Children

Don’t forget mom on May 11^th.

The perfect graduation gift, and a wonderful pick-me-up after reading the tear-jerker Love You Forever.  A positive attitude will take you far.

If you think you have problems, my advice is to read this book about Alexander’s crises.

Keep your creativity in mind when relaxing this summer.

This mathematical love story was made into an Academy Award-winning short film by Chuck Jones.  Buy this, and read it to that special someone.  I GUARANTEE you will enjoy this story.

A funny tale of President Taft seeking the source of a heavenly aroma as he gets off the train in a small town.  Makes you hungry reading it.

A great introduction into the good and bad of America:  baseball and segregation.  Great photos and anecdotes.

A nice look at the grand U.S. of A.

I love rhyming books.  A great way to learn animals, this book includes illustrations from the wonderful Steven Kellogg.

This is one of my favorite children’s books, as it includes several hilarious different takes on traditional fairy tales.  Kids crack up at this book.

Another laugher that kids adore, especially when they get to particpate:  “Click, clack, moo!  Click, clack, moo!   Clickety, clack, moo!”

If you want to get a jump-start on Halloween, this book is a load of laughs.  Friendship is also its theme, but this book has a happy ending.

Bizarre and brilliant, this beautifully illustrated book is a great stimulus for children’s curiosity.  Wiesner is to children’s books what Picasso was to art:  constantly challenging our notions of how things are supposed to be.  Watch out for flying frogs in the middle of the night!

Hate to end on a somber note, but this book is appropriate for this month.  This is a great book for teaching children about 9-11 on this, its second anniversary.  First graders wrote it, and all of us can learn from it.  Published by Scholastic, if you have a difficult time finding it.

If angels exist, Shel Silverstein is one of them.  I imagine this man has single-handedly made people of all ages smile.  Like the producer realizes in the 1941 film Sullivan’s Travels, that’s a mighty powerful thing.