Changes for Molly: A Winter Story (American Girls Collection)
by Valerie TrippEdition: Hardcover
Price: $11.01
Availability: In Stock
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A Wonderful Change
August 30, 2008
Changes for Molly
Molly McIntire and her friends, Linda and Susan, are trying out to be Miss Victory, in their big dance program. Molly practices every day, and thinks she has a pretty good chance for the most important part. She is worried that she won't look pretty with her hair "as straight as sticks". Linda and Susan have an idea to help Molly. They put their money together to buy a home permanent. The girls hide out in Molly's garage to begin the perm. Molly finds out at the last minute, her friend Susan doesn't really know how to roll a perm. She has seen someone with a perm before, but it couldn't be that hard.
Molly's family gets news that her father will be coming home from the war. This makes Molly even more determined to get the part of Miss Victory, and to show her father how grown-up she has become, while he was away.
My daughter Karen saved her own money to buy her 18 inch, Molly, American Girl doll. She enjoyed endless hours reading the American Girl books, and playing with her two cousins who had Kirsten and Samantha dolls.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood
author: Through the Rug
Through The Rug 2: Follow That Dog (Through the Rug)
Stowaway, The San Francisco Adventures of Sara, the Pineapple Cat
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Molly Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girls Collection)
Molly Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girls Collection)
by Valerie Tripp
Amazon.com
Edition: Hardcover
Price: $12.95
An American Story
August 30, 2008
In 1944, during World War 2, loved ones were away fighting the war, gas was rationed and families couldn't travel far. They saved their gas for necessary trips. Families couldn't even see their relatives during the holidays.
In 1944-1945 it was common for parents to send their children to summer camp. The children could get away from the stress of everyday life, and enjoy the outdoors.
Molly and her friends Linda and Susan are very excited to go to camp Go-on-Again. They have many challenges to learn at camp. Molly finds that she is very afraid of swimming underwater. Susan is having difficulty paddling a canoe, and Linda is afraid of bugs. When the camp girls are divided into teams and challenged to capture the flag, Susan and Molly are placed in a canoe together. Susan has difficulty rowing and she loses her ore, when both girls reach for the ore, the canoe tips over, causing the girls to dunk under water.
Molly and Susan reach shore, only to find that their whole team has been captured by the other team, and the jailer is their own best friend, Linda.
Will Molly and Susan get away? Will Linda capture her own best friends? How can Molly and Susan rescue their whole team? Will the girls ever be able to resume their friendship?
My daughter Karen enjoyed dressing her Molly doll in her camp Go-on-Again outfit, with a white blouse, red shorts and a blue neck scarf.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood
author: Through the Rug
Through The Rug 2: Follow That Dog (Through the Rug)
Stowaway, the San Francisco Adventures of Sara, the Pineapple Cat
by Valerie Tripp
Amazon.com
Edition: Hardcover
Price: $12.95
An American Story
August 30, 2008
In 1944, during World War 2, loved ones were away fighting the war, gas was rationed and families couldn't travel far. They saved their gas for necessary trips. Families couldn't even see their relatives during the holidays.
In 1944-1945 it was common for parents to send their children to summer camp. The children could get away from the stress of everyday life, and enjoy the outdoors.
Molly and her friends Linda and Susan are very excited to go to camp Go-on-Again. They have many challenges to learn at camp. Molly finds that she is very afraid of swimming underwater. Susan is having difficulty paddling a canoe, and Linda is afraid of bugs. When the camp girls are divided into teams and challenged to capture the flag, Susan and Molly are placed in a canoe together. Susan has difficulty rowing and she loses her ore, when both girls reach for the ore, the canoe tips over, causing the girls to dunk under water.
Molly and Susan reach shore, only to find that their whole team has been captured by the other team, and the jailer is their own best friend, Linda.
Will Molly and Susan get away? Will Linda capture her own best friends? How can Molly and Susan rescue their whole team? Will the girls ever be able to resume their friendship?
My daughter Karen enjoyed dressing her Molly doll in her camp Go-on-Again outfit, with a white blouse, red shorts and a blue neck scarf.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood
author: Through the Rug
Through The Rug 2: Follow That Dog (Through the Rug)
Stowaway, the San Francisco Adventures of Sara, the Pineapple Cat
The Pirateology Handbook: A Course in Pirate Hunting
The Pirateology Handbook: A Course in Pirate Hunting
(Ologies)
by William Captain LubberEdition: Hardcover
Price: $9.45
Availability: In Stock
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A Pirate's Life For Me!
August 26, 2008
The Pirateology Handbook
This is a complete handbook, for a boy who wants to be a pirate hunter. The book is setup like a ships log or diary, with a hard cover and a wire binding.
