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This is more than an ABC book. Gillingham’s (In My series of board books) latest book is a nonfiction book that teaches children four ways people communication when on the water. This heavily researched book begins with a four-page introduction about how and why ships communicate using signal flags, the Phonetic alphabet, Morse code, and semaphore. Click here for more of the curledupkids.com book review of Sara Gillingham's Alpha, Bravo, Charlie: The Complete Book of Nautical Codes.
 


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*A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book: Witch's Broom (A Stepping Stone Book* by Ruth Chew - click here for our elementary readers book review
 
Ruth Chew's
A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book: Witch's Broom
*A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book: The Wednesday Witch (A Stepping Stone Book* by Ruth Chew - click here for our elementary readers book review
 
Ruth Chew's
A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book: The Wednesday Witch
*Puppy Pirates #1: Stowaway! (A Stepping Stone Book)* by Erin Soderberg - click here for our elementary readers book review
 
Erin Soderberg's
Puppy Pirates #1: Stowaway!
*Puppy Pirates #2: X Marks the Spot (A Stepping Stone Book)* by Erin Soderberg - click here for our elementary readers book review
 
Erin Soderberg's
Puppy Pirates #2: X Marks the Spot
*Mouse Scouts* by Sarah Dillard - click here for our elementary readers book review
 
Sarah Dillard's
Mouse Scouts
*Mouse Scouts Make a Difference* by Sarah Dillard - click here for our elementary readers book review
 
Sarah Dillard's
Mouse Scouts Make a Difference
*Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #6: Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up* by Herman Parish, illustrated by Lynne Avril - click here for our elementary readers book review
 
Herman Parish and Lynne Avril's
Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #6: Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up
*Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #6: Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up* by Herman Parish, illustrated by Lynne Avril - click here for our elementary readers book review
 
Herman Parish and Lynne Avril's
Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #7: Amelia Bedelia Sets Sail
 
 
web reviews
100 Shapes - Nao Sugimoto

A to Z Mysteries: Mayflower Treasure Hunt - Ron Roy and John Steven Gurney
Adventure in Africa (Incredible Journey Books) - Connie Lee Berry
The Adventures of Sir Givret the Short - Gerald Morris and Aaron Renier
AlphaPets - Shiho Ishikawa
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters - Lenore Look and LeUyen Pham
Amelia Bedelia Under Construction - Herman Parish
Andy Shane is NOT in Love - Jennifer Richard Jacobson and Abby Carter
Angus MacMouse Brings Down the House (Animal Tales) - Linda Phillips Teitel and Guy Francis
Anna Maria's Gift (A Stepping Stone Book) - Janice Shefelman and Robert Papp
Anne Frank (National Geographic Readers) - Alexandra Zapruder
Anne Frank's Chestnut Tree (Step into Reading Step 3) - Jane Kohuth and Elizabeth Sayles
Annoying Orange: How to Be Annoying (A Joke Book) - Brandon T. Snider
Aram's Choice (New Beginnings) - Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Art Across the Ages: Ancient Egypt (Level 1) - Kelly Campbell Hinshaw
Art Across the Ages: Ancient Mexico (Level 1) - Kelly Campbell Hinshaw
Arthur's Audio Favorites, Volume One - Marc Brown

Backyard Witch: Sadie's Story - Christine Heppermann, Ron Koertge and Deborah Marcero
Batman Classic: Batman vs. Man-Bat (I Can Read Book 2) - J.E. Bright
Batman Classic: Batman versus the Riddler (I Can Read Book 2) - Donald Lemke, Steven E. Gordon and Eric A. Gordon
Batman Classic: Winter Wasteland (I Can Read! Book 2) - Donald Lemke, Steven E. Gordon and Eric A. Gordon
A Bear Called Paddington - Michael Bond and Peggy Fortnum
Belmont and the Dragon: Danger in Redwitch Village - Mike Zarb and Robin Gold
Benny & Penny: Just Pretend - Geoffrey Hayes
The Berenstain Bears' Lemonade Stand (I Can Read Book 1) - Mike Berenstain
Bert and Ernie Go Camping (Brand New Readers) - The Sesame Workshop and Ernie Kwiat
The Big Green Book of Beginner Books (Cat in the Hat All-by-Myself) - Dr. Seuss
Bing Bang Boing: Poems and Drawings - Douglas Florian
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories - Dr. Seuss
A Birthday for Bear - Bonny Becker and Kady MacDonald Denton
A Birthday for Frances (I Can Read Book 2) - Russell Hoban
The Book of the Human Body: 50 Questions and All the Answers - Ray Bryant
A Brand-New Day with Mouse and Mole - Wong Herbert Yee
Brownie and Pearl Get Dolled Up (Ready to Read, Pre-Level One) - Cynthia Rylant and Brian Biggs
Brownie and Pearl See the Sights - Cynthia Rylant and Brian Biggs
Brownie and Pearl Step Out - Cynthia Rylant and Brian Biggs
Buzz About Bees - Kari-Lynn Winters

