books by Eileen Spinelli     books:       When Mama Comes Home Tonight24 reviews Eileen Spinelli Aladdin, 2002 Fantastic For Working Moms This is a must have for the libraries of children with working parents. This was a gift from my Mom, when I was pregnant with my first child. I love this book and so does he! The book is gender neutral, a big plus, and it conveys the message that Mama will be home suberbly. I started reading it to my son when he was 3 months old, he is 2 1/2 and it is one of his favorites.             The Perfect Thanksgiving6 reviews Eileen Spinelli Square Fish, 2007 A lesson to learn What a nice message sent through colorful pictures, plenty of jokes, and the cutest of poems. The lesson to learn is how each of us are alike. While the kids think they are just reading an exciting new book, little do they know they are subtly learning as well. Thank you for writing this adorable book for our kids to read!             Night Shift Daddy5 reviews Eileen Spinelli Scholastic, 2001 A Happy Discovery Reading your Editorial Review from Booklist discouraged me from looking for this book..Browsing through Bookhampton in Sag Harbor I found a copy staring up at me and picked it up out of curiosity. What, pray tell me was this reviewer talking about? As an artist (and father), I could not relate those real and sensitive faces to the review (i.e. "faces are awkwardly drawn" etc.) I was very ...             Thanksgiving at the Tappletons' (A Trumpet Club Special Edition) Eileen Spinelli, 1992 Lots of Colored Illustrations             Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch23 reviews Eileen Spinelli Trumpet Club, 1991 Mr. Hatch The book is wonderful. I used it in a classroom lesson about Valentine's Day. It has a lot of good lessons on feelings and emotions too.             While You Are Away7 reviews Eileen Spinelli Hyperion Book CH, 2008 Good for all branches I just read this book to my daughter, and we loved it. It gives the perspective of three children whose parents are a sailor, an airwoman, and a soldier. It was touching, with the children missing their parents who are far, far away. It's not the best of Spinelli's work, but my daughter was able to see that other military children miss their parents while they are separated, as well. I definitely ...             Thanksgiving at the Tappletons' (reillustrated edition)4 reviews Eileen Spinelli HarperTrophy, 2004 Hysterical and touching story of a family's Thanksgiving Eileen Spinelli's Thanksgiving at the Tappletons' is a picture book suitable for reading aloud with older kids. A simple reminder of the true meaning of Thanksgiving is brought to light after a series of mishaps that any busy, modern family can identify with. Spinelli's humor and gentle touch is evident in this story, as it is in her Valentines' Day story, Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch. Both ...             Sophie's Masterpiece: A Spider's Tale23 reviews Eileen Spinelli Aladdin, 2004 Beautiful word choice This is a wonderful book to use to teach word choice. There are some passages in the book that one of my students, age 8, said gave her chills. It is a charming story that also helps the students understand the themes of selflessness and being kind to others.             The Best Story2 reviews Eileen Spinelli Dial, 2008 Eileen Spinelli Has Done it Again ! Eileen Spinelli, a master of capturing the poignant moments in children's lives has done it again with, The Best Story. The girl, seeking the advice of all family members, is writing a story to submit to The Red Brick Library story contest. None of the advice produces the story she can believe in until her mother suggests that, the best story, is one that comes from your heart. The author ...             BOY CAN HE DANCE! Eileen Spinelli Four Winds Press, 1993 Tony loves to dance, and he dances everywhere, but Tony's father, the famous chef at the renowned City Hotel, is determined to raise Tony to be a chef.             In Our Backyard Garden Eileen Spinelli Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2004             Bath Time1 review Eileen Spinelli Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2003 Bath Time is the best! I chose this book to read to my preschool class during our water theme, and they just love it. The cute pictures and fun rhymes draws them in. But beware, they'll want you to read it again and again and again!             In My New Yellow Shirt5 reviews Eileen Spinelli Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2001 Mellow When the author's son, Sean, was about four, he got a new yellow shirt and thought that he was a banana. In this picture book, the author thinks of that incident and tells the story of a boy and his friend, Sam. The birthday boy gets a new yellow shirt from his Aunt Betty. He puts it on and he is a splashing duck, a roaring golden lion, a zooming taxi, a daffodil, a fish, and a lazy bug. He ...             Where I Live1 review Eileen Spinelli, Matt Phelan Dial, 2007 Gotsta get me that purple hat Once a children's book author wins the Newbery Medal, their title receives a certain amount of attention, praise, and (in some instances) controversy. We know that this means that future books under that author's name, while not guaranteed to be bestsellers, will still be purchased by a certain segment of the population based on name-recognition alone. How fare the illustrators of Newbery winning ...             I Know It's Autumn3 reviews Eileen Spinelli Scholastic, Inc., 2004 Warm and cozy What a warm and cozy book to read to the kids before going back to school. Filled with bright friendly pictures, this book will keep the attention of any child. A fun thing we did was ask the kids how do they know it is Autumn?!             Hero Cat4 reviews Eileen Spinelli Marshall Cavendish Children's Books, 2006 They won't let me take it back to the library! My two six-year olds and the 2 year old LOVE this book. We have read it many, many times and I see them looking through the book often. All three were captivated with the story and the pictures. They literally sit on the edge of the couch and hop up and down in excitement and anxiety each and every time we read it. This story is very 'real' to them and they relive it at each telling. It ...             Rise the Moon2 reviews Eileen Spinelli, Raul Colon Dial, 2003 Bedtime Splendor..... "Rise the moon/and lunar moth,/drawn to its lovely shine,/flits across the blossoms/of the dreamy moonflower vine..." Join the moon on its magical journey across the sky and watch the nightime world come alive. Meet the moonlit artist who "takes his brush to paint a bowl of light", the night-shift baker, a rooftop dancer, and the sleepy sailor "on the swaying schooner." See the sea turtles ...             Callie Cat, Ice Skater3 reviews Eileen Spinelli Albert Whitman & Company, 2007 The enthusiastic artwork of a playful cat and her animal friends adds the perfect touch to this heartwarming story. Callie Cat, Ice Skater is a children's picturebook about the joy of doing something one loves for its own sake. Young Callie Cat enjoys ice skating on the pond in her backyard, more than chocolate cake or going to the mall. When the Honeybrook Ice Rink announces a contest, it could be Callie's big chance to win the prize - but is winning the prize what she really wants to do? When another skater ...             When You Are Happy8 reviews Eileen Spinelli Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2006 Joy and Love in Poetry and Pictures My three-year old daughter and I first enjoyed this book by borrowing it from our local library. It only took one reading to realize that this was one for our home library. The poetic text is sweet without being saccharine. The words convey all the ways a family loves a child through thick and thin with humor and a touch of reverence. I was intially unsure whether my daughter would be engaged ...             Someday5 reviews Eileen Spinelli Dial, 2007 A book for all little girls In the words of my five your old daughter, "Every little girl should have this book!"              search for books autumn, backyard, callie, daddy, dance, edition, garden, happy, hatch, loves, masterpiece, night, perfect, reillustrated, shift, shirt, skater, somebody, someday, sophie, special, spider, story, tappletons, thanksgiving, tonight, trumpet, where, while, yellow books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The Striking Snake Maneuvers leave a comment home  impressum - about us