Kids Read, Too!
Sometimes, TRT has the chance to read books geared towards younger
readers.  We've decided that we're doing you a disservice by not reviewing
these titles -- after all, young readers are the ones who grow up to be teen
readers!  We're setting out to remedy that with our new
Kids Read, Too!
section, which will feature reviews of picture books, leveled readers, and
short chapter books.  We want
every child to grow up as a book lover, and
we're determined to make that a reality!

Reviews are in alphabetical order.
**Titles in
italics have been given the Gold Star Award for Excellence.
THE ADVENTURES OF SIR LANCELOT THE GREAT by Gerald Morris
ALPHABETTER by Dan Bar-El & Graham Ross
ALVIN HO: ALLERGIC TO GIRLS, SCHOOL, AND OTHER SCARY THINGS
by Lenore Look


BIG AND BAD by Etienne Delessert
BISCUIT'S PET & PLAY CHRISTMAS by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
THE BOOK OF TIME OUTS by Deb Lucke
BOUNCING BUNNIES by Emma Books, Ltd.
BOW-WOW ATTRACTS OPPOSITES
by Mark Newgarden & Megan Montague Cash
BOW-WOW HEARS THINGS
by Mark Newgarden & Megan Montague Cash


CAPTAIN BOB SETS SAIL by Roni Schotter
CAPTAIN BOB TAKES FLIGHT by Roni Schotter
CARL THE CHRISTMAS CARP by Ian & Vladyana Krykorka
CHRISTMAS USA by Mary D. Lankford
COOL ZONE WITH THE PAIN & THE GREAT ONE by Judy Blume
CURIOUS YOU: ON YOUR WAY! by H. A. Rey


DAD, ARE YOU THE TOOTH FAIRY? by Jason Alexander
DORA'S "I LOVE YOU" BOOK by Lara Bergen
DUCK & GOOSE by Tad Hills
DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE by Tad Hills


EIGHT LITTLE PONIES by Namrata Tripathi
EVERY YEAR ON YOUR BIRTHDAY by Rose Lewis


THE FAMILY BOOK by Todd Parr


GODSPEED, JOHN GLENN by Richard Hilliard


HURRY, FREEDOM by Freida Wishinsky


I LOVE YOU LIKE CRAZY CAKES by Rose Lewis
IT'S OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT by Todd Parr


JOUSTING WITH JESTERS by Martin Springett
JUST A SNOWY DAY by Mercer Mayer


LILLY TAKES THE LEAD by Brenda Bellingham
LUCKY MONKEY, UNLUCKY MONKEY by James Kaczman


MADAM PRESIDENT by Lane Smith
MAMA, WHERE ARE YOU? by Diane Muldrow
A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS by Mary Engelbreit
MERRY UN-CHRISTMAS by Mike Reiss
MY MOM LOVES ME MORE THAN SUSHI by Filomena Gomes


THE NINE LIVES OF DUDLEY DOG by John & Ann Hassett


O'SHAUGHNESSEY: A BOY AND HIS LEPRECHAUN by Jeremy McGuire


PEANUT-BUTTER PILGRIMS by Judy Delton
PRINCESS BABY by Karen Katz
PROBUDITI! by Chris Van Allsburg


RAISIN AND GRAPE by Tom Amico & James Proimos


A SACK FULL OF FEATHERS by Debby Waldman & Cindy Revell
SCARECROW FINDS A FRIEND by Blume Rifken
SECRET OF THE DANCE by Andrea Spalding & Alfred Scow
SILENT NIGHT by Josef Mohr
SMITTEN by David Gordon
THE SOCCER MOM FROM OUTER SPACE by Barney Saltzberg
SPLAT THE CAT by Rob Scotton
SUPER MOVE, MORGAN by Ted Staunton


TERA'S DAWN by Susan K. Schank
THAT CRAZY BARB'RA by Milton Schafer


UNICORN RACES by Stephen J. Brooks


VOTE! by Eileen Christelow


WATCHERS by W. Lyon Martin
WE BELONG TOGETHER by Todd Parr
WELL DONE, WORM! by Kathy Cable
WHAT'S UP, DUCK? by Tad Hills
WHEN RUBY TRIED TO GROW CANDY by Valorie Fisher


YOUNG MACDONALD by David Milgrim