Books I Recommend: The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

Hey, everyone! This is my 44th book recommendation. I hope you enjoy!

1. The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

2. The Life of Grant Wood by John Duggleby

3. Hungary by Richard S. Esbenshade

4. An African Princess by Lyra Edmonds

5. Hallie and the Wild Waves by Barbara Cooney

6. Moon Mother by Ed Young

7. Magic by the Lake by Edward Eager

8. Honk, Honk, Goose! by April Pulley Sayre

9. Birds of Prey by Jonathan P. Latimer and Karen Stray Nolting

10. Changes For Molly by Valerie Tripp

11. Nancy Clancy Sees the Future by Jane O’Connor

12. Secret of the Silver Key by Jane O’Connor

13. Alan Shepard by Tamra B. Orr

14. The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

15.  A Crazy Day with Cobras by Mary Pope Osborne

16. Ramona’s World by Beverly Cleary

17. Guide to Photography by Nancy Honovich

18. Belle the Birthday Fairy by Daisy Meadows

19. Henry Cicada’s Extraordinary Elktonium Escapade by David Teague

20. The Stinky Cheese Vacation by Geronimo Stilton

21. Holly the Christmas Fairy by Daisy Meadows

22. Treasure by Tennant Redbank

23. Courtney the Clownfish Fairy by Daisy Meadows

24. Whitney the Whale Fairy by Daisy Meadows

25. Thea Stilton and the Missing Myth by Geronimo Stilton

26. The Tale of Rescue by Michael J. Rosen

27. Two Times the Fun by Beverly Cleary

28. Who Was Milton Hershey? by James Buckley Jr.

29. Who Were The Beatles? by Geoff Edgers

30. Who Was Clara Barton? by Stephanie Spinner

31. Who Was Alexander Graham Bell? by Bonnie Bader

32. Who Was Maya Angelou? by Ellen Labrecque

33. Little House on Rocky Ridge by Roger Lea MacBride

34. Cody and the Mysteries of the Universe by Tricia Springstubb

35. Brother Bear by Lisa Ann Marsoli

36. I Wonder Where Butterflies Go In Winter by Molly Marr

37. Who Is Michelle Obama? by Megan Stine

38. Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

39. Million Dots by Andrew Clements

40. Papa and the Pioneer Quilt by Jean Van Leeuwen

41. Julio’s Magic by Arthur Dorros

42. One City, Two Brothers by Chris Smith

43. Dinosaur Disaster by Geronimo Stilton

44. You’re Mine, Captain! by Geronimo Stilton

45. Thea and the Great Tulip Heist by Geronimo Stilton

46. Alien Escape by Geronimo Stilton

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Rainbow Love

Hey, everyone! This story is about rainbows and love. I hope you enjoy!

Once there lived 2 rainbows who didn’t want to separate for the love of nature. Their names were Candy Rainbow and Princess Rainbow. One day, Candy Rainbow was accidentally separated from Princess. What they didn’t know was the Nature fairy had split them in half.

Candy desperately looked for Princess but there was no sign of her. Meanwhile, Princess was where Candy wasn’t. She was anxious to find him but the Nature fairy wouldn’t let her. Candy got up to ask the Nature Fairy. What the fairy said, “No, I haven’t seen her. I didn’t separate you.”

Candy thought the fairy was being suspicious. Princess started suspecting the fairy. After a year past, they accidentally ran into each other. When the fairy found out, she was furious.

The fairy decided to put Princess invisible so she couldn’t be seen when they bumped into each other. Candy tried to explain to the Nature fairy that rainbow magic was more powerful than fairy magic. Since the nature fairy wouldn’t listen, Candy decided to show her what he tried to explain.

So his plan was to use his magic and power to get Princess out of the invisible world. So when Princess saw he was stretching out to use his power, she decided to reach over and touch his stretched arc. Candy felt lighter somehow but he didn’t know how.

Suddenly the invisible spell broke. The fairy was shocked at what happened but the fairy had to vanish. “It was me who helped you, Candy”, said Princess softly. “Thank you, Princess!” and the rainbows’ love was returned.

