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Date: Feb 14, 2010
Title: Bag in the Wind
Author: Ted Kooser
Reviewer: Erin
Age: 7
Rating: Great
Best for ages: 6 & 7
Description: It is about a girl and a bag. Many people use it. It is about recycling.

Date: 2/13/10
Title: The Summer Before
Author: Ann Martin
Name of Reviewer: Lan Zhang
Age: 10
Rating: Great!
Best for ages: 10 & 11
Description:
It is summer vacation. Kristy's mom is dating a man named Watson and Kristy doesn't like it and wants her own dad back. Mary Anne is convincing her dad that she's growing up. Claudia is getting more and more mature and Stacey is moving to Stonybrook. I think this book is very enjoyable.

Date: 1/22/10
Title: Firehouse
Author: Mark Teague
age: 3 years old & parent
Rating: Great
Best for ages: 4 & 5 or younger
Description: About 2 dogs wanting to be firefighters and one saves a cat in the tree.

Date: 1/13/10
Title: The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge
Author: Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen
Reviewer: Colleen Cathrine Schmid
Age: 7
Rating: Great
Best for ages: 6 - 9
Description: It tells about nature. Mrs. Frizzle's class is going to put on a play! Next they go on the bus. Then the Friz class soars high in the air. Finally they come to the Arctic. They fly higher. Next they saw oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. Finally they went out of the bus. The Frizz class started going down, up, down and up again into the sky. Then they went in a airplane made by the bus. Then they saw alot of wind energy. Then they fell into a pool. After they saw alot of traffic. After they went back to class.

Date: 1/13/10
Title: Hip and Hop Don't Stop
Author Jef Czekaj
Name: John Sukumar
Age: 8 3/4
Rating: Awful
Best for ages: 4 - 7
Description: It's like making fun of these animals since they are drawn in an ugly way. I definitely would not recommend this book to anyone and I don't think it should be published. The drawings look creepy. The author asks you to read really slowly and really fast at different times which is annoying.

Date: 1/13/10
Title: Flying Lessons
Author: Gilbert Ford
Name: John Sukumar
Age 8 3/4
Rating: Great
Best for ages: 6 - 9
Description: I think this book should be published. This book is about the doves who get saved by an airplane who thinks he's a bird. The doves one year were flying and they saw the strange "bird". They tried to sleep but they couldn't with him. He didn't fit in so they asked him to leave. Then unexpectedly an early chill came and it started to snow in the summer. And then the odd "bird" came back to save them from the cold by giving them a ride. I think the library should get it.

Date: 1/13/10
Title: Cupcake
Author: Charise Mericle Harper
Name: John Sukumar
Age: 8 3/4
Rating: Pretty Good
Best for ages: 4 - 7
Description: In the book, a cupcake feels that he is too ordinary and plain. Then, a candle comes and the candle feels the same way. Then the candle has an idea. To put different topppings on Cupcake. I think this book should be published because I like all the cool toppings the candle thinks of.

Date: 1/11/10
Title: The Mitten
Author: Jim Aylesworth
Reviewer's name: IY
Age: 9
Rating: Great
Description: It is the story of a little boy who lost his mitten. Meanwhile, a squirrel and other animals squeezed inside until the mitten bursted apart.

Date: 1/11/10
Title: Muu, Moo
Author: Alma Flor Ada
Reviewer's name: IY
Age: 9
Rating: Great
Best for ages: 4 & 5
Description: This book is pretty good for me. But, I think it is great for my sister (5) who is learning English and Spanish in the school. She loves "Rimas de Animales".

Date: 11/11/09
Title: Sassy the Birthday Storm
Author: Sharon Draper
Name of Reviewer: Katherine Zhinin
Age: 10
Rating: Great!
Best for Ages: 10 & 11
Description:
This book is about Sassy's grandmother's birthday party. Her grandma's party was going to be great, but when a hurricane comes there is no cake, ice cream, and more. Grandma doesn't care because it was fun and she said it was a Hurricane Birthday!

