Old MacDonald Had A Farm - Little Scholastic - A Hand-Puppet Board Book

Old MacDonald Had A Farm
A Hand-Puppet Board Book
Little Scholastic
Scholastic
ISBN 9780545026031

This book is the first in this series that we have read. My children and I loved it. They want to play and read the book again and again. The 5 year-old can read it to the younger children, and the younger children love the finger puppets. It is amazing that the 6 pages in the little board book can read again and again. You use the finger puppets to point to the words and to the animals and it is a great learning tool.

Scholastic Hand-Puppet Board Books:
Hey Diddle Diddle
Old MacDonald Had A Farm
This Little Piggy
Hello Dinosaurs!
Twinkle, Twinkle Panda Bear

We're Back!

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming. Or at least sort of, after taking the month of October off from being online, no blogging, no Twitter, no Facebook, no Google+. I have decided to make some changes to the lineup. Here is what I will be attempting to do with the blog for the next while. The goal is three posts a week; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. If I have an author interview profile it will run on Wednesdays when I have them. Fitness reviews will run on Fridays. And I will attempt to review at least one Catholic book a month and post that review on the First Friday. Depending on when a Quarter ends fall I might have extra posts outside this schedule but will endeavor to meet this schedule going forward.

October Break

Just a heads up, at this point I plan on taking a break from blogging for the month of October. It is now (at the writing of this) almost a third into September and I have 20 books read that I have not reviewed yet. I have the five P90X 1 on 1 reviews to write. I am just finishing my next Apple certification at work and really need to get going on my VMWare View Administrator Course. I have a number of authors I need to follow up with for the Author Profile Series. Dealing with loss and more. Also life with three kids 5 and under is much busier than 2 kids 4 and under. So I will be taking the month to regroup, catch up and get back at it.

If your looking for something good to read check out my Top Ten Series, or my list of favourite books year by year.

Top 10 Fiction Books of the 3rd Quarter 2011

Top 10 Fiction Books of the 3rd Quarter 2011

1. Bluefish - Pat Schmatz
2. First Day On Earth - Cecil Castellucci
3. Circle the Truth - Pat Schmatz
4. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods - Underland Chronicles Book 3 - Suzanne Collins
5. Gardians of Ga'Hoole - Kathryn Lansky
The Rescue - The Siege
6. The Unwritten Girl - Unwritten Book 1 - James Bow
7. This Dark Endeavour: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein - Kenneth Oppel
8. Empire of Ruins - Hunchback Assignments #3 - Arthur Slade
9. The Brimstone Key - The Grey Griffins Clockwork Chronicles #1 - Jon S. Lewis and Derek Benz
10. Mousetraps - Pat Schmatz

Honorable Mentions
(Made Top Ten Lists Last year but upon rereading still great books.)
11. LA Trilogy - Cecil Castellucci
Boy Proof - Queen of Cool - Beige
12. The P.L.A.I.N. Janes & Janes in Love - Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg
13. Rose Sees Red - Cecil Castellucci
(Note: Some of these were digital ARC's from NetGalley and reviews will be posted closer to the publication date. Some of the reviews are scheduled over the next few weeks. I will link to the reviews once they post.)
Relates Posts: 
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2010
Top 10 Reading Goals for 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2010
Top 10 Fiction Books 4th Quarter 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2010 - Recap
Top 10 Fiction Books 2010
Top 10 Picture Books of 2010
Top 10 Non-Fiction Books of 2010
Top 10 Graphic Novels for 2010
Top Ten Reading Goals For 2011 
Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals for 2011 Update 
Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2011 
Top Ten Fictions Books 4th Quarter 2011
Top Ten Fiction Books 2011
Top Ten Reading Goals 2011 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 3rd Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books  4th Quarter 2012
Top Ten Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2012
Top Ten Reading Goals 2012 - Recap
Top Ten Reading Goals 2013
Top 10 Fiction Books 1st Quarter 2013
Top 10 Fiction Books 2nd Quarter 2013
Top 10 Books Second Half 2013
Top Ten Fiction Books 2013
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2013 
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2014
Top Ten Books Fourth Quarter 2014
Top Ten Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Non-Fiction Books 2014
Top Ten Books First Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Second Quarter 2015
Top Ten Books Third Quarter 2015

