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Summary: Room on a Broom Excellent Fun!
Review: Funny, that this is the first book my husband picks up every night to read to our daughter. He asked me to buy all of her books! He loves her style and the illustrations are excellent. My daughter loves this book and it is not scary at all! Buy this book and her others you will not be disappointed!
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Summary: Wonderful rhythmic read
Review: My 1 1/2 year old loves this book, as do I. The illustrations are wonderful and it has a great rhythm for reading aloud. The story is wonderful and I plan to order more books by this author/illustrator duo. I highly recommend!
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Summary: Buyer Beware: 2 Different Book Versions
Review: My 3.5-year-old son loves this book. The illustrations are clever and charming and the simple, repetitive rhymes are perfect for young listeners. It is a joy to read aloud. It is one of my top 10 books to give as a gift. A witch and her cat are flying around and encounter three other animals that would like to know if there is room on the broom for an animal like them. The reply is always an enthusiastic "Yes!" (Now who wouldn't like a ride on a broom?) This book is generally not found on bookstore shelves because it is considered a Halloween book, but it is fun reading any time of year. After numerous renewals from the library, we purchased our own copy. (We also own and highly recommend "The Spiffiest Giant in Town.") When our Amazon ordered book came in the mail, my husband read it and noticed that his favorite line said by the dragon, "witch without fries" is not in the book! We like the original verse, "The dragon drew near with a glint in his eyes, and said, "Just this once I'll have witch without fries." That has been replaced with "The dragon drew nearer and started to drool. He said, "I won't let you go- do you think I'm a fool?" WHY??? Why are there two versions??? Are fries not politically correct? How sad. Look, I don't offer fries to my kid (and I won't eat them) but it is a funny (and more dramatic) line and it should remain in ALL copies. We are going to copy the "witch without fries" part onto a Post-it note and put it where it should be...inside the book.
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Summary: Buyer Beware: 2 Different Book Versions
Review: My 3.5-year-old son loves this book. The illustrations are clever and charming and the simple, repetitive rhymes are perfect for young listeners. It is a joy to read aloud. It is one of my top 10 books to give as a gift. A witch and her cat are flying around and encounter three other animals that would like to know if there is room on the broom for an animal like them. The reply is always an enthusiastic "Yes!" (Now who wouldn't like a ride on a broom?) This book is generally not found on bookstore shelves because it is considered a Halloween book, but it is fun reading any time of year. After numerous renewals from the library, we purchased our own copy. (We also own and highly recommend "The Spiffiest Giant in Town.") When our Amazon ordered book came in the mail, my husband read it and noticed that his favorite line said by the dragon, "witch without fries" is not in the book! We like the original verse, "The dragon drew near with a glint in his eyes, and said, "Just this once I'll have witch without fries." That has been replaced with "The dragon drew nearer and started to drool. He said, "I won't let you go- do you think I'm a fool?" WHY??? Why are there two versions??? Are fries not politically correct? How sad. Look, I don't offer fries to my kid (and I won't eat them) but it is a funny (and more dramatic) line and it should remain in ALL copies. We are going to copy the "witch without fries" part onto a Post-it note and put it where it should be...inside the book.
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Summary: Such a fun and clever book!!!!
Review: My girls, ages two and four, love this book and so do I! It's a clever rhyme and a sweet story that teaches a subtle lesson about how doing things for others can ultimately benefit oneself. I also appreciate how everything is not spelled out for the reader and there are some portions near the end that the child has to figure out. Very clever -- my favorite Halloween book this year. Nevertheless, this book is not Halloween-specific, and is definitely appropriate for any time of the year.
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Summary: Such a fun and clever book!!!!
Review: My girls, ages two and four, love this book and so do I! It's a clever rhyme and a sweet story that teaches a subtle lesson about how doing things for others can ultimately benefit oneself. I also appreciate how everything is not spelled out for the reader and there are some portions near the end that the child has to figure out. Very clever -- my favorite Halloween book this year. Nevertheless, this book is not Halloween-specific, and is definitely appropriate for any time of the year.
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Summary: Room on the Broom
Review: Our children loved this book, as did we!!! One of our all time favorites ~ and one that will be enjoyed, and cherished between Oct. 31st through Oct. 30th!!! There is nothing not to like... nothing.
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Summary: Room on the Broom
Review: This is a great book. My 1 1/2 year old loves it and my husband and I love to read it to her. It is delightful in both the verse and the illistrations. My daughter carries it about the house, sometimes she wants it to be read to her and other times she'd rather look at the pictures and read it herself. I have sent it as a gift and recomended it highly. Sometimes when my daughter is napping I pick it up and read it to myself.
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Summary: Room for one more?
Review: What a fun book for Halloween or anytime! The book offers a gentle lesson in cooperation as the animals work together to rescue their friend. (It's a dirty job, but somebody had to do it--you'll see what I mean when you read the book.) The rhymes work well for reading aloud and the vividly colored illustrations are full of details that little children will want to look at again and again. For the most part the characters are smiling (except, of course, when the dragon tries to eat the witch). Even the youngest child will not feel threatened by either the characters or the plot. I have a feeling this is going to be the featured story at my Halloween story hours this year.
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Summary: Room for one more?
Review: What a fun book for Halloween or anytime! The book offers a gentle lesson in cooperation as the animals work together to rescue their friend. (It's a dirty job, but somebody had to do it--you'll see what I mean when you read the book.) The rhymes work well for reading aloud and the vividly colored illustrations are full of details that little children will want to look at again and again. For the most part the characters are smiling (except, of course, when the dragon tries to eat the witch). Even the youngest child will not feel threatened by either the characters or the plot. I have a feeling this is going to be the featured story at my Halloween story hours this year.
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