August 25, 2009
This post is the last of the reviews from the 2008 Summer Reading Program. We have over 4000 reviews from the 2009 Summer Reading Program and will start posting those next month. It’s been fun and I want to thank all of the great kids and parents that turned in these great book reviews. Once again I hope you find that special book to enjoy from this short list of reviews.
Betty Burford Chocolate By Hershey 4 Star Review
Reviewed by Marissa Age 9
Chocolate By Hershey was a very interesting book. Milton S. Hershey was a farm boy in Pennsylvania. He loved candy. When he grew up, he wanted to make some candy for children. Then he went to Canada with his mother and saw children take chocolate covered caramels, lick off the chocolate and throw the caramel away. Milton found it! He would make chocolate! He sold his caramel business and started his well known Hershey Chocolate business! All over the USA Hershey chocolate is still eaten today. Milton also built Hershey Town Pennsylvania. You can go and see that today too. Milton lived to be a good old age of 88, and was very engaging to read about. I think other children my age would like to read about Milton Snavely Hershey.
Lois Lowry Anastasia, Absolutely 4 Star Review
Reviewed by Samantha Age 9
The funniest thing about Anastasia, Absolutely was when Anastasia called her family the wishy washy family. Anastasia, Absolutely is an awesome book. It’s humor is overflowing. You should read this book because it makes you laugh. You’ll find it entertaining and hard to resist.
Mercer Mayer The New Fire Truck 4 Star Review
Reviewed by Aidan & parent Age 3
Aidan and I both enjoyed reading this book together. He liked the car wash best because he loves to help wash the cars. He liked the idea that the dog’s name was Fluffy. Aidan pointed out that his cat’s name is Fluffy too! His favorite part of the book was seeing the shiny new Fire Truck!
Peggy Rathman 10 Minutes till Bedtime 5 Star Review
This book helped Gage in recognizing his numbers. Since there were not very many words, we got to make up some of the story. It also let us discuss the importance of our nighttime routine. We would recommend this book to parents of toddlers. My 4 year old enjoyed it when he was 2-3 as well. The illustrations are very colorful and fun to look at. It has many different opportunities for learning throughout the book!
Peter Eastman Fred and Ted Go Camping 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Andrew & parent Age 6
This book was fun to read for Andrew and myself. He was able to read most of the text himself, which made him feel good. The illustrations were funny and made the story even more enjoyable. Crazy things kept happening to Ted and Fred on their camping trip, so finally they gave up. It was great for learning opposites. We liked this book a lot and had fun reading it over and over.
Robert McCloskey Homer Price 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Wade & parent Age 6
Wade & Christopher love that a little boy was running a donut shop for his uncle & that a “fancy” lady lost her diamond in a donut! Wonderful author! This is a great read-aloud for 3 – 6 year olds! LOVED IT!
E.S. Budd ATV’S 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Caleb & parent Age 6
This is Caleb’s favorite book on his library list. It’s great for any kid who likes ATVs. Caleb loves looking at the pictures and it gives safety instructions on ATVs. Caleb – ATVs are cool! ATVs can go fast. They can jump. They can go in sand.
Donald Crews Freight Train 5 Star Review
Reviewed by Luke Age 2
This is my son’s all time favorite book. It has helped fuel his love for trains. The text of this book is simple, so he has memorized it and reads it along with me. The illustrations too, are very simple but vibrant. It is a fantastic read aloud for both toddlers and preschoolers.
