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.

	All About Reading Pre-Reading - Reader 1 The Zigzag Zebra by Marie Rippel from All About Learning Press for Preschool-Kindergarten in All About Reading (Location: PHO-AAR) $14.95 $10.00 (1 in stock)
	All About Reading Pre-Reading - Reader 2 Lizard Lou by Marie Rippel, Renee LaTulippe from All About Learning Press for Preschool-Kindergarten in All About Reading (Location: PHO-AAR) $14.95 $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Arthur's Christmas Cookies I Can Read! Level 2 by Lilian Hoban from Harper & Row for Preschool-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $2.80 (1 in stock)
	Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka from Schwartz & Wade for Preschool-2nd grade 2012 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $15.29 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Black and White by David Macaulay from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-3rd grade 1991 Caldecott Medal winner in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Caterpillars and Butterflies Usborne Beginners by Stephanie Turnbull from Usborne for Preschool-3rd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $2.40 (2 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) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Danny and the Dinosaur An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Syd Hoff from Sandy Creek for Preschool-1st grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff 1981 reprint from Harper & Row for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Dumbo the Flying Elephant from Random House for Preschool-2nd grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Ear Book by Al Perkins from Random House Books for Young Readers for Nursery-Preschool in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Fables by Arnold Lobel from HarperCollins Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for Preschool-3rd grade 1981 Caldecott Medal winner in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Foot Book Bright & Early Books by Dr. Seuss from Random House for Nursery-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $8.49 $2.40 (1 in stock)
	Foot Book Bright & Early Books by Dr. Seuss from Random House for Nursery-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $2.40 (2 in stock)
	Gollywhopper Egg by Anne Rockwell from Macmillan for Preschool-2nd grade in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC) $2.40 (1 in stock)
	How Flowers Grow Usborne Beginners by Emma Helbrough from Usborne for Preschool-3rd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $4.24 $2.40 (1 in stock)
	Johnny Lion's Book by Edith Thacher Hurd, illustrated by Clement Hurd from Weekly Reader for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Knitting Knights 2^nd edition from Logic of English, Inc. for Preschool-2nd grade in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE) $15.00 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	LOE Foundations B - Teacher's Manual 2^nd edition from Logic of English, Inc. for Preschool-2nd grade in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE) $44.99 $25.00 (1 in stock)
	LOE Foundations C - Teacher's Manual 3^rd edition from Logic of English, Inc. for Preschool-2nd grade in Logic of English (Location: PHO-LOE) $54.99 $32.00 (1 in stock)
	Mat Man: Hats by Jan Z. Olsen, illustrated by Molly Delaney from Learning Without Tears for Preschool-1st grade in Handwriting Without Tears (Location: HAN-WOT) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Mat Man: On the Go Mat Man by Jan Z. Olsen, illustrated by Molly Delaney from Learning Without Tears for Preschool-2nd grade in Handwriting Without Tears (Location: HAN-WOT) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Mat Man: Opposites by Jan Z. Olsen, illustrated by Molly Delaney from Learning Without Tears for Preschool-Kindergarten in Handwriting Without Tears (Location: HAN-WOT) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Mei Li by Thomas Handforth from Doubleday & Company 1939 Caldecott Medal winner in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? Bright & Early Books by Dr. Seuss from Random House for Nursery-1st grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $8.49 $3.20 (2 in stock)
	My, Oh My—a Butterfly! by Tish Rabe from Random House for Preschool-1st grade in Cat in the Hat's Learning Library (Location: EAR-CAT) $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Off to the Races by Fred. Phleger, M. Phleger from Random House Books for Young Readers for Preschool-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	On the Moon Usborne First Reading Level 1 by Anna Milbourne, illustrated by Benji Davies from Usborne for Preschool-1st grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $2.40 (1 in stock)
	One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss from Random House for Nursery-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $8.49 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson from Putnam Juvenile for Nursery-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.14 $4.80 (1 in stock)
	Owl Moon by Jane Yolen; illustrated by John Schoenherr from Philomel Books for Preschool-3rd grade 1988 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $15.29 $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Pictorial Primer for Nursery-1st grade in McGuffey's Readers & Other Primers (Location: REA-MCG) $7.50 (2 in stock)
	Planet Earth by Leonie Pratt from Usborne for Preschool-3rd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $4.24 $2.40 (1 in stock)
	Snow by Philip.D. Eastman, Roy Mc Kie from Random House Books for Young Readers for Preschool-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $2.80 (1 in stock)
	Some of Us Walk, Some Fly, Some Swim 246 Animals Every Beginner Should Meet I Can Read It All By Myself by Michael Frith from Random House for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg 1^st edition from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.11 $8.40 (1 in stock)
	Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing by Sally Lloyd-Jones from Zonderkidz for Preschool-3rd grade in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIBR-DEV) $14.44 $8.80 (1 in stock)
	Treasury of Poetry for Young People by Anthology - Various from Sterling Publishing Co. for Preschool-6th grade in Poetry for Children (Location: POET-CHIL) $22.00 (1 in stock)
	Two Good Friends by Judy Delton, illustrated by Giulio Maestro from Weekly Reader for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	We Dig Worms! Toon Level 1: Giggle and Learn by Kevin McCloskey from Toon Books for Preschool-2nd grade in Zoology (Location: SCI-ZOOL) $3.20 (1 in stock)

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