Do you think Santa has always been the gift-giving, jolly, overweight guy that we know him as? Well, this book tells it all! He had many little odd jobs before he met the wonderful elves and found his real calling.
Check out the book and discover for yourself! Happy reading:)
This beautiful 2006 Caldecott winner is written in the voice of a little girl who spends her days with her grandparents while her parents are at work. The "hello/goodbye" window is in the kitchen and the girl sees the comings and goings of the world from it.
To learn more about the illustrator, click on the link: http://www.kidspoint.org/columns2.asp?column_id=1318&column_type=author
This is an amusing book about the kitten's first experience of a full moon, which she thinks is a big bowl of milk. She tries hard to get it, but is unsuccessful in her attempts.
This book is the 2005 Caldecott winner. The illustrations are bold and very beautiful. To know more about the Caldecott award, go to the website: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.htm
This wonderful '08 Bloebonnet book is about the richest town in Rome, till AD 79, when it was struck with disaster. Pompeii was frozen for 1,500 years under the volcanic ash of Mt. Vesuvius. Archaeologists have recovered some buildings, found tools and even recovered some bodies and discovered the way of life of the people who were victims of that disaster. This is a dramatic book about the perish and rediscovery of Pompeii.
Mary Pope Osborne is the author of the well-known Magic Treehouse Series. To know more about her, and her famous books, check out her website: http://www.marypopeosborne.com/