Capital Mysteries #13: Trapped on the DC Train (A Stepping Stone Book) - Ron Roy and Timothy Bush
Cars: Driving Buddies - Disney/Pixar
The Cat in the Hat (Party Edition) - Dr. Seuss
Catch Me If You Can!: (A que no me alcanzas!) - Green Light Readers Level 2 - Bernard Most
Cave Detectives: Unraveling the Mystery of an Ice Age Cave - David L. Harrison and Ashley Mims
Charlotte's Web: Wilbur Finds a Friend (I Can Read Book 2) - Jennifer Frantz and Aleksey and Olga Ivanov
Charlotte's Web: Wilbur's Prize (I Can Read Book 2) - Jennifer Frantz and Aleksey and Olga Ivanov
Children's Miscellany Too: More Useless Information That's Essential to Know - Chronicle Books
Cook It in a Cup!: Quick Meals and Treats Kids Can Cook in Silicone Cups - Julia Myall and Greg Lowe
Cookie Monster's Busy Day: Brand New Readers - The Sesame Workshop and Ernie Kwiat
Could You? Would You?: A Book to Tickle Your Imagination - Trudy White
Cowgirl Kate & Cocoa - Erica Silverman
Cowgirl Kate & Cocoa: Partners - Erica Silverman
Cowgirl Kate & Cocoa: School Days - Erica Silverman

Dancing Dinos Go to School (Step into Reading Step 1) - Sally and Margeaux Lucas
Daniel's Mystery Egg/El misterioso huevo de Daniel (Green Light Readers Level 2) [bilingual] - Alma Flor Ada
Diego [bilingual] - Jonah & Jeanette Winter
Dinosaurs on the Move: Movable Paper Figures to Cut, Color, and Assemble - Cathy Diez-Luckie
Disney Fairies #1: Prilla's Talent - Stefan Petrucha et al.
Dixie Wins the Race (I Can Read Book 1) - Grace Gilman
Do You Know Chameleons? - Alain M. Bergeron, Michel Quintin and Sampar
Do You Know Crocodiles? - Alain M. Bergeron, Michel Quintin and Sampar
Do You Know Crows? - Alain M. Bergeron, Michel Quintin and Sampar
Do You Know Leeches? - Alain M. Bergeron, Michel Quintin and Sampar
Do You Know Crows? - Alain M. Bergeron, Michel Quintin and Sampar
Do You Know Porcupines? - Alain M. Bergeron, Michel Quintin and Sampar
Do You Know Rats? - Alain M. Bergeron, Michel Quintin and Sampar
Do You Know the Rhinoceros? - Alain M. Bergeron, Michel Quintin and Sampar
Do You Know Tigers? - Alain M. Bergeron, Michel Quintin and Sampar
Do You Know Toads? - Alain M. Bergeron, Michel Quintin and Sampar
Dodsworth in Paris - Tim Egan
Dragon Egg (Step Into Reading Step One - Ready to Read) - Mallory Loehr & Hala Wittwer
Dragon Keepers #1: The Dragon in the Sock Drawer - Kate Klimo and John Shroades
Dragon Keepers #6: The Dragon at the North Pole - Kate Klimo and John Shroades

Elmo and His Friends: Brand New Readers (Sesame Street Books) - Sesame Workshop and Tom Brannon
Emmaline and Bunny - Katherine Hannigan
Equal Shmequal (Math Adventures) - Virginia Kroll
Everything Goes: Henry on Wheels (My First I Can Read) - Brian Biggs and Simon Abbott
Explorers: Whales and Dolphins - Peter Bull and Anita Ganeri

