The English Roses, Too Good to Be True

The entire collection of books are beautifully crafted with rhythm, visual appeal and constant surprises. The author not only seeks to educate the listener but also the reader. I have found the entire collection a joy to share and an invaluable resource to deal with life’s problems both big and small. They are easy to understand and fun to read and leave you feeling satisfied. If you love your precious ones buy these books read them out loud and talk to your child about how they feel about the experience. I can’t get enough and can’t recommend them highly enough to anyone who wants to mentor their child and add to their emotional repair kit to prepare them for some of life’s inevitable problems. I have never met the author and only bought one book at first now I have as many as I can find. Thank you for reading this review, it was a pleasure to spend the time writing it and hope it helps others to make an informed decision that’s right for them.

I would like to - again - kindly ask everyone here to review the book, not the author! I am amazed by people (I am specifically referring to two "reviews" of this book) who are willing to waste part of the precious little time they are given on this planet (and, at the same time, waste MY time as well!) by ranting about a woman they do not know and condemning her for reasons that sound an awful lot like just plain fear and hatred of women, especially those who do not conform to what they deem appropriate for women. Maybe some of us should stop obsessing about Madonna, leave the woman alone and get on with our own lives, maybe even do something productive, instead of wasting people's time with ramblings, venom and hatred. When read customer reviews, I care about the product I am thinking about purchasing and not about somebody's personal feelings about Madonna. I have read this book as well as "The English Roses" and "Mr. Peabody's Apples" and found them to be beautiful stories teaching children something useful while at the same time being fun to read - even for the adult reading them to the child!

The illustrations are beautiful, and the story is great too. I recommend the chapter books about the English Roses too.

New Kid in Town (... I think his name was Donovan ...) he lives near the airport (... La Guardia ... get it?) - is turning all the girls heads - Never in the history of the planet... (... on all 6 (7?) continents ...) has so much angst been shared amongst a bunch of 5th (6th?) grade girls - until M(r)s. Fluffer-nutter comes up with a devious plan - (... some have called it religion ...) - this is the tale of three (4?) brothers - the elder (8th grader?) has a wand..., ...the second (7th grader?) a stone, ... the third (6th grader?) - virtually invisible -- will he-who-has-no-nose beat it? -- ... it's a thriller ...

Just as good as the first one.

There isn't much more important to an aspiring reader but to hear a book they love! My 6 year old loved this book. The illustrations are tgtbt! The writing style isn't my favorite, and the story about girls fighting over a boy seems too old for her age, but my daughter seemed to think it was entirely perfect. In fact, she wants to get it for her friend as a birthday gift instead of the Bratz doll she had picked out. If a book wins out over a bratz doll, then it must be a good book:)