Monday, February 27, 2012

Hayley's Children's Book Reviews

Pierre is a ten-year-old boy who longs to cook in his parent’s French restaurant, La Bonne Vache. Pierre spends as much time as he can in the kitchen hoping for an opportunity to showcase his cooking skills. Unfortunately, his parents don’t think he is old enough to cook and tell him to go outdoors and play. One day Pierre meets a food critic who is on the way to the restaurant. Read The Boy Who Wanted To Cook by Gloria Whelan and find out what happens when the food critic visits the restaurant and see if Pierre has a chance to prove what a great cook he really is.


Lily loves to read. She loves to read so much people begin to call her Library Lily. Reading from morning to night, she forgets to do much else. One sunny day her mom takes her to the park where Lily meets Milly who doesn’t like to read. Milly loves to play, climb and explore. Read Library Lily by Gillian Shields and find out what happens when two young girls who have nothing in common become friends and discover together the best adventures, whether inside the pages of a book or outside in the park, are shared with a friend.

My Dog Thinks I’m A Genius is an inspiring story of a young boy who loves to paint and his dog, Louie. This young boy loves to paint so much he paints every day. His dog, Louie, loves to watch him paint and sometimes even helps him. One day when the little boy goes to school Louie is especially sad. He decides to show his owner he isn’t the only one who has a special talent. Read Harriet Ziefert’s My Dog Thinks I’m A Genius, and find out what the boy discovers when he returns home from school.

Hannah is a playful, adventuresome Bernese Mountain Dog. Read A Snow Day For Hannah and enjoy the wonderful photographs and accompanying story written by Linda Petrie Bunch of Hannah’s adventures in the snow. The beautiful snow covered mountains Hannah explores will make kids wish for some snow.

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