The Pevensie children, who unearth Narnia in the back of a wardrobe, must help the victims of the witch’s reign of terror. Luckily, they have help in the form of Aslan: a majestic lion, and Narnia’s true ruler. 29. The Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osbourne Join Jack and Annie on...
my children loved this series and couldn’t put down the books. Each book follows the adventures of Jack and Annie. These regular kids have at treehouse in their backyard that takes them to different places from medieval castle, ancient pyramids, and treasure-seeking pirates. This series really...
Pete the Cat series by James Dean These books are fun and hilarious! Kids love them and adults love reading them. Books like these are perfect to spark a love of reading in kids. Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne These books are perfect start chapter books for kids. We have re...
Alongside the money he earned while working as a tennis pro each summer, The Judith Resnik Memorial Scholarship (given to the top science student in Akron, Ohio in honor of astronaut Judith Resnik who passed on in the tragic Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster) helped Dr. E attend Princeton Univ...
Jack Smith ofThe Magic Treehouse Seriesis always smart and courageous. Judy Moody of theJudy Moody Seriesis always determined and…well, moody. The characters in series books at these elementary grade levels (K-3) are predictable. Students are able to practice reading because they are familiar ...
Definitely theHarry Potter series. The stories are just fun, and I love that Hermione is a strong, smart girl who uses her brain to solve problems and save the day. For younger kids,The Paper Bag Princessby Robert Munsch provides a similar great role model – a strong smart girl who use...
Denison 1961, hardbound, 9 x 11", 61 pages. "The story in the book is told by the use of photography of dolls and doll furniture and toys, very similar to the Dare Wright "Lonely Doll" books. In the acknowledgement, the author thanks Marion Wilson for the use of the kitchen chair,...
When parents tell me, “Just get my kid to read something, anything, other than Magic Treehouse! He has those memorized!” I tell them, “Actually, that’s great. Let him read them to his heart’s content.” Yes, I know that may mean you now have all the books memorized as well,...
This is the first time I’ve read this book in far too long. I remember first picking it up before I was heavily into collecting – not this same copy, a beat up fifth printing that smells slightly of magic or maybe old cigars, but one similar. I had just finished reading Sandman in...
(based on Catherine’s review from May, this seems to be a magic reading rut busting book). Life has been stressful and hard but I think my ability to focus my anxious mind long enough to read fiction has finally returned from the war. To celebrate that, I’m continuing myHidden ...