even room for journaling and a daily prayer page.This is an excellent devotional book for the young person on your list. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/All Ages    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. English    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Prayer-books and devotions    6. Religious - Other    7. Religious life    8. Teenagers   

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Combines text with beautiful paintings & superb photography
Our Most Dear Friend is an excellent picturebook introduction for young readers to the Bhagavad-gita, the world's oldest religious scripture. This "Song of God" originated about five thousands years ago and is still read and revered by 850 million Hindus around the world. Highly recommended for school and community multicultural picturebook collections. Our Most Dear Friend combines text with beautiful paintings and superb photography.

Great photography, Great message!
Vishaka's Bhagavad-gita for Children has been one of my 11-yr. old's favorite books since we first purchased it 3 years ago. Kids of almost any age can appreciate the brightly-colored, mind-capturingillustrations/photographs, and the spiritual message of the Bhagavad-gitais presented at just the right reading level for elementary-grade readersto understand. All in all, the presentation is very attractive and willappeal to any child, anywhere. This book provides a great yet subtle way tointroduce good values and principles of good character into the minds ofour children, as well as a healthy respect for the concept of a supreme,loving God.

beautiful book
This is a beautiful book for all ages. My only criticism is the children do not have on any tilak. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Religion - World Religions    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Religion    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. General    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Religion - Eastern    7. Buddhism    8. Hinduism    9. Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Other   

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I loved the book Tiger by:Jacson moody
I knew this book was cool,but wow.fu is the main character. in the begning fu and his borthers were cramed into a terra-cotta barrel.Outside ying and his solders attack evently ying fids the monks and eveything gose haywire. want more read the book.I geve it a 5 out of 5.

tiger5 ancestors
very appropriate for my 9 year old son- and my 11 year old daughter loved it as well

An Action Packed Kung Fu Adventure
Cangzhen Temple is one of the most renowned temples in China and home to five unique teens.Each is the master of a particular style of Kung Fu and their skills are put to the test when their Temple is destroyed by Ying, a former student of the temple.This is the first of a planned five book series and follows Fu, master of the tiger style of Kung Fu, as he attempts to find a way to defeat Ying and get the 5 scrolls of ancient Kung Fu wisdom that Ying now has.Fu is a ferocious fighter and has an equally volcanic temper.The action starts quickly, grabbing the read from page one, and runs throughout this book.Readers will be hard-pressed not to want to immediately pick-up Monkey the second book in the series. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Brothers    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Human-animal relationships    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Martial arts    10. Religious - Other    11. Sports & Recreation - Martial Arts    12. Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure   

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Great story and great colors, wonderful art!
I purchased this book as birthday present for my best friend's daughter, but it's tempting to keep just for the beautiful artwork and story.. So much color! Such nice universal teachings.. Very accessible to kids (and adults) of all religions. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - MiceHamstersGuinea Pigsetc.    2. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - Religious    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Religious - Other    7. Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Other   

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Lovely
This is a very lovely, charming book.Deceptively simple, yet ultimately quite deep.In that sense, it reminds me a bit of the famous serious of drawings of an ox and his master; this is the series that serve to remind us of the search for, and discovery of, ourselves -- wisdom -- whatever.
The ethnic artwork of Vo-Dinh Mai is a perfect complement
In The Hermit And The Well, Vietnamese Buddhist monk, poet, scholar, and human rights activist Thich Nhat Hanh has written a story of a young Vietnamese boy who climbs a mountain in the hope of meeting a famed hermit that lives there. What the boy finds is the secret of his own happiness. The ethnic artwork of Vo-Dinh Mai is a perfect complement to Hanh's marvelous tale showcasing the importance of slowing down and appreciating the beauty that is always around us -- if we would only see it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Buddhism    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country/Ethnic-General    5. Fiction    6. Hermits    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. People & Places - Asia    9. Religious - Other    10. School field trips    11. Vietnam    12. Juvenile Fiction / Religious / General   

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beautiful story
Lushious but simple pictures compliment an age-old fable about the circle of life.

Delightful graphics, great story, fantastic ending!
I just received this book yesterday, and read it to my 8 year old daughter last night. The illustrations and story kept both of us engaged throughout the book.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Cats    2. Animals - General    3. Animals - MiceHamstersGuinea Pigsetc.    4. Cats    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Dreams    8. Fiction    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Mice    11. Religious - Other    12. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Cats   

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Not only for muslim children
This book is so informative and well-written it should be in every muslim house.However, this book is not only very good for muslim children, it is also an excellent book for non-muslim children to read and learn more about islam.It can be used as an excellent tool in a classroom to dispel any misconceptions non-muslim children may carry against their muslim classmates.They will be able to learn more about prayer, fasting, eid and other things that their muslim classmates and friends follow in their lives.