Date of review: 11/4/09
Title: The Patterson Puppies and the Midnight Monster Party
Author: Leslie Patricelli
Name of Reviewer: Katherine Zhinin
Age: 10
Rating: Great
Best for ages 8 - 10
Description: This book is about a puppy that can't sleep because she is afrraid of the monster. One night she and her brothers and sister go in the kitchen and see the monster. They all have a great time and they ate cookies. this book was Great!

Date of review: 11/4/09
Author: Mary Newell DePalma
Name: Robert Rundbaker
Age: Adult
Rating: Great
Best for ages: 4 & 5
Description: A short story about a parakeet taking a strawberry to her grandma. She drops it in the river. A chipmunk, goose and frog try to help but an alligator almost eats them and takes the strawberry. The four friends write a book about the adventure and give it to Grandma.

Date of review: 10/31/09
Title: Granny Gomez & Jigsaw
Author: Deborah Underwood
Name of Reviewer: Katherine Zhinin
Age: 10
Rating: Great
Best for ages: 10 & 11
Description: This book was great! I had a fun time reading the book because the story was great. I liked the part when Jigsaw was on the back of Granny Gomez.

Date: 9/11/09
Title: When You Reach Me
Author: Rebecca Stead
Reviewer: Claire Sukumar
Age: 11
Best for ages: 8, 9, 10, 11
Description: When You Reach Me is about a girl named Miranda who lives in New York City in 1978. Miranda's best friend's name is Sal. Everyday Sal and Miranda walk to school together, but one day Sal gets punched by a kid for what seems to be no reason at all, and stops wanting to be friends with Miranda. After that Miranda starts getting notes from a person who seems to know about things before they happen. I really liked this book because it keeps you wanting to read more any time you put it down.

Date: 7/27/09
Title: Almost
Author: Richard Torrey
Name of reviewer: Isabella
Age: 8
Rating: Great
Best for Ages: Everybody
Description: This book is about Jack who is almost six and is trying to be a grownup.

Date: 07/17/09
Title: We're All in the SAME BOAT
Author: Zachary Shapiro
Name: FAITH
Age: 5 1 / 2
Rating: Reviewer gave this book a five out of five
Age level: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Review: The animals were on the boat. That was funny. And, it was raining a lot. There's lots of animals. The author did ABC's. Like the zebras had to catch their Zzzzzzz's.

Date: 7/16/09
Title: Funny Farm
Author: Mark Teague
Age of reviewer: 8
Rating: Great! I'd definitely recommend this book to others.
Best for ages 4 & 5
Description: The animals are funny in this farm. I love to read it to my sister. She is 5. She knows farm animals just like Edward.

Date: 7/16/09
Title: Rhino Rhino Sweet Potato
Author: Francine Prose
Age of reviewer: 14
(no rating)
best for ages 8 & 9
Book description:
A boy named Roy came up with a solution to stop the rhinos from coming into the Sweet Potato Village. They taught the rhinos how to plant their own sweet potatoes.

Date: 07/13/09
Title: I am a rainbow
Author: Dolly Parton
Name: Faith T.
Age: 5 1/2
Rating: Reviewer gave this book a five out of five
Age level: 4, 5, 6, 7
Review: It's great! I love it. It's about a rainbow. It's about all colors. It's about feelings.

Date: 5/18/09
Title: Calvin Coconut Trouble Magnet
Author: Graham Salisbury
Reviewer: O. Lenaghan
Age: 9
Rating: Pretty good. Enjoyable, but not one of my favorites.
Best for ages: 4 & 5, 6 & 7
Description: Calvin Coconut Trouble Magnet is a book about Calvin, his fourth grade school year, his sister Darci, and a girl named Stella, the bully in town and his mom's boyfriend. Read it to find out more.

Date: 5/20/09
Title: When It's Six O'Clock in San Francisco
Author: Cynthia Janes Omolulu
Reviewer: no name given
Rating: Great!
This book is best for ages: 8 & 9
Description: When Jared wakes up in San Francisco at six o'clock, children in other parts of the world are doing different things because the time is also different. It is a great book to learn about difference in time zones around the world.

