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Here are the books I just requested–again recommended by Jim Trelease.  (I am basically keeping the list for my own records and because it is easy to copy and paste online from the Durham County Library and I assume it is possible someone would be curious for good books).  These posts are in my Library Books category.  We are pleased with 90% of the books we get from the library because they come recommended from solid sources so I am basically recommending the books we have gotten from the library.  It is more fun to read as parents when you have a steady stream of new books and if they have the variety and quality that comes from someone recommending them rather than just grabbing stuff off the shelf randomly.  It also makes you a more sympathetic reader.  We have the phenomenon: "Someone recommended this?  If so, I will try to look harder for what is good about it. Oh, ok, it is growing on me.  I can see that there is some good stuff here."         

 

	Requested Title	Status	Position	Expires	Suspend Until
	Baby brains / Simon James. by James, Simon, 1961- E JAMES, S. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	2	04/30/2011
	Dinosaurs before dark / Mary Pope Osborne ; illustrated by Sal Murdocca. by Osborne, Mary Pope. JF OSBORNE, M. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	Drummer boy / Loren Long. by Long, Loren. E LONG, L. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	Erandi's braids / written by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal ; illustrated by Tomie dePaola. by Madrigal, Antonio Hernandez. E MADRIGAL, A. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	How big is it? : a big book all about bigness / by Ben Hillman. by Hillman, Ben, 1957- J 153.752 HILLMAN Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	Lousy rotten stinkin' grapes / Margie Palatini ; illustrated by Barry Moser. by Palatini, Margie. E PALATINI, M. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	The real hole / Beverly Cleary ; illustrated by Dyanne DiSalvo Ryan. by Cleary, Beverly. E CLEARY, B. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	Shhhhh! Everybody's sleeping / by Julie Markes ; illustrated by David Parkins. by Markes, Julie. E MARKES, J. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	Stand tall, Abe Lincoln / Judith St. George ; illustrated by Matt Faulkner. by St. George, Judith, 1931- JB LINCOLN, A. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	Two dog biscuits / Beverly Cleary ; illustrated by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan. by Cleary, Beverly. E CLEARY, B. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011

 

 

 

	Requested Title	Status	Position	Expires	Suspend Until
	The day the babies crawled away / Peggy Rathmann. by Rathmann, Peggy. E RATHMANN, P. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	Grandma's bears / Gina Wilson ; illustrated by Paul Howard. by Wilson, Gina. E WILSON, G. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	The great fuzz frenzy / written by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel ; illustrated by Janet Stevens. by Stevens, Janet. E STEVENS, J. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	The greedy triangle / written by Marilyn Burns ; illustrated by Gordon Silveria. by Burns, Marilyn, 1941- E BURNS, M. Date Placed: 10/23/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/21/2011
	Ira sleeps over / by Bernard Waber. by Waber, Bernard. E WABER, B. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	The luck of the Loch Ness monster : a tale of picky eating / A. W. Flaherty ; illustrated by Scott Magoon. by Flaherty, Alice. E FLAHERTY, A. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	Micawber / by John Lithgow ; illustrated by C.F. Payne. by Lithgow, John, 1945- E LITHGOW, J. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	Please, baby, please / by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson. by Lee, Spike. E LEE, S. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	Shoe baby / Joyce Dunbar ; illustrated by Polly Dunbar. by Dunbar, Joyce. E DUNBAR, J. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	Snip snap! : what's that? / by Mara Bergman ; illustrated by Nick Maland. by Bergman, Mara. E BERGMAN, M. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	This is the house that was tidy & neat / Teri Sloat ; illustrated by R.W. Alley. by Sloat, Teri. E SLOAT, T. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	Timothy Cox will not change his socks / by Robert Kinerk ; pictures by Stephen Gammell. by Kinerk, Robert. E KINERK, R. Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011
	The truth about poop / by Susan E. Goodman ; illustrated by Elwood H. Smith. by Goodman, Susan E., 1952- J 612.36 GOODMAN Date Placed: 11/01/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	04/30/2011

We are grateful for the Durham County Public Library and some books that recommend good books. 

All of these books were recommended by one of the following three books: 

Mary
Ruth Wilkinson & Heidi Wilkinson Teel: A Time to Read: Good Books
for Growing Readers

William
Kilpatrick and Gregory and Suzanne M. Wolfe: Books That Build
Character: A Guide to Teaching Your Child Moral Values Through Stories

Jim
Trelease: The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition

I usually list the books our kids have gotten from the library at my category: Library Books.  I figure for some that will be a nice resource.  I find these recommended books tend to be far better (and far more fun to read for the adults) than the ones we pick while browsing at the library. 

This first group will likely be better for our five year old Ryan.  The latter set below will be better for 2 year old Jacob.

