First of all, Locomotive by Brian Floca has absolutely beautiful illustrations. [A/N: It was a Caldecott Medal Winner and a Sibert Honor Book so you know I'm not just whistling Dixie.] This could be a potentially dry subject (a 19th century family's cross country journey to a new home) but the illus...
I love reading books by Avi. I've adored a lot of his works; my favorite being Nothing But the Truth. All of his books are vastly different, but no less enjoyable. His writing style is very easy to get into and it makes the reading experience feel like it's gone by so quickly when, in reality, you'v...
Locomotive tells the story of the building of the first transcontinental rail line in the 1860s, and of the steam engines that traveled the line, as told from the point of view of a family journeying from Omaha to Sacramento. My brother and sister-in-law gave this to my boys, and my almost-four-year...
The first in the Tales of Dimwood Forest series. Good children's book - not quite as fun as other ones in the series, but still a good read.
The last book of the Dimwood forest series - what a great story and so well-narrated by John McDonough.
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