books by Harcourt Children's Books     books:       Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf10 reviews Lois Ehlert Harcourt Children's Books, 1991 Simple and Striking A child recounts the life of a maple tree selected from a nursery to grow in the family's yard. Although it's narrated by a person, the natural world or plants and animals are the primary focus. Hands involved in the various stages of planting are the only human elements included in the illustrations. Taking the tree from a tiny seed in a maple key, to a young seedling, to a leafy haven for ...             Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes Mem Fox Harcourt Children's Books, 2008 As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes. . . . And here, from two of the most gifted picture-book creators of our time, is a celebration of baby fingers, baby toes, and the joy they—and the babies they belong to—bring to everyone, everywhere, all over the world! This is a gorgeously simple picture book for very young children, and once you finish the rhythmic, rhyming text, all ...             The Goodnight Train20 reviews June Sobel Harcourt Children's Books, 2006 Great for train lovers! My 3 year old son LOVES trains so we were excited to find a new train book for our bedtime routine. It's a fun story with silly pictures. The train passes through many interesting places on it's way to bedtime. My son enjoys pointing out all the oddities in the illustrations--mostly to draw out the story!             Stellaluna100 reviews Janell Cannon Harcourt Children's Books, 1993 My favorite children's book Note: My reviews are plagued by cyber stalkers who distort votes totals. If I HAD to answer the question: What is your favorite children's book?, I would have to pick "Stellaluna." There, this children's librarian committed, but I think my students would know that. It's one of their favorites, too!! What makes this book so special? E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G!! The story line, the embedded lessons, ...             Leaf Man (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards))14 reviews Lois Ehlert Harcourt Children's Books, 2005 Simple text enhanced with a big dose of creativity! My husband bought this for our two-year old, and we love reading it together with her. The text is simple, as it traces the journey of Leaf Man...the leaves used are magnificent in their colors...some bold, some subdued, but all unique and beautiful. I have since done some basic art projects with my daughter using this book as inspiration. We collect leaves wherever we go and hope to create a ...             Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa Jeanette Winter Harcourt Children's Books, 2008 As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do something—and starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard. And as they grow, so do her plans. . . . This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel ...             Jim Copp, Will You Tell Me a Story?: Three Uncommonly Clever Tales [Book and Musical CD]2 reviews Jim Copp Harcourt Children's Books, 2008 Well Done! The recordings of Jim Copp & Ed Brown originally released on Playhouse Records (PlayhouseRecords.com) really belong on the short shelf of American children's classics. The illustrations here by Lindsay duPont have been lovingly updated in this very classy book/CD package. I can't recommend this highly enough. I loved these "tales" when I was a child and I love them now.             Frankenstein Takes the Cake2 reviews Adam Rex Harcourt Children's Books, 2008 Let them read Frankenstein I like cake. I like Frankenstein. Ipso facto: I like Frankenstein Takes the Cake. Oh fine. Maybe it's a little more complicated than that. Maybe I like other things about the book too. Perhaps the art. Maybe the characters. And there's always the off chance that what I really like about is that it's a picture book/poetry sequel that takes cool monsters and makes them loveable. Rex's first ...             The Little Prince: Sixtieth-Anniversary Gift Edition273 reviews Antoine de Saint-Exupery Harcourt Children's Books, 2003 A Time Tested Classic If I was stranded on a desert island and could only take one book with me, it would be this one. It does not matter how many times I read this book over the years, every time I pick it up, it is as if I was reading it for the first time. I realize something new and profound with every reading. This little book is so compact with depth of meaning and wisdom, it is truly as timeless as wisdom ...             The Napping House: Book and Musical CD98 reviews Audrey Wood Harcourt Children's Books, 2004 The Napping House: Book and Musical CD The Napping House is my all time favorite book to give to new moms and grandmas!! It's fun to read and the illustrations are absolutely delightful!! A MUST HAVE for all young people's libraries!!             