One of My All Time Favorites and a Totally Under-Estimated Stephanie Meyer Book
Pros: great plot, great characters, good flow, vivid scenery
Cons: N/A
Pros: great plot, great characters, good flow, vivid scenery
Cons: N/A

Pros: Wonderful conversation starters
Cons: Not for little kids
“ This is one of my all-time favorite books! When most people hear the name, Stephanie Meyer they think of the Twilight series. Most people don't realized that while writing those books, she started a trilogy called, "The Host. This book is actually in the adult genre. It's a dystopian novel that takes place many years after aliens have taken over our planet...” --Annie's Mom
“ I got this book as a supplemental piece to my Family Table Topics Kit. It's been WONDERFUL in generating meaningful, thought-provoking conversations with our kids (ages 13 and 9). My daughter thought it was a silly idea that I even bought it (Why do we need THAT, Mom?!)... but she turned out to get the one who likes it the most. The first time we used it she didn't want to...” --Kim
“ I love this book. It's simple, it's funny, and it's sweet. The story is about a bumbling knight and a friendly dragon, neither of whom have seen battle. So they write each other letters, arrange a time, and read up on battle techniques. Practice doesn't go so well. Battle doesn't go so well. The castle librarian saves the day by giving them new books...” --swishina
“ This clever Christmas story turns the narrator of Clement C. Moore's classic Christmas poem into a silly, stumbling, zombie dad. It follows the same story as the original poem, with some zombie twists along the way. I appreciated the undead humor as much as my kids and it was a fun read. As a read-aloud, there were a couple awkward spots in the prose, but otherwise it flowed...” --swishina
“ We've had "Snowmen at Christmas" and "Snowmen at Night" for several years, but this year my 5 year old has particularly enjoyed them. The story is written in a fun-to-read rhyme, and tells of the fun snowmen have while you're asleep - and do they have fun! Singing, playing games, meeting Santa, eating iced sweets and more. Each picture has a small mouse to look for, as...” --swishina
“ This is a great Christmas book for infants and toddlers. The colors are really bright and cheery giving them a lot to look at. Plus there is just enough writing on each page to keep up with short attention spans. Plus my 2 year old loves to read the large letters on the page. She also loves to count the objects. It gives her something to do while essentially...” --Annie's Mom
“ This is a great book for any Fancy Nancy fans. I LOVE The art work in all Fancy Nancy books. The costumes are so creative in a non-creepy-innocent-lady-gaga sort of way. It's fun to turn each page and point out all of the "fancy things." Plus what I really love is that Fancy Nancy loves to use fancy words. This book is full of many long, unique words and explains a basic...” --Annie's Mom
“ This silly Christmas book is one of our favorites. We got it from the library one Christmas, and this year my kids got it as a gift from one of their aunts. Duck goes out to find Santa to tell him what he wants for Christmas, and discovers a Santa hat. So he puts it on, and all the other animals start telling him what they want for Christmas. Duck runs away and runs right...” --swishina
“ We got this silly children's book for Thanksgiving a few years ago. It's a story about a town that hosts a turkey art contest so they can find a turkey to model for them (and then eat it). In the end, the turkey outsmarts the townspeople and escapes with a turkey made of oatmeal (one of the art projects) and the townspeople end up having shredded wheat for Thanksgiving dinner. ...” --swishina
“ My kids love Halloween and they love Winnie-the-Pooh, so "Disney's Winnie the Pooh Halloween" should be a great book for them, right? Wrong. I was really disappointed with this book. It started with the first paragraph, a wordy description of the sunset better befitting a romance novel than a children's picture book. Each page continued the trend of unnecessary...” --swishina