Movie 3 ~ Adventures in Babysitting

ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING
1987 * PG-13 * 102 min * Touchstone/Buena Vista Pictures
Directed by Chris Columbus
February 10, 2007 Saturday
Seen on dvd - Tuscaloosa, AL
With Marion
IMDB

Book 26 ~ 17 Things I'm Not Allowed To Do Anymore

17 THINGS I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANYMORE
By Jenny Offill & Nancy Carpenter
© 2007 Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-375-93596-1
29 pgs
January 31, 2007 Wednesday

*Kids will love this book

*Beverly Cleary's Ramona's long lost cousin

*The bookjacket has raised "glue"

*Page backgrounds are awesome - there is even one of underwear

Book 25 ~ (Emily Post) Emily's Everyday Manners

EMILY POST EMILY'S EVERYDAY MANNERS
By Peggy Post & Cindy Post Senning
Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman
© 2006 HarperCollins NY, NY
ISBN# 0-06-076177-6
27 pgs
January 31, 2007 Wednesday

*I don't feel kids will want to read this.

*Adults will want the kids to read this - but the kids will balk at the idea of it.

*There is just too much going on - on every page.

Book 24 ~ The Just-So Woman

THE JUST-SO WOMAN
By Gary Blackwood
Pictures by Jane Manning
© 2006 HarperCollins NY, NY
ISBN# 0-06-057727-4
48 pgs
January 31, 2007 Wednesday
I Can Read 3 (Reading Alone)

*Cute but wordy

*I don't think most children would pick it up again

Book 23 ~ Do Lions Live On Lily Pads?

DO LIONS LIVE ON LILY PADS?
By Melanie Walsh
© 2006 Houghton Mifflin NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0618-47300-7
24 pgs
January 31, 2007 Wednesday

*Very Cute

* Big bright bold colors

Book 22 ~ Flamingos On The Roof

FLAMINGOS ON THE ROOF
POEMS AND PAINTINGS
By Calef Brown
© 2006 Houghton Mifflin Books NY, NY
ISBN# 0-61856298-2
59 pgs
January 31, 2007 Wednesday

* Cute but Odd

Book 21 ~ Betty Lou Blue

BETTY LOU BLUE
By Nancy Crocker
Illustrated by Boris Kulikov
© 2006 Dial Books/Penguin Young Readers Group NY, NY
ISBN# 0-8037-2937-5
30 pgs
January 31, 2007 Wednesday

*Teased by other children because of her big feet, only Betty Lou can saver her tormentors one snowy day.

*Great Pictures - such big eyes!

*Great Message - Do the right thing and Mom is right!

*Rhyming Text

Book 20 ~ 3 Little Cajun Pigs

THREE LITTLE CAJUN PIGS
By Mike Artell
Illustrated by Jim Harris
© 2006 Dial Books/Penguin Young Readers Group NY, NY
ISBN# 0-8037-2815-8
30 pgs
January 31, 2007 Wednesday

*Cute Pictures but hard to comprehend

*I read the book out loud and had a very difficult time figuring out some of the words

*I think it would be difficult for young children and those just learning the English language

Book 19 ~ The School Is Not White!

THE SCHOOL IS NOT WHITE!
A TRUE STORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
By Doreen Rappaport
Illustrated by Curtis James
© 2005 Hyperion Books NY, NY
ISBN#0-7868-1838-7
38 pgs
Ages 7 - 12
January 31, 2007 Wednesday

*Depressing but good

*Might scare some children about school

Book 18 ~ Snapshots: The Wonders of Monterey Bay

SNAP SHOTS: THE WONDERS OF MONTEREY BAY
Words and Pictures by Celeste Davidson Mannis
© 2006 Viking/Young Penguins Group NY, NY
ISBN #0-670-06062-3
30 pgs
Age 6 & up
January 31, 2007 Wednesday

*Beautiful Photography

*Short on text but paired with blocks of more in-depth info