Thursday, November 29, 2007

Chronicle Box!!

Awhile ago now Chronicle Books sent me a WONDERFUL box of books to preview. All I can say is that I Loved them all!! I have since had my kids test them for me and ALL have passed the Mom test and the kid test!!

First - the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, Jr. Edition - this one my son just laughed and laughed over and then in the next breath would say, "There's some useful stuff in here!" So, from my 12 year old son, "It's a good one!!"

Second - Squiggles by Taro Gomi - what can I say about this one except BUY IT!!! I have used it in story hour here at the libray and the kids BEGGED me for more pages, I have let my boys doodle in it and they love it as well. It's a great one and I already have the second one ordered too!

Third - Olive, the Other Reindeer by Vivan Walsh and J. ooto Seibold - another GREAT one!! I collect a new Christmas book every year and this is mine for this year! I loved Olive, the book, but this deluxe edition is wonderful with pop-ups and other fun details.

So - Christmas gifts, books for your library, books for yourself - go check these out - they are WONDERFUL!!!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love Olive, but don't have the cool pop-up version!
Stephanie
www.thewrittenword.wordpress.com

Megan Germano said...

I picked Olive as my Christmas book for this year as well. I love to pick a Christmas book each year, but I try to pick a funny one. Great minds think alike. ;)

Overwhelmed! said...

Love the sounds of these. I may have to look for them in my bookstore. Thanks for the review!

Hey, I wanted to let you know that I've got some free books up for grabs as part of my December Pay It Forward Book Exchange. Stop by if you're interested in a chance to win. :)

heather (errantdreams) said...

Chronicle puts out some marvelous books, don't they? In particular I love their cookbooks!

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