books 88-100

88- A Plant Called Spot by: Nancy J. Peteraf Illustrated by: Lillian Hoban
Writing: B+ Illustrations: A

A little boy wants a pet. His family already has some pets, but they don't like him. His mother gets him a plant. To keep the other pets away from the plant, he plays with them nicely. In the end he has animal friends and his plant named Spot. This is a good one for talking about being nice to other peoples things so they are nice to yours.

89- Little Pink Pup by: Johanna Kerby
Writing: A- Photographs: A

This is a true story about a little Dachshund who takes care of a runt piglet. It is a fun read and in the end you see that the dog and pig are still friends even though the pig is HUGE compared to the dog.

90- Carlo Likes Colors by: Jessica Spanyol
Writing: B+ Illustrations: B+

A very simply drawn and written color book. On each page you try to find as many of one certain color as you can. My daughter enjoyed reading this to herself after we read it together once as all you really need to know are your colors and what the pictures are of.

91- The Peanut-Free Cafe by: Gloria Koster illustrated by: Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Writing: B+ Illustrations: A-

I thought this book could be really dull, but it turned out pretty cute. In a town where everyone eats peanut products for lunch, a girl moves in who is allergic. The teachers make it cool to eat peanut free by making a peanut- free cafe. It even gets a little boy to choose something new for lunch. A good book to talk about food allergies with.

92- The Lion King Adapted by: Justine Korman Illustrated by: Don Williams and H.R. Russell
Writing: A Illustrations: A

It would be hard to shorten the movie The Lion King into a book, but they did it rather well.

93-Pet Show by: Ezra Jack Keats
Writing: A- Illustrations: A

I don't like this one as much as Snow Day by Ezra Jack Keats, but it was a good read that I could read again. Archie can't find his cat for the pet show and ends up bringing a germ while someone else gets a ribbon for HIS cat. He is happy in the end.

94-You, Me and the Big Blue Sea by: Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
Writing: B+ Illustrations: A

This book is really all in the illustrations. The writing at times is sticky to read. The mother thinks that they have taken a long journey on a boat with nothing exciting happening. The baby, on the other hand, sees all sorts of exciting things happening.

95-Good Day, Good Night by: Marilyn Singer illustrated by: Ponder Goembel
Writing: A Illustrations: A

This shows animals that are awake during the day on the left page and animals that are asleep during the day on the right page. A great book to talk about nocturnal animals with.

96- The Three Bears by: Byron Barton
Writing: A Illustrations: B+

A very nice and short version of The Three Bears in board book. The cut out pictures (or maybe just painted) are not spectacular. My girls wanted to hear it again and again.

97-Mermaid Dreams by: Mark Sperring illustrated by: The Pope Twins
Writing: A- Illustrations: A-

A cute book about a little girl who has ratty hair. She explains to her mother how she got fish and crabs in her hair. In the end, you find out that she really is a mermaid! A very cute and girly book.

98- Geraldine's Big Snow by: Holly Keller
Writing: A- Illustrations: A-

Geraldine knows it is supposed to snow soon. She watches and watches all day. It finally comes as she sleeps. She goes sledding the next day. This is a nice book about snow and isn't too long which makes it a good one for little kids.

99- A Small Dog's Big Life- Around the World with Owney by: Irene Kelly
Writing: B+ Illustrations: A-

This book needs to be read to children with a longer attention span than my 4 1/2 year old. The letters are long (I thought the author could have cut some out, hence the B+). The book is based on a true story about a dog from the 1890's who traveled around with the postal service all around the world. Interesting story, but for kids in elementary.

100-Reading Makes You Feel Good by: Todd Parr
Writing: A Illustrations: B+

A great book that talks about how amazing reading is. I'm just not crazy about the illustrations.