Staff Favorites & Reviews

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No staff is entirely static, staying exactly the same for years with no additions or subtractions. We realize that, but we're also pretty proud of our current personnel, and the many ways they've helped shape Exodus Books and point it in some unforeseen and wonderful directions. So, in 2011 we started asking each individual to share their favorite books, curricula, games, etc., and these pages are the result.

Because sharing favorites is fairly personal, we thought you should get to know each of these peculiar persons and asked them all to write a main bio, as well as section-specific bios. These are partly to show why they selected the titles and products in their lists, and partly just to show you that Exodus Books is inhabited by real people who do real things.

One of our biggest in-store services is making recommendations and helping people find what works best for them. These lists aren't as customer-specific, but they serve the same purpose—we're not just trying to parade our excellent taste or prove that we're literate, we're trying to help you discover things you may never have found otherwise, and maybe to rediscover some old favorites.

It's probably a fact universally true of book-lovers: given the chance, they'll talk your ear off about the books they love, the books they hate, and all the books you'll never read but that are really much better than the well-known books you will read. This isn't pretension. It's simply what happens to those who love words and want to share them. We've tried to cut the talk down here, though we'll gladly answer any pertinent questions.

With that, we present Staff Favorites. You'll find some overlap (lots of people seem to like The Chronicles of Narnia), but rarely if ever will you find complete consensus on a single title, product, or curriculum line. That's why we let everyone make their own lists: you know the official Exodus stance by reading our reviews, but the individuality that makes our store unique and awesome is what's on display here. Enjoy, and don't judge too harshly.

	Adventures of Tintin - Complete Package (large size paperback set, approx 12"x9") by Herge from Little, Brown & Company Comic Book for 2nd-6th grade in Adventures of Tintin (Location: COM-TIN) $241.39
	Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Herman Parish, Illustrated by Lynn Sweat from HarperCollins for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Herman Parish, Illustrated by Lynn Sweat from Scholastic Inc. for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	America's Paul Revere by Esther Forbes from Sandpiper Books Biography for 2nd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $12.99
	Ant and the Elephant by Bill Peet from Sandpiper Books Animal Fantasy for Preschool-4th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.99
	Bad Puppy Lad, a Dog by Margo Lundell from Scholastic Inc. for 2nd-3rd grade in Scholastic / Hello Reader! (Location: EAR-SCH) $1.50 (1 in stock)
	Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for 2nd-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Bear Cub All Aboard Reading - Station Stop 2 by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso, illustrated by Neecy Twinem from Grosset & Dunlap for 1st-2nd grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Bear That Heard Crying by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock & Helen Kinsey from Puffin Books Realistic Fiction for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99
	Big Max An I Can Read Books Level 2 by Kin Platt Revised from HarperCollins for Grades 1-3 in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $4.99
	Billy and Blaze by C. W. Anderson from Aladdin Paperbacks for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.99
	Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende & Harry Devlin from Purple House Press for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $15.99
	Dinosaur Days Step Into Reading 3 by Joyce Milton, Franco Tempesta Revised from Random House Books for Young Readers for 1st-3rd grade in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke Deluxe from Chicken House for 2nd-5th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $9.99
	Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke from Scholastic Inc. for 2nd-5th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, translated by Anthea Bell from Chicken House for 2nd-5th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Dragon Rider: Griffin's Feather Dragon Rider #2 by Cornelia Funke Deluxe from Chicken House for 2nd-5th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $9.99
	Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous from Aladdin Paperbacks for Preschool-2nd grade 1951 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	First Thanksgiving Step into Reading Level 3 by Linda Hayward from Random House for 1st-3rd grade in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP) $4.99
	Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh 2^nd edition from Aladdin Paperbacks Historical Non-fiction for 2nd-4th grade in American Revolution (1765-1783) (Location: HISA-18REV) $8.99
	George Washington's Mother An All Aboard Reading Reader Level 3 by Jean Fritz from Grosset & Dunlap for 2nd-3rd grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes from Harcourt Realistic Animal Fiction for 2nd-5th grade 1952 Newbery Medal winner in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $7.99
	Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble from Aladdin Paperbacks Native American Legends for Kindergarten-2nd grade 1979 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Gizmos & Gadgets Creating Science Contraptions That Work by Jill Frankel Hauser from Williamson Publishing Company for 1st-8th grade in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	History of the Horse Through Literature - Guide by Hilary Berg 3^rd edition from Beautiful Feet Books for 2nd-8th grade in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB) $16.95
	Horse Heroes: True Stories of Amazing Horses A DK Eyewitness Reader Level 4 by Kate Petty from DK Publishing for 2nd-4th grade in DK Readers (Location: EAR-DK) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Horse Heroes: True Stories of Amazing Horses A DK Eyewitness Reader Level 4 by Kate Petty from DK Publishing for 2nd-4th grade in DK Readers (Location: EAR-DK) $4.99 $2.50 (1 in stock)
	King Ottokar's Sceptre Adventures of Tintin by Herge from Little, Brown & Company Comic Book for 2nd-6th grade in Adventures of Tintin (Location: COM-TIN) $14.99
	Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien Revised from Mariner Books for Nursery-2nd grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $25.00
	Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág from PaperStar Books Animal Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade 1929 Newbery Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99
	Monster Trucks! Step into Reading Level 3 by Susan E. Goodman and Michael J. Doolittle from Random House for 1st-3rd grade in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Ponies National Geographic Kids Level 1 by Laura Marsh from National Geographic for 1st-3rd grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Ponies and Horses DK Eyewitness Readers Level 1 by Fiona Lock from DK Publishing for 1st-3rd grade in DK Readers (Location: EAR-DK) $3.00 (2 in stock)
	Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness from Henry Holt and Company Allegorical and Moral Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1967 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness from Trumpet Club Allegorical and Moral Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1967 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $1.50 (1 in stock)
	Spaceships and Rockets DK Readers Level 2 by Deborah Lock from DK Publishing for Kindergarten-2nd grade in DK Readers (Location: EAR-DK) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Stories of the Pilgrims by Margaret Pumphrey 2^nd edition from Christian Liberty Press for 2nd-4th grade in CLP Phonics & Reading (Location: REA-CLP) $14.50 $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Stories of the Pilgrims (old) by Margaret Pumphrey Revised Edition from Christian Liberty Press for 2nd-5th grade in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD) $3.50 (2 in stock)
	Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone from Sandpiper Books for Nursery-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99
	Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness from Aladdin Paperbacks Biography for 1st-4th grade in Pilgrims at Plymouth (Location: HISA-17PIL) $7.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Very First Easter by Paul L. Maier from Concordia Publishing House for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Easter & Lent (Location: HOLIDAY) $9.99
	Wolves Scholastic Science Readers Level 2 by Carolyn B. Otto from Scholastic Inc. for 1st-2nd grade in Scholastic / Hello Reader! (Location: EAR-SCH) $2.00 (1 in stock)

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