32 review for Best in Children's Books, Volume 2

1. 

   4 out of 5

   Dianne Cooper – Aug 21, 2014

   This is supposedly Volume 2, published 1958 as far as I can tell from browsing the internet. It is supposed to contain a condensed version of a story by Jean McDevitt about Mr. Apple naming his family after varieties of apple such as Jonathan, McIntosh, Delicious; they ran out of suitable names for the last girl so they named her Ann, as in 'an apple'. Very cute. I wonder if this is the book that also has a drawing of a boy covered in insects under the bushes in his garden - he's happily letting t This is supposedly Volume 2, published 1958 as far as I can tell from browsing the internet. It is supposed to contain a condensed version of a story by Jean McDevitt about Mr. Apple naming his family after varieties of apple such as Jonathan, McIntosh, Delicious; they ran out of suitable names for the last girl so they named her Ann, as in 'an apple'. Very cute. I wonder if this is the book that also has a drawing of a boy covered in insects under the bushes in his garden - he's happily letting the bugs crawl all over him.

2. 

   4 out of 5

   Sancha –

3. 

   5 out of 5

   Vanessa –

4. 

   5 out of 5

   Blueballew –

5. 

   5 out of 5

   Anne White – Nov 04, 2015

   We used to have a whole pile of these, but had to trim down and kept just a few favourites. This one, Volume 2, is one of those. Contents: "Aesop's Fables"; "Houses Old & New"; "Jack & the Beanstalk"; "Mr. Apple Names the Children"; "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"; "Best Loved Singing Games"; "Lollypops and Automobiles & How They Are Made"; "Our Neighbors in Space"; "Jerry and the Pony Express"; "This is Holland." From "Mr. Apple Names the Children": "Then the first little girl came along. It was We used to have a whole pile of these, but had to trim down and kept just a few favourites. This one, Volume 2, is one of those. Contents: "Aesop's Fables"; "Houses Old & New"; "Jack & the Beanstalk"; "Mr. Apple Names the Children"; "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"; "Best Loved Singing Games"; "Lollypops and Automobiles & How They Are Made"; "Our Neighbors in Space"; "Jerry and the Pony Express"; "This is Holland." From "Mr. Apple Names the Children": "Then the first little girl came along. It was much harder for Mr. Apple to think of an apple name for a little girl. 'If she had been a boy,' said Mr. Apple, 'I could have named her Spitzenberg. She could have been Spitz for short.' 'She is not a boy and she cannot be named Spitzenberg,' said Mrs. Apple."

6. 

   4 out of 5

   Blow Pop –

7. 

   4 out of 5

   Mattie Carodine –

8. 

   5 out of 5

   Tym –

9. 

   5 out of 5

   Letly K Afualo –

10. 

    5 out of 5

    Angela Moore –

11. 

    4 out of 5

    Owlchick –

12. 

    5 out of 5

    Andy –

13. 

    5 out of 5

    Jennifer –

14. 

    4 out of 5

    Maite Alonso –

15. 

    4 out of 5

    Terri –

16. 

    5 out of 5

    Gina –

17. 

    4 out of 5

    Maria Eads –

18. 

    5 out of 5

    Patricia Morales –

19. 

    4 out of 5

    Isaiah Edwards –

20. 

    4 out of 5

    Sue Goodman –

21. 

    5 out of 5

    Christina Browne –

22. 

    5 out of 5

    Ferdinand johanne –

23. 

    5 out of 5

    Karen –

24. 

    4 out of 5

    jenny st john –

25. 

    5 out of 5

    Hallie –

26. 

    4 out of 5

    Beth Francke Bettencourt –

27. 

    5 out of 5

    Pat Winter –

28. 

    4 out of 5

    CHRISTINE PADILLA –

29. 

    4 out of 5

    Rayjan Koehler –

30. 

    4 out of 5

    Aliciah –

31. 

    4 out of 5

    Tiffany Matthews –

32. 

    5 out of 5

    Brenda Novak –