If you have not read the Gingerbread man books you really need to.  This has a great rhyming pattern and a fantastic holiday message.  The illustrations match the season and the feel of the book, and all together it just works. 

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This story was lovely and a holiday tradition I have never heard before.  The lady of Befana is an italian christmas story. It takes place in January (due to different calendars), where she is in the sky looking for the Christ child.  It was a wonderful story from a different tradition that should be shared far and wide.

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 This book gave me a chuckle mainly because how absurd it is.  Underwear, including holiday underwear is for everyone.  Big or small there is something for everyone to like.  I can see lots of kids getting laughs not just from the story, but mainly from the great illustrations that go along with it.#Wintergames #teamreadnosereindeer +26 

 

This is a fun rhyming book about animals going to bed on a train.  This looks like a really fun train.  A great book to add to the series, or to pick up fresh if you have not read the original

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I love a good parody, and this is a good parody.  The zombie has to eat some football players but they are tough and gritty, eating rock stars gave it the munchies.  Its humor a child would find funny, but that adults would get more out of it.

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I have never seen the Star Wars Rebels cartoon series. Hard to believe but true.  This easy reader takes one of the episodes and puts it in book form.  It’s missing something.  The story was okay but not really full enough to make it a unique star wars experience.

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Did you know cats can fly.  Yup, I mean all cats but Caramba.  He has tried and tried but just can not take flight.  But he finds a great alternative in the end.  This story was lovely.  I love the pastel watercolors.  They are vibrant and set off this story so well.

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Another perfect entry to the Bear Books by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman.  This one is a little different as it doesn’t have the same cadence and rhyming pattern as the other bear books, but it is still there.  I love all the books in this series.

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That was an interesting play on the traditional three little pigs story.  They still build their houses, there is still huffing and puffing, but the ending is happier.  The illustrations are simple and work really well with the story. 

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I didn’t like the story or the illustrations.  The story started with a poem by E. E. Cummings, and then a retelling of that poem.  The illustrations are unique, but not something I actually like.  This feels more like a middle school project than a fancy picture book.

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