All Top Ten Lists on Book Reviews and More

Statistics Books Read By Year:
106 - January-September 2011
302 - 2010
142 - 2009
98 - 2008
83 - 2007
191 - 2006
151 - 2005
60 - 2004
52 - 2003
97 - 2002
50 - 2001
41 - 2000
71 - 1999
73 - 1998
131 - 1997
101 - 1996

Anakin Space Pilot - Lego Star Wars - Ace Landers and David A. White

Anakin: Space Pilot
Lego Star Wars
Ace Landers (Author)
David A. White (Illustrator)
Scholastic
ISBN 9780545304405

This 3D book is amazing. I could not believe the clarity of the 3D images. It is an overview of the whole Anakin story arch in less than 20 pages. This book has amazing graphics and a good overview of the story, from Anakin as a young pod racer to Luke and Darth's fight on the death star. This book will introduce young readers to the Star Wars story and begin the love of a legend.

Other Scholastic Books:
Lego Star Wars Books:
Save The Galaxy!
Anakin: Space Pilot 3D
Darth Maul's Mission

Star Wars Books:
Star Wars The Complete Saga
Star Wars Millennium Falcon YT-1300: A 3-D Owners Guide

Lego City Adventure Books:
Fire Truck To The Rescue
Help Is On the Way!
Calling All Cars
All Aboard!
Ready For Take Off
Build This City
City Adventures Sticker Book
Work This Farm
Fight This Fire!
Lego City Heroes!
Trucks Around The City
Escape From Lego City
3, 2, 1 Liftoff
All Hands On Deck
Fire In The Forest!
Catch That Crook!

Trucks Around The City - Lego City

Trucks Around The City
Lego City
Scholastic
ISBN 9780545356299

Every time I think they cannot come up with something new, the Scholastic Lego City books do. This book has 7 double page spreads, each with a pull-out page flap. The vehicles are photos of actual Lego vehicles and everything but the ground and background can be constructed from Lego kits. They are:
Tractor Trailer
Roller
Dump Truck
Cement Mixer
Garbage Truck
Tanker
Tow Truck
Fire Truck
It is another great book in a great series. It will inspire the imagination in many new ways.

Lego City Adventure Books:
Fire Truck To The Rescue
Help Is On the Way!
Calling All Cars
All Aboard!
Ready For Take Off
Build This City
City Adventures Sticker Book
Work This Farm
Fight This Fire!
Lego City Heroes!
Trucks Around The City
Escape From Lego City
3, 2, 1 Liftoff
All Hands On Deck
Fire In The Forest!
Catch That Crook!

Lego Star Wars Books:
Save The Galaxy!
Anakin: Space Pilot 3D
Darth Maul's Mission

Hey Diddle Diddle - Little Scholastic - A Hand-Puppet Board book

Hey Diddle Diddle
A Hand-Puppet Board Book
Little Scholastic
Scholastic
ISBN 9780545351133

This book is the second book in this series that we have read. They are great books that children will love to have read to them again and again, and they will love playing with as they use the hand puppets. My 5 year-old can read it to the younger children, and the younger children love the finger puppets. It is amazing that the 6 pages in the little board book can be read so often and yet still be asked for so often. You use the finger puppets to point to the words and to the animals and items it is a great learning tool. Babies love the reflective spoon.

Scholastic Hand-Puppet Board Books:
Hey Diddle Diddle
Old MacDonald Had A Farm
This Little Piggy
Hello Dinosaurs!
Twinkle, Twinkle Panda Bear