Cinjoella

Good things to read and create

Menu

Skip to content
  • Home

5 star books

True (…sort of) by Katherine Hannigan

True (…sort of) Katherine Hannigan 5 Stars Delly is the type of girl that always tends to get into trouble. It isn’t because she is mean and wants to make trouble. It is just that trouble seems to find her. One day when Delly wakes up she feels that she is about to get a…

September 5, 2014 in 5 star books, book discussion questions, book review, elementary school, juvenile, kids chapter book, middle school, realistic fiction.

This is a Moose by Richard T. Morris

This is a Moose Richard T. Morris illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld 5 Stars Directory Billy Waddler wants to make a documentary about a moose. He finds a good subject and starts filming. The only problem is that the moose doesn’t actually act like a moose. (Probably because the moose he is filming really wants to…

July 23, 2014 in 5 star books, animals, book review, picture books.

The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

The Watermelon Seed Greg Pizzoli 5 Stars In this fun story a gator declares his love for watermelon. The gator thinks that eating watermelon is the best thing ever. Unfortunately the gator accidentally swallows a watermelon seed. And now a watermelon is going to grow in his belly. He will have watermelon vines coming out…

March 10, 2014 in 5 star books, animals, book review, picture books.

The Storybook of Legends by Shannon Hale

The Storybook of Legends Shannon Hale 5 Stars In this fairy tale world the children of various fairy tale characters know that they will go to school and eventually grow up and take the place of their parents. So Apple White will eventually become the new Snow White. And Raven Queen will eventually become the…

January 24, 2014 in 5 star books, book discussion questions, book review, elementary school, fantasy, juvenile, middle school.

Battle Bunny

Battle Bunny Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett Pictures by Matthew Myers 5 Stars This is two stories in one. Yeah, I know. Lucky readers can read two stories without having to go to the library to get another book. It’s like a bonus story just for picking it up. So, according to the hand-written “dedication”…

December 4, 2013 in 5 star books, book review, elementary school, juvenile, kids chapter book.

Tug-of-War by John Burningham

Tug-of-War John Burningham 5 Stars Elephant isn’t very nice to Hare. Hippopotamus is just as mean when it comes to teasing Hare. Finally hare has decided he has had enough. He gets a rope and goes and challenges Elephant to a tug-of-war. Then he tells Elephant to wait until he tugs the rope. Then Hare…

October 13, 2013 in 5 star books, animals, book review, elementary school, fairy tales, juvenile, picture books, preschool.

Carnivores by Aaron Reynolds

Carnivores Aaron Reynolds Illustrated by Dan Santat Chronicle Books, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-8118-6690-3 FORMAT: Picture Book AGES: Preschool, Elementary School 5 Stars! This book is about three carnivores (a lion, a shark, and a wolf) who feel bad that everyone hates them. They have their “feelings hurt” about what the other animals say about them. They…

October 7, 2013 in 5 star books, animals, book review, elementary school, picture books, preschool.

Wonder by R. J. Palacio

Wonder R. J. Palacio Brilliance Audio, 2012 ISBN: 9781455844203 FORMAT: Audio Book AGES: Elementary School, Middle School 5 Stars I read this book as part of the 2013 YALSA The Hub Reading Challenge. So far for the challenge I have read: 26. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green 25. The Diviners by Libba…

June 20, 2013 in 5 star books, book review, elementary school, juvenile, middle school, realistic fiction, YALSA Best Books.

That is NOT a Good Idea! by Mo Willems

That is NOT a Good Idea! Mo Willems Balzer & Bray, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-06-220309-0 FORMAT: Picture Book AGES: Preschool, Elementary School 5 Stars One day a fox and a goose see each other across the street. [Yup, the goose and the fox are in a street…and they have clothes and other things that personify them.…

June 7, 2013 in 5 star books, book review, elementary school, picture books, preschool.

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

The Fault In Our Stars John Green Brilliance Audio, 2012 ISBN: 978-1-4558-6987-9 FORMAT: Audio Book AGES: Young Adult5 Stars I read this book as part of the 2013 YALSA The Hub Reading Challenge. So far for the challenge I have read: 25. The Diviners by Libba Bray 24. The Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez 23.…

June 2, 2013 in 5 star books, book review, high school, YALSA Best Books, young adult.

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Recent Posts

  • Books Where Animals Win At the End
  • Valiant by Sarah McGuire
  • Davy Crockett and the Great Mississippi Snag by Cari Meister
  • Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret by Bob Shea
  • The Titanic Disaster by Adam Stone

Recent Comments

  • Lizz on Rainbow Window Display
  • cinjoella on Rainbow Window Display
  • Lizz on Rainbow Window Display
  • Trinity on Food Story Time Science Experiment
  • Camille on PacMan Bulletin Board

Archives

Categories

  • 5 star books
  • adventure
  • animals
  • audio book
  • bed time
  • biography
  • board books
  • book award winners
  • Book Club
  • book discussion questions
  • book info
  • book lists
  • book review
  • books that changed my life
  • Bulletin boards
  • Christmas
  • cinderella
  • colors
  • cookbooks
  • counting
  • craft ideas
  • decorations and events
  • digital story time
  • display
  • dystopian
  • easy reader
  • elementary school
  • fairy tales
  • fantasy
  • food
  • ghost story
  • graphic novel
  • Halloween
  • high school
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
  • kids chapter book
  • library
  • library event
  • Life Stuff
  • literacy
  • literacy games
  • middle school
  • movie review
  • mystery
  • nature
  • nonfiction
  • numbers
  • parties
  • photography
  • picture books
  • poetry
  • preschool
  • projects
  • realistic fiction
  • robots
  • romance
  • sci-fi
  • stars
  • STEM
  • story time
  • Sunday Story
  • superheroes
  • travel
  • Uncategorized
  • vacation
  • websites
  • YALSA Best Books
  • young adult

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • WordPress.org
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Expound by Konstantin Kovshenin