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Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

November 29, 2007 – 2:30 am

Rating: (133 reviews) Author: Lemony Snicket Publisher: HarperTrophy Amazon.com Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography is bizarre, abstruse (“a word which here means ‘cryptic’”), and truly entertaining. Would you expect anything less from the mystery man behind A Series of Unfortunate Events (The Bad Beginning, The Ersatz Elevator, etc.)? Virtually every detail of the volume has […]

By saurabh | Posted in Teens | Also tagged Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Biographies, Bionicle, Diane, Donald J., Dr. Seuss, Fantasy & Adventure, Gary, HarperTrophy, Humorous, Jon, Lemony, Lemony Snicket, Marc, Maurice, Other, Oz, People & Places, R. L., Redwall, Robert Louis, Scieszka, Sendak, Series, Series of Unfortunate Events, Seymour, Simon, Simont, Snicket, Sobol, Soto, Stevenson, Stine, Stores, Swanson, Teens, The Secrets of Droon, William | Comments (5)

David Smells!: A Diaper David Book: A Diaper David Book (David Smells!)

November 17, 2007 – 2:07 pm

Rating: (12 reviews) Author: Publisher: The Blue Sky Press Book Description Hey! What’s that smell?! Join David as he discovers the five senses: touch, hear, see, smell, and taste. From petting the dog to banging on a drum, David knows how to have a good time. But he also knows that there’s nothing better than […]

By saurabh | Posted in Ages 4-8 | Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Baby-3, Basic Concepts, David, Diane, Donald J., Dr. Seuss, Gary, Humorous, Jon, Marc, Maurice, R. L., Robert Louis, Scieszka, Sendak, Sense & Sensation, Seymour, Shannon, Simon, Simont, Sobol, Soto, Stevenson, Stine, Stores, Swanson, The Blue Sky Press, William | Comments (5)

Loser

November 15, 2007 – 7:11 pm

Rating: (188 reviews) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: HarperTrophy Amazon.com Donald Zinkoff is one of the greatest kids you could ever hope to meet. He laughs easily, he likes people, he loves school, he tries to rescue lost girls in blizzards, he talks to old ladies. The only problem is, he’s a loser. Until fourth grade, […]

By saurabh | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Being a Teen, Book Clubs, Diane, Donald J., Dr. Seuss, Education, Fiction, Gary, HarperTrophy, Health, Issues, Jerry, Jerry Spinelli, Jon, Literature & Fiction, Marc, Maurice, Mind & Body, Nonfiction, People & Places, Popular Fiction, R. L., Robert Louis, Scieszka, Self-Esteem & Self-Respect, Self-Help, Sendak, Seymour, Simon, Simont, Sobol, Social Issues, Social Situations, Soto, Specialty Stores, Spinelli, Stevenson, Stine, Stores, Swanson, Teens, William | Comments (5)

Richard Scarry’s A Day at the Airport (Pictureback(R))

November 12, 2007 – 11:01 pm

Rating: (9 reviews) Author: Richard Scarry Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Book Description Sally, Huckle, and Lowly are supposed to go sailing with Huckle and Sally’s father, but it starts to rain. Father says they will have to stay inside and play, but their friend Rudolf von Flugel saves the day when he […]

By | Posted in Ages 4-8 | Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Animals, Diane, Donald J., Dr. Seuss, Fiction, Gary, Jon, Marc, Maurice, Nature & How It Works, Popular Characters, R. L., Random House Books for Young Readers, Richard, Richard Scarry, Richard Scarry's World, Robert Louis, Scarry, Science, Scieszka, Sendak, Seymour, Simon, Simont, Sobol, Soto, Stevenson, Stine, Stores, Swanson, Transportation, TV, William | Comments (5)

The Whipping Boy

November 12, 2007 – 4:02 pm

Rating: (134 reviews) Author: Sid Fleischman Publisher: HarperTrophy Amazon.com For kids to get their dose of action and thrills, they need not always go to the local multiplex for the latest bang ’em up film. They could try such books as The Whipping Boy, which relies not on exploding spaceships and demonic robots but mythic […]

By | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged Action & Adventure, Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Diane, Don, Donald J., Dr. Seuss, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Fleischman, Folk Tales & Myths, Freeman, Friendship, Fritz, Gary, HarperTrophy, Humorous, Jean, Jon, Literature & Fiction, Marc, Maurice, Mythology, People & Places, Peter, R. L., Robert Louis, Royalty, Scieszka, Sendak, Seymour, Sid, Sid Fleischman, Simon, Simont, Sis, Sobol, Social Situations, Soto, Stevenson, Stine, Stores, Swanson, William, World Literature | Comments (5)

