Finished Reading - Always Room for One More

Description (from cover:

Lachie MacLachlan, the generous hero of this enchanting tale, is the exception to the rule that the Scots are a thrifty lot. In his "wee house in the heather," where he lives with his family of twelve, he welcomes to his hearth every weary traveler who passes by on a stormy night. "There's always room for one more," says Lachie, and how his grateful guests say a wonderful "Thank you" provides a delightfully warm and tender ending to this hilarious tale of kindness.

1966 Winner of the Caldecott Medal.

Book StatsTitle: Always Room for One More
series:
Author: Sorche Nic Leodhas
publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 978-0805003307
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(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: March 1972
format: paperback
genre: Children's Book, Scottish Folk Song
pages: 32
ages: 3+
Grade: C




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Finished Reading - Raising Dragons

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A boy learns of his dragon past; a girl has known of hers for years. They combine their faith, courage, and love to overcome evil, a slayer who seeks to bring an end to dragon heritage, forever. The kids at school call Billy “Dragon Breath” for good reason. His breath is bad! It isn’t the normal, morning-mouth bad; it’s the hot-as-fire, “don’t-you-dare-get-near-me” bad. Trouble erupts when his hot breath sets off the fire sprinklers in the boys’ restroom at school, and his parents learn that they’ve kept their secret for too long. Billy finally discovers the secret. His father was once a dragon! Now that’s a piece of news a guy doesn’t deal with every day! Billy feels betrayed, alien, lost. When the dragon slayer traps him on a cold mountaintop in West Virginia, Billy learns to battle with weapons of steel and spirit while relying on a power he doesn’t understand, a power that helps him learn to trust again. Bonnie, an orphan, tries to find a home, someone to love her, even though she feels like a freak because of a body feature that she calls a deformity. But this unusual feature becomes a life-saving attribute as she discovers that her love for others and her faith in a creator hold the answers she’s looking for.

Book StatsTitle: Raising Dragons
series: Dragons in Our Midst
Author: Bryan Davis
publisher: Living Ink Books ... AMG Publishers
ISBN: 978-0899571706
ASIN:
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date published: February 2000
format: Trade paperback
genre: Fantasy, Juvenile Fiction
pages: 371
ages: 12?
Grade: B+







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Finished Reading - My Little Pet Dragon

The graphics were amazing!

I'm sure that if I had a little one to read this too, who could enjoy the short sentences, I'd grade it better.

Description:

Find out what happens when the young reader gets a pet dragon for Christmas!

Book StatsTitle: My Little Pet Dragon
series: My Little Pet...
Author: Scott Gordon
publisher: S.E. Gordon
ISBN:
ASIN: B006DTO23S
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: November 2011
format:
genre: picture book
pages: 40
ages: 3-6
Grade: D


My StatsDate Finished: April 28
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Finished Reading- The Ice Dragon

Description:

The ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. When it flew overhead, it left in its wake desolate cold and frozen land. But Adara was not afraid. For Adara was a winter child, born during the worst freeze that anyone, even the Old Ones, could remember.

Adara could not remember the first time she had seen the ice dragon. It seemed that it had always been in her life, glimpsed from afar as she played in the frigid snow long after the other children had fled the cold. In her fourth year she touched it, and in her fifth year she rode upon its broad, chilled back for the first time. Then, in her seventh year, on a calm summer day, fiery dragons from the North swooped down upon the peaceful farm that was Adara's home. And only a winter child--and the ice dragon who loved her--could save her world from utter destruction.

Book Stats
Title: The Ice Dragon
series:
Author: George R. R. Martin
publisher: A Starscape Book/Tor
ISBN: 978-0-7653-5539-3
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: October 2007
format: 5x7ish paperback
genre: Middle Grade Fiction - Fantasy
pages: 107
ages: 10+
Grade:

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Date Finished: April 21
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Finished Reading - How many Cats?

Product Description:

A quiet afternoon for one quickly becomes a party for twenty. As new kitties join the fun, Lauren Thompson's clever verse helps young readers count from one to twenty and back again, introducing them to early math skills along the way.

Review
This is the cutest book! A lone dog sits in the house and there are Zero cats but when his housemate comes home....along come the neighbors too!

I love the illustrations and the verse. One the great things is not only are you learning to count but do MATH too!

Twelve fine cats in three lines of four
flaunt and flounce across the floor.

and the illustration shows three groups of four cats dancing! And as the cats are dashing out the door, one waves to the dog!

Too Cute! My copy used to be a library book and some one drew in it :(



Disclaimer: I purchased this book for my own enjoyment based on a blogger recommendation. edit: Dang, wish I could remember where! from Puss Reboots The opinions expressed in this post are mine and may differ from yours. Book information courtesy of several online sites and the book itself.


Book Stats
How Many Cats?
by Lauren Thompson
Illustrated by Robin Eley

Hyperion Books for Children
April 2009
ISBN: 9781423108016
hardcover (approx 8.5x11)
3+
32 pages


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Date Finished: October 8, 2011
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Finished Reading - Pick of the Litter

Description (from back cover):

Tom's grandfather is recovering from heart surgery, so during summer vacation Tom is helping him with his hunting dog business. It's hard work, but Tom doesn't mind so much after he falls in love with one of the pups, a rare blue-eyed pointer Tom names Tad. It's almost as if Tad understands when Tom talks to him, especially about confusing things like how hard it is to write to Angie, a girl Tom met on vacation.

The trouble is, Grandpa promised the owner of the pup's sire the pick of the litter, and it's pretty clear that's Tad. Tom knows what he should do, but he can't help hoping there's a way to get around Grandpa's promise. How can he do the honorable thing when it will cost him what he wants most in the world?

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Book Stats
Title: Pick of the Litter
Author: Bill Wallace
publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks, Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781416925118
date published: May 2006
format: trade paperback
genre: fiction, children's books, animals
pages: 176
ages: 8-12
grades: 3-7

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Date Finished: 9-28-11
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