Date: April 24, 2009
Title: Which Puppy? Author: Kate Feiffer
Reviewer: Morgan Walsh, Age: 8
Rating: Great
Best for all ages
Description:
This book was about Sasha and Maia getting a new puppy. I thought it was funny because other animals wanted to be chosen too. I defently recomend this book!!!!!!!!!

Date: 4/15/09
Title: Lincoln and His Boys, Author: Rosemary Wells
Reviewer: Maggie Ford
Age: 8
Rating: Great
Best for ages: 6 & 7, 8 & 9
Description: This is a story about Abraham Lincoln and 3 of his sons. Willie and Tad Lincoln are the 2 main characters. Tad dared Willie to do something and Willie did it. They liked to pull pranks. There is 1 part that is sad. Most of the book is on the Lincoln family's life and time in the White House. The illustrations are beautiful!

Date: 4/11/08
Title: There Was an Old Monster, Author: Rebecca, Adrian and Ed Emberely
Reviewer: Alex Kranitz
Age: 4
Rating: OK
Best for ages: 4 & 5
Description: Scary book about a monster.

Date: 4/5/09
Title: Always, Author: ann Stott
Reviewer: no name given
Age of reviewer: 8
Rating: Great
Best for ages: 4 & 5
Description: A little boy asks a series of questions just to make sure his mother loves him. It is really cute and funny.

Date: 03/15/09
Title: Follow the Line Around the World
Author: Laura Ljungkvist
reviewers: Jake, age 4 & Zack, age 7
Rating: Pretty good.
Best for ages: 4 & 5, 6 & 7, 8 & 9
no description of the book

Date: 03/15/09
Title: Looking for Miza
Author: Craig Hatkoff
reviews: Jake, age 4 & Zack, age 7
Rating: Pretty good.
Best for ages: 6 & 7, 8 & 9
Description: The story of the mountain gorilla family who looked for young Miza when she was missing.

Date: 2/21/09
Title: Tillie Lays an Egg, Author: Terry Golson
Reviewer: Erin Zebelman (adult) with 5 year old daughter and 2 year old son
Rating: Great! I'd definitely recommend this book to others.
Best for ages 2 - 5
Description: Wow - I wrote an e-mail to the author already to thank her for a great eggs-perience! We loved the book! My 2 year old son loved finding Tillie's Eggs and my 5 year old loved the pictures so much she wanted to go to the farm herself. To our surprise we could - the last page had a site to visit a web-cam online. We now can keep an eye on the hens! The book became an experience and a real teachable moment! Wonderful and we are so happy we get to keep it!

Date: 2/21/09
Title: Willie and the All-Stars, Author: Floyd Cooper
Reviewer - same as above (#1)
Rating: Great
Best for ages 8 & 9, 10 & 11
Description: My husband got the chills when the players shook hands. It is a good way to teach about racial tension in sports. A young boy would like this book and it is a good starting point for a discussion about segregation. I could see it on display for Black History month in the library.

Date: 1/29/09
Title: How to Potty Train Your Monster, Author: Kelly Dipucchio
Reviewer: Zamyra F - M
Age: 5
Rating: Great
Best for ages: 2 - 3, 4 & 5
Description: It is funny and enjoyable. It is a good book because it talks about potty training babies. It is a perfect book for 2 & 3 years old.

Date: 1/27/09
Title: The Worst Best Friend, Author: Alexis O'Neill
Reviewer - same as above (#3)
Rating: OK - I could take it or leave it
Best for ages: 4 & 5, 6 & 7, 8 & 9
Description: It is a good book for kids. This book helps kids to be a good friend.