Captain William Lubber gives details on his mate's jobs aboard a ship, from cabin boy all the way up to captain.
Captain Lubber tells the boy everything he needs to know, from memorizing the flags of different pirate ships, to how to recognize the ship bells. He tells the cabin boy: four bells is six o'clock in the morning, and time for a cabin boy to report to duty.
At the end of every chapter, the captain gives an assignment: copy the map and learn the main islands, or, learn the knots needed on board a pirate ship. A cabin boy will also learn the parts of the ship.
The office of Cabin Boy, Able Seaman, The office of Bo'sun, and the rank of Captain are all outlined. Until a boy reaches the office of Able Seaman, he is not entitled to any of the treasure, taken by a pirate ship. Captain Lubbor outlines the pay scale on a pirate ship and lets a boy know that there are no slackers.
This is great book for any boy who is interested in pirates. He will learn about notorious pirates along the way, and how they met their fate. He will also learn about famous pirate ships, and where they sailed.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood
author: Through the Rug
Through The Rug 2: Follow That Dog (Through the Rug)
Stowaway, The San Francisco Adventures of Sara, the Pineapple Cat
(Ologies)
by William Captain LubberEdition: Hardcover
Price: $9.45
Availability: In Stock
41 used & new from $5.99
A Pirate's Life For Me!
August 26, 2008
The Pirateology Handbook
This is a complete handbook, for a boy who wants to be a pirate hunter. The book is setup like a ships log or diary, with a hard cover and a wire binding.
Captain William Lubber gives details on his mate's jobs aboard a ship, from cabin boy all the way up to captain.
Captain Lubber tells the boy everything he needs to know, from memorizing the flags of different pirate ships, to how to recognize the ship bells. He tells the cabin boy: four bells is six o'clock in the morning, and time for a cabin boy to report to duty.
At the end of every chapter, the captain gives an assignment: copy the map and learn the main islands, or, learn the knots needed on board a pirate ship. A cabin boy will also learn the parts of the ship.
The office of Cabin Boy, Able Seaman, The office of Bo'sun, and the rank of Captain are all outlined. Until a boy reaches the office of Able Seaman, he is not entitled to any of the treasure, taken by a pirate ship. Captain Lubbor outlines the pay scale on a pirate ship and lets a boy know that there are no slackers.
This is great book for any boy who is interested in pirates. He will learn about notorious pirates along the way, and how they met their fate. He will also learn about famous pirate ships, and where they sailed.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood
author: Through the Rug
Through The Rug 2: Follow That Dog (Through the Rug)
Stowaway, The San Francisco Adventures of Sara, the Pineapple Cat
Happy Birthday, Molly-- American Girl's Collection
Happy Birthday, Molly
American Girls Collection)
by Valerie Tripp
Edition: Hardcover
Price: $12.95
Amazon.com
A Birthday To Remember,
August 26, 2008
Happy Birthday, Molly
Molly McIntire is having a birthday. Birthdays were very special during World War 2, since sugar was rationed, and it was rare to have sweets. Molly finds out that an English girl will be staying with their family for awhile, and she is very excited. When Emily, the English girl, arrives, Molly and her friends, Susan and Linda, try to impress her with the bomb shelter they built in the basement. Emily, is not impressed.
One evening, during a drill, the power goes out in the house. Molly's family gather, in their dining room, to wait it out. Emily is scared. She tells Molly that, in her country, they are not drills; they have real bombing raids. When the raids are over, homes are gone, and sometimes people are injured or killed. She doen't want to play in a bomb shelter, like Molly and her friends, because it brings back bad memories.
Molly finds out that Emily has not had a real birthday party, in years. She decides to share her birthday with Emily. Molly allows Emily to plan an English tea party. When Emily says they can't have a cake at a real tea party and they have to drink tea, instead of punch, Molly is mad at the stuborn little English girl.
Will Emily ruin everything? Will Molly have a birthday cake? Will the girls ever be friends again?
My daughter and her two cousins planned a birthday party for their American Girl Dolls. They followed the recipes in the American Girl Cookbook and made food from the time period, for each doll. Karen dressed up her Molly doll, in her birthday dress, and the girls had a grand time.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood,
author: Through the Rug, Through the Rug 2: Follow that Dog,
and Stowaway, the San Francisco Adventures of Sara, the Pineapple Cat
American Girls Collection)
by Valerie Tripp
Edition: Hardcover
Price: $12.95
Amazon.com
A Birthday To Remember,
August 26, 2008
Happy Birthday, Molly
Molly McIntire is having a birthday. Birthdays were very special during World War 2, since sugar was rationed, and it was rare to have sweets. Molly finds out that an English girl will be staying with their family for awhile, and she is very excited. When Emily, the English girl, arrives, Molly and her friends, Susan and Linda, try to impress her with the bomb shelter they built in the basement. Emily, is not impressed.
