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Beautiful Children’s Books – 9 to 12 years old…

13 Wednesday Jul 2011

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© Joan Currie

When you know better you do better. – Maya Angelou

My thanks to a very bright eleven-year-old for compiling this list.

1. Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Book 1: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
2. The Kane Chronicles series by Rick Riordan
Book 1: The Red Pyramid
3. The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan
Book 1: The Lost Hero
4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan
Book 1: The Lightning Thief
5. The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart and Carson Ellis
Book 1: The Mysterious Benedict Society
6. Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage
Book 1: Magyk
7. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff  Kinney
Book 1: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid
8. Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
9. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
10. The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
11. A Wrinkle in Time series by Madeline L’Engle
Book 1: A Wrinkle in Time
12. The Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall
Book 1: The Penderwicks
13. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Ten Beautiful Children’s Story Books…

25 Wednesday May 2011

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To read more
get better in math
make more friends
 more good manners
clean up my room more
get better at sports…
This printed list of resolutions fell out of my daughter’s ballet book (#5 below).

There was a teary moment when I discovered this grade one list today, however, my daughter did accomplish all the items on it – including becoming an architect, bibliophile (especially of Jane Austen books), cross-country runner, and having many, many wonderful friends.

Here are ten of our well-loved, beautiful children’s books:

1.  The Balloon Tree by Phoebe Gilman
2.  Corgiville Fair by Tasha Tudor
3.  Amy’s Goose by Efner Tudor Holmes, illustrated by Tasha Tudor
4.  Masquerade by Kit Williams
5.  Of Swans, Sugarplums, and Satin Slippers by Violette Verday, illustrated by Marcia Brown
6.  Little Grey Rabbit’s Storybook by Alison Uttley, illustrated by Margaret Tempest
7.  Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall, illustrated by Barbara Cooney
8.  Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales by Beatrix Potter
9.  The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base
10. Who Goes To The Park by Warabé Aska

Ten Beautiful Children’s Picture Books…

15 Sunday May 2011

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© Khrystyana Kazakova

Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.  – Emile Buchwald

I love the illustrations in children’s books. Tasha Tudor fans may be interested to know that the Medici Society in London published some of the most beautiful paperback picture books that I have ever seen. They may still be found in used books stores, particularly in Britain and Canada. Many of the authors’ work is still for sale in the form of posters, postcards, and prints.

Here are the books my children liked the best from the series:

1.  An ABC For You And Me by Margaret Tempest.
2.  An Alphabet by Molly Brett
3.  Katy Laura and The Dream Boat by Elizabeth Foster
4.  Poems illustrated by Sandy Nightingale
5.  The Margaret Tempest Picture Book
6.  Tom and the Enchanted Flute by Jean Gilder
7.  The Adventures of Plush and Tatty by Molly Brett
8.  Let’s Meet Some Baby Birds by Ella Bruce
9.  The Racey Helps Picture Book with verses by Celia Barlow
10. Freddy the Teddy by Audrey Tarrant

Model – Khrystyana Kazakova