Books We Read – February
Welcome! As I mentioned in the January Books We Read column, we made some changes this year. One thing hasn’t changed … If you have read and reviewed one of the books, please feel free to add it to the Website or add a link in the comments here.
This month we more than made up for the paltry reading of January. Our teen reviewers sent in lots of reviews. At the end of this post is a list of books that previously had partial reviews and now have the teens’ input, too.
Received: 18
Read: 41
Reviewed (new): 26
Favorite Re-Reads
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nonfiction[openbook booknumber=”9780061253645″ templatenumber=”3″] kid pick our book talk
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[openbook booknumber=”9781402210488″ templatenumber=”3″] kid pick our book talk
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Reading Beyond the Books
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Pinkalicious: Love, Pinkalicious (Reusable Sticker Book)
written and illustrated by Victoria Kann
(Harper Festival, 2010)
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Bilingual Books (All Audiences)
Moon Over the Mountain / Luna Sobre La Montana
written by Keith Polette
illustrated by Michael Kress-Russick
(Raven Tree Press, 2009)
our book talk
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Soap Soap Soap / Jabon Jabon Jabon
written and illustrated by Elizabeth O. Dulemba
(Raven Tree Press, 2009)
our book talk
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Picture Books (All Audiences)
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nonfiction[openbook booknumber=”978-1556528118″ templatenumber=”3″] our book talk
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Fancy Nancy Heart to Heart
based on the creation of Jane O’Conner and Robin Preiss Glasser
(HarperFestival, 2009)
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Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse
written by Laura Numeroff
illustrated by Felicia Bond
(Balzer and Bray, 2009)
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nonfiction [openbook booknumber=”9780971319400″ templatenumber=”3″] our book talk
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nonfiction [openbook booknumber=”9781580891875″ templatenumber=”3″] our book talk
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[openbook booknumber=”9780061765834″ templatenumber=”3″] review coming
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[openbook booknumber=”9780545052511″ templatenumber=”3″] our book talk
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That Cat Can’t Stay
Thad Krasnesky, illustrated by David Parkins
(Flashlight Press, 2010)
our book talk (our reviewer had an ARC of this book)
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nonfiction [openbook booknumber=”9780061337352″ templatenumber=”3″] our book talk
Easy Readers (for New and Developing Readers)
Even though it is a picture book, Happy Valentines Day, Mouse! is an excellent candidate for this category. This is also true of In My Grandmother’s Garden.
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[openbook booknumber=”9780061728402″ templatenumber=”3″] kid pick – review to come
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[openbook booknumber=”9780061728426″ templatenumber=”3″] kid pickreview to come
Illustrated Short Chapter Books
The Bafflegagging Blndernagging Brothers in the Curse of the Bog Frog
by Aaron Mason and Doug Waer, illustrated by Jason Walton
(Whirlwhim Publishing, 2008) our book talk
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nonfiction [openbook booknumber=”9780794508685″ templatenumber=”3″]
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[openbook booknumber=”9780811862660″ templatenumber=”3″] kid pick
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Logical Larry
by Jacqueline Vick
(Lulu.com, 2009) our book talk
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Middle Grade Chapter Books (Fiction and Nonfiction)
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[openbook booknumber=”9781582462578″ templatenumber=”3″] our book talk
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Young Adult Chapter Books (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Dancing Through the Snow
written by Jean Little
(Kane Miller Books, 2009)
our book talk page (review coming)
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[openbook booknumber=”9780316002561″ templatenumber=”3″] our book talk
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[openbook booknumber=”9780061358364″ templatenumber=”3″] 0ur book talk
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[openbook booknumber=”9780061433016 ” templatenumber=”3″] our book talk
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Book Talks Updated with Teen Reviews
(Links go to Reading Tub website review.)
America’s Real First Thanksgiving by Robyn Gioia – nonfiction
Blood Roses by Francesca Lia Block
Bones, Brains and DNA by Ian Tattersall, et al – nonfiction
Denver Days (Children of Colorado Series) by Sue Luxa
The Earth Dragon Awakes by Lawrence Yep
Earthquakes and Volcanoes FYI by Melissa Stewart
Football Hero by Tim Green
Heir of the Forgotten Realm by Michael J. Svigel
Kris Kringle: A Read-aloud Movie by Maria Ciampi
My Friend Flicka by Mary O’Hara
Mysteries and Marvels of Nature by Elizabeth Dalby – nonfiction
Reaching for the Moon by Buzz Aldrin
The Shadow Diamond (The Second Adventure Begins) by S. Brooke
Wild Horses (Horses of Half Moon Ranch series) by Jenny Oldfield
Will Allen and the Great Monster Detective by Jason Edwards
Wishes and Wonder by Virginia Stussy
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