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.

	Amelia Bedelia An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Peggy Parish from HarperCollins for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $4.99
	Bargain for Frances An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Russell & Lillian Hoban from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.99
	Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks for Preschool-2nd grade 1949 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)
	Black and White by David Macaulay from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-3rd grade 1991 Caldecott Medal winner in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Boy of the Three-Year Nap by Dianne Snyder from Sandpiper Books Word Books for Preschool-2nd grade 1989 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99
	Building Thinking Skills Hands-On Primary by Warren Hill & Ronald Edwards from Critical Thinking Books for Preschool - 1st grade in Old Edition Logic (Location: ZCLE-LOG) $9.00 (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
	Case of the Double Cross 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
	Case of the Dumb Bells 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)
	Case of the Hungry Stranger An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Crosby Bonsall from HarperCollins Children's Mystery for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $4.99
	Case of the Scaredy Cats 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
	Chang's Paper Pony An I Can Read Book Level 3 by Eleanor Coerr from HarperCollins for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $4.99 $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Corduroy by Don Freeman from Puffin Books Personification Stories for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.99
	Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh Reissue from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Fiction for Kindergarten-6th grade 1955 Newbery Honor Book in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $5.99
	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) $4.99
	Days with Frog and Toad An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Arnold Lobel from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.99
	Dr. Dooriddles A1 by John H. Doolittle from Critical Thinking Books for Preschool-2nd grade in Dr. Funster & Dr. Dooriddles (Location: LOG-DR) $10.99
	Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley from Simon and Schuster for Nursery-2nd grade 1968 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $6.99
	Fables by Arnold Lobel from HarperCollins Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for Preschool-3rd grade 1981 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Father Bear Comes Home An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Else Minarik & Maurice Sendak from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.99 $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Father Bear Comes Home An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Else Minarik & Maurice Sendak from Scholastic Inc. Animal Fantasy for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	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
	Golly Sisters Go West An I Can Read Books Level 3 by Betsy Byars, illustrated by Sue Truesdell from HarperTrophy for Preschool-3rd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $4.99
	Grasshopper on the Road An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Arnold Lobel from HarperCollins for Preschool-3rd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.99
	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
	House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne from Puffin Books Animal Fantasy for Kindergarten-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $7.99
	Kiss for Little Bear An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Else Minarik & Maurice Sendak from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.95
	Lion and the Mouse Step into Reading Level 1 by Gail Herman from Random House for Preschool-kindergarten in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP) $4.99 $2.50 (7 in stock)
	Little Bear An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Else Minarik & Maurice Sendak from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.99 $3.00 (2 in stock)
	Little Bear's Friend An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Else Minarik & Maurice Sendak from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.99
	Little Bear's Visit An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Else Minarik & Maurice Sendak from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for Preschool-1st grade 1962 Caldecott Honor Book in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.95
	Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans from Puffin Books Realistic Fiction, Rhyming Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1940 Caldecott Honor Book in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $9.99
	Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey from Puffin Books Realistic Animal Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1942 Caldecott Medal winner in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $9.99
	Mouse Soup An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Arnold Lobel from HarperCollins Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.99
	Mouse Tales An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Arnold Lobel from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for Preschool-3rd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $5.99 $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Oscar Otter An I Can Read Book Level 1 by Nathaniel Benchley from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for Preschool-1st grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR)
	Owl At Home An I Can Read Book Level 2 by Arnold Lobel from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for Kindergarten-2nd grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $4.99
	Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