Our+Favorite+Books

My favorite series of books is Animal Ark. What's yours? ~Leah I was not familiar with these books. I found them on Amazon.com. The first one was Kittens in the Kitchen. That really "hit home" because my cat, Skeetie, had 4 little kittens about 3 years ago. I would sit on my kitchen floor and let them crawl all over me as I leaned up against the cabinets. They would also try to crawl up my husband's good pants. He had to "peel" them off as their little claws were hanging on for dear life. Ha! They were so much fun. My favorite books are written by Lorna Balian. Scroll down and you will find many of them. Terri Houck

My favorite book is the Amelia Bedelia books. I really like those books because they are really funny. Amelia Bedelia always does the stuff people ask her to do wrong. Just like me sometimes. ~Carly

Carly, When I was little I too enjoyed Amelia Bedelia books! I am glad to hear that someone else enjoys them too. Katie

Dear Wiki, My favorite book is Ripley's Believe It or Not. It's really cool and full of weirdos. My favorite is the giant robotic spider. Sincerely, David That book was also my son's favorite book when he was around your age. He continues to love all kinds of trivia. Terri Houck

My favorite book is Ida B because it's all different cause sometimes she is sad then she's happy. It also has some poetry in it and that it is what I like about the book Ida B and that is my favorite book. ~Heather

My favorite book is Star Wars because it is a lot of action. ~Josh

My favorite book I read is dogs and cats because i have a lot of cats and dogs and I growed up with pets. That means that is dogs and cats. do you have any other books of any more animal books? ~Curtis

My favorite book is Hank the Cowdog the original because it is so so very funny!! I like it because I grew up with a dog. Literally I've had it since I was four. ~Abi Abi, I absolutely love Hank the Cowdog. Which others have you read? Cynthia

My favorite books are panda books. It's because my favorite animal is pandas. I learned what pandas eat from a book about pandas in my school library. ~Audrey What do they eat? Terri Houck

I like Ripley's Believe It or Not because I think it is so cool. ~Diego

I like romance (but not 2 much)! I also like Vampire books. I'm reading Nora Roberts' book called Morrigan's Cross. It has romance and vampires. Maybe it has werewolves but yah. ~Eden

Eden, I like vampire books too. It's fun to read about a world where fantasy is mixed with reality. Cindy

I like Diary of a Wimpy Kid because it is funny. ~Joao

My favorite book is Mouse and the Motorcycle because it is the good reading level for me and I really like it and the author is really good. I have read all of her books. My friend Hannah really likes her too. I wish she was still alive because she was such a good author. ~Emily Emily, If you are talking about Beverly Cleary's book, Mouse and the Motorcyle, I just wanted to let you know that I'm pretty sure she is still alive. I looked it up and from what I can find she is 94 years old. Let me know if I'm wrong. :-) I do agree with you about what a great author she is!!! I loved all her books too!! LeAnnBiggs

Coby My favorite book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dogdays (#4). It is very interesting. It is very funny. I like all of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books but Dogdays is my favorite. I can't wait til Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5. Coby, My students are always reading the books from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. I haven't read the books, but I have watched parts of the movie. Allison Pettus I love the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, too. My favorite was the first one. I'll look for the fifth one when it comes out. Cynthia

Mahmud My favorite book is The Pigeon Found a Hot Dog. I like this book because it is the funniest book I ever read. The funniest part of the book was when the pigeon went crazy because the little duckling annoyed him soo much. At the end the little duckling got what he wanted. That book is so funny! The illustrations are hilarious too! Terri Houck

Carly My favorite book is the Amelia Bedelia books. I really like these books because they are really funny. Amelia Bedelia always does the stuff people ask her to do wrong. Just like me sometimes. Carly, I love Amelia Bedelia books too!!! :0) They are so funny!! My favorite is the first one - I love when she is supposed to dust the house and instead of cleaning it she puts powder everywhere! What is your favorite Amelia Bedelia story? -J. Tilley

Dear Wiki, My favorite book is Ripley's Believe It or Not. It's really cool and full of weirdos. My favorite is the giant robotic spider. Sincerely, David <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">David, I really like the Ripley's books too. The pictures really get my attention and that makes me want to read the captions and stories that go along with it!! LeAnnBiggs

My favorite book is Ida B because it's all different cause sometimes she is sad then she's happy. It also has some poetry in it and that is what I like about the book Ida B and that is my favorite book. Heather I have not read Ida B but it sounds like a super great book. I'll try to find it and read it too! Terri Houck

I like Star Wars because it is a lot of action. Josh

My favorite book I read is Dogs and Cats because I have a lot of cats and dogs and I growed up with pets. That means that is dogs and cats. Do you have any other books of more animal books? Curtis I love cats and dogs and any kind of animal. I now have a cat named Skeetie, and I raise toads and frogs in my backyard pond. I have to watch it because she will try to catch them. I used to have 3 dogs. They were all so sweet. Go to Terri's Library Nook and you can read more about them. I would love to know more about your pets! Terri Houck

