Goes

Never before has the victim of child abuse told her stories through a series of poems. The poems are lyrical, yet painful. This book will help parents realize the devastating effects of child abuse and the long-reaching scars it inflicts on its victims.

This is an ideal summation on the afterlife of your beloved pet. A perfect gift to warm the heart of a grieving adult as well as a superb method of educating children. Highly recommended and proudly owned!

...and so do adults! I have bought several copies of this over the years and keep buying more because I have given so many to friends and family who loved the book too. It is not only very entertaining but can also be used in educational discussions of cultural differences. I like to use it to teach children the lesson that other people aren't wrong simply because they don't agree with you or think the same as you. You say a turkey says "gobble-gobble", I say a turkey says "buldu-buldu". Who's right? We both are!

Wilberforce rules! It is the best bok ever written. Everyone should orderit right now. It is sooooooo funny almost as funny as my ghetto girl LG. ALso everyone should tell Margaret Goden to make more Wilberforces! TWO is just not enough! WE NEED MORE. I mean seriously who doesnt like playing in a puddle, and then a lake, and then being found by grandfather. This book is so good. Everyone should read it. WILERFORCE RULES!

My daughter and I read this story every night at bedtime. We both enjoy it very much! It touches on school bullies and the fun parts about school like show and tell. It is a fun book with great illustrations. I recommend it.

PS>>> It is written by the same author that writes the Clifford series:-)

Blessings

Another winner in the "Worst" series, James Stevenson's hilarious tales of the cranky anti-Pollyanna known as "The Worst." The humor is suitable for ages 3 to 11 or so; he's one of those authors who can write to many levels (including adults). Leaving town because of a Harvest Festival next to his house, the Worst hops into his 1959 Edsel to get away it all:

"The polka band was rehearsing: When they paused, the worst stepped forward.
'Do you take requests?' said the worst.
'What would you like to hear?' said the leader.
"Total silence!' said the worst.
'I don't believe we know that one..."

After begrudgingly paying a quarter at a $2.50 toll booth ("that's an outrage"), the worst "arrives a few days later in Florida....palm trees swayed in the wind, people splashed in the surf...'I don't know how anybody can stand this place'", said the worst.

He takes the worst possible hotel ("Worstmor"; which is probably also the cheapest), and amongst the frogs and bats, the broken door, and the dirty pool, he finds someone almost as cranky as he is-A long lost relative: "Well, don't expect any special rates...just because you're a relative." As usual, the worst softens a little upon his return home, and even donates a little something to the crafts booth.

It's unfortunate that so many of Stevenson's books are out of print or difficult to find. His sly humor is accompanied by superb ink and watercolor drawings that the Worst probably wouldn't like: They're colorful and slightly whimsical. Check out some other books by the prolific Stevenson, you'll find much to love. 30 pages, with at least one drawing on each page.

My 7-year old delighted in being able to sit with his 4-year old brother and read to him the poems and discuss the illustrations. Living in Southern California does not always afford us the opportunities to see Fall leaves and Winter snow, but Winnick's book lovingly reveals those seasons' pleasures. And the brevity of the poems make the book ideal for intermediate readers.

Z goes home is a very creative book. Readers will wonder where Jon Agee comes up with his illustrations. Many will make you smile and laugh. Children and adults alike will enjoy "Z Goes Home" and many other of his works.

Lily Brewster and her brother, Robert, had lived among the idle rich until the crash of 1929. Since the onset of the Depression, both Robert and Lily have barely been eking out a living. When they receive an unexpected summons in the paper, the two journey to the property of their deceased great-uncle Horatio Brewster only to discover they have inherited his entire estate complete with stipulations. Having agreed to the conditions of the will, Robert and Lily relocate to the mansion they now call Grace and Favor cottage only to gradually find themselves embroiled in gossip surrounding Uncle Horatio's death. When it is suspected that he was murdered and another dead body is found in their home, Lily and Robert find themselves connecting the two deaths and on the hunt for the murderer.