Fancy Nancy Storybook Treasury - Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser
Fish & Frog - Michelle Knudsen
Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #1: The Mount Rushmore Calamity - Sara Pennypacker and Macky Pamintuan
Flip Flop! (Step into Reading - Step 1) - Dana M. Rau and Jana Christy
The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Evil Penguin Plan - Maxwell Eaton
The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Crazy Critter Race - Maxwell Eaton
The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Fishy Business - Maxwell Eaton
Fox and Crow are NOT Friends (Step into Reading) - Melissa Wiley and Sebastien Braun

Games for Your Brain: Cool Cars Activity Card Deck - Tina L. Seelig
Games for Your Brain: Extreme Sports Card Deck - Tina L. Seelig
Games for Your Brain: Shark Cards - Tina L. Seelig
Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish & English - Alma Flor Ada
Go, Dog. Go! - 50th Anniversary Party Edition (Beginner Books) - P.D. Eastman
A Great and Complicated Adventure - Toon Tellegen and Jessica Ahlberg
The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case - Alexander McCall Smith and Iain McIntosh

Happy Pig Day! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) - Mo Willems
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs Uh-Oh! (Step Into Reading) - R. Schuyler Hooke and Art Mawhinney
Have You Seen My Cat? (Ready to Read) - Eric Carle
Have You Seen My Dinosaur? (I Can Read It All By Myself Beginner Books) - Jon Surgal and Joe Mathieu
Here Comes Tabby Cat (Brand New Readers) - Phyllis Root
Hey, Tabby Cat (Brand New Readers) - Phyllis Root
Hot Dog & Bob and the Seriously Scary Attack of the Evil Alien Pizza Person: Adventure #1 - L. Bob Rovetch
Hot Dog & Bob and the Particularly Pesky Attack of the Pencil People: Adventure #2 - L. Bob Rovetch
Houndsley and Catina - James Howe and Marie-Louise Gay
Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time - James Howe and Marie-Louise Gay
Humpty Dumpty Jr., Hard Boiled Detective: The Case of the Fiendish Flapjack Flop - Nate Evans, Paul Hindman and Vince Evans
Humpty Dumpty Jr., Hard Boiled Detective: The Mystery of Merlin and the Gruesome Ghost - Nate Evans, Paul Hindman and Vince Evans

I Am Going! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) - Mo Willems
I Broke My Trunk! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) - Mo Willems
I Made It Myself Christmas: 38 Festive Crafts & Recipes - Nick Jr.
Imagination Station #3: Peril in the Palace - Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker
Imagination Station #4: Revenge of the Red Knight - Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker
The Impressionists (First Discovery: Art) - Jean-Philippe Chabot
Indie Kidd: Oops, I Lost My Best(est) Friends - Karen McCombie
It's Christmas! (I Can Read Book 3) - Jack Prelutsky and Marylin Hafner
Ivy + Bean - Annie Barrows & Sophie Blackall
Ivy + Bean and the Ghost Who Had to Go - Annie Barrows & Sophie Blackall
Ivy + Bean Break the Fossil Record - Annie Barrows & Sophie Blackall

Jack Russell, Dog Detective: The Awful Pawful - Darrell & Sally Odgers
Jack Russell, Dog Detective: The Sausage Situation - Darrell & Sally Odgers
Joe and Sparky, Superstars! (Candlewick Readers) - Jamie Michalak and Frank Remkiewicz
Junie B., First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha! (A Stepping Stone Book) - Barbara Park
Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunnny (A Stepping Stone Book) - Barbara Park
Junie B., First Grader: Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff) - Barbara Park and Denise Brunkus
Just Grace - Charise Mericle Harper

Keeker & the Horse Show Show-Off (Sneaky Pony Series Book 2) - Hadley Higgenson
Keeker and the Pony Camp Catastrophe: Book 5 (Sneaky Pony Series) - Hadley Higginson and Lisa Perrett
Keeker and the Springtime Surprise: Book 4 (Sneaky Pony Series) - Hadley Higginson and Lisa Perrett
Keeker & the Sugar Shack (Sneaky Pony Series Book 3) - Hadley Higgenson
Keyholders #3: Inside the Magic - Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Keyholders #4: The Wrong Side of Magic - Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

