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Curious George and the Birthday Surprise (Curious George)
H.A. and Margret Rey
Houghton Mifflin, 2003
A fun story, perfect for reading at birthday parties!
The Curious George series of books is a wonderful addition to any youngster's library as the stories are brief, beautifully illustrated in vibrant colors, and the plot is simple and easy for young ones to understand. In this book, Curious George gets all excited over a ...
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H.M.S. Surprise (Aubrey Maturin Series)
Patrick O'Brian
W. W. Norton & Company, 1991
Third Entry in Phenomenal Series
H.M.S. Surprise by Patrick O'Brian, is the 3rd installment in the 21st book in the phenomenal Aubrey/Maturin series. This book featured the Indian subcontinent, as well as several poignant moments featuring Stephen Maturin. I do think that the series really ...
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Surprise Endings/Island Dreamer/A Heart Full of Hope (The Christy Miller Series 4-6) (Christy Miller ...
Robin Jones Gunn
Multnomah Publishers, 2006
Don't you want a Todd?
I love when Todd kissed Christy! It's so sweet! You want them together so so so much! I've read this one twice, and I love the Island Dreamer. Her relationship with the Lord grows. Sometimes I just want to scream at Paula from trying to steal Todd, though.
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The Sour Cherry Surprise: A Berger and Mitry Mystery (Berger and Mitry Mysteries)
David Handler
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008
The Sour Cherry Surprise ROCKED!
The Sour Cherry Surprise was SWEET!
I finished it in two nights, it was so good. It kept me on the edge of my seat because the main characters Des Mitry and Mitch Berger were NOT behaving as I expected them to. After reading the first five Berger/Mitry mysteries, I ...
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The Wednesday Surprise
Eve Bunting
Clarion Books, 1989
The Wednesday Surprise
I am a reading specialist in a middle school with a large population of second language learners and I love reading this book to my reading students. They are always so surprised that the grandmother is learning to read. It shows them that you are never too old to ...
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The First Grade Friends: Lunch Box Surprise (Hello Reader, Level 1)
Grace Maccarone
Cartwheel, 1995
very cute book is great for beginning readers
My six year old really liked this story, and the text was also just the right level. Rhyme and repetition build reading skills while the cute pictures appeal to children. The little boy's dilemma in this story elicited my child's sympathy and then she was delighted ...
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I Will Surprise My Friend! (Elephant and Piggie)
Mo Willems
Hyperion Book CH, 2008
Lots of fun
My son (almost 3 1/2) started with "Today I Will Fly" a month ago which he LOVED. As soon as we finished reading this one I was instructed to immediately read it three more times that morning (and 2 more times that afternoon). He loves that he can retell the story ...
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Thomas the Tank Engine's Hidden Surprises (Let's Go Lift-and-Peek)
W. Rev Awdry
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1999
One Excited Little Boy
I bought this book for my boyfriend's son. He loves Thomas the Train and thinks this lift-and-peek book is the best thing since sliced bread. He wants it read to him every night.
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Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't
John R. Lott Jr.
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2007
Informative
One thing I like about Prof. Lott is that he does not try and be funny. I've read other books by economists and they try to be cute or witty or funny, but jokes usually fall flat.
Prof. Lott sticks to the facts and draws conclusions, and I appreciate that.
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Grave Surprise (Harper Connelly Mysteries, Book 2)
Charlaine Harris
Berkley, 2007
An excellent mystery series!
I love to read mysteries but was quite skeptical when I saw the cover, title, and summary of this book since I'm not into anything supernatural, but I read an excerpt and was instantly drawn in and absolutely loved it. I passed it on to my mother-in-law and got her ...
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Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower
Peggy Parish
HarperTrophy, 1979
This Party is Not All Wet...Despite the Hose!
Amelia Bedelia is always a simple, fun and entertaining read! In this volume, we find Amelia and her cousin in charge of setting up a surprise wedding shower for a friend of her employer Mrs. Rogers. In typical Amelia Bedelia fashion, the literal meaning of the ...
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Anticipating Surprise: Analysis for Strategic Warning
Cynthia M. Grabo
University Press of America, 2004
THE textbook on how to do strategic intelligence analysis
This book is great on several counts: first, it was extremely readable without the jargon that usually comes with these types of books; secondly, this is a textbook that teaches you how to do intelligence analysis for forecasting; thirdly, it is realistic and the ...
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A Surprise for Mama (Sticker Stories)
Judy Schachner
Grosset & Dunlap, 2008
Granddaughter loves it!
I purchased this for my 4-year old granddaughter, who loves the Skippyjon Jones books. She was delighted to see that this little storybook had stickers. She loves putting stickers on pages. It was helpful that the stickers were grouped as to what pages they were ...
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One To Ten Pop-Up Surprises!
Little Simon, 1995
Beautiful pop up book
A very simple concept. No text, just numbers and beautiful pop-up pictures. Simple but lovely to look at.
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Surprise Island (Boxcar Children)
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Albert Whitman & Company, 1989
So many surprises!
When I say "So many surprises," I really mean it! For example, the children find Indian artifacts, when they never thought they would. Benny and his friend found a mini-cave. I like this book because it had so many surprises!
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