books by LeUyen Pham     books:       Prince of Persia28 reviews Jordan Mechner, A. B. Sina First Second, 2008 A treat Chances are you know Prince of Persia as being a long running video game series that is still going strong. Maybe you also know that there's an upcoming film adaptation on the horizon as well. However, what may come as a surprise to some, is seeing a graphic novel take on Jordan Mechner's creation, and what's even more surprising is that it's actually pretty good. Written by A. B. Sina and ...             Akimbo and the Lions (Akimbo)5 reviews Alexander McCall Smith Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007 Akimbo Saves The Day This book is McCall Smith's second book in the "Akimbo" series and like virtually all his books, it is masterfully done. In this book, Akimbo goes on a trip with his father, the new Head Gamekeeper of the wildlife preserve. They have gone to check out reports that a lion is eating cattle. The loss of cattle is akin to the loss of pure gold in Akimbo's part of Africa. Thus, such a lion must be ...             Freckleface Strawberry13 reviews Julianne Moore Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007 Absolutely wonderful book Oh what a great book to have to teach about accepting ourself. This book shows how a child my have different features they were born with and worry about how other children see them. It shows how you may make more about something than others see. Love the message it conveys to just be comfortable with who you are. All my day care children and grandchildren love this book. We all look for ...             Big Sister, Little Sister18 reviews LeUyen Pham Hyperion Book CH, 2005 A new favorite Until this book, I haven't found many books for my little girl who suddenly found herself a big sister. Since we got it in the mail last week, my daughter has requested it every night for our nightly reading before bed. A very sweet book.             Grace for President10 reviews Kelly Dipucchio Hyperion Book CH, 2008 Really resonates. Of all the "election" books I could find, this one really stood out as being entertaining, informative, and extremely insightful. While Hillary's run is now over, the book subtely points out that at our most basic level we identify with our gender over other differences; and the use of Wyoming, "The Equality State", to overcome the gender bias is really well-done. The character Grace's honest ...             Whose Toes are Those?7 reviews Jabari Asim L,B Kids, 2006 An adorable read... WHOSE TOSE ARE THOSE is Jabari Asim's second board book for babies and toddlers in which the focus is on body parts. The text is playful and engaging and appeals to a child's excitement about themselves. The illustrations are the perfect complement and are bright and colorful, making them easily relatable to the words on the pages. Little girls, especially, will love the book as it clearly ...             Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: A Memoir of My Fifth-Grade Year7 reviews Esme Raji Codell Hyperion Book CH, 2006 Sing a SOng of Tuna Fish is good for future writers This book made me Laugh so hard I liked her first book Sahara Special but this is even better. The teacher used thhe book to help us journal and I thought it would be boring but I could not wait for her to read these funny stories out loud and then write my own stories about things like school and grandparents. This author writes about the city in a way that is FOR REAL and not boring and now I ...             God's Dream Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams Candlewick, 2008 With warmth and humor, Archbishop Desmond Tutu distills his philosophy of unity and forgiveness into a picture book for the very young. Archbishop Desmond Tutu has a vision of God's dream, which he shares here with the youngest of listeners. It involves people who reach out and hold each other's hands, but sometimes get angry and hurt each other ? and say they're sorry and forgive. It's a wish that everyone will see they are brothers and ...             Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things (Alvin Ho)3 reviews Lenore Look Schwartz & Wade, 2008 Alviiiiiin! Some people follow sports teams. Others follow the rise and fall of various celebrities. Children's librarians, in contrast, are fans of children's book authors and illustrators. If trading cards were acceptable amongst grown adults I'm sure we'd be swapping Louis Sachars and Linda Sue Parks for a rare Beatrix Potter or A.A. Milne. Part of this particular branch of fandom concerns itself with ...             Whose Knees are These?6 reviews Jabari Asim L,B Kids, 2006 Wonderful book I was so happy to hear of this book on the NYTimes book review and see board books (along with partner book Whose Toes are Those) written for African American toddlers. My son is 18 months old and this is his favorite book! He carries it everywhere and forces me to read it over and over and over and over at bedtime.             