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.

	Abraham Lincoln Lawyer, Leader, Legend DK Readers Level 3 by Justine & Ron Fontes from DK Publishing for 1st-3rd grade in DK Readers (Location: EAR-DK) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Always Room for One More by Sorche Nic Leodhas from Henry Holt and Company for Preschool-3rd grade 1966 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $9.34 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $6.79 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Best Trick by Rebecca Lewis from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd. for Preschool-1st grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $2.80 (4 in stock)
	Big Ball of String by Marion Holland from Random House Books for Young Readers for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $3.60 (2 in stock)
	Brave Clara Barton Step Into Reading Level 3 by Frank Murphy, illustrated by Sarah Green from Random House Books for Young Readers for 1st-3rd grade in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP) $2.40 (1 in stock)
	Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies Puffin Science Easy-to-Read Level 1 by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Lisa Flather from Puffin Books for Preschool-1st grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $2.80 (1 in stock)
	Caps for Sale A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for Nursery-1st grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.64 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Casey at the Bat by Ernest L. Thayer & Patricia Polacco from Scholastic Inc. for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $1.60 (1 in stock)
	Cinderella by Marcia Brown (translator) from Aladdin Paperbacks Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1955 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $6.79 $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Dodsworth in New York by Tim Egan Reprint from HMH Books for Young Readers for 1st-3rd grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $4.24 $2.40 (1 in stock)
	Gilgamesh the King by Ludmila Zeman from Tundra Books (NY) for 1st-4th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $7.61 $4.80 (1 in stock)
	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) $2.80 (1 in stock)
	Glorious Flight Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Martin & Alice Provensen from Puffin Books Historical Non-Fiction/Picture Books for 1st-3rd grade 1984 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.64 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Helen Keller DK Readers Level 3 by Leslie Garrett from DK Publishing for 1st-3rd grade in DK Readers (Location: EAR-DK) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Helen Keller: The World at Her Fingertips I Can Read! Level 2 by Sarah Albee, illustrated by Gustavo Mazali from HarperCollins for Kindergarten-3rd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $2.40 (2 in stock)
	Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for Preschool- 3rd Grade 1987 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.60 (1 in stock)
	It Could Always Be Worse A Yiddish Folk Tale by Margot Zemach from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for Preschool-2nd grade 1978 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.64 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Jesus is Alive The Amazing Story BibleWise Books by Carine Mackenzie from Christian Focus Publications for Preschool-3rd grade in BibleTime & BibleWise Books (Location: EAR-BTW) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Jesus: The Promised Child The Promised Child BibleWise Books by Carine Mackenzie from Christian Focus Publications for Preschool-3rd grade in BibleTime & BibleWise Books (Location: EAR-BTW) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	King's Chessboard by David Birch & Devis Grebu Reprint from Puffin Books for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $5.94 $2.80 (1 in stock)
	Last Quest of Gilgamesh by Ludmila Zeman from Tundra Books (NY) for 1st-4th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $7.61 $4.80 (2 in stock)
	Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! Passport to Reading Level 3 by Grace Lin Passport to Reading Level 3 for Preschool-1st grade Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $4.24 $2.40 (3 in stock)
	Little House by Virginia Lee Burton from Sandpiper Books Personification Stories for Preschool-3rd grade 1943 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $6.79 $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown, Leonard Weisgard from Dragonfly Books Picture Books for Preschool-2nd grade 1947 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.64 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Lon Po Po A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young from PaperStar Books Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 1st-4th grade 1990 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $5.94 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Many Moons by James Thurber & Louis Slobodkin from Harcourt Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 1st-3rd grade 1944 Caldecott medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $5.95 $3.60 (2 in stock)
	Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown 2^nd edition from Aladdin Paperbacks Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1962 Caldecott Medal Winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $6.79 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	One Hundred Shoes A Math Reader Step Into Reading: Step 2 (Reading with Help) by Charles Ghigna, illustrated by Bob Staake from Random House for Preschool-1st grade in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP) $2.40 (1 in stock)
	Rainbow Fish: Puffer Cries Shark by Sonia Sander 1^st edition from HarperFestival for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $1.60 (1 in stock)
	Revenge of Ishtar by Ludmila Zeman from Tundra Books (NY) for 1st-4th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $7.61 $4.80 (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) $8.49 $4.00 (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) $1.20 (1 in stock)
	Stories of Knights Usborne Young Reading by Jane Bingham from Usborne for Kindergarten-1st grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $2.40 (1 in stock)
	Story, A Story by Gail E. Haley Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks for Preschool- 3rd Grade 1971 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $6.79 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Tawny Scrawny Lion Step Into Reading: Step 1 by Kristen L. Depken (adapter), illustrated by Sue DiCicco from Random House for Kindergarten-1st grade in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	The Raft by Jim Lamarche from HarperCollins for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.64 $4.00 (2 in stock)
	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)
	Tree is Nice by Janice Udry & Marc Simont from HarperCollins Non-fiction for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1957 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole Green Light Readers Level 3 by Wong Herbert Yee Reprint from HMH Books for Young Readers for 1st-3rd grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $4.24 $2.40 (1 in stock)
	Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak from HarperCollins Fantasy for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1964 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.61 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin from Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books Poetry for 1st-3rd grade 1948 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.60 (1 in stock)

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