Festivals Books

I have owned this book since the second annual Asparagus Festival when I volunteered at a booth in Asparagus Alley. I am constantly being asked for recipes I make from the book. As a parent, it is also nice to have recipes for asparagus that my son will request.

This book is really a value for its small size and small price. It was originally sold at the Stockton Asparagus Festival. The book contains many recipies from the Festival's Asparagus Food Alley as well as past winners in the ongoing recipe contast. Recipes range from soups, through main dishes, and on to breads and desserts. I highly recommend it for personal use or a small gift to the cook who has everything. If only it were 100 pages longer...I do love asparagus!!

This book was originally published in 1940 and the end notes tell us that it was the last one written by Jean de Brunhoff before his untimely death at age 37. The story and line drawings were finished but the illustrations still needed to be colored. Jean's brother took care of that with the help of Jean's son who was only 12 years old when his father died. I like the fact that Jean's son had a hand in the coloring of this wonderful story of a father's love and special efforts on behalf of his children at Christmastime.
This book has all the lively and humorous characteristics of the other Babar the Elephant stories, the brightly colored, warm and friendly drawings of our beloved elephant royalty, the antics and adventures of the elephants themselves and of course, our hero, King Babar once again, saving the day, in this book, a most important day, Christmas!
Arthur, Pom, Flora and Alexander, the royal elephant children , together with their monkey pal, Zephir, write Father Christmas a wish list letter and are disappointed when they don't get a reply. This ultimately leads to Babar's realization that the Elephants' Country needs to be included in Santa's regular route, so he goes to heroic lengths to make his childrens' wishes come true. Babar and Father Christmas become fast friends and Father Christmas even gets to take a much needed rest in the tropical climate of Babar's country. The way de Brunhoff has drawn Father Christmas is quirky and jolly and rather different from the image we have of him today but entirely captures the essence of this wonderful holiday icon. If you have loved other Babar stories or if this is your first, you are sure to love it and make it a part of your Christmas tradition.

Babar and Father Christmas is such a wondeerful Christmas Story. Santa Claus Gave us a copy for christmas a long time ago. In this book, Babar's Children heard about father christmas from somebody. They write him a letter and ask him to come to Celestesville. Father Christmas forgot to write back, so King Babar goes to man's country and looks for him, finally finds him at the north pole. We want to buy a copy as a gift. Please ask the publisher to reprint it.

Kids love this one. The illustrations are wonderful and bright and it contains all the most popular children's Bible songs that are easy for kids to memorize and sing. They also like to open and close the little clasp in the middle of the book. Highly recommend!

This is a wonderfully constructed carry along book for children.
With it's own little snap and handle they can bring it with them with ease. Colorful cover and durable, this book will last a long time.
Inside we find the words to many of the bible songs children love to learn, such as, " Jesus Loves Me," and "Kum Ba Yah."
The illustrations are very colorful and flow nicely with the words.A great way to teach your little one the songs that praise their Savior.
It is a beautiful work and I highly recommend it.
Shirley Johnson

The book is delightful. I have a 17 month old grandson who sits very attentively when I read it to him. He brings it by the handle and asks me to read it over and over. Well done.

I have been reading books to my 6 month old baby since he was about 3 months old. He absolutely loves it!

It's such a truly beautiful book; the artwork and the storyline are really well done. Our book has now become a family heirloom; we took it the Nutcracker Ballet performance and had all the dancers autograph it. Everyone wanted to know where I had gotten this book! It comes with a slick cover jacket that can really take a beating, and the book is large sized to make it really easy to read to several children at once. Bought several to give as Christmas gifts for fellow ballet class attendees with my daughter. That went over like gangbusters!!

My mom bought this book for my 2 yr old daughter & she LOVES it! She carries it around with her. She has the movie but it would not be necessary. Any child that likes Barbie would love this book. The pictures are very pretty & the reading is not so overwhelming that a young child gets bored. A very good book especially if you'd like to "sneak" a book in with all the X-mas toys.

What do you do on Halloween? Well if you want to know what the Doomsday family does then read Bat Bones and Spider Stew written by Michelle Poploff.

In the book there is a little boy named Henry. Henry gets hiccups whenever he is nervous. He has a new friend named Artie. Artie lives on Hollows Hill but people call it Haunted Hill. They call it Haunted Hill because they celebrate Halloween very spookily and the hill they live on looks very scary.

If you want to read this book then go to your local library. READ IT!!

Dedicated to my parents, my Aunts, my Uncles, my Grandparents, my Cousins, and my Brother.

Bat Bones and Spider Stew was great reading for my 8 year old son. The book is chock full of kid friendly jokes about ghouls, ghosts, and goblins. I would recommend any kid to follow the adventures of Henry Hooper & friends as they make their way through Halloween.

This book was really funny. Charlie Brown, Lucy and Snoopy are probably the best charaters.

Pretty much the same as the special,(except for the Pawpet Show),
Charlie Brown waits for valentines with pie in the sky hopes. Snoopy makes a music box out of paper, while Sally makes a diamond and a club, and Charlie Brown watches his "something that is very nice" fall apart.

My son is 2 yrs. old. He absolutely loved this book. He carried it around for days. Even though it says the reading level is higher we can make it all the way through it at least once. The pages are very brightly colored and inviting. My son has a blast trying to find all the flaps to lift.

Our 2 year old niece is getting Bear's Berry Christmas book from us this Christmas. Bear and his friends are already favorites of hers, and this book brings a seasonal adventure to life for her to learn and enjoy. She loves interactive books and will eagerly anticipate what she will find underneath each flap -- and this book contains 52 flaps! It combines holiday traditions with a lesson of the real spirit of Christmas. Bear, Teelo, Ojo, Pip & Pop decorate the tree, wrap gifts, bake cookies and share the importance of spending time with old friends and giving to others. I don't know if a 2 year old will get all of the lessons out of this book, but I do know that Kelsey will read it over and over and each time learn something new. This is a great interactive book with sturdy cardboard pages to last for years to come.

Nice story for kids at christmas. Suitable for 3 years and over. My 18 month old didnt get it but she is crazy about the bear in the big blue house

Christmas is coming to the Big Blue House, but it seems like the minds of our friends Tutter, Ojo, Treelo and Pip and Pop just aren't on the holidays. They keep stealing glances out the window and are kinda sad because it's dry and windy outside and there's no snow.

Bear helps them all to see that even without snow, it's the holiday spirit that truly makes Christmas great. Another wonderful, and original, "Bear in the Big Blue House" story. The characters look like they do on the TV show, but the rest of the illustrations are original and done by a veteran pro at illustrating Muppet books --- Tom Brannon.

Here it is, October, and my children are begging me to read from "The Beasts of Bethlehem". Even though the poems don't follow a typical children's poem meter, they love it just the same. They enjoy picking out their "favorite" animals and having me read that animal's poem. Wonderful book!!

Enthralling poems for young and old. You are touched, amused, startled, and may be moved to tears at the musings of the beasts who witness the birth of the Babe.