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.

	And I Mean It, Stanley by Crosby Bonsall 1^st edition from HarperCrest for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	Arthur's Christmas Cookies I Can Read! Level 2 by Lilian Hoban from HarperCrest for Preschool-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	At the Back of the North Wind Everyman's Library Children's Classics by George MacDonald, illustrated by Arthur Hughes from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Fairy Tale for 4th-Adult in Everyman's Library Children's Classics (Location: FIC-ELC) $20.00
	At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald, Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith from Dilithium Press, Ltd. Fairy Tale for 4th-Adult in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins, Nicolas Sidjakov (Illustrator) from Houghton Mifflin Word Books for Preschool-2nd grade 1961 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Barnaby Rudge Everyman's Library by Charles Dickens from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $25.00
	Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward from Houghton Mifflin Realistic Animal Stories for Preschool-1st grade 1953 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	By Right of Conquest With Cortez in Mexico by G. A. Henty from Preston Speed Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Case of the Hungry Stranger An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Crosby Bonsall from Harper & Row Children's Mystery for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Chronicles of Narnia - Deluxe Hardcover Boxed Set by C. S. Lewis from HarperCollins Allegorical Fantasy for 3rd-9th grade in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX) $139.63
	Church Mouse by Graham Oakley from Kane Miller for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Come and Have Fun by Edith Thacher Hurd, illustrated by Clement Hurd 1990 Reprint from HarperCrest for Kindergarten-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Danny and the Dinosaur An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Syd Hoff from HarperCollins for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	David Copperfield Everyman's Library by Charles Dickens from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $30.00
	Dobry by Monica Shannon; illustrated by Atanas Katchamakoff 15th printing 1967 from Viking Press for 4th-8th grade 1935 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $20.00 (2 in stock)
	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Everyman's Library by Robert Louis Stevenson from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $24.00
	Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. Seuss Book Club from Random House Books for Young Readers for Nursery-1st grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Dracula Everyman's Library by Bram Stoker from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Drinking Gourd A Story of the Underground Railroad An I Can Read Book Level 3 by F. N. Monjo from HarperCrest Historical Fiction for 2nd-4th grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	Emma Everyman's Library by Jane Austen from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $26.00
	Frog and Toad All Year An I Can Read Book by Arnold Lobel from HarperCrest Animal Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Go West, Amelia Bedelia! by Herman Parish, illustrated by Lynn Sweat from Greenwillow Books in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC)
	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)
	Hobbit There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin Fantasy for 5th-9th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $35.00
	Hobbit and Lord of the Rings - Deluxe Hardcover Collection by J. R. R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin Fantasy for 5th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Homework Caper by Joan M. Lexau, illustrated by Syd Hoff from Harper & Row for Preschool-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	Hurry Hurry by Edith Thacher Hurd, Illustrated by Clement Hurd from Harper & Row for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $20.00 (2 in stock)
	I Should Have Stayed in Bed by Joan M. Lexau, illustrated by Syd Hoff from Harper & Row for Kindergarten-1st grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC)
	In Search of a Homeland The Story of The Aeneid by Penelope Lively & Ian Andrew from Frances Lincoln Picture Book/Mythology for 4th-8th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT)
	Jane Eyre Everyman's Library by Charlotte Bronte from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Realistic Romantic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Just So Stories Everyman's Library Children's Classics by Rudyard Kipling from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 1st-6th grade in Everyman's Library Children's Classics (Location: FIC-ELC) $18.00
	Kick, Pass, and Run by Leonard Kessler from HarperCrest for Preschool-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	Little House on the Prairie (pictorial hardcover) Little House Series #2 by Laura Ingalls Wilder from HarperCrest Realistic Fiction/Pioneers for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Lord of the Rings - Hardbound Boxed Set by J. R. R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin Fantasy for 8th-12th grade in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX) $67.20
	Lord of the Rings Deluxe Hardcover Boxed Set by J. R. R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin Fantasy for 5th-12th grade in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX) $125.00
	Lord of the Rings Deluxe Hardcover Boxed Set by J. R. R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin Fantasy for 5th-12th grade in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX) $243.75
	Magic Beans A Follett JUST Beginning-to-Read Book by Margaret Hillert, illustrated by Mel Pekarsky from Follett Publishing Co. for Kindergarten-1st grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC)
	Mei Li by Thomas Handforth Reissue from Doubleday & Company 1939 Caldecott Medal winner in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $19.00 (1 in stock)
	Mice at Bat An I Can Read Book by Kelly Oechsli from HarperCollins for Kindergarten-3rd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	No Funny Business by Edith Thacher Hurd, illustrated by Clement Hurd from HarperCrest for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Oliver Twist Everyman's Library by Charles Dickens from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Historical Fiction for 10th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $28.00
	Pegasus by Marianna Mayer & K. Y. Craft 1st ed from Morrow Eagle for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Persuasion Everyman's Library by Jane Austen from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $26.00
	Pilgrim's Progress Heirloom Edition by John Bunyan from John L. Dagg Publishing for 10th-adult in 17th Century Literature (Location: LIT4-17) $28.95
	Pride and Prejudice Everyman's Library by Jane Austen from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $28.00
	Sense and Sensibility Everyman's Library by Jane Austen from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Romantic Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $28.00
	Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 2^nd edition from Houghton Mifflin for 8th-12th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $45.00
	Six Silver Spoons by Janette Sebring Lowrey, illustrated by Robert Quackenbush from Harper & Row for 2nd-4th grade in Vintage Readers & Textbooks (Location: VIN-READ)
	Soft Skull Sam a LET ME READ book by Syd Hoff 1^st edition from Harcourt Brace Jovanich for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC)
	Strange Disappearance of Arthur Cluck An I Can Read Mystery by Nathaniel Benchley, illustrated by Arnold Lobel from Harper & Row for Preschool-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	Tale of Two Cities Everyman's Library by Charles Dickens from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Victorian Novel for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $25.00
	This is a Town A Follett Beginning-to-Read Level 3 book by Polly Curren, illustrated by Robert J. Lee from Follett Publishing Co. for 1st-3rd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting 40th printing from J.B. Lippincott Co. for 3rd-7th grade 1923 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting 40th printing from SeaWolf Press for 3rd-7th grade 1923 Newbery Medal winner in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.45
	Walpole by Syd Hoff from HarperCollins for 1st-3rd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	Who Will Be My Friends? by Syd Hoff from HarperCrest for Kindergarten-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Wind in the Willows Everyman's Library Children's Classics by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Arthur Rackham from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Everyman's Library Children's Classics (Location: FIC-ELC) $20.00
	You Will Go to the Moon by Mae and Ira Freeman, illustrated by Lee Ames Revised from Random House for 1st-3rd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $4.00 (1 in stock)

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