Family Book Corner

Pre-school Education Books

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett
Amazon Price: $6.99
Customer Reviews:
» Good Night Lullabies My two grandsons, ages 4 and 6, liked this book a lot. It appealed to their imaginations and the illustrations were excellent. The story loses a bit of momentun at the end, and lo...

» I purchased a newer version of my childhood favorite book and found that it is not the same book. Alas, someone decided it needed to be edited to make it more PC and to add some other changes that re...

» I loved this book when I was little, and I bought it for my son. This is one of his favorite books now too. It's really a fun story.

» I have been given many opportunities to read this book to children and each time I am able to hear the laugh of a child and see a smile on their face. A child's imagination is the most amazing thing....

» I LOVED this book when I was a kid! Now I am excited to be reading it to my own classroom as a teacher!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
Amazon Price: $8.23
Customer Reviews:
» Didn't realize this was a mini-version of the book till I received it. It's about the size of an adult's hand (fingertip to palm). Doesn't make the best gift.

» I remember loving this book as a child, so I was so excited to order it for my kindergarten class. Unfortunately, I purchased the book and never received it. Be careful what you order!

» Great product. I was hard to find. But of course, I found it on Amazon.

» Eric Carle's books are very enjoyable for toddlers and young readers. Children enjoy listening to the stories and participating in the story. He is one of my favorite authors.

» The Very Hungry Caterpillar The book arrived in new condition as stated by the seller.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr.
Amazon Price: $7.95
Customer Reviews:
» This book was a gift from family, for our baby daughter. We started reading it to her at around 12 months. She LOVES this book. She is actually a very curious girl now at 18 months, and will grab book...

» Brown Bear, Brown Bear is a classic for babies and toddlers. They may go through more than one copy. It's the first book that they memorize and that's the first step in beginning to read.
I buy ...

» I remember reading this charming story to my own kids and also to my preschool class. Now it's been reissued in board book format, artistically illustrated, and every bit as enjoyable. This is a perf...

» Never get tired of this one... love that sweet brown bear and all his friends

» There are days when I am just thoroughly annoyed by this book.

And yet it remains a classic, and I grudgingly agree.

How can anyone not love the awesome repetitive rhymes a...

The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
Amazon Price: $12.29
Customer Reviews:
» This the best book ever! I have very fond memories of it myself, growing up. I had the gift set too! I loved holding the bell! I am now a teacher, one day hope to be a mother and it is a must have...

» The book's quality is made well. The art work most colorful and fits well with the movie and gives a great visual adventure for parent and child to share a holiday favorite in the cold winter season o...

» My uncle gave me this book as a gift many years ago. I loved the fact that it came with a cassette (read by William Hurt) and it even has a little bell just like the boy in the story. This story is pr...

» What can one say about an illustrator like Van Allsburg? The Polar Express is almost not a children's story but for the child with a vivid imagination (and may there still be a few in existence!!) the...

» We read this book as a family on Christmas Eve two years ago for the first time. I love the pictures and the story. A firm believer of Santa, I had encouraged my kids to believe in him. In a world so ...

Bob Books, Set 1: Beginning Readers
by Bobby Lynn Maslen
Amazon Price: $11.55
Customer Reviews:
» I RECOMMEND BOB BOOKS FOR ALL LITTLE KIDS WHO ARE ANXIOUS TO GET STARTED READING. THEY ARE VERY FUN.

» I've been looking for books like this for a long-time. It gives my young reader a great boost to be able to sit down and read a book all by herself. The CD is a nice bonus.

» I bought these books because my son loves to read. He has been reading simple "stories" that I write on the computer but never real books of his own. When these came he just whizzed through the firs...

» This is one of the best purchases I have ever made. My five-year-old began reading the very first day. I can't recommend these books enough. A great buy.

» My sons's teachers recommended this book to help support his interest in reading. We love them as each book is managable in size and he felt quite accomplished finishing each book and each larger box ...

Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)
by Dr. Seuss
Amazon Price: $8.99
Customer Reviews:
» The tale of a picky eater this goofy book has a sing song-y sound, bright art and an a sense of over the top that kids love.


