Want to be fancy? Come join the book parade of Jane O’Connor. O’Connor has written the following books:
Fancy Nancy
Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
Fancy Nancy Bonjour Butterfly
Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Words from Accessories to Zany
Fancy Nancy Explorer Extraordinaire
Fancy Nancy Party Planner Tea Parties
The latest—Fancy Nancy Party Planner Tea Parties–is great fun for little girls and might provide helpful tips for Moms having their own tea party.
If your wallet is feeling a little pinched, you might try the beginner readers at a sweet price of $3.99. The titles are Fancy Nancy Sees Stars, Fancy Nancy the Dazzling Book Report, Fancy Nancy at the Museum, Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Paris, Fancy Nancy Poison Ivy Expert, Fancy Nancy the Show Must Go On, and Fancy Nancy Pajama Day. There are also several sticker books. (All picture books, ages 4-8)
Mortimer’s First Garden by Karma Wilson, Children’s Picture Book, Ages 4-8
From the best selling author of Bear Snores On comes Mortimer’s First Garden. Would you like to plant a seed and watch it grow? This story lends itself to being able to do that with your child. Mortimer has a seed and he is also hungry. He has heard that in the spring seeds can be planted, they will grow and produce more seeds. He has a choice, eat the seed in hand or risk planting that one seed. What does Mortimer do?
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The Devil’s Paintbox by Victoria McKernan (Young Adult Fiction, 12 and up)
In the winter of 1865, circumstances find Aiden and Maddy Lynch (brother and sister) stranded on a piece of dried up farmland in Kansas. The last of the food has been eaten when Jefferson J. Jackson arrives on the farm. Jackson is looking for strong men to join his wagon train which is headed for Seattle, not two half-starved teenagers. The children convince Jackson to take them on the 2,000 mile journey. Jackson tells them bluntly, “Aside from disease, there’s storms, Indian stampedes, and pure awful accidents. Anyway you can think up to die is out there waiting.” In spite of the warning of hardship, the children gather courage and spirit to make the long journey. As the wagon train moves along the trail, you can easily visualize the beautiful and sometimes harsh western frontier. Aiden’s honesty, loyalty, courage and keen wit for survival will be the force that will bring him through until the end. The novel will being warmth, sadness and hope to you the reader and will provide a sense of appreciation of how tough early America must have been. Just think, no cell phones, no television, no running water2009 is looking pretty good.
Paula Morris has set this exciting ghost story in the city of New Orleans several years after Katrina. Rebecca Brown is from New York City visiting her Aunt Claudia who lives in a creepy house across the street from the Lafayette Cemetery. Rebecca makes a friend with Lisette, a ghost , who has a score to settle. If you like ghost stories and mysteries you will love this one. (Ages 12 and up)
