Tag Archives: 4 – 8 años

A Terrible Thing Happened – A story for children who have witnessed violence or trauma

Rating: (20 reviews)
Author: Margaret M. Holmes
Publisher: Magination Press

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Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous and had bad dreams. Then he met someone who helped him talk about the terrible thing, and made him [...]

Skippyjon Jones

Rating: (172 reviews)
Author: Judy Schachner
Publisher: Puffin

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My name is Skippito Friskito.
I fear not a single bandito.
My manners are mellow,
I’m sweet like the Jell-O,
I get the job done, yes indeed-o.
Skippyjon Jones is no ordinary kitten. Oh, no. . . .He’s actually El Skippito, a great sword-fighter ready to battle banditos the world over! With a [...]

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

Rating: (53 reviews)
Author: Dr Seuss
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Product Description
Started by Seuss, finished by Prelutsky, and splendiferously illustrated by
Lane Smith, this is the children’s book publishing event of the year! Big–56
pages–and bursting with energy, here is a joyous ode to individuality,
starring an unsinkable teacher named Miss Bonkers and quirky little
Diffendoofer School, which must [...]

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

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When it comes to wild animals, everyone knows that there are certain things you just don’t do. It’s clearly a bad idea to tease a tiger, pull a python’s tail, or bother a black widow spider. But do you know how dangerous it [...]

The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule (Berenstain Bears®)

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Michael Berenstain
Publisher: Zonderkidz

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When Sister Bear receives a locket for her birthday with the Golden Rule inscribed on it, she wonders what the verse means. And although Mama Bear explains it, it isn’t until she befriends a lonely newcomer at school that she understands what the rule looks like in action.

Multiplication 0-12 Flash Cards

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: School Zone Publishing Company Staff
Publisher: School Zone Pub

Book Description
School Zone Flash Cards offer a convenient way to drill basic skills. They also provide interesting and entertaining information.

How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: The Blue Sky Press

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Parents and children can never have enough ways to say “I love you”–and now, America’s favorite dinosaurs are giving families a funny book, perfect for bedtime, storytime, anytime. Even when little dinosaurs are naughty, it’s important to remind them that no matter what they do, [...]

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (Reading Railroad Books)

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Natasha Wing
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

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It’s December 23, and Christmas is just around the corner. But one family is having trouble getting its act together. Once again, Natasha Wing follows the rhythms and meter of Clement Moore’s classic Christmas poem, yet gives it her own entirely original twist.

The Christmas Day Kitten

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: James Herriot
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin

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“Christmas can never go by without my remembering a certain little cat.”
So begins The Christmas Day Kitten, another true story from James Herriot’s rich experience as a country vet. As always, the tale includes a vivid group of characters on two legs and four: Mrs. Pickering [...]

All About My Christmas

Author: Joan Walsh Anglund
Publisher: Scholastic Trade

A Fairy Merry Christmas (Fairy School)

Author: Gail Herman
Publisher: Skylark

Product Description
It’s Christmas in Fairyland. What better time for a field trip to the North Pole? But bad news awaits the fairies–Santa isn’t planning to give out any toys on Earth-Below. He doesn’t think any Little Big People believe in him anymore. The fairies have to change his mind. With a little [...]

A LazyTown Christmas (Lazytown (8×8))

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Artful Doodlers
Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon

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It’s Christmas Eve in LazyTown! But Robbie Rotten has a few tricks up his sleeve. He wants to make sure that no one has a merry Christmas. Will Robbie ruin Christmas for everyone?

Wizzer’s Christmas (Disney’s 101 Dalmatians)

Author: Sue Kassirer
Publisher: Disney Pr (Juv Trd)

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The lovable puppies from “101 Dalmatians” learn the true meaning of Christmas. Wizzer is contemplating what this magical holiday truly means, and the answer he’s been searching for comes in a place he least expects it. Full color Available.

A Christmas Carol Book Set & Advent Calendar (Story Book Set & Advent Calendar Series , No 3)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

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Another in the successful Story Book Set and Advent Calendar series is a christmas carol, Charles Dickens’s great story of the true meaning of Christmas. Read in sequence, the 24 miniature full-color books tell the memorable tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, his ghostly visitors, and the family [...]

The Day Before Christmas

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Eve Bunting
Publisher: Sandpiper

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Four years after the death of her mother, seven-year-old Allie goes to The Nutcracker with her grandfather who shares the memories of the special day he had when he took Allie’s mother to her first performance of the ballet.

Christmas Eve (Usborne Touchy Feely)

Author: Fiona Watt
Publisher: Usborne Books

The Wee Christmas Cabin

Author: Margaret (RTL) Hodges
Publisher: Holiday House

Product Description
A tinker’s child who grows up helping everyone in her Irish village is rewarded in her old age with a cabin built by fairies on Christmas Eve.