Lawn Mower Magic (A Stepping Stone Book) - Lynne Jonell and Brandon Dorman
Learn to Read with Tug the Pup and Friends! Box Set 1, Levels A-C (My Very First I Can Read!) - Dr. Julie M. Wood and Sebastien Braun
Learn to Read with Tug the Pup and Friends! Box Set 2, Levels C-E (My Very First I Can Read!) - Dr. Julie M. Wood and Sebastien Braun
Learn to Read with Tug the Pup and Friends! Box Set 3, Levels E-G (My Very First I Can Read!) - Dr. Julie M. Wood and Sebastien Braun
Life Cycles: Grassland - Sean Callery
Listen to My Trumpet! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) - Mo Willems
Little Bo in London: The Ultimate Adventures of Bonnie Boadicea - Julie Andrews Edwards, Emma Walton Hamilton and Henry Cole
Little Critter's Phonics Fun (My First I Can Read) - Mercer Mayer
The Little Golden Book of Jokes and Riddles - Peggy Brown and David Sheldon
Look Out, Jeremy Bean! - Alice Shertle and David Slonim
Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta - Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit - Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril - Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown - Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown - Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain (Lunch Lady #9) - Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Marcel Moves Mountains - Jeff Lappins
Marvin Monster's Big Date - Tabatha Jean D'Agata
Me and Rolly Maloo - Janet S. Wong and Elizabeth Buttler
Mickey and Friends: Goofy's Sledding Contest (World of Reading, Level 2) - Kate Ritchey
Mickey and Friends: Huey, Dewey, and Louie's Rainy Day (World of Reading, Level 2) - Kate Ritchey
Minnie: The Case of the Missing Sparkle-izer (World of Reading, Pre-Level 1) - Bill Scollon
Mo and Jo: Fighting Together Forever (Toon Books) - Dean Haspiel and Jay Lynch
Mom & Dad Are Palindromes - Mark Shulman
Monkey Play (Step into Reading Step 1: Ready to Read) - Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Monster School: The Spooky Sleepover (I Can Read Book 2) - Dave Keane
Motorbike Bob: Pet Vet, Book 3 - Darrel and Sally Odgers and Janine Dawson
Mouse Goes Out (Brand New Readers) - Phyllis Root
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes - Peggy Gifford and Valorie Fisher
Mozart: The Wonder Child - Diane Stanley
Mr. Putter and Tabby Spin the Yarn - Cynthia Rylant and Arthur Howard
My Adventure at the Harbor - Colleen Madonna Flood Williams
My Adventure in the Secret Cave - Colleen Madonna Flood Williams
My Feelings Activity Book - The Mother Company
My Weird School Special: It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green! - Dan Gutman and Jim Paillot
The Mystery of Meerkat Hill (A Precious Ramotswe Mystery for Young Readers) - Alexander McCall Smith and Iain McIntosh
The Mystery of the Missing Lion (A Precious Ramotswe Mystery for Young Readers) - Alexander McCall Smith and Iain McIntosh

Nana Cracks the Case - Kathleen Lane and Sarah Horne
Nancy Clance: Secret of the Silver Key - Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser
Nate the Great and the Hungry Book Club - Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Mitchell Sharmat and Jody Wheeler
The Nickelodeon IOU Checkbook: 40 Checks You Can Write to Your Friends - Nickelodeon
The Nickelodeon Trivia Challenge - Nickelodeon

O'Shaughnessey: A Boy and His Leprechaun - Jeremy McGuire
Oddfellows Orphanage - Emily Winfield Martin
Oliver and the Seawigs (Not-So-Impossible Tales) - Philip Reeve and Sara McIntyre
Otter Everywhere (Brand New Readers) - Christine Webster
Otto's Orange Day (Toon Books) - Jay Lynch and Frank Cammuso

