Rebecca Reads

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Child/Young Adult, Children's Nonfiction, Picture Books, Reviews

Secrets of the Apple Tree by Carron Brown and Alyssa Nasser (Raisin Reads Review)

I recently became a consultant for Usborne Books and More, award-winning children’s fiction and nonfiction, because I love their books so much. I figured I should work for discounts while I’m in the process of buying and sharing all that I love! One of the first books that I ordered (this in my business start-up

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Child/Young Adult, Middle Grade, Reviews

The Perfect Hamburger and Other Stories by Alexander McCall-Smith

Raisin is a part of a small co-op group that occassionally reads a book and does activities related to it. Our most recent read was The Perfect Hamburger and Other Stories by Alexander McCall-Smith. Alexander McCall-Smith has always been a favorite author of mine. This particular collection of middle-grade stories are all related to food,

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Chapter Books, Child/Young Adult, Reviews

(Raisin Reads) Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo

Raisin Reads is a column with thoughts on children’s literature straight from the mind of a kid! About the author: Raisin is five years old. He likes to read, and he wants to be a construction worker when he grows up. I like Mercy Watson to the Rescue because when the fire department comes, Mr.

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Chapter Books, Child/Young Adult, Reviews

(Raisin Reads) Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

I have been looking forward to introducing my son to the favorite books of my childhood, and I’m delighted to find he is finally old enough to appreciate them! Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar (originally published 1978) is a perfect chapter book for young readers. The chapters are less than five pages,

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Child/Young Adult, Early Chapter Books, Reviews

A Few Early Chapter Books Series

Raisin is well in to early chapter books now. With Strawberry’s arrival and my subsequent absence from the blogosphere (as compared to my posting habits before her birth), I haven’t posted on his reading as frequently as it deserves. I feel like his reading skills improve from week to week! Back in March, I posted

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Chapter Books, Child/Young Adult, Reviews

Raisin Reads: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Raisin and I saw the musical of The Wizard of Oz two years ago (when he was two years old), and he greatly enjoyed it. Somehow, he loved the movie too, even with the scary monkeys. Over the past two years, I’ve occasionally spied him acting out the story line (four friends go on an

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Child/Young Adult, Middle Grade, Reviews

Raisin Reads: The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner (first published 1924)  is the first in a series for children about four orphaned children striking out on their own. I haven’t read the others in the series since I was a child and I don’t remember them very well, but the first book was a fun trip

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Chapter Books, Child/Young Adult, Reviews

Raisin Reads: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl is a book and a movie (Gene Wilder) that I have found memories of when I was a child. Charlie is about a child who has nothing and wins everything. He first gets the coveted golden ticket. He gets a lifetime supply of chocolate and a tour

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