Cherry Pies and Lullabies

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Summary: sweet mother daughter thing
Review: A little girl describes how cherry pies, flower garlands, quilts and lullabies have been passed down through her family from great-grandmother to grandmother to mother to her and then to her teddy bear. Each picture's details shows how different each generation is or, as the text explains, Every time it was the same, but different. The bold outlined drawings have an appealing, colorful, cartoon-like quality which is charming and homey. The outlined frames for each picture add to the quilt-like mood and give the book an inviting feel. Included is the author's lullaby lyrics (to the tune of Brahms' "Lullaby".)

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Summary: at least the pictures are fun....
Review: I was disappointed in this book after hearing friends rave about it. The illustrations are beautiful and the theme is endearing-- but, oh, how boring it is! In our family, we make up our own words to go along with the great pictures.

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Summary: A Good Family Tradition Themed Story
Review: This story is part of our first grade reading series. The illustrations are beautiful and give good clues as to what the story is about. The text offers appropriate and varied vocabulary as well as a predictable pattern that helps children read it more fluently. Though the theme of the story is challenging (concerning tradition: some things stay the same, some things are a bit different) it gives children an opportunity to think about the meaning of the story, instead of just reading a story with a bunch of meaningless rhymes.

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Summary: A Good Family Tradition Themed Story
Review: This story is part of our first grade reading series. The illustrations are beautiful and give good clues as to what the story is about. The text offers appropriate and varied vocabulary as well as a predictable pattern that helps children read it more fluently. Though the theme of the story is challenging (concerning tradition: some things stay the same, some things are a bit different) it gives children an opportunity to think about the meaning of the story, instead of just reading a story with a bunch of meaningless rhymes.