Princess thought if people saw them, it would be easier to have 1 rainbow be invisible. Princess decided to go invisible but Candy was able to see her. Every once in awhile, Princess appeared behind Candy. That is why some people see double or triple rainbows.

Bright rainbow!

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The Last Cookie: What Bellina and Mermaidia Will Do Next

Hey, everyone! The final part of The Last Cookie was delayed because I forgotten until Friday. So here it is:

Mermaidia sat down with Bellina. While Mermaidia and Bellina were eating their half of a cookie, they began to talk. Here is one of the things Mermaidia said, “I waited 108 hours to find out whether you would say yes.”

After they were done talking, they went to bed. When they woke up in the morning, they were very proud. After that, when they wanted a cookie they used the technique that Mermaidia used. You can use this very technique.

This is the end of part 4. Tune in for more stories, facts, photos, and more! Go to Camilla’s, Thomas’s, and Team TLC’s blog here.

Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookie!

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Emotions For Animals: Love as Chimpanzees

Hey, everyone! (I know this edition was a little late). Welcome back to this week’s edition of Emotions For Animals! This time, it’s Chimps (also known as Chimpanzees). I hope you enjoy!

Chimp love is almost like a person love. They kiss, embrace, hug, talk and, groom. Are you wondering how much chimps are like people? (Visit the next paragraph to find out).

People love is basically kissing, hugging, talking, kind teasing, and living together. If you’re a kid, it’s usually a bit more filtered than your parent(s). They will tuck you in, brush your hair, brush your teeth, floss your teeth, take your clothes off, reading to you, and put on clothes.

How To Feel (or Be) Loved: 

Initiate meaningful conversations: Create bonds or relationships is the first step in being deeply loved.

You can do  this with anyone at almost any time simply by asking about the other person, fully listening to what they have to say, and then finding common ground. Some people might choose to shut down but it may be worth the riskiness of feeling powerless to find people who won’t shut down.

Open up your love value: Like a heart keeps blood from flowing backward, the love value blocks the flow of energy in your given influence. Come into the moment, take the pressure off the situation, and avoid the urge to fill silences with chatter. Instead, picture the interaction as something cyclical in nature, where there’s a balance of sharing and listening, giving and receiving.

When we clear the mental clutter and allow this type of flow, we are in essence choosing to be love.

Change your beliefs about the world and love:

If you tell yourself that people don’t care, you’ll put that energy into the world and then easily find evidence to back it up. If you tell yourself you’ll never experience love, you’ll create mental barriers and then subconsciously repel it. Tell yourself a different story from this paragraph: There’s a lot of love in the world, there’s plenty to go around, you deserve it, and it’s coming to you every day.

Love Yourself: Don’t say judgemental things or say bad things about yourself.

Chimp love!

I hope you enjoyed! Tune in this week for the next Emotions With Animals blog post. Also don’t forget to check out Camilla’s blog for more love themed blog posts.

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Books I Recommend: Buffalo Bird Girl by S. D. Nelson

Hey, everyone! This is my 44th book recommendation. I hope you enjoy!