Should be read by all educators and anyone who works with diverse populations.
This is a wonderful book. It's informative, non-judgemental, and non-proselytizing. I was especially impressed that the authors managed to tell a series of situational stories from a child's point of view. My favorite was the one about the little boy who becomes separated from his parents at Mecca and finds shelter with a kindly old man.This book covers such topics as Muslim minority children having to choose between adherences to their religion, e.g. forgoing observance of prayer times and dietary restrictions for the sake of convenience and fitting in with the crowd. I could feel the self-consciousness myself when a little boy overhears his friends mistaken his mother for a ghost after being frightened by her veil, and the guilt when a young succumbs to temptation and devours the delicious candies that contain pork byproducts.
Timely and informative
A timely book that fills gap, Muslim Child consists of 8 stories that illustrate the history of Islam, the 5 pillars of Muslim religion (belief, praying, fasting, charity and the pilgrimage to Mecca) and introduce traditional Islamic customs of dress, diet, and celebration.Written by a practicing Muslim, the stories stress that the religion is worldwide with diverse practitioners, and shows Muslim children struggling with fitting in while keeping the faith.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Religion    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Customs and practices    4. Doctrines    5. Islam    6. Islamic religious education of    7. Islamic religious education of children    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. People & Places - United States - Other    11. Religion - Islam    12. Religious - Other   

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Beautiful Gift
If you are looking for "spiritual" instead of "religious" this is a beautifully illustrated and touching book that makes a perfect gift for new parents, baptisms, etc.

Disappointed Parent
I wanted to read easy-to-understand payers and verses to my 6-year old son, so I searched Amazon and reviewed many books on this subject. I was sold on this book's illustrations and was not disappointed on that score: The Illustrations are wonderful.However the "take a closer look" guide did not offer an opportunity to review the text or prayers themselves.The pictures alone piqued my son's interest and we bought the book. Unfortunately, many of the prayers are long and tedius, losing a younger child's interest within the first six lines.The text content is incongruent with the illustration's message of young, light-hearted, age-appropriate prayer.The attempt at multiculturalism and non-demonitionalism misses the point of delivering short, sweet, enjoyable verse suited for children; prayers that will encourage children to want to pray instead of associating prayer with tedium and boredom.The book review should have indicated an age-appropriate range.My son is a smart and attentive kid who loves to listen, but he grew quickly disappointed with and disintersted in the prose.

for the young at heart
A wonderful book, and not just for children!Charming illustrations by several artists and 70 beautiful prayers from around the world.Anyoneinterested in spirituality should love this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children    2. Children's 4-8 - Religion - Devotional    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. English    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Prayer books and devotions    8. Prayer-books and devotions    9. Prayers    10. Religion - Prayer & Prayerbooks    11. Religious - Other    12. Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Other   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Preschool    3. Juvenile Fiction    4. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books    5. Juvenile Nonfiction / Holidays & Festivals / Jewish    6. Religion - Judaism    7. Religious - Other    8. Activity Books    9. Fiction    10. Hanukkah    11. Holidays & Festivals - Jewish    12. Judaism    13. Juvenile Nonfiction    14. Juvenile literature   

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entertaining introduction to Egyption Gods, for kids
Beautifully illustrated children's book. Gives basics of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, ancient Eryptian beliefs in afterlife, mummies, pyramids, and more. Great for kids, with or without a trip to the museum!

Great Start for Kids
My young daughter has gotten into mythology and ancient religion and this is one of the few books I've found geared towards the young reader. It contains a lot of good beginner information about the Gods/Goddesses of Egypt. I highly recommend this book for the Level 2 reader.

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
This book is good for people just starting out on studying mythology. It was a little simplistic but easy to follow, some books on mythology can getting confusing if you aren't good at remembering who is who but this onewas easy to keep track with. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Sociology    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Egypt    5. Goddesses, Egyptian    6. Gods, Egyptian    7. Historical - Ancient Civilizations    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Mythology, Egyptian    11. Readers - Beginner    12. Religion    13. Religious - Other    14. Social Science - Folklore & Mythology    15. Social Studies - Folklore & Mythology    16. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Religious   

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Depth and Sensitivity
Portrays a familiar school situation with depth and sensitivity. Other kids at Bilal's new school tear off his sister's head scarf and make anti-Muslim remarks.Bilal feels he needs to hide his Muslim identity, and we (the readers) understand why.We all understand what it's like to be singled-out and afraid, even if our specific situation is not the same as Bilal's.Some concerned adults help Bilal feel comfortable about embracing his identity as a Muslim, but Bilal finds a way to make peace with the bully all on his own.Bilal's solution has to do with teamwork and sportsmanship, and it gives us insight into Bilal's developing character. Spirituality is built into the story in a subtle and satisfying way. This multi-layered story will appeal people of many faiths. Bilal's story transcends categories of religion or nationality.

I'd say "she isn't fooling anybody," but she is.
Ho hum! Another dealing-with-bullies books like we had in the 70's where all you had to do was tell the bully to respect you and he did.
Fantastic Book
It was so nice to see a book that showed how difference can be overcome by simply standing up for yourself. I think every third grade classroom should have this book. It is also nice to see Muslims portrayed in a postive light for a change.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children's Books/All Ages    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Fiction    5. General    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Muslims    8. People & Places - United States - Other    9. Prejudices    10. Religious - Other    11. Schools    12. Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance   

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This book grows with the reader's skills
A well researched and presented book that grows with the young redears' sklls. Target age-group: 4 -8 years. allah is cool
this was a great book. i really liked it. it teaches me about islam.

An amazing resource for Muslim parents and children
As an American Muslim, I have always been dismayed at the lack of learning tools that are available to Muslim children growing up in the Western world.Yusuf Islam has helped fill this void with the creation of this book and especially the CD or tapes that can be bought seperately.Read more

Subjects:  1. Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / Alphabet    2. Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Other    3. Arabic language    4. Concepts - Alphabet    5. Fiction    6. Islam    7. Juvenile fiction    8. Religious - Other   

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Journey to Mexico... and beyond!
THE CROSS OF CORTES - 1 & 2
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Subjects:  1. Children's All Ages - Fiction - Religious    2. Children's Audio - 4-8    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Religious - Other