Date: 1/22/09
Title: A Bedtime Story, Author: Joan Levine
Reviewer: same as above (#3 - 6)
Rating: Great
Ages: 4 & 5, 6 & 7
Desc.: I like this book because it is a funny book. It is a good book to read if you have trouble going to bed.
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Date: 1/18/09
Title: Stitchin' and Pullin', Author: Patricia C. McKissack
Reviewer: Bianca Darden
Age: 14
Rating: Pretty good
Best for ages: 6 & 7
Description Personallly I think the book is beautifully drawn and well written. The author uses quilting to depict different events in black history.
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Date 1/17/09
Title: Stitchin' and Pullin', Author: Patricia C. McKissack
Reviewer: Patty Darden
Age: Adult
Rating: Pretty good
Ages: 10 & 11
Stitchin and Pullin is a cleverly done children's book. With the use of quilting, the author is able to talk about black history in a poetic manner.

Date 1/12/09
Title: Crocodile Safari, Author: Jim Arnosky
Reviewer: same as above (#8)
Rating: Great
Ages: 4 & 5, 6 & 7
Desc: Non-fiction book about crocodiles and their habitat, the Florida Everglades. The boys loved the book, especially the illustrations and the DVD, too!

Date: 01/11/09
Title: Catmagic
Author: Holly Web
Name: Bethany
Age: 9 years old
Rating: Reviewer gave this book a five out of five
Age level: 6, 7, 8, 9
Review: Catmagic is one of the best books that I have read!!the best parts in the story was: when Lottie found out that Sofie was her familliar so they were able to make the door open.The worst part of the story was the beginning when Lottie was going on the subway over to Uncle Jack .

Date: 1/10/09
Title: Pet of the Met, Author: Lydia and Don Freeman
Reviewer: same as above (#3 - 7)
Rating: Great
Ages: all ages
Desc: I like the story of this book. I like Maestro Petrini. He is a mouse that lived in a harp case. He loved listening opera.
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Date: 1/9/09
Title: Booming Bella, Author: Carol Ann Williams
Reviewer: same as above (#3 - 5)
Rating: Great
Ages: 4 & 5, 6 & 7, 8 & 9
Desc: I like the book because it is fun. Bella makes me laugh. The book talks about a field trip to the museum.

Date 1/5/09
Title: The Worst Best Friend, Author: Alex O'Neill
Reviewer: Zack - age 7, Jake -¬Ýage 4
Rating: OK
Ages: 6 & 7

Date: 12/30/08
Title: Penguins
Author: Liz Pichon
Name: Joe Loney
Age: adult
Rating: Reviewer gave this book a four out of five
Age level: 4, 5
Review: The book teaches children about the zoo experience from the point of view of the penguins. Great illustrations. My twins - age 5 - really enjoyed this book.

Date: 12/18/08
Title: Ms. McCaw Learns to Draw, Author: Kaethe Zemach
Reviewer: Zamyra F-M
Age: 5
Rating: OK
Best for ages: 10 & 11
Description: I don't like this book because of its pictures. Some pages are too crowded. I don't like this book because the kids laugh at the teacher.

Date: 12/12/08
Title: Building Manhattan, Author: Laura Vila
Reviewer: same as above (#3)
Rating: Pretty good
Best for ages: 4 & 5, 6 & 7
Description: This book shows how the city was built. My favorite part was the Native Americans getting to Manhattan. I like the colors in the pictures.

Date: 12/9/08
You Can't Go to School Naked by Kianne Billstrom, reviewed by Zack & Jake, ages 7 and 4
rating: 4, best for ages 4 & 5
Kid didn't like clothes so he wanted to go to school naked.

Date: 12/5/08
Title: Peter Spit a Seed at Sue, Author: Jackie French
Reviewer: same as above (#3 & 4)
Rating: Great
Ages: 4 & 5
Desc: This is a super funny book. I like the rhymes in the story. The best part of the book is when Susie spit a seed at Pete and stuck right on his seat and the seeds got down their underwear too.

Date: 11/12/08
Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo, illus. by Chris Van Dusen, reviewed by a 7 year old (no name)
rating: 4, best for ages 6 & 7
Mercy's appetite gets her into trouble again when Eugenia go missing.

Date: 11/8/08
God's Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, reviewed by Maria Walsh-Regotti, age 12
rating: 5, best for ages 4 & 5, 6 & 7
It tells a story that explains that everyone is equal in gods eyes and that god loves all of us. No matter what we look like or how we think of god, he loves us all the same. You have to share your love to everyone to truly show gods love.