C. Halstead I have always loved Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes because Sadako tries to bring out the best in everyone around her. I had a wonderful teacher who bought special paper and let us make paper cranes and took our class to see the play.The directions for making the cranes can be found online. I like One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. When I was younger I remember liking the pictures, the way the words rhymed, and the yellow cover of the book. I also liked The Five Chinese Brothers. It was a fun book and I liked how they each had a skill and they all worked together. My Side of the Mountain was my favorite book when I was in fifth grade. I liked the fact that a boy could live in the wild and live off nature. || markumc28 I have always liked the book Number the Stars. It is one of my favorite books because it tells a beautiful story of a friendship that spans across religions. The characters are very brave and loyal. Also, I like Because of Winn Dixie which is about a girl dealing with the changes in her life while meeting a special canine friend along the way.
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 * [|kelleyc06] One of my favorite books is Hatchet. I like the survival tips, and like My Side of the Mountain, Brian had to live off nature. I also like The Cay, which is also a kind of survival book. It's also about how our impressions of people are often wrong. || [[image:MySideofMountain.jpg width="103" height="129" align="right"]] ||

marytucker1 Last year, I read the story "The Seekers" to my fourth grade students. It tells about the lives of three different bear cubs and their search for a place where all bears gather. I like how the author wrote the story so completly from the perspective of a bear that you almost believe that you are reading about humans.

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One of my favorite books is Number the Stars. I remember reading the book in fifth grade and again in undergrad. I like the way that Number the Stars incorporates reading and history. The book also shows the importance of family and friends! This is a book that I plan to use this year in my classroom

LeAnnBiggs One of my favorite books is The Sneetches. I loved this book as a child and also as an adult. The pictures are great and lead the mind into a world of imagination. Not only is this book entertaining, but it teaches a great lesson for children of all ages. We read this book to the children at school and have acted it out before as well.

K. Garrett One of my favorite books has always been Where the Red Fern Grows as well as Number the Stars. I grew up on a farm and had hunting dogs and I could relate to the book Where the Red Fern Grows. The book Number the Stars has always brought history to life for me and I love to the book. Hey guys, My name is Ms.Thompson and I love to read. Reading takes you places that one may never be able to travel in real life. One of my favorite authors is Nicholas Sparks. His books just capture my heart. Do you have a favorite author or even a favorite book? I would have to say that one of my favorite books is Alice in Wonderland. It's a great book to expand the imagination. Well I'm looking forward to gettting to know more about you through out my class. If you have any questions just drop me a line and I will try to answer what I can. Have a great week!

Hi, everyone! My name is Holly Darnell and I teach third grade at Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary in Raleigh County, WV. I have always enjoyed reading. When I was in fourth grade I liked the Baby-Sitter's Little Sister Series by Anne M. Martin. I liked how the author brought the character to life in the book. I also enjoyed the Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine, Holes by Lousi Sachar, and There's A Boy In The Girls Bathroom by Lousi Sachar. Everyday I do a read aloud in my classroom and my students love for me to read Lassie books to them. Lassie is a heroic collie who has been the main characte in many books, movies, and even had the starring role on a TV show. I think they like dogs so this is why they like for me to read them the Lassie books. This year, I have rescently read Chocolate Fever to my class which is a story about a boy who develops brown spots all over his skin from eating too much chocolate. As an adult my favorite books are The Five People You Meet In Heaven and For One More Day by Mitch Album. His books are really good but they always make me cry. I hope everyone has a great rest of the week and a wonderful weekend!

Hello everyone! My name is Stephanie Wilcox Williams and I am a Title I teacher at Mullens Elementary School in Wyoming County, WV. I like the First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg. I enjoy reading this book to my first grade students on the first day of school. It has a surprise ending. Listeners are lead to believe that a student has the jitters but instead it is really the teacher who has the jitters. The students enjoy listening to the book and it relieves the tension of the first day of school.

Hi!!! This is Terri Houck. You might just find some new favorites by googling Children's Choices for 2010. These are the books children chose as their favorites for the year 2010. First, you will see a list of books for Kindergarten through 2nd grade. Scroll down and there is a list for grades 3rd and 4th. I hope you find a new favorite to read! Happy hunting!

Hi! This is Terri again. There are so many books that could be my favorite. It is so hard to choose. If I had to choose one author who is my favorite, I would choose Lorna Balian. She writes books primarily centered around the holidays. Her Halloween book is titled Humbug Witch. I liked that one so much that I made a flannelbook story to go along with it. Her Christmas book is named Bah! Humbug! It is so cute. It's about a little girl and her brother who try to stay up to see Santa Claus and all the things they try to do to stay awake--Love it! The Aminal (yes, that's spelled correctly) is about a little boy who finds an aminal. He describes it to his friend, and he in turn describes it to another friend, and so on and so on until the Aminal's description is so horrible and scary but it just turns out to be a ....... sweet little turtle. The Sweet Touch is about a little girl that loves candy (like all of us, I'm sure). A little fairy comes to grant her a wish. Her wish is to turn everything she touches into some sort of candy. Her wish comes true and all the variety of candy is great at first, but then..........she gets really sick and tries to turn the wish around. She also has a story centered around St. Patrick's Day named Leprechauns Never Lie and also an Easter book and a Mother's Day Book. Her illustrations are so childlike and beautiful. Check out these books at the library or order them. I have most of them. I wish I could come down to your school and read them ALL to you. I hope you are enjoying your snow days and Have a Very Merry Christmas!