Books We Read – November

Reading Tub logoNovember 2009 [Books received: 28; books read: 52]

Wow! What a month! Lots of fun reading, both for the Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards (Cybils) and just for fun as we started sharing some holiday stories.

Check out the Kids Picks (KP) this month … lots of nonfiction. [Yeah!] I love trying to figure out the rhyme or reason for the kid picks, too. I’m not sure there really is one, but its still fun. Our reviewers were busy, too.  We received 30 reviews of middle grade and YA books from one of our Use Your ABC’s classrooms. There are a few here, but most are still being loaded into the Book bag.

As you’ll see, we’ve got lots of Cybils-nominated easy readers and short chapter books.  The ones listed here were read with or by Catherine, too.  All of the nominated books have been read, but the timing for some wasn’t right for sharing. For example, she is just now getting past a very visceral hurt of the sudden death of a neighbor’s puppy. So while I enjoyed Katie Woo: Goodbye to Goldie, it wasn’t one I’d pick for her right now.

Last note: Many of the reviews included here are titles our reviewers picked up at the library, including some Cybils books I reviewed and all of the Kid Picks. To see the source, please click the link to our website review.

If you have read any of these books, we’d love to link to your review. Just click our link and add your name and URL via Mr. Linky. If you’ve read a book that isn’t linked, please put your URL in the comments.

Bilingual Books (All Ages)

none this month

Treasured Stories & Books (All Ages)
The books the kids come back to by themselves (not counted)

lost_in_the_wood[openbook booknumber=”0967174880″ templatenumber=”3″] previously reviewed
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Louise Adventures of a Chicken[openbook booknumber=”9780060755553″ templatenumber=”3″] previously reviewed
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Wild About Books[openbook booknumber=”037582538X” templatenumber=”3″] previously reviewed
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Picture Books Nonfiction (All Ages)

America: The Making of a Nation[openbook booknumber=”9780316031707″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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The Ant Lucy and the Hurricane
written and illustrated by Carmen Navarro-Talavera
(Authorhouse, 2009)
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cockapoos[openbook booknumber=”9781599289625″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
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superguides_gymnastics[openbook booknumber=”0789454300″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
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gymnastics[openbook booknumber=”0811465950″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
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no bookcover image[openbook booknumber=”0590457527″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
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jungle_jack_wackiest[openbook booknumber=”9781400311408″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Julie Andrews Collection of Poems[openbook booknumber=”9780316040495″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Letters to a Soldier[openbook booknumber=”978-0761456377″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Prowling the Seas[openbook booknumber=”9780802797483″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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schnoodles[openbook booknumber=”9781599289663″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
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no bookcover image[openbook booknumber=”081142345X” templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
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Sky High Maggie Gee[openbook booknumber=”9781582462806″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Wolf Spiders[openbook booknumber=”9781597167062″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
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When Wishes Come TrueWhen Wishes Come True
written and illustrated by Per-Henrik Gurth
(Lobster Press, 2009) [openbook booknumber=”9781897550236″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk

Picture Books Fiction (All Ages)

Birdie's Big Girl Shoes[openbook booknumber=”9780316044707″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
Reading Tub book talk
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Chief Rhino to the Rescue[openbook booknumber=”9780805088212″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
Reading Tub book talk
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Jumpi goes to camp Emotes seriesEmotes: Jumpi Goes to Camp
by Matt Caper and Ted Dorsey
(Evergrow Ltd, 2008)[openbook booknumber=”9789881734235″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Favor Johnson: a Christmas StoryFavor Johnson: A Christmas Story
by Willem Lange; il. Bert Dodson
(Bunker Hill Publishing, 2009)[openbook booknumber=”9781593730826″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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First Dog[openbook booknumber=”9781585364671″ templatenumber=”3″]
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little_red_elf[openbook booknumber=”9781580892360″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Max Said Yes! The Woodstock Story

by Abigail Yasgur and Joseph Lipner; Il Barbara Mendes
(Change the Universe Press, 2009) [openbook booknumber=”9780615211442″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Legend of the Christmas ElvesThe Night Before Thanksgiving … The Legend of the Christmas Elves
by Phyllis Porter Turner; Il. Eva  Manette Porter
(21st Century Classics Publishing House, 2009)[openbook booknumber=”9780980069303″ templatenumber=”3″]
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Santa is GreenSanta Claus is Green; How to Have an Eco-Friendly Christmas
by Allison Inches; Il. Wednesday Kirwin
(Little Simon, 2009) [openbook booknumber=”1416972234″ templatenumber”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Start Saving, Henry[openbook booknumber=”9780670011476″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
Reading Tub book talk
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Too Purpley[openbook booknumber=”9781599903071″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Truly Terribly Horrible Sweater[openbook booknumber=”9780061650932″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick

Reading Tub book talk

Easy Readers & Illustrated Chapter – Nonfiction

Abe Lincoln's Hat[openbook booknumber=”0679849777″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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[openbook booknumber=”039499695X” templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk

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Chickens Aren't the Only Ones[openbook booknumber=”0448018721″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
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flamingos[openbook booknumber=”9780448452067″ templatenumber=”3″] Cybils nominee
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George Washington and the General's Dog[openbook booknumber=”0375910158″ Reading Tub book talk
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Man O'War[openbook booknumber=”0375931643″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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No Room at the Inn; Nativity Story[openbook booknumber=”9780448452173″ templatenumber=”3″] Cybils nominee
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Seymour Simon Super Storms[openbook booknumber=”978-1587171383″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick

Easy Readers & Illustrated Chapter – Fiction

Alice's Shooting Star[openbook booknumber=”9781842702390″ templatenumber=”3″] Cybils nominee Reading Tub book talk
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Candy Corn Contest[openbook booknumber=”9780440410720″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
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chasing_george[openbook booknumber=”9781416948582″ templatenumber=”3″] Cybils nominee
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Araminta Spookie Ghostsitters[openbook booknumber=”9780061449222″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Good Dog Aggie[openbook booknumber=”9781570916458″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Batman: Harley Quinn's Shocking Surprise[openbook booknumber=”9781434215628″ templatenumber=”3″] Cybils nominee
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Mrs. Piggle Wiggle[openbook booknumber=”9780060728120″ templatenumber=”3″]
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Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-upKeena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-up
by Melissa Thomson; il by Frank Morrison
(Puffin, 2008)[openbook booknumber=”9780142413968″ templatenumber=”3″] Cybils nominee
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New Tricks I Can Do![openbook booknumber=”9780679877158″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
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Phineas and Ferb Wild SurprisePhineas and Ferb #3: Wild Surprise
written by Helena Mayer
(Disney Press, 2009)[openbook booknumber=”9781423117988″ templatenumber=”3″] KP – kid pick
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Watch Me Throw the Ball[openbook booknumber=”9781423113485″ templatenumber=”3″] Cybils nominee Reading Tub book talk

Middle Grade/Young Adult Nonfiction

None this month.

Middle Grade/Young Adult Fiction

blood_rosesBlood Roses
Francesca Lia Block
(HarperTeen, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2009) [openbook booknumber=”9780060763862″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Christmasville[openbook booknumber=”9780978665500″ templatenumber=”3″] (review forthcoming)
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My Brother's Hero[openbook booknumber=”9781561453528″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Illustrated Wee Free Men[openbook booknumber=”9780061340802″ templatenumber=”3″] Reading Tub book talk
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Wolf Pack of the Winisk RiverWolf Pack of the Winisk River
by Paul Brown; il Robert Kakegamic
(Lobster Press, 2009)[openbook booknumber=”9781897550106″ templatenumber=”3″]Reading Tub book talk
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