1. Buffalo Bird Girl by S. D. Nelson

2. Jack by Tomie DePaola

3. Welcome to Kit’s World by Harriet Brown

4. Dancing Shoes by Noel Streatfield

5. Ruby the Red Fairy by Daisy Meadows

6. Ava the Sunset Fairy by Daisy Meadows

7. Delicious by Susan Goldman Rubin

8. Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary

9. The Highest and Lowest by Katie Marsico

10. Florence the Friendship Fairy by Daisy Meadows

11. Wild Boy by Mary Losure

12. Wyoming by G.S. Prentzas

13. Montana by R. Conrad Stein

14. J. K. Rowling by Victoria Peterson Hilleque

15.  My Book of Birds by Geraldo Valério

16. Lives of the Writers by Kathleen Krull

17. The Greatest Treasure by Demi

18. The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy

19. Colorado by Barbara A. Somervill

20. Ohio by Darlene R. Stille

21. Talking With Tebé by Mary E. Lyons

22. Girls Think of Everything by Catherine Thimmesh

23. Nelson Mandela by Beatrice Gormley

24. Nobel’s Women of Peace by Michelle Benjamin and Maggie Mooney

25. Modern Art Adventures by Maja Pitamic and Jill Laidlaw

26. Humidity by Kristin Schuetz

27. Diana, Princess of Wales by Beatrice Gormley

28. The Ghost Wind Stallion by Emma Carlson Berne

29. The Trouble Begins At 8 by Sid Fleischman

30. Oprah Winfrey by Ilene Cooper

31. Clara Schumann by Susanna Reich

32. Name That Style by Bob Raczka

33.  Drawing From Memory by Allen Say

34. Polar Bear, Arctic Hare by Eileen Spinelli

35. Mallards by Margaret Hall

36. Native American Rock Art by Yvette La Pierre

37. Regarding The Bees by Kate Klise

38. Fair Weather by Richard Peck

39. Temperature by Kristin Schuetz

40. The Netherlands by Martin Hintz

41. Having Fun With Hair Feathering by Dana Meachen Rau

42. Scott of the Antarctic by Evelyn Dowdeswell, Julian Dowdeswell, and Angela Seddon

43. Mother’s Day Crafts by Arlene and Herbert Erlbach

44. Oregon by Deborah Kent

45. Louisiana by Allison Lassieur

Books I Recommend: The Biggest Snowball Ever! by John Rogan

Hey, everyone! This is my 43rd book recommendation. I hope you enjoy!

1. The Biggest Snowball Ever! by John Rogan

2. Gifts of the Heart by Patricia Polacco

3. For the Love of Autumn by Patricia Polacco

4. The Art of Miss Chew by Patricia Polacco

5. The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco

6. Abstract Expressionism by Richard Spilsbury

7.  Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

8.  Where Is Mount Everest? by Nico Medina

9. Here And Now by Michael Bond

10. Where Is Mount Rushmore? by True Kelley

11. Where Is the White House? by Megan Stine

12. Scarlett the Garnet Fairy by Daisy Meadows

13. What Was D-Day? by Patricia Brennan Demuth

14. Electric Storm by Anne Capeci

15. The California Current by Stan Ulanski

16. The Warm Place by Nancy Farmer

17. Hayley the Rain Fairy by Daisy Meadows

18. Sir Francis Drake and the Struggle for an Ocean Empire by Alice Smith Duncan

19. Wilhelm Roentgen and the Discovery of X Rays by Kimberly Garcia

20. Juliet the Valentine Fairy by Daisy Meadows

27. Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne

28.  Sophie the Sapphire Fairy by Daisy Meadows

29. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

30. Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren

31. Jade the Disco Fairy by Daisy Meadows

32. Afternoon on the Amazon by Mary Pope Osborne

33. The Lincoln Project by Dan Gutman

34. The Boy On The Wooden Box by Leon Leyson with Mary J. Harran and Elisabeth B. Leyson

35. Crystal the Snow Fairy by Daisy Meadows

36. Stella the Star Fairy by Daisy Meadows

37.  Luna and The Well of Secrets by J. H. Sweet

38.  Spectacles by Ellen Raskin

39. Pax by Sara Pennypacker

40. Ballet Stories by Noel Streatfeild

41. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

42. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

43. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

44. Greenling by Levi Pinfold

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Books I Recommend: Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell

Hey, everyone! This is my 43rd book recommendation. I hope you enjoy!

1. Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell

2. Dorothea Dix by Barbara Wineman

3. Mary Cassatt by Cos Ferrara

4. Bag in the Wind by Ted Kooser

5. The Piano by William Miller

6. Painting the Wild Frontier by Susanna Reich

7. Frightful’s Daughter Meets The Baron Weasel by Jean Craighead George

8.  My Penguin Osbert by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

9. Song Lee And The “I Hate You” Notes by Suzy Kline

10.  Who Was William Shakespeare? by Celeste Davidson Mannis

11.  Who Was Nelson Mandela? by Pam Pollock and Meg Belviso

12. Who Was Blackbeard? by James Buckley Jr.

13. Who Was Mark Twain? by April Jones Prince

14. Who Was Roberto Clemente? by James Buckley Jr.

15.  Just Grace and the Super Sleepover by Charise Mericle Harper

16. Buddha by Demi

17. You Can Do It! by Jacqueline A. Ball

18. Who Stole Mona Lisa? by Ruthie Knapp

19. Babushka’s Doll by Patricia Polacco

20. Night of the New Magicians by Mary Pope Osborne

21. Rebecca Goes To The Movies by Jacqueline Dembar Greene

22. Little Author in the Big Woods by Yona Zeldis McDonough

23. Dian Fossey by Robin S. Doak

24. Iceland by Barbara A. Somervill

25.  Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson

26. James and the Giant Peach by Ronald Dahl

27. Because Of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea

28. Sway by Amber McRee Turner

29. Mae Jemison by Magdalena Alagna

30. The Flame Trees Of Thika by Elspeth Huxley

31. Lavender’s Midsummer Mix-Up by Kay Woodward

32. A Promising Day by S.R. Baecker

33. Over Under in the Garden by Pat Schories

34. The Princess And The God by Doris Orgel

35. Poem Speaks Who I Am by Elise Paschen

36. Ariel’s Dolphin Adventure by Lyra Spenser

37. Snow White’s New Friend by Lara Bergen

38. Fancy Nancy and the Wedding of the Century by Jane O’Connor

39. How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham

40. Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words From Accessories to Zany by Jane O’Connor

41. Goodbye, Havana! Hola, New York! by Edie Colón

42. The Sand Castle Contest by Sonali Fry

43. New Mexico by Michael Burgan

Books I Recommend: The Castle Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Hey, everyone! This is 42nd book recommendation list. I hope you enjoy!

1. The Castle Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

2. Stephen Hawking by Mary-Lane Kamberg

3. George and the Big Bang by Lucy and Stephen Hawking

4. The Woodshed Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

5. Who Was Lloyd Wright? by Ellen Labrecque

6. The Polar Piper by Erica David

7. Confetti Girl by Diana Lòpez

8. Lea and Camila by Lisa Yee and Kellen Hertz

9. Unicorns? Get Real! by Kathryn Lasky

10. The Donkey’s Christmas Song by Nancy Tafuri

11. Clara Barton by Stephen Krensky

12. True Colors by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock

13.  Who Is Gloria Steinem? by Sarah Fabiny

14. Who Was Jacques Cousteau? by Nico Medina

15. Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? by Margaret Frith

16. Who Was Theodore Roosevelt? by Michael Burgan

17. Who Was King Tut? by Roberta Edwards

18. Who Was Harriet Tubman? by Yona Zeldis McDonough

19. Who Was Ronald Reagan? by Joyce Wilson

20. Who Was Rosa Parks? by Yona Zeldis McDonough

21. Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader

22. Who Was Louis Braille? by Margaret Frith

23. Who Was Woodrow Wilson? by Margaret Frith

24. New Mexico by Christina Leaf

25. Between Two Worlds by Barbara Mitchell

26.  Ballerina Dreams by Michaela and Elaine DePrince

30. The Treasure of the Viking Ship by Thea Stilton

31. The Perfect Match by E. D. Baker

32. Dragon Stories by Margaret Clark

33. Rose at Rocky Ridge by Roger Lea MacBride

34. Rose and Alva by Roger Lea Macbride

35.  What Was Woodstock? by Joan Holub

36. Keira the Movie Star Fairy by Daisy Meadows

39. The Dog That Dug For Dinosaur Bones by Shirley Raye Redmond

40. Cleopatra by Susan Blackaby

41. Nellie Bly by Stephen Krensky

42. Flora and Tiger by Eric Carle

Books I Recommend: The Third Journey Through Time by Geronimo Stilton

Hey, everyone! This is my 41st book recommendation. I hope you enjoy!

