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.

	Ant and the Elephant by Bill Peet from Sandpiper Books Animal Fantasy for Preschool-4th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.99
	Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka from Schwartz & Wade for Preschool-2nd grade 2012 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $17.99
	Barkley An Early I Can Read Book by Syd Hoff from Harper & Row for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	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
	Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward from Sandpiper Books Realistic Animal Stories for Preschool-1st grade 1953 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99
	Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward from Houghton Mifflin Realistic Animal Stories for Preschool-1st grade 1953 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Billy and Blaze by C. W. Anderson from Aladdin Paperbacks for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.99
	Brand New Day with Mouse and Mole Green Light Readers Level 3 by Wong Herbert Yee from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 1st-3rd grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $4.99
	Bravest Dog Ever The True Story of Balto Step Into Reading Level 3 by Natalie Standiford from Random House Animal Stories for 1st-3rd grade in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP) $5.99 $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Case of the Cat's Meow An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Crosby Bonsall from HarperCollins Mystery/Suspense for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $4.99
	Cats Usborne Beginners by Anna Milbourne from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $2.70 (1 in stock)
	Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende & Harry Devlin from Purple House Press for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $15.99
	Creating Books with Children by Valerie Bendt 2^nd edition for Preschool-1st grade in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Digging-est Dog by Al Perkins from Random House for Kindergarten-3rd Grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99
	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)
	Dinosaurs Usborne Beginners by Stephanie Turnbull from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $2.70 (1 in stock)
	Dogs Usborne Beginners by Emma Helbrough from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $2.70 (1 in stock)
	Doodling Dragons - Phonogram Coloring Book 2^nd edition from Logic of English, Inc. for Preschool-1st grade in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE) $6.99
	Draw Write Now Book 3 Native Americans/North America/Pilgrims by Marie Hablitzel & Kim Stitzer from In the Think of Things for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Draw Write Now (Location: ELE-ARTDWN) $19.99
	Elephant and Piggie Complete Collection - Boxed Set by Mo Willems from Disney-Hyperion for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $95.00 (1 in stock)
	Elephants Usborne Beginners by James MacLaine from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $3.15 (1 in stock)
	Finding Winnie The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick First Edition from Little, Brown & Company for Nursery-2nd grade 2016 Caldecott Winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $19.99
	Fire Cat An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Esther Averill from HarperCollins for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $4.99
	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
	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)
	Go, Dog, Go! by P. D. Eastman from Random House Animal Fantasy/Rhyming Stories for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99
	Go, Train, Go! by Elizabeth Terrill, Rev. W. Awdry from Random House Books for Young Readers for Preschool-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $5.00 (2 in stock)
	Happy Birthday, Moon by Frank Asch Revised from Aladdin Paperbacks for Nursery-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99
	Harry and the Lady Next Door An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Gene Zion from HarperCollins Realistic Animal Stories for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $4.99
	Harry and the Lady Next Door An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Gene Zion from HarperCollins Realistic Animal Stories for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Henry and Mudge The First Book of Their Adventures by Cynthia Rylant from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Ready-to-Read (Location: EAR-R2R) $4.99
	Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble The Second Book of Their Adventures by Cynthia Rylant from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Ready-to-Read (Location: EAR-R2R) $4.99
	History for Little Pilgrims - Coloring Book from Christian Liberty Press for 1st grade in CLP History (Location: HISCUR-CLP) $6.45
	Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss from Random House Animal Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	It's Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler from Random House Books for Young Readers for Nursery-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	It's Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler, illustrated by Roger Bollen from Random House for Nursery-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Knitting Knights - Phonogram Coloring Book from Logic of English, Inc. for Preschool-1st grade in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE) $6.99
	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
	Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien, introduction by Bailie Tolkien Centenary Edition from William Morrow & Company for Kindergarten-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $32.00
	Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift & Lynd Ward from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.99
	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
	Miracle Man The Story of Jesus by John Hendrix from Harry N. Abrams, Inc. in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $19.99
	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)
	Mouse and Mole: A Winter Wonderland Green Light Readers Level 3 by Wong Herbert Yee from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 1st-3rd grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $4.99
	Nine Days to Christmas A Story of Mexico by Marie Hall Ets from Dover Publications for Preschool- 3rd Grade 1960 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $15.95
	Pegasus by Marianna Mayer & K. Y. Craft 1st ed from HarperCollins for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $17.99
	Pegasus by Marianna Mayer & K. Y. Craft 1st ed from Morrow Eagle for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Penny and Her Doll I Can Read Level 1 by Kevin Henkes from Greenwillow Books for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.99
	Penny and Her Marble I Can Read Level 1 by Kevin Henkes from Greenwillow Books for Preschool-1st grade 2014 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.99
	Phonics Museum Reader #07 (old) Ben and His Pen by Emily Fischer from Veritas Press for Kindergarten-1st grade in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD) $1.50 (1 in stock)
	Phonics Museum Reader #22 (old) Howard Saves A Hound by Carl L. Petticoffer from Veritas Press for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Old Edition Reading (Location: OREAD) $2.00
	Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg 02^nd edition from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-2nd grade 1986 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.00
	Polar Express With Ornament & Audio Read by Liam Neeson by Chris Van Allsburg from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-2nd grade 1986 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.00
	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 Holt, Rinehart and Winston Allegorical and Moral Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1967 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.00 (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)
	See the Cat Three Stories about a Dog by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka from Candlewick Press for Kindergarten-1st grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $8.99
	See the Dog by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka from Candlewick Press for Kindergarten-1st grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $8.99
	Should I Share My Ice Cream? An Elephant and Piggie Book by Mo Willems 1^st edition from Disney-Hyperion for Preschool-1st grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.99
	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)
	Super Science Concoctions by Jill Frankel Hauser from Williamson Publishing Company for 1st-6th grade in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP) $12.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Teaching Ancient History with Games by John De Gree from Classical Historian for Preschool-6th grade in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS) $7.50
	Teaching Medieval History with Games by John De Gree from Classical Historian for Preschool-6th grade in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS) $7.50
	Teaching the Constitution with Games by John De Gree from Classical Historian for Preschool-6th grade in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS) $7.50
	Three Bears by Paul Galdone from Sandpiper Books for Nursery-1st grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99
	Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone from Sandpiper Books for Nursery-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99
	Three Pigs by David Wiesner 1^st edition from Clarion Books for Preschool-2nd grade 2002 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $18.99
	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)
	Trains Usborne Beginners by Emily Bone from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $4.49
	Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, illustrated by William Nicholson from Avon Books Personification for 1st-4th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99 $4.50 (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
	We Are In a Book! An Elephant and Piggie Book by Mo Willems 1^st edition from Disney-Hyperion for Preschool-1st grade 2011 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.99
	Whistling Whales - Phonogram Coloring Book by Denise Eide, illustrated by Ingrid Hess from Logic of English, Inc. for Preschool-1st grade in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE) $6.99
	Wolves by James Maclaine, illustrated by John Francis and Kimberley Scott from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $3.15 (1 in stock)
	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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