Author Archives: Molly

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  Ping Pong Pig

  Posted on December 30, 2009 by Molly in animals, Humorous Stories, Picture Books

  by Caroline Jayne Church Ever wanted to fly? This pig spends all day trying, while all the other animals are hard at work on the farm. They keep telling him that Pigs can’t fly, but he just keeps trying, and makes BIG messes in the process. The other animals decide something has to be done [...]

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  A Lithgow Palooza

  Posted on July 14, 2009 by Molly in Nonfiction

    by John Lithgow Looking for creative ideas for a rainy day? John Lithgow, one of my favorite actors and childrens’ book author, has compiled 101 activities for kids of all ages that range from art to acting to dance to food to birthdays to vacations and more. This book is a great resource for [...]

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  The Clouds Above

  Posted on June 25, 2009 by Molly in Adventure, Fantasy, Graphic Novel

  by Jordan Crane Travel up a wobbly, never-ending spiral staircase into a sky of animated clouds on an adventure with Simon and his cat, Jack, in The Clouds Above by Jordan Crane. This is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel, though I would say it’s more of an art book. Even the barcode on the back [...]

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  Kenny & the Dragon

  Posted on June 2, 2009 by Molly in Early Chapter Books, Fantasy

  by Tony DiTerlizzi Best friends, Kenny and Grahame, love so many of the same things—books, poetry, music and dessert. But Kenny is a rabbit and Grahame is a dragon, and you can imagine the villagers of the quiet little farming town of Roundbrook aren’t too happy when they find out a dragon is lurking around [...]

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  Series for Grades 3 – 6

  Posted on May 4, 2009 by Molly in Book Lists

  Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (review) Amber Brown by Paula Danzinger Grk books by Joshua Doder The Book of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (review) Hank the Cowdog by John Erickson Chet Gecko Mysteries by Bruce Hale (review) Shadow Children by Margaret Peterson Haddix Warriors by Erin Hunter Redwall by [...]

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