Barbara Park
I grew up in Mt. Holly, New Jersey. It was a small town surrounded by farmland . . . the kind of town where you greet people by name on Main Street. It was only an hour's drive to the ocean. So every summer we spent family vacations on Long Beach ... [... more]
Random House |
Guide to Caribbean Family Vacations
 no pictures: if you're looking for those great pictures from national geographic, they are not here. the book has only 5 pictures, it's a dead waste of money from this point of view. Lotsa fun things to do: I bought this book for the cool little section [... more]
CDN$31.50
Amazon CA |
Summer Sisters
From Amazon.com: Judy Blume's Summer Sisters is ably brought to life through a spirited reading by Annabeth Gish (Mystic Pizza, Shag.) Her fresh, youthful voice captures the essence of Vix and Caitlin, two preadolescent classmates who forge a powerful [... more]
CDN$17.61
Amazon CA |
Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters
From Amazon.com: For that small but populous slice of the world reachable by radio station WOR (New York City and environs), Jean Shepherd was once a nightly fixture, back in the days when radio talk didn't shock. On the air, he would tell tales of his [... more]
CDN$16.95
Amazon CA |
The Hassle-Free Walt Disney World Vacation, 2006 Edition
Don't visit Disney w/o reading this book first!: The author really knows his way around Walt Disney World! The book is written in a concise, easy to read, entertaining manner. He gives great advice on what to see and what not to waste time on. The [... more]
CDN$19.95
Amazon CA |
BrainStrains: Power Puzzles: 240 Mind-Blowing Challenges
A great book for the entire family!: I recently picked up BrainStrains Power Puzzles, attracted first by the stunning multi-coloured illustrations on every page. It turned out to be the perfect gift for my 12-year old boy, who loves puzzles and takes the [... more]
CDN$14.95
Amazon CA |
Goode's World Atlas
this is a real atlas, not a picture book: I've been using this since the 17th edition. if you want to impress people with pretty maps, skip it. Road atlases are for family vacations. if you have a child in school, and you want to get them the best [... more]
CDN$50.12
Amazon CA |
Animal Folk Songs For Children
The best folk collection for children ever!: We were traveling for a year and this collection came with us. It was endlessly entertaining, great to sing along with, and listened to with pleasure by both kids and adults. Any folk musician interested in [... more]
CDN$25.99
Amazon CA |
The Unofficial Guide to Florida with Kids, 4th Edition
Take Pam's advice with a grain of salt!: The book provides a very thorough representation of what there is to do in Florida with children, but I found a couple of things with which I take issue. First, on page 176, Brandon's advice for Waiting Line [... more]
CDN$25.99
Amazon CA |
Developing Critical Thinkers: Challenging Adults to ...
Poor treatment of important topic: Stephen Brookfield writes 254 pages on one of the most important topic in our world and basically says nothing useful. His style is very "touchy / feely, and he writes very superfluous statements that provide [... more]
CDN$42.99
Amazon CA |
The Summer Game
best-written baseball book I have yet found: Incredibly lyrical, insightful, moving and thought-provoking book, and apparently becoming a forgotten gem. Kahn and Halbertsam are popular, but they aren't even in Angell's league (only Boswell is). Part [... more]
CDN$22.50
Amazon CA |
The Hassle-Free Walt Disney World Vacation, 2007 Edition
Don't visit Disney w/o reading this book first!: The author really knows his way around Walt Disney World! The book is written in a concise, easy to read, entertaining manner. He gives great advice on what to see and what not to waste time on. The [... more]
CDN$18.95
Amazon CA |