Date: 11/8/08
Lucky Tucker by Leslie McGuirk, reviewd by an 8 year old (no name)
rating: 4, best for ages 4 & 5
The story is about a dog that becomes the luckiest dog around when he fiend a four leaf clovers tha belonged to a Leprechaun!

Date: 10/22/08
The Fish who Cried Wolf by Julia Donnaldson, reviewed by an 8 year old.
rating: 5, best for ages 6 & 7
Tiddler is the smallest fish in the ocean but he tells the tallest tales, until one day he gets caught in a fisherman's net but nobody believed him. Except a writer that wrote the story.

Date: 10/15/08
Pete and Pickles by Berke Breathed, rated by an 8 year old
rating: 4, best for ages 8 & 9
It is a nice story. The pig who is a perfect practical pig helps an elephant that is force to work in a circus. This is a very nice thing to do!!

Date: 10/14/08
Portrait of Jewish American Heroes, no name or age given
rating: 5, best for ages 8 & 9, 10 & 11
Well written biographies in a very personable form. Interesting and involves the young reader.

Date: 9/30/08
Sandy's Circus by Tanya Lee Stone, reviewed by Claire & John Sukumar, ages 10 and 7
rating: 5, best for ages 6 & 7, 8 & 9, 10 & 11
It's about Alexander Calder - he makes art and show it to all the people. It's awesome.

Date: 9/25/08
Arthur and Guen: an original tale of Young Camelot by Jon Koons, reviewed by John Sukumar, age 7
rating: 5, best for ages 6 & 7, 8 & 9, 10 & 11
It was about Arthur. He wanted to be a very brave man but he was weak and shy in the beginning. But his brother was mean so then he went off into the woods. And he sat in a tree. A princess was in a house with her nanny. She asked to go outside but her nanny said not to walk off. She walked off into the forest looking for adventure and met Arthur. Arthur tried to look like a real knight but he was
pretending - he said I will protect you m'lady. But then the princess said you can't even protect a rabbit. They chase each other and run into some very bad thieves who they fight. The thieves trap them at the lake. Just as the thieves were goin to win, an arm cam out of the lake with a sword that she threw to Arthur and the thieves got scared. The Wizard Merlin said that Arthur and Guen would not remember the day and he did some magic. But he said that Arthur would not remember his bravery. Arthur and Guen promised each other that they would not forget each other, but they did.

Date: 11/8/08
Sour Puss and Sweetie Pie by Norton Juster
reviewer: Katie, age:8, Rated:Great, for ages 6 & 7
book description: It has vary colerful pickers and vary nice ideas that inspier the people that are reading this book.

Date: 11/3/08
Art from her Heart by Kathy Whitehead
reviewer Chioma Uruakpa, Age: 9, Rated Great, for ages 6 & 7, 8 & 9
description: I always liked books about art and black history, so I think it's a good book in that section. I like the pictures. They are rich with color. I find it intresting that she didn't use the canvas. I also like how she paints from her life. I found that when she dropped out of school amusing. How can you just drop out of school? Anyway! I like her story. I think the author put it very beautifuly.

Date: 10/12/08
The Longest Season by Cal Ripken, Jr.
reviewer: Paul Robert Sabini, age: 6, Rated: Pretty good, for ages 8 & 9
This book is about the Ripken family, the Baltimore Orioles baseball team and their 21 game losing streak in the 1988 season.

Date: 9/29/08
Someone for Mr. Sussman by Patricia Polacco
reviewer: Olivia, rated: great, age: others-all
The book is very interesting because a character is a match macker and does what the client whats because he is hard person to find a match for.

Date: 10/6/08
Young Cam Jansen and the Molly Shoe Mystery
reviewer: Anna Zhang, age: 7, rated: great, for ages: 6 & 7
Aunt Molly lost her shoes in the airport. Cam & Eric are trying to find her shoes. They remembered that Aunt Molly sat over at the sunny place. They looked back and found them.