One evening, during a drill, the power goes out in the house. Molly's family gather, in their dining room, to wait it out. Emily is scared. She tells Molly that, in her country, they are not drills; they have real bombing raids. When the raids are over, homes are gone, and sometimes people are injured or killed. She doen't want to play in a bomb shelter, like Molly and her friends, because it brings back bad memories.
Molly finds out that Emily has not had a real birthday party, in years. She decides to share her birthday with Emily. Molly allows Emily to plan an English tea party. When Emily says they can't have a cake at a real tea party and they have to drink tea, instead of punch, Molly is mad at the stuborn little English girl.
Will Emily ruin everything? Will Molly have a birthday cake? Will the girls ever be friends again?
My daughter and her two cousins planned a birthday party for their American Girl Dolls. They followed the recipes in the American Girl Cookbook and made food from the time period, for each doll. Karen dressed up her Molly doll, in her birthday dress, and the girls had a grand time.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood,
author: Through the Rug, Through the Rug 2: Follow that Dog,
and Stowaway, the San Francisco Adventures of Sara, the Pineapple Cat
Thursday, September 11, 2008
The Beloved Dearly
The Beloved Dearly
by Doug Cooney Edition: Paperback
Price: $5.99
Amazon.com
Availability: In Stock
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For Crying Out Loud, August 26, 2008
Twelve-year-old Ernie had a brilliant idea, he was going to sell MacDonald's hamburgers, to the students, in his lunch room. It was working well, until the principal got ahold of him and called his father. Ernie's father told him if he ever started another business, he would be grounded.
While talking to his father about the cost of his mother's funeral, an idea popped into Ernie's head, he would go into the funeral business. Kids were always losing pets.
Ernie hired an artistic kid, named Dusty, to make the pet-size caskets. He hired Tony, the boy with the shovel, to dig the graves. Something was missing. He needed some emotion to get the mourners going. Dusty suggested a tomboy named Swimming Pool.
Ernie interviewed Swimming Pool, trying to find a soft spot. "Have you ever lost a pet?"
"No".
"Had a bad report card?"
"No."
"Had someone leave and not know if you'd ever see them again?"
Finally, a tear threatened, as Swimming Pool thought of her older brother leaving home. The day of the first funeral, Swimming Pool, wearing her red sneakers, and an awful purple dress, tried everything to bring about tears. She pinched herself, punched herself in the eye and still no tears. But, finally the tears came.
Ernie ran funerals for pets including rabbits, turtles, and an iguana, but he drew the line when it came to an earth worm. He was a hard boss, who would rather lose his business, than to give his crew a raise.
Will his dad stumble upon his funeral business? If Ernie is grounded, who will run the business? Will he be able to make his partners happy? Will the pets keep dying?
This is a fun book about friendship and smart business sense.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood
author: Through the Rug
Through The Rug 2 : Follow That Dog (Through the Rug)
by Doug Cooney Edition: Paperback
Price: $5.99
Amazon.com
Availability: In Stock
123 used & new from $0.01
For Crying Out Loud, August 26, 2008
Twelve-year-old Ernie had a brilliant idea, he was going to sell MacDonald's hamburgers, to the students, in his lunch room. It was working well, until the principal got ahold of him and called his father. Ernie's father told him if he ever started another business, he would be grounded.
While talking to his father about the cost of his mother's funeral, an idea popped into Ernie's head, he would go into the funeral business. Kids were always losing pets.
Ernie hired an artistic kid, named Dusty, to make the pet-size caskets. He hired Tony, the boy with the shovel, to dig the graves. Something was missing. He needed some emotion to get the mourners going. Dusty suggested a tomboy named Swimming Pool.
Ernie interviewed Swimming Pool, trying to find a soft spot. "Have you ever lost a pet?"
"No".
"Had a bad report card?"
"No."
"Had someone leave and not know if you'd ever see them again?"
Finally, a tear threatened, as Swimming Pool thought of her older brother leaving home. The day of the first funeral, Swimming Pool, wearing her red sneakers, and an awful purple dress, tried everything to bring about tears. She pinched herself, punched herself in the eye and still no tears. But, finally the tears came.
Ernie ran funerals for pets including rabbits, turtles, and an iguana, but he drew the line when it came to an earth worm. He was a hard boss, who would rather lose his business, than to give his crew a raise.
Will his dad stumble upon his funeral business? If Ernie is grounded, who will run the business? Will he be able to make his partners happy? Will the pets keep dying?
This is a fun book about friendship and smart business sense.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood
author: Through the Rug
Through The Rug 2 : Follow That Dog (Through the Rug)
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