» I love the book Green Eggs and Ham. I bought the BOARD BOOK for my 2 year old to enjoy. With all of the flaps it was not sturdy enough and within 24 hours the book was ripped to shreads from opening...

» We all know this book, no need for me to re-iterate the plot.

What makes it work, though, is that Dr. Seuss understood the importance of breaking the rules - something many of his imitato...

» As a mom of a 24 and an 8 year old (I know . . . big surprise) I am firmly of the opinion that Dr. Seuss is the greatest American philosopher! In this book he urges us to try things that we may be af...

» I forgot how much I loved this book until I began reading it for my 3-year-old. She loves it, and I love reading it to her (unlike the ELMO books which our daughter loves and I dread). You really can'...

My Big Animal Book (My Big Board Books)
by Roger Priddy
Amazon Price: $5.95
Customer Reviews:
» This book would be well worth your money for any young child. I have purchased it for my 9 month old for Christmas and I can't wait to give it to him. The pictures are vividly colored and beautiful....

» My grandaughter who is 18 months absolutely loves these life-like pictures. The size and the fact that it is a board book makes it perfect for toddlers.

» I gave this as a Baby Shower gift. It was well-received. A great, hard page book for babies & toddlers. The photos of the animals are bright & clear. The perfect "animal" book.

» This is the best is the best animal book for children that I have ever found. The photographs are excellent. Each animal is pictured individually so there is no confusion as to which animal is which...

» This is one of our favorite books. Our 15 month old daughter loves to look at all the animals on each page. We also have the trucks, trains, and rescue books. All of the Priddy books are very well ...

Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day
by Jamie Lee Curtis
Amazon Price: $11.55
Customer Reviews:
» She read it all and was very fasinated with all the pictures to look at on each page.
The last page just lite up her face with excitement of having that fun thing to do.


» Recognizing our feelings and being able to name and claim them is so important to our emotional health. A meaningful book that travels through the variety of feelings a child may encounter in any day...

» I bought this book for my 3 year old and after one read I have put it away for a few years. Talk of boyfriends and crushes is something that can wait until she is a bit older. The illustrations are ...

» The Grandkids love this book! It's fun toread and they think the pictures are funny.

» I gave this to my daughter when she turned 5. It is a fun book, but helped my daughter express how she is feeling. There is a face in the back of the book that they can change to show different feel...

Bob Books Set 2-Advancing Beginners
by Bobby Lynn Maslen
Amazon Price: $11.55
Customer Reviews:
» These books were great. My son read through them all in a week. I highly recommend these books.

» My 5 year old needed something more interesting than the starter books he was reading and this series has been a good way to add some variety. I do wish the pictures were more colorful, however.

» I bought these books because my son loves to read. He has been reading simple "stories" that I write on the computer but never real books of his own. When these came he just whizzed through the firs...

» I give this only three stars, but not because there's anything wrong with it. It's just that, if your child is really ready to read, the first set will definitely give them the tools to do so. But o...

» The Bob book series are excellent for encouraging very beginning readers. Each page has only a few words and kids who are just beginning to sound out and read the stories. This makes them want to ke...

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg
Amazon Price: $6.99
Customer Reviews:
» I had to read this in 5th grade and it was torture throughout. The story was good but the way it was written gave no true human reactions and it was a normal book with a weird displaced mistery put in...

» I received 8 of 10 individual orders of this used novel within a few days and the other two before the deadline. The quality of the novels was overall good - perfect covers and very slight yellowing. ...

» As I child I would have wanted to be Claudia: brave enough to run away, worldly enough to live in a museum, and smart enough to figure out the "cupid" mystery. But having read it only a few days ago, ...

» I feel funny reviewing books that are older than I am (this was published in 1967), but I will share what I thought. I thought this was a cute story, and I don't know how I missed this one when I was...

» I think you have to be a kid or a kid at heart to properly understand the magic of this book. What kid did not dream of running away? Here is a girl, a very practical girl, who makes that dream come t...