Great Books to Give as Gifts

Here in time for the holidays, is our list of terrific children's books to give as gifts:

FOR THE YOUNG

Burgess, Mark. Where Teddy Bears Come From (Xmas)

dePaola, Tommie. Strega Nona’s Harvest
Ehlerts, Lois. Boo to You
Fox, Mem. The Goblin and the Empty Chair (ill. Dillon)
Gravett, Emily. Spells
Isadora, Rachel. Happy Belly, Happy Smile
Kimmelman, Leslie. Mind Your Manners Alice Roosevelt!
Long, Loren. Otis
Oldland, Nicholas. Big Bear Hug
Pinkney, Jerry. The Lion and the Mouse (folk)
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. Duck! Rabbit!
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. The Spoon
Tafuri, Nancy. The Big Storm, A Very Soggy Counting Book
Van Fleet, Matthew. Cat
Willems, Mo. Big Frog Can’t Fit In
Willems, Mo. The Naked Mole Rat
Wolff, Ferida. The Story Blanket
Yoon, Salina. Opposnakes A lift-the-flap Book About Opposites

BEGINNING CHAPTER BOOKS

Brown, Jeff (creator). Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventure
Kelly, David. Babe Ruth And The Baseball Curse
Salisbury, Graham. Calvin Coconut Trouble Magnet
Voake, Steve. Daisy Dawson is On Her Way

OLDER



Baggott, Julianna. The Prince of Fenway Park (grade 3-7 plus)
Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Shines My shoes (grade 5-8)
Carmichael, Clay. Wild Things. (grade 6-8)
Cooney, Caroline. If the Witness Lied. (grade 6-8)
Creech, Sharon. The Unfinished Angel (grade 3-7)
Hoberman, Mary Ann. Strawberry Hill (grade 4-5)
Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. (grade 3-7)
Klise, Kate. 43 Old Cemetary Road Dying to Meet You (grade 4-6)
Lin, Grace. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. (grade 4-6)
Look, Lenore. Alvin Ho Allergic to Camping, Hiking… (grade 3-4)
Paulsen, Gary. Mudshark (grade 4-6)
Peck, Richard. A Season of Gifts (grade 5-7)

POETRY



Agee, Jon. Orangutan Tongs
Florian, Douglas. Dinothesaurus
Janeczko, Paul (sel). A Foot In The Mouth, Poems to Speak, Sing
And Shout
Rosen, Michael. The Cuckoo’s Haiku and other Birding Poems
Sidman, Joyce. Red Sings from Treetops a Year in Colors

Halloween Parade Picture

We had a wonderful turnout for our special Halloween Parade! Children and their families had fun showing off their creative costumes. Afterward, everyone enjoyed some not-to-scary Halloween films and yummy treats, courtesy of Whole Foods Market in Newtonville.