1. The Race Against Time by Geronimo Stilton

2. Thea and the Chocolate Sabotage by Geronimo Stilton

3. The Icing on the Cupcake by Coco Simon

4. Aisha the Princess and The Pea Fairy by Daisy Meadows

5. Eleanor the Snow White Fairy by Daisy Meadows

6. Faith the Cinderella Fairy by Daisy Meadows

7. What Goes Up Must Come Down by Anne Mazer

8. The Stolen Sapphire by Sarah Masters Buckley

9. The Blossoming Universe Of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods

10. The Heaven Fell by Carolyn Marsden

11. The Jade Dragon by Carolyn Marsden and Virginia Shin-Mui Loh

12. Thea and the Tropical Treasure by Geronimo Stilton

13. Encyclopedia Brown Takes The Cake by Donald J. Sobol and Glenn Andrews

14. The Case of the Disappearing Dinosaur by James Preller

15. Just Behave, Pablo Picasso! by Jonah Winter

16. Anklet for a Princess by Lila Mehta

17. Just Because by Rebecca Elliott

18. Mountain Wedding by Faye Gibbons

19. If I Never Forever Endeavor by Holly Meade

20. Cèzanne and the Apple Boy by Laurence Anholt

21. Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan

22. Shirley Temple by John Bankston

23. Wilma Rudolph by Victoria Sherrow

24. Horrible Harry and the Goog by Suzy Kline

25. The Make-a-Pet Mystery by Carolyn Keene

26. Jazz by Walter Dean Myers

27. Seeing Red by Katherine Erskine

28. The Mystery Of The Lost Village by Gertrude Chandler Warner

29. Dark Emperor and Other Poems by Joyce Sidman

30. Blossom the Flower Fairy by Daisy Meadows

31. ‘Tis the Season by Ann M. Martin

32. George’s Secret Key To The Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking

33. Who Was Claude Monet? by Ann Waldron

34. Who Was Albert Einstein? by Jess Brallier

35. Who Was Sally Ride? by Megan Stine

36. Who Was Ernest Shackleton? by James Buckley Jr.

37. Who Was Maurice Sendak? by Janet B. Pascal

38. Who Was Isaac Newton? by Janet B. Pascal

39. House of the Red Fish by Graham Salisbury

40. George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt by Lucy and Stephen Hawking

41. Surprise Island by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Books I Recommend: When Turtle Grew Feathers by Tim Tingle

Hey, everyone! This is my 40th book recommendation. I hope you enjoy!

1. When Turtle Grew Feathers by Tim Tingle

2. Helen Keller’s Best Friend Belle by Holly M. Barry

3. Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker by Lynda Jones

4. My Father’s Shop by Satomi Ichikawa

5. King Solomon and the Bee by Dalia Hardof Renberg

6. Hili and the Magic Stew by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim

7. The First Drawing by Mordicai Gerstein

8. Stars Above Us by Geoffrey Norman

9. The Hand Of Zeus by Katerina and Aegea Barclay

10. This Big Sky by Pat Mora

11. The Abacus Contest by Priscilla Wu

12. Pocahontas by Caryn Jenner

13. Michelangelo by Mike Venezia

14. Encyclopedia Brown Keeps The Peace by Donald J. Sobol

15. Marie Antoinette by Jane Bingham

16. Who Is Jeff Kinney? by Patrick Kinney

17. Who Was Sitting Bull? by Stephanie Spinner

18. Mystery of the Fallen Treasure by Gertrude Chandler Warner

19. Who Was Neil Armstrong? by Roberta Edwards

20. Who Was Charles Dickens? by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso

21. Today At The Blue-bird Café by Deborah Ruddell

22. A Blue Butterfly by Bijou Le Tord

23. Weslandia by Paul Fleischman

24. Isabelle by Laurence Yep

25. The Jellyfish Season by Mary Downing Hahn

26. Flutter by Erin E. Moulton

27. The Mystery of the Pirate’s Map by Gertrude Chandler Warner

28. Angels and Other Strangers by Katherine Paterson

29. Who Was Andy Warhol? by Kristen Anderson

30. Paddington on Screen by Michael Bond

31. Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? by Sydelle Kramer

32. Who Is Muhammed Ali? by James Buckley Jr.

33. Who Was Susan Anthony? by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso

34. The Popularity Spell by Toni Gallagher

35. Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Mission by Geronimo Stilton

36. Who Is Steven Spielberg? by Stephanie Spinner

37. Dance Off by Carolyn Keene

38. The Dog Gone Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

39. Boris by Cynthia Rylant

40. The Quilt by Gary Paulsen

41. Bluefish by Pat Schmatz

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