	Requested Title	Status	Position	Expires	Suspend Until
	Apple tree / written and illustrated by Peter Parnall. by Parnall, Peter, E PARNALL, P. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Burt Dow, deep-water man; a tale of the sea in the classic tradition. by McCloskey, Robert, 1914- E Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	The crane wife / retold by Sumiko Yagawa ; translation from the Japanese by Katherine Paterson ; illustrated by Suekichi Akaba. by Yagawa, Sumiko. E YAGAWA, S. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	A fairy went a-marketing / by Rose Fyleman ; illustrated by Jamichael Henterly. by Fyleman, Rose, 1877-1957, E FYLEMAN, R. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	A handful of seeds / Monica Hughes ; paintings by Luis Garay. by Hughes, Monica. E HUGHES, M. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Hazel's amazing mother / Rosemary Wells. by Wells, Rosemary E WELLS, R. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	2	01/06/2011
	How Droofus the dragon lost his head, written and illustrated by Bill Peet. by Peet, Bill. E PEET, B. Date Placed: 04/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	10/07/2010
	The island light / Rosemary Wells. by Wells, Rosemary. E WELLS, R. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Johnny Crow's garden : a picture book / drawn by L. Leslie Brooke. by Brooke, L. Leslie (Leonard Leslie), 1862-1940. E Date Placed: 04/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	2	10/07/2010
	Marianthe's story one : painted words ; Marianthe's story two : spoken memories / Aliki. by Aliki. E ALIKI Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Miss Rumphius [sound recording] / by Barbara Cooney. by Cooney, Barbara, 1917- READALONG E COONEY, B. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Ox-cart man [sound recording] / by Donald Hall. by Hall, Donald, 1928- READALONG E HALL, D. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	People / written and illustrated by Peter Spier. by Spier, Peter, J 155.2 S Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Rumpelstiltskin / retold & illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky ; from the German of the Brothers Grimm. by Zelinsky, Paul O., E ZELINSKY, P. Date Placed: 04/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	10/07/2010
	Something from nothing / adapted from a Jewish folktale [by] Phoebe Gilman. by Gilman, Phoebe, 1940-2002. E GILMAN, P. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	The sun egg / Elsa Beskow. by Beskow, Elsa, 1874-1953. E BESKOW, E. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	The three little pigs / Paul Galdone. by Galdone, Paul. E GALDONE, P. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	The warrior and the wise man / story and pictures by David Wisniewski. by Wisniewski, David. E Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	The waterfall's gift / by Joanne Ryder ; illustrated by Richard Jesse Watson. by Ryder, Joanne. E RYDER, J. Date Plac ed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	The whales' song / by Dyan Sheldon ; paintings by Gary Blythe. by Sheldon, Dyan. E SHELDON, D. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	When the sun rose / Barbara Helen Berger. by Berger, Barbara, 1945 Mar. 1- E Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011	&#0160 ;
	Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge / written by Mem Fox ; illustrated by Julie Vivas. by Fox, Mem, 1946- E FOX, M. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	The young artist / Thomas Locker. by Locker, Thomas, 1937- E Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011

Here are some more that will likely be better for two year old Jacob. 

	Requested Title	Status	Position	Expires	Suspend Until
	The angel and the soldier boy / Peter Collington. by Collington, Peter. E COLLINGTON, P. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Ask Mr. Bear / story and pictures by Marjorie Flack. by Flack, Marjorie, 1897-1958. E Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	The cake that Mack ate / written by Rose Robart ; illustrated by Maryann Kovalski. by Robart, Rose. E Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	The complete story of the Three blind mice / by John W. Ivimey ; illustrated by Victoria Chess. by Ivimey, John W. (John William), b. 1868. E IVIMEY, J. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Good dog, Carl / by Alexandra Day. by Day, Alexandra E Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	The house that Jack built / Jeanette Winter. by Winter, Jeanette. E WINTER, J. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	The hunter and the animals : a wordless picture book / by Tomie de Paola. by De Paola, Tomie. E DE PAOLA, T. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	I know an old lady who swallowed a pie / by Alison Jackson ; pictures by Judith Byron Schachner. by Jackson, Alison. E JACKSON, A. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Mrs. McNosh hangs up her wash / by Sarah Weeks ; pictures by Nadine Bernard Westcott. by Weeks, Sarah. E WEEKS, S. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Noah's ark / illustrated by Peter Spier. by Spier, Peter E Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Over in the meadow : a counting rhyme / by Olive A. Wadsworth ; illustrated by Anna Vojtech. by Wadsworth, Olive A., 1835-1886. E WADSWORTH, O. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Pancakes for breakfast / by Tomie de Paola. by De Paola, Tomie. E DE PAOLA, T. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	2	01/06/2011
	Peter Spier's Rain. by Spier, Peter, E Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Rainy day dream / Michael Chesworth. by Chesworth, Michael. E CHESWORTH, M. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Rosie's walk / Pat Hutchins. by Hutchins, Pat, 1942- E HUTCHINS, P. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Sector 7 / David Wiesner. by Wiesner, David. E WIESNER, D. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Through Grandpa's eyes / Patricia MacLachlan ; pictures by Deborah Ray. by MacLachlan, Patricia E Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	The very hungry caterpillar / by Eric Carle. by Carle, Eric E CARLE, E. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	Waiting for Hannah / by Marisabina Russo. by Russo, Marisabina. E RUSSO, M. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011
	We're going on a bear hunt / retold by Michael Rosen ; illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. by Rosen, Michael, 1946- E ROSEN, M. Date Placed: 07/10/2010 Pickup Location: North Regional	Active	1	01/06/2011