March 3, 2007 · 11:31 am
Author: Stephen Mitchell
Rating: 
Reading Level: 2nd – 4th
Pages:
Publisher: Walker
Edition: Hardcover, 2007 (ARC)
The retelling is skillfully done — although I do not see how “new” and “fresh” these versions are from the older version. To gain insight, I must see some of other retellings. There are only three stories and two of them are so familiar so I wasn’t getting excited about them. The second, unfamiliar story, however, is definitely interesting and worth reading.
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Tagged as 2nd, 3rd, 4th, folklore
January 14, 2007 · 6:55 pm
Author: Dick King Smith
Rating: 
Reading Level: 1st and 2nd
fairrosa: So, how would you describe this book?
Lily: I would describe this book as funny, sarcastic, and cute.
fairrosa: Anything else you’d like to share?
Lily: Yep. I liked it because it was full of ideas that were cool.
January 14, 2007 · 6:52 pm
Author: Maud Hart Lovelace
Rating: 
Reading Level: 2nd to 4th Grade
fairrosa: So.. you gave this book 5 stars. Is it that great?
Lily: Yes. Because I felt that it made you very emotional and so you had a connection with the book.
January 14, 2007 · 6:42 pm
Author: Sidney Taylor
Rating:
Reading Level: 1st to 3rd
fairrosa: Why do you like All-of-a-Kind Family?
Lily: I liked this book because it’s about five girls and they have adventures and it’s very exciting.
fairrosa: Do you have something to say about the second book?
Lily: Yes. It has a lot of tension.
fairrosa: How? What happened?
Lily: There was a disease going around and they didn’t want to catch it.
September 4, 2006 · 6:59 pm
Author: Beverly Clearly
Rating:
Reading Level: K-3rd
Pages:
Publisher: William Morrow / Yearling / Dell
Edition: Mixed, 1955 onward
This has been a favorite bedtime story series for the last 3 months. I read it to Lily when we were in Taiwan and David has been reading it to her every night for the last 2 months. The titles in the series are
Beezus and Ramona (1955)
Ramona the Pest (1968)
Ramona the Brave (1975)
Ramona and Her Mother (1977)
Ramona and Her Father (1979)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981)
Ramona Forver (1984)
Ramona’s World (1999)
We have finished all but the last two. I’m constantly amazed and reminded of Cleary’s uncanny talent at capturing the inner workings of a small child as I listen to David’s affective reading and watch Lily’s complete emotional involvement with the story.
September 4, 2006 · 6:33 pm
Author: David Adler
Rating:
Reading Level: K-2nd
Pages: around 60
Publisher: Viking / Puffin
Edition: Mixed
This is really Lily’s first series. She’s finished 24 of them and is now tackling the 25th Cam Jansen and the Valentine Babies Mystery.
Fairrosa Cyber Library 