Patrick Eats His Peas and Other Stories: Toon Books Level 2 - Geoffrey Hayes
Penny and Her Doll (I Can Read Book 1) - Kevin Henkes
The Perfect Hamburger and Other Stories - Alexander McCall Smith and Laura Rankin
Pete the Cat: Pete's Big Lunch (My First I Can Read) - James Dean
Pete the Cat: Play Ball! (My First I Can Read) - James Dean
Pete the Cat: Too Cool for School (My First I Can Read) - James Dean
Photo Finish: Imagine - Color - Complete - Pascale Estellon
A Picture for Marc (A Stepping Stones Chapter Book: History) - Eric A. Kimmel and Matthew Trueman
Picture This: Imagine - Color - Complete - Pascale Estellon
Pinky Dinky Doo: Pinky Stinky Doo (Step into Reading Step 3) - Jim Jinkins
Piper Green and the Fairy Tree - Ellen Potter and Qin Leng
Piper Green and the Fairy Tree: Too Much Good Luck - Ellen Potter and Qin Leng
Pirate Mom (Step into Reading Step 3) - Deborah Underwood and Stephen Gilpin
Pirates in Paradise (Incredible Journey Books) - Connie Lee Berry
Plants vs. Zombies: Brain Food - Brandon T. Snider
Plants vs. Zombies: Plant Your Path (Junior Novel) - Tracey West
Poodle and Hound - Kathryn Lasky and Mitch Vane
A Poor Excuse for a Dragon (Step into Reading, Step 4) - Geoffrey Hayes
Porky and Bess (Step into Reading) - Ellen Weiss, Mel Friedman and Marsha Winborn

The Quest to Digest - Mary K. Corcoran

Ratatouille: The Big Cheese (Step into Reading Step 2) - Random House / Disney

Seamus McNamus: The Goat Who Would Be King - Rob Kurtz and Mike Lester
The Secret History of Giants - Ari Berk
Skyscrapers - Seymour Simon
Sleeping Bootsie (Step into Reading - Step 3) - Maribeth Boelts and Patricia Cantor
The Smurfs #2: The Smurfs and the Magic Flute - Yvan Delporte and Peyo
Sometimes/Algunas veces (Green Light Readers Level 1) - Keith Baker
Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One - Judy Blume and James Stevenson
The Spirit Glass: A Book of Magically Hidden Images - Justin Heimberg
Squiggles: A Really Giant Drawing and Painting Book - Taro Gomi
Squish #1: Super Amoeba - Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm
Squish #4: Captain Disaster - Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm
Squirrel's World (Candlewick Sparks) - Lisa Moser and Valeri Gorbachev
Squirrels on Skis (Beginner Books) - J. Hamilton Ray and Pascal Lemaitre
Stinky Stern Forever: A Jackson Friends Book - Michelle Edwards

Tell Me Why Elephants Have Trunks: and Other Questions about Animals - Barbara Taylor
Tell Me Why The Earth is Like a Jigsaw Puzzle: and Other Questions about Planet Earth - Barbara Taylor
Ten Eggs in a Nest - Marilyn Sadler and Michael Fleming
There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System (Cat in the Hat Learning Library) - Kathleen Lane and Sarah Horne
Thimbleberry Stories - Cynthia Rylant and Maggie Keen
Think Again! False Facts Attacked and Myths Busted - Clive Gifford
Tough, Toothy Baby Sharks - Sandra Markle
Toy Dance Party - Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinsky
Tracking Tyrannosaurs (National Geographic Kids) - Christopher Sloan, Xing Lida and Liu Yi

Ugly Guide to Things That Go and Things That Should Go But Don't (Uglydolls) - David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim

The Very Little Princess: Zoey's Story (A Stepping Stone Book) - Marion Dane Bauer and Elizabeth Sayles
Volcanoes!: Mountains of Fire (Step-into-Reading, Step 4) - Eric Arnold

What Animals Eat (Kingfisher Readers Level 2) - Brenda Stones
What the Parrot Told Alice - Dale Smith
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings (40th Anniversary) - Shel Silverstein
Winnie the Pooh: Forever Friends (Disney Early Readers - Level Pre-1) - Lisa Ann Marsoli
Winnie the Pooh: Pooh's Honey Adventure (Disney Early Readers - Level Pre-1) - Lisa Ann Marsoli
Wombat and Fox - Terry Denton
The World Almanac for Kids Puzzler Deck: Reading: Ages 7-9, Grades 2-3 - Lynn Brunelle
Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? (Bright & Early Books) - Dr. Seuss and Roy McKie
Would You Rather Be a Pollywog: All About Pond Life (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) - Bonnie Worth and Aristides Ruiz
Wow, I Didn't Know That!: Surprising Facts about Animals - John Woodward, Emma Dods and Marc Aspinall

Zig and Wikki in Something Ate My Homework (Toon Books) - Nadja Spiegelman and Trade Loeffler
Zig Zag Kids 1: Number One Kid - Patricia Reilly Giff
Zig Zag Kids 2: Big Whopper - Patricia Reilly Giff
Zig Zag Kids #5: Bears Beware - Patricia Reilly Giff







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