Stay away from Simon! by Carol Carrick Illustrated by Donald Carrick The kids doesn't feel comfortable when Simon is around. The reason is not really clear. Simon is poor, and he doesn't go to school, he is not very smart, he can't even learn how to read or count. But this can't be a reason for ...
Oh, this version of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp was ok. The story was perhaps a bit choppy in places, and there was an awful lot of shifting from story path to story path, so the kids had a slightly challenging time keeping hold of the thread of this tale. I was hearing a lot of "why" and "how ...
This is about a young boy and his dog who wake up in the middle of the night to a storm. It was okay. Not a bad book, but I didn't really enjoy it as much as the other books I've read by this author.
Moss Coat is a cross between Cinderella and King Lear with a dash of Cap O' Rushes (and like tales) set in the 'old South'. Nice narrative flow with lovely illustrations!
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