William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale1 review Bruce Coville Dial, 2007 Beautiful Shakespere Absolutely stunning re-telling of Shakespeare's story. A wonderful intro to Shakespeare for the younger elementary child or book-averse pre-teen.             Twenty-One Elephants2 reviews Phil Bildner Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2004 Deft blend of fact and fiction This review first appeared in the "Ephrata (PA) Review": The author, a middle-school teacher, has spun a captivating story around a historical event-the building of the Brooklyn Bridge in the late 1800s, and the initial hesitation of many residents to trust in it and use it. Little Hannah's father is one of the doubters. Although Hannah grows up watching the bridge go up, and exhibits ...             One Little Mouse2 reviews Dori Chaconas Viking Juvenile, 2002 Award-winner for sure! What a charming and delightful book - agree completely with the previous reviewer. Dori's rhymes are not only sweet and gentle, and the story a simple, but delightful one, but, get ready...the words and rhymes make sense and sound as natural as normal speech. It teaches caring and generosity as when four bobwhite quail say: if you're looking for someplace to rest, we have a nice hollow and if ...             Sweet Briar Goes to School (Picture Puffin Books)1 review Karma Wilson Puffin, 2005 Dealing with stinky school experiences Sweet Briar starts school and much to her surprise the other animals tease her about being a skunk. This continues until Sweet Briar's odoriforous nature saves the day. The story has a good message about valuing peoples' differences and the impact of teasing. My two young children really enjoyed hearing it- the illustrations are wonderful as is Karma Wilson's writing.             Akimbo and the Snakes (Akimbo)3 reviews Alexander McCall Smith Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2006 Akimbo Captures The Mamba In this highly interesting and fact filled story, Smith tells the story of Akimbo's visit to his Uncle Peter's Snake sanctuary. In the "Snake Park" are many varieties of snake and many are poisonous. Akimbo goes to visit for 4 weeks. During that time, he is taught about feeding the snakes and about milking the venom from the snakes. The venom is `milked' in order to make anti-venom so that ...             Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters Lenore Look Schwartz & Wade, 2009             Akimbo and the Baboons (Akimbo) Alexander McCall Smith Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2008 Akimbo is excited to have his cousin, Kosi, visit him on the game reserve where he lives,. and when a visiting scientist invites the boys to join her when she studies a pack of baboons, they can?t wait to assist her in the bush. The baboons they find are fun to observe, but when a black leopard threatens the pack?and the scientist?Akimbo and Kosi are reminded that danger is ever present in the African bush. Alexander McCall Smith takes young ...             Benny and Beautiful Baby Delilah1 review Jean Van Leeuwen Dial, 2006 Definite Buy for Brother with a new baby sister My son wanted this from Santa and was so excited when he got it. We read it often. He likes to supplant his name for Benny and his sister's name for Delilah. Also instead of "she has no hair and no teeth" he says "mommmy say she has curly hair and 6 teeth". For several months his baby sister could have been 'a piece of furniture' now she's more interactive and he's more interested in her. This ...             My Chocolate Year: A Novel with 12 Recipes5 reviews Charlotte Herman Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008 'My Chocolate Year' is sweet enough to give you cavities! The year is 1945. Dorrie Meyers and her best friend, Sunny Shapiro are finally in the fifth grade. And while they're usually good students; the best friends have decided that this year they will be the best students ever because they finally have Miss Fitzgerald as their teacher, and that means one very important thing...Sweet Semester! Miss Fitzgerald is known for throwing her yearly Sweet ...             Akimbo and the Elephants (Akimbo)7 reviews Alexander McCall Smith Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007 African Adventure for Children "Now, in his first books for children to be published in the U.S., he takes readers deep into the heart of Africa, where the grass grows taller than a man, and where lions and great elephants still roam. There, ten-year-old Akimbo lives with his father on the edge of a game reserve. Akimbo loves to join his father when he patrols the reserve because there is always something exciting to see. 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