Disney Christmas Storybook Collection (Disney Storybook Collections)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Various
Publisher: Disney Press

Product Description
The magic of the Christmas season is brought to life with favorite Disney characters in the second edition of this popular title. Join Cinderella, Mickey Mouse, Ariel, Pinocchio, plus new stories with Nemo and the gang from Toy Story, and over a dozen more Disney characters in festive holiday tales. [...]

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story

Rating: (23 reviews)
Author: Gloria Houston
Publisher: Puffin

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Acclaimed author Gloria Houston has written a tale that is as joyful and timeless as Christmas itself. Jewel-like paintings by two-time Caldecott Medal winner Barbara Cooney capture all of the season’s warmth and mountain flavor. “A heartwarming holiday story, simply told and graced with true sentiment rather than [...]

Angelina’s Christmas (Angelina Ballerina)

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Katharine Holabird
Publisher: Puffin

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When Angelina Ballerina sees old Mr. Bell all alone at Christmastime, she decides to bring him some holiday cheer. Cousin Henry doesn’t want to help— until he finds that there’s a real Santa Claus living in their town! Angelina’s Christmas is a heartwarming story that is perfect for [...]

Fluffy Saves Christmas (level 3) (Scholastic Reader)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Kate Mcmullan
Publisher: Cartwheel

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It’s Christmas Eve, and Fluffy and his team of guinea pigs are delivering the presents. Why? Because Santa needs help from the cleverest rodent around!

Night Before Christmas, The (The Night Before Christmas Series)

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Publisher: Pelican Publishing

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Saint Nicholas visits a sleeping household on Christmas Eve.

Fancy Nancy’s Elegant Easter

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Jane O’connor
Publisher: HarperFestival

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Nancy prepares an elegant Easter affair in this fancy new lift-the-flap book!
Throwing a fabulous and fancy Easter party is a very big job—and Nancy and Bree are in charge of decorating! This book includes thirteen flaps that open to reveal hidden surprises that will delight all festive Fancy [...]

A Child’s Christmas in Wales (Godine Storyteller)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Dylan Thomas
Publisher: David R Godine

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This is one of Ardizzone’s last books, and in our mind one of his best; a gentle and beguiling memoir of a Christmas spent in Cardiff when Thomas was a child. Ardizzone’s quick, sure brushwork is not only the perfect complement to a timeless classic but [...]

Look-Alikes Christmas: The More You Look, the More You See!

Rating: (17 reviews)
Author: Joan Steiner
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . and the more you look, the more you see.
Using everything from dog biscuits and candy canes to gloves and starfish, Joan Steiner has created an entrancing three-dimensional world for puzzlers of all [...]

A Pinata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Pat Mora
Publisher: Clarion Books

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An award-winning author and a rising star artist have put a festive Latino twist on “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” populating it with piñatas in place of partridges, plus burritos bailando (dancing donkeys), lunitas cantando (singing moons), and much more, all displayed in the most vivid colors [...]

Legend of the Christmas Stocking

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Rick Osborne
Publisher: Zonderkidz

Product Description
A wonderful tale for Christmas about the origin of the hanging and filling of Christmas stockings. This story has universal appeal across the world.

Christmas Sticker Dolly Dressing (Usborne Activities)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Catriona Clarke
Publisher: Usborne Books

A Memory of Christmas Tea

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Tom Hegg
Publisher: Waldman House Press

Product Description
On a lonely Christmas a nephew remembers his beloved great-aunt and realizes the value of her legacy, a message of advice revealing the true spirit of the season.

“Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!”

Rating: (60 reviews)
Author: Patricia Thomas
Publisher: HarperCollins

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The last time the elephant sneezed, he blew monkeys out of the trees, stripes off the zebra, and spots off the leopard. This rollicking new edition of the favorite nonsense verse again shows the panic that follows the elephant’s dreaded announcement.

Nine Days to Christmas (Viking Kestrel picture books)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Marie Hall Ets
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

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Published over 30 years ago, Nine Days to Christmas remains fresh and relevant. Ceci’s first Christmas posada party and pinata have made her Mexican town come alive for generations of readers. “The youngest child will be completely transported by this lovely story”.–The Atlantic. Three-color illustrations.

Rocking Horse Christmas (bkshelf) (Bookshelf)

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

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Category: HolidayOne Christmas morning, a boy finds a rocking horse under his tree. When he climbs on his back, they ride off on the most wondrous adventures–jousting with knights and capturing outlaws. But as the years go by & the boy outgrows his favorite childhood friend, [...]

The Bears’ Christmas

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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There’s a whole lot to learn one Christmas morning in Bear Country when Papa Bear teaches his son a thing or two about skiing, skating, and sledding.

Bear’s Berry Christmas (Bear in the Big Blue House)

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Kitty Richards
Publisher: Simon Spotlight

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Discover all the little things that make the holidays so berry special! Everyone at the Big Blue House has the holiday spirit and is having a lot of fun decorating and baking. But when Jack, a lonely stray dog, shows up, how can Bear and his friends [...]

The Christmas Cookie Case (Scooby-Doo! Picture Clue Book, No. 20)

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Maria S. Barbo
Publisher: Scholastic

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The Picture Clue books are based on the traditional “rebus Reader” – using a picture as a tool for learning a word. On the sample spread, you can see where a picture is substituted for a word. This gives a young reader a sense of pride that [...]

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad (A Golden Look-Look Book)

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Mercer Mayer’s very popular character stars in a getting-ready- for-Christmas picture book. Little Critter approaches Christmas with the intention of being a good helper. When he makes a mistake, he has a logical explanation. He couldn’t wrap the Christmas package because the tape [...]

Cranberry Christmas

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Wende Devlin
Publisher: Aladdin

Product Description
Old Cyrus Grape doesn’t like children. And he insists that the skating pond is his. Mr. Whiskers knows this isn’t true, but since he can’t prove it, there’ll be no skating…not even on Christmas Day!
That is…unless cleaning Mr. Whiskers’ house uncovers some important information.

The Night Before Christmas (board book)

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Clement C. Moore
Publisher: Running Press Kids

Product Description
The New York Times bestseller! How many families have wanted to share this classic poem with even the tiniest children but have hesitated to let them touch a fragile heirloom edition? That’s no longer a concern with this sturdy board book. Let the smallest ones [...]

Elijah’s Angel: A Story for Chanukah and Christmas

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Michael J. Rosen
Publisher: Voyager Books

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Michael and Elijah are friends, but when Elijah gives Michael one of his special carved angels, Michael doesn’t know what to do. How can be possibly take home a Christmas angel–a forbidden graven image–especially on Chanukah? Full color. Amazon.com Review
A child’s vision of religious tolerance is [...]

Jesus Storybook Bible Deluxe Edition

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Sally Lloyd-Jones
Publisher: Zonderkidz

Product Description
This beautiful deluxe edition of the Moonbeam Award Gold Medal Winner is a storybook Bible to treasure. It includes the narrative on three CDs so children can read along. Experience all the emotion and drama as award-winning actor David Suchet’s narration brings this storybook Bible to life.

Let’s Do Nothing!

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Tony Fucile
Publisher: Candlewick

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Don’t move! A master of animation explores the elusive art of doing nothing in this comical tale of two very active imaginations.
Frankie and Sal have already played every sport and board game invented, baked and eaten batches of cookies, and painted a zillion pictures. What’s left to do? [...]

Little Oink

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Publisher: Chronicle Books

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From the creators of Little Pea and Little Hoot comes this tidy tale of a decidedly different pig. Little Oink is a neat little fellow. Clean clean clean that’s all he wants to do. But Mama and Papa won’t have it! They say in order to [...]

How to Draw

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Barbara Soloff Levy
Publisher: Dover Publications

Product Description
Beginners can learn the basics of sketching by combining circles, ovals, rectangles, crescents, and other shapes to produce remarkable likenesses of a number of subjects. Simple, step-by-step diagrams — plus blank practice pages — make it easy for youngsters and would-be artists of all ages to [...]

Day It Rained Hearts

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Felicia Bond
Publisher: HarperCollins

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One day it rains hearts, and Cornelia Augusta catches them. Each heart is special in its own way, and Cornelia Augusta knows exactly who to send them to.

The Princess and the Frog: Princess Tiana and the Royal Ball

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Publisher: Disney Press

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For as long as she can remember, Tiana has dreamed about just one thing: having her own restaurant. But after she fell in love with Prince Naveen, she not only got her restaurant, she became a princess, too. Now it’s time for her first royal ball-and [...]

I Think, I Am!: Teaching Kids the Power of Affirmations

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Louise Hay
Publisher: Hay House

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“Your thoughts create your life!” This is the message that Louise Hay has been teaching people throughout the world for more than 27 years. Now, children can learn and understand the powerful idea that they have control over their thoughts and words, and in turn, what happens [...]

Fancy Nancy: The Show Must Go On (I Can Read Book 1)

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Jane O’connor
Publisher: HarperCollins

Product Description
Nancy and her partner for the talent show are very different. They don’t have any of the same talents. How will they ever come up with an act?

Fancy Nancy: Heart to Heart

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Jane O’connor
Publisher: HarperFestival

Product Description
Almost everything about Valentine’s Day is fancy . . . especially with Fancy Nancy!
Mystery is in the air when Nancy receives a valentine from a secret someone. Join Nancy as she follows the clues to find out who it is—all in her trademark fabulous style, of course. Gorgeous [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse! (If You Give…)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Laura Numeroff
Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Product Description
Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he celebrates Valentine’s Day with all the friends he loves.

Snowflake Bentley (Caldecott Medal Book)

Rating: (43 reviews)
Author: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

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From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal. Bentley’s enthusiasm for photographing snowflakes was often misunderstood in his [...]