Better known for her contemporary surburbia mysteries, Jill Churchill has struck out admirably upon a new series set in the thirties. With Robert and Lily Brewster, she has created a somewhat off-center yet engaging duo. What makes these protagonists unusual to both readers and characters in the book itself, is that Lily is clearly the brain of this outfit while Robert is deceptively indifferent. Though he does manage to surprise his sister and the other characters with his occasional insight, it is Lily who gathers the information and does most of the sleuthing. Her help, and sources, lie in the characters that live in the area and will likely recur. They include Uncle Horatio's attorney and his wife as well as Jack Summer, a struggling and earnest reporter. Anything Goes is a tightly drawn mystery that interweaves the misery of the Depression with the desperation of people struggling with its aftermath. In the ten years Robert and Lily must remain at the cottage, it can be anticipated that this team of brother and sister will come across more strange occurrences that must be solved. I look forward to joining them again.

I loved this mystery--I have read all the books in the mystery series featuring Jane Jeffry. I think this book will be the start of an interesting new series for the author. The locale and time frame are entirely different from what she has done before. It takes place in New York in the 1930's, with an interesting brother and sister combo as the main characters. Lily and Robert Brewster have fallen on hard times after the crash of 1929 and are living a very hand-to-mouth existence. They jump at the chance at going to live in their uncle's estate after his untimely death. Their living there come with certain conditions, however. By starting to fulfill these conditions, they discover that their uncle's death may not have been an accident. When they begin to ask questions about it, they find out that they may be looked on as suspects! The book was completely enjoyable and a must for those who enjoy her other mystery series.

Jill Churchill's, "Anything Goes," is the first of the "Grace and Favor" series. It is light, but it is MAGNIFICENT. Charmingly, the books in the series are named after various hit songs from the period. The series chronicles the adventures of Lily Brewster and her brother Robert as they make the transition from high-living lifestyle of the idle rich to the depths of the stockmarket ruin and father's subsequent suicide to their miraculous inheritance of the Grace and Favor mansion from a distant relative.

"Grace and Favor" refers to the house that they have renamed. Although, rather than a true "Grace and Favor Trust" - which allows tenants the use of an estate during their lifetime only -Lily and Robert will inherit the mansion and the estate if they adhere to the stipulations in their Uncle Horatio's will and reside in the small town for 10 years.

Although, on the surface this may sound hokey - "down and out kids inherit from long-lost relative" - it truly works and is believable.

It opens with Lily Brewster, hot and miserable from her bank teller's job, looking back at the lifestyle that she used to live. It is upbeat, but rather than glibbly glossing over their depression-era life, Churchill lets the reader know how Lily has nothing in common with the other tellers; how Robert's job is akin to socializing with the gang rather than confronting the reality that he now has to work as a waiter and escort to make a living; how the apartment is small with no bath tub and thin walls; and how all their family's possessions have been sold.

Churchill also doesn't tritely make life wonderful when the characters go to the Grace and Favor mansion. She depicts the sacrifices for social butterfly Robert in leaving the excitement of New York behind. It also reveals his thrill in discovering the Dusenberg Model J car that with his attention will soon be in excellent condition.

Churchill not only makes this a spiffy little mystery - she makes her characters believable in the 1930's setting.

I really enjoyed "Anything Goes." Jessica Tilles has done an outstanding job on her first book. The main character of the book Raven Ward is a scandolous woman who will stop at nothing to get her way. The book was so good I read it in one day! Ms. Tilles has hit a home run with this one. I hope she does a sequel.

"Anything definitely Goes in this Steamy novel!
Reviewer: Linda Johnson from Jackson, Mississippi
This novel was definitely a page turner. The character Raven was a sister to be reckoned with to say the least. There were so many twist and turns in this novel you couldn't start it and put it down, that was not an option. I applaud the author's boldness, and her ability to cut to the chase in this novel. Jessica's novel was featured at our book clubs kick off book discussion, each club member embraces Jessica Tilles as an author that will definitely give us a lot to discuss. We impatiently await her next novel! The 'Jackson Mississippi Readers Club'(JMRC), would like to wish the author success in her writing endeavors, and look forward to a book tour in our state.
Founder Of 'The Jackson Mississippi Readers Club'

This book kept me up late for 3 nights, I didn't want to put it down. Now I can't wait to read her next book. Jesica keep up the good work. I'm also a DC girl.