33 review for Best in Children's Books, Volume 4

1. 

   4 out of 5

   Homeschoolmama – Jun 02, 2014

   We owned the whole set of these books, in my family growing up. I loved every one of them; the sheer variety was one of the draws. There are illustrated children's stories, abridged versions of classics, essays about nature or geography, and they're all written to be interesting to kids. I saved a few volumes of this series, still love to re-read them every once in awhile. We owned the whole set of these books, in my family growing up. I loved every one of them; the sheer variety was one of the draws. There are illustrated children's stories, abridged versions of classics, essays about nature or geography, and they're all written to be interesting to kids. I saved a few volumes of this series, still love to re-read them every once in awhile.

2. 

   5 out of 5

   Spencer – Dec 19, 2012

   This book, like others in the series, is interesting for its variety. Any given volume has a combination of historical, fantastic, educational, and classic stories. Unfortunately, A Christmas Carol is "abridged for young people," and loses a considerable amount of its power as a result--that story never seems to be retold properly--but as a historical curiosity (1957), this book is worth grabbing if you see it in a used book store, as likely are its counterparts. The other high point of the book This book, like others in the series, is interesting for its variety. Any given volume has a combination of historical, fantastic, educational, and classic stories. Unfortunately, A Christmas Carol is "abridged for young people," and loses a considerable amount of its power as a result--that story never seems to be retold properly--but as a historical curiosity (1957), this book is worth grabbing if you see it in a used book store, as likely are its counterparts. The other high point of the book is its illustrations. They are quite vibrant, and apparently feature early (uncredited) work by some now well-known illustrators and children's writers, but I can't attest to this personally.

3. 

   4 out of 5

   Kathryn –

4. 

   4 out of 5

   Robert outlaw –

5. 

   4 out of 5

   Andy –

6. 

   5 out of 5

   Lisa Baltes –

7. 

   5 out of 5

   Luther Davis –

8. 

   4 out of 5

   stephen corrigan –

9. 

   5 out of 5

   Kristi –

10. 

    4 out of 5

    Sally –

11. 

    5 out of 5

    Thea –

12. 

    5 out of 5

    Emilia Emilika –

13. 

    4 out of 5

    Sreevidhya –

14. 

    4 out of 5

    Maite Alonso –

15. 

    4 out of 5

    Eileen –

16. 

    5 out of 5

    Maya –

17. 

    4 out of 5

    Christina Browne –

18. 

    5 out of 5

    Carrie –

19. 

    5 out of 5

    Jamey Mast –

20. 

    4 out of 5

    Pat Winter –

21. 

    4 out of 5

    Freddi Rivera –

22. 

    5 out of 5

    Cyberpunk –

23. 

    5 out of 5

    Tiffany Matthews –

24. 

    4 out of 5

    Serene –

25. 

    4 out of 5

    Tina –

26. 

    4 out of 5

    Ashley bethel –

27. 

    5 out of 5

    Chrys –

28. 

    4 out of 5

    Laura –

29. 

    5 out of 5

    Tortorlou –

30. 

    4 out of 5

    Nicole –

31. 

    4 out of 5

    Hakon Myklevoll –

32. 

    4 out of 5

    Serin Lin –

33. 

    4 out of 5

    Angela Moore –