I loved this book. It has the descriptivness of Tom Robbins with the subtlety of Kurt Vonnogut, Jr. Parker's descriptions are flowing and easy to get sucked into. The plot has a sadness that is masked by laugh-out-loud humor, until I really stopped and considered what Parker was saying (my favorite attribute of Vonnogut). It was one of those books that I couldn't put down, then had regretted consuming so quickly once I reached the end.

I truly enjoyed reading this book about 4 Kappa sisters. I would like to know is the author wrote a book about the sisters 20th reunion. Some of the characters in the book were still left in a cliffhang situation. I wish someone could write me and let me know if there is a sequel.
Thank you
Karina

I was walking in the mall one day and stopped in a book-store.I was looking around and saw this book.I Looked through it and bought it.It was great!

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Based upon three years of 'Subbing" in the Larchmont-Mamaroneck school system, pre-K-12 and most languages, this book gives teachers an insider's view of what goes on in schools every day. There's a lot of humor and tips on how best to have students pay attention. It's bottom line is "Attention must be paid."

This book caught my eye in the children's library. It was older and looked much loved. I had avoided it before because I thought it was a how-to book of projects for boys that came from American Indian life. It's not! It explains how the Indians did all things. For example, one chapter is titled, "The Indian Himself" and the subheadings are "How Indian Children Went to School," and "How Indians Courted," "How Indians Made Jokes," or "How Indians Painted Their Faces," etc. No illustrations. The prose is written like an uncle telling his nephews about Indian life around the dinner table -- it's real, makes you feel like you're in communication with a person, not a text. It definitely would make a good non-fiction read-aloud. It would also make a great substitute for dry and boring American history textbooks! Written before the era of political correctness, it's accurate and appreciative, with many interesting and humorous true (so claims the author) anecdotes. My only problem with it is that the author uses too much generalization. He rarely says that Iroquois do it this way, Cherokee do it that way, etc. He simply says that Indians do it this way, and I'm sure there can't be that much similiarity among all tribes. He does point out often enough the different way of doing things when it's overwhelmingly obvious that the Plains Indians just couldn't have done that. I can't wait to read it aloud to my kids (someday...).

I decide to buy this book because my 3-year-old son keeps borrowing this book from library. It illustrates dinosaurs' body structure in details.

Like so much of Lipman's writing, these stories probably won't change your life, but they're truly sweet - not cloying or sacharine - which is a rarity these days.

The book has lovely pictures, slightly reminiscent of Sendak, and a cozy rhyme to go with it, however I feel that the children who might truly appreciate the poem and pictures are much older than a child who would want to read it as a bedtime story - its only one line per page, or sometimes per two pages. But I do enjoy reading it to my 2 year old, despite the fact that she doesn't really follow what's happening.

This is great if you want to expand your creativity. The book is easy to follow and makes sense of the cards. If you follow the directions you will find it to be very relaxing - and a little surprising. Whenever I see something new in the cards I feel like a little of my creativity is coming back. Hopefully, continued use will make me more creative and aware. In the meantime, it's just a lot of fun.