Where Is the Green Sheep? (Horn Book Fanfare List (Awards))24 reviews Mem Fox, Judy Horacek Harcourt Children's Books, 2004 love this book! This is my current favorite (too bad my son prefers "things that go" but likes this one a lot too). It's a great read with lots of description words.             Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC14 reviews June Sobel Harcourt Children's Books, 2006 Great book! My three year old loves the book about the captain pirate! Fun and educational! He is recognizing the letters already!             Move Over, Rover!7 reviews Karen Beaumont Harcourt Children's Books, 2006 Makes my 3-year-old laugh every time! I'll never forget the first time I read this book to my 3-year-old daughter - she started laughing about halfway through the book, and by the end we were both giggling up a storm. We've read this book every night before bed ever since. Needless to say, this is currently her favorite book. The text is simple, consise and short, which is nice for the parent who may be reading this book at the ...             Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich23 reviews Adam Rex Harcourt Children's Books, 2006 Clever and funny Very clever book of poems. My two daughters (6 and 9) giggled at the funny vocabulary. The illustrations are are cool and inventive. Every movie monster must be in there somewhere. We liked the son of Dracula drawn as Charlie Brown. Adults will like this one too.             King Bidgood's in the Bathtub: Book and Musical CD (Caldecott Honor Books)49 reviews Audrey Wood Harcourt Children's Books, 2005 Bathtubs and Bubble Time, by Heather DeFord "Help, help cried the Page" is the captivating beginning of Audrey and Don Wood's picture book King Bidgood's in the Bathtub. The good old King has climbed into the tub and now refuses to get out. This story is a wonderful experience for children of all ages, especially the ones disguised as adults. The simple rhyme and diction coupled with the amazing illustrations allow your young readers to ...             I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards))45 reviews Karen Beaumont Harcourt Children's Books, 2005 Too clever for words! This books is brilliant. If you have a child who doesn't like reading, try this book. It has great rhyming, fantastic pictures and is very cheeky. I can't get enough of it and keep reading it myself. My daughter is a big fan too! A must for any home book collection!I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards))             I Like Myself!29 reviews Karen Beaumont Harcourt Children's Books, 2004 My Daughers favorite book! This is a great book about self esteem. My daughter is only 2 and she makes me read this to her every afternoon and evening before bedtime. It's by far her favorite and has been since she could communicate to me which book she wanted me to read.             On the Day You Were Born80 reviews Debra Frasier Harcourt Children's Books, 1991 On The Day You Were Born This is a book we give as a gift for new babies and their families. It is a beautiful book with colorful illustrations and meaningful text. It is definitely a "keepsake". RSW/Mechanicsburg,Pa.             A Crooked Kind of Perfect14 reviews Linda Urban Harcourt Children's Books, 2007 A Great Book The fictional book, A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Lisa Urban is a wonderful and inspiring book that shows the importance of following a dream. In this book a young girl has a tough time, has much perserverence, and is very brave. I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars because when i read this book, I felt like i was a character in the book. I recommend this book for girls ages 9-15 because I think they ...             Twice Upon a Marigold4 reviews Jean Ferris Harcourt Children's Books, 2008 Wonderful tale, wonderful lessons I like to read what my children are reading because it gives us common ground for conversation and I like to know what's on their minds. Sometimes this can be tedious, i.e. reading fiction written for primary school kids. The Marigold series is not a tedious task for me. I thoroughly enjoy the engaging, witty writing, and the subtle lessons that resonate from the narratives are good seeds to ...              search for books anniversary, awards, bathtub, bidgood, caldecott, children, crooked, edition, fanfare, fingers, frankenstein, goodnight, letters, marigold, musical, napping, notable, perfect, pirate, prince, readers, sandwich, shiver, sixtieth, sixtieth-anniversary, stellaluna, uncommonly, wangari, yellow, younger 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: Christian Beginnings: Word and Community from Jesus to Post-Apostolic Times home  impressum - about us