Maniac Magee

November 2, 2007 – 9:01 pm

Rating: (700 reviews) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers Amazon.com Maniac Magee is a folk story about a boy, a very excitable boy. One that can outrun dogs, hit a home run off the best pitcher in the neighborhood, tie a knot no one can undo. “Kid’s gotta be a maniac,” is what […]

By | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Brown Young Readers, Diane, Donald J., Dr. Seuss, Fiction, Gary, Jerry Spinelli, Jon, Little, Marc, Maurice, People & Places, Prejudice & Racism, R. L., Robert Louis, Scieszka, Sendak, Seymour, Simon, Simont, Sobol, Social Issues, Soto, Spinelli, Sports, Sports & Activities, Stevenson, Stine, Stores, Swanson, William | Comments (5)

Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks from A to Z (A Chunky Book(R))

November 2, 2007 – 7:26 pm

Rating: (28 reviews) Author: Richard Scarry Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Book Description Illustrated in full color. This car-and- truck-filled alphabet extravaganza that starts with an ambulance and ends with a zippercar, is shaped like Lowly Worm’s applemobile.

By | Posted in Baby-3 | Also tagged All 4-for-3 Deals, Alphabet, Baby-3, Basic Concepts, Cars & Trucks, Diane, Donald J., Dr. Seuss, Fiction, Gary, Jon, Marc, Maurice, Nature & How It Works, Popular Characters, R. L., Random House Books for Young Readers, Richard, Richard Scarry, Richard Scarry's World, Robert Louis, Scarry, Science, Scieszka, Sendak, Seymour, Simon, Simont, Sobol, Soto, Stevenson, Stine, Stores, Swanson, Transportation, TV, William | Comments (5)

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (Stories to Go!)

November 2, 2007 – 8:22 am

Rating: (47 reviews) Author: Publisher: Aladdin Amazon.com Imagine all the happiness and wealth you could achieve if you found a magic pebble that granted your every wish! Sylvester Duncan, an unassuming donkey who collects pebbles “of unusual shape and color,” experiences just such a lucky find. But before he can make all his wishes come […]

By | Posted in Ages 4-8 | Also tagged Ages 4-8, Aladdin, All 4-for-3 Deals, Animals, Fantasy, Farm Animals, Fiction, Magic, Mystery & Horror, Paperback, Picture Books, Science Fiction, Stores, William | Comments (5)

James and the Giant Peach

October 30, 2007 – 1:10 pm

Rating: (188 reviews) Author: Roald Dahl Publisher: Puffin Amazon.com When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. After three years he becomes “the saddest and loneliest boy you could find.” Then one day, a wizened […]

By | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged Action & Adventure, Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Dahl, Diane, Donald J., Dr. Seuss, Fantasy, Gary, Jon, Lane, Magic, Marc, Maurice, Mystery & Horror, Puffin, R. L., Roald, Roald Dahl, Robert Louis, Science Fiction, Scieszka, Sendak, Seymour, Simon, Simont, Smith, Sobol, Soto, Stevenson, Stine, Stores, Swanson, William | Comments (5)

The Sign of the Beaver

October 30, 2007 – 1:47 am

Rating: (187 reviews) Author: Elizabeth George Speare Publisher: Yearling Product Description . Young Matt is alone in the Maine wilderness awaiting his father’s return to their cabin when he is attacked by a swarm of bees. To his surprise, he is saved by an Indian chief and his grandson, Attean. The boys come to know […]

By | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged Action & Adventure, Africa, Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Americas, Ancient, Arctic & Antarctica, Asia, Audiobooks, Australia & Oceania, Colonial, Diane, Donald J., Dr. Seuss, Elizabeth George, Elizabeth George Speare, Europe, Fiction, Gary, Gay & Lesbian, Historical Study, History, History & Historical Fiction, Jon, Large Print, Marc, Maurice, Middle East, Military, Military Science, R. L., Robert Louis, Russia, Scieszka, Sendak, Seymour, Simon, Simont, Sobol, Soto, Speare, Stevenson, Stine, Stores, Swanson, United States, William, World, Yearling | Comments (5)