books by Kate Banks     books:       Max's Dragon3 reviews Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2008 Wonderful Max This book is wonderfull. How many of you have hidden under an umbrella with friends or watched dragon shaped clouds overhead. Great fun.             Mama's Coming Home2 reviews Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2003 Nice to see our family My husband is a stay-at-home dad (SAHD), and I work outside the home. While it's not said in this book whether the dad works or not (maybe he just gets home earlier than mom), without question my girls responded to it with great enthusiasm, as they recognized a family that looked more like theirs, and especially the anticipation of waiting for mom to come home while dad made dinner (I do also ...             And If the Moon Could Talk22 reviews Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2005 My Favorite Children's Book! This is a fantastic child's book! It is gorgeously illustrated with mysterious, lush, beautiful night scenes; the text is rhythmic, soothing, subtle poetry of the highest quality. I've been reading this book to my niece for three years and she loves it still! When she was four I'd read it to her and she would get to "read" the refrain "And if the moon could talk" each time it appeared. When she ...             The Night Worker3 reviews Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 Off to Another World.... Every night, Papa kisses Alex good night, puts him to bed and then goes off to work. He's an engineer at a construction site and a night worker. While everyone else is home and in bed, sleeping, Papa is at work, doing his job. One special night, Papa gives Alex his own hard hat and together they go out into the night to Papa's job..... Kate Banks has written a gentle, endearing story full of ...             The Perfect Gift13 reviews Annmarie McKenna, Maya Banks, ... Samhain Publishing, 2007 Joyfully Reviewed! Heather is the human mate of Cael and Riyu. While out with her father-In-law, they are attacked by hunters and with his dying breath, Cael and Riyu's father mistakenly blames Heather for his wounds. When Heather stumbles into the pack, instead of being comforted, she is cast aside by her mates who believe she is the reason for the death of their father. Heather is unable to fathom why her ...             Close Your Eyes (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards))17 reviews Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2002 Beautiful illustrations This book has beautiful illustrations. My son is 7 months old and he reaches out to grab at the pages. The illustrations are so colorful and bright. It has a cute story as well.             Max's Words13 reviews Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2006 Max's Words I bought this book because I thought it was cute (the cover intrigued me). I took it to my classroom to share with my lst grade students. They got so excited about it that they thought our class should start a word collection. So I drug out old magazines & newspapers and we began to clip and save the most fascinating words we could find. Then we decided that we should try to invent some ...             Fox1 review Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 Beautiful little book My son picked out this book at the library, and I was pleasantly surprised. If you've ever let a three year old choose his own books, you know it's a little like playing the lottery; very seldom do you get any return on the investment. But Fox is beautifully illustrated and gently worded. The language is complex and rhythmic enough to satisfy us both, and the message is a nice one: parents ...             The Cat Who Walked Across France12 reviews Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2004 I love this book! As a first grade teacher, I love the rich language and colorful pictures in this book. My students loved it, as it takes readers on a spectacular tour of France. It is appropriate for older students as well, as we have used it at our school to teach the Six Traits of Writing. Our librarian loved it also, and she has ordered it for our school library.             Lenny's Space Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 Nine-year-old Lenny Brewster is captivated by the world ? the mysteries of machines, the magic of snow, the pure joy of a perfect ride down a slippery slide. He knows a lot, but not how to share it with others. Of course, it doesn?t help having an absent father, a preoccupied mother, and a teacher and peers who don?t like him. Lenny spends much of his time in the principal?s office or alone, absorbed in his ideas. Then he meets Van, a kindred ...             Dillon Dillon5 reviews Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2005 This book blew me away, gently This book blew me gently away and a sense of piece descended on me. This is a beautiful written sensitive story of a warm and loving family and a very special boy. This writer has feelings and the courage to question life. The loon material added beauty and wonder and left me filled with a renewed appreciation of the world and our place in it. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone who ...             Howie Bowles, Secret Agent1 review Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1999 New Kid Meets Challenge This short but cute book is a great bibliotherapy book to use in the classroom or at home for any child starting a new school. Many great discussions about feelings one has as a new student can be generated from this book. This book will be a hit in any 2nd - 4th grade classroom, and even more popular in multiple copies when available in paperback.             The Bird, the Monkey, and the Snake in the Jungle (Sunburst Books)2 reviews Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2003 Imaginative, sweet story! My daughter and I absolutely love reading this book before bedtime. Although my daughter is only 18 months old and usually doesn't have patience for long story books, she loves listening to the adventure of the bird, the monkey and the snake, and craves for more everytime I am done. The use of pictures in place of words fuels the imagination, and I also like the layout and the general flow ...             Alphabet Soup5 reviews Kate Banks Dragonfly Books, 1994 Delightful and fun! Imaginative learning. My preschool class really enjoyed it; our broccoli became trees at lunch! Imaginative and thought provoking reading for preschoolers. Now it's hard to find an available copy at the public library!             A Gift from the Sea1 review Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2001 Profund book of depth and meaning, Glorious colour One day at the sea a boy finds a rock. Just a rock, but he liked it and considered it a gift from the sea. He takes it home and we get to see through the descriptions of the author and the paintings from the artist(Georg Hallensleben)the fascinating history of the humble rock. After exploding out of a fiery volcano and witnessing the dinosaurs, being submerged in an ice cap, used as a cave, ...             The Great Blue House4 reviews Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2005 BOLD, BRIGHT IMPRESSIONISTIC PAINTINGS Anyone who ever owned or dreamed of owning a summer home will be attracted to "The Great Blue House." However, the talented team of Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben offer a different take on vacation homes. The magic in this story is not found in the good times the family has during the warm months, but rather on how the house awaits their return through the fall, winter and early spring. ...             Baboon3 reviews Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2004 A book about baboons? Baboons? Who want this kind of book? Weren't they ugliest monkeys? No, this books shows you a very different world. Even if you're an adult, you'll find this book a nice bed time reading.             Spider Spider Kate Banks Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2000 In a tête-à-tête reminiscent of Margaret Wise Brown's The Runaway Bunny, a mother and son explore what it might be like if the boy were a spider.             Le matin des couleurs Kate Banks, Georg Hallensleben Gallimard, 1998             Monkeys and Dog Days (Monkey Readers)1 review Kate Banks, Tomek Bogacki Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2008 Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children Max and Pete agree that their family needs a dog, and they do their best to show their parents they can handle the work involved in caring for such a pet. Convinced that their children are responsible enough to take proper care of a dog, Mom and Dad take them to the animal shelter, and they welcome Fudge into their lives. At first, the boys work diligently to feed, bathe, walk, play with, and ...              search for books across, agent, alphabet, awards, baboon, books, bowles, close, coming, could, couleurs, dillon, dragon, france, great, house, howie, illustrated, jungle, monkey, monkeys, night, perfect, readers, secret, snake, spider, sunburst, walked, worker books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen apparel: Vintage Paratrooper Cargo Pants, Washed for a Retro Look and Feel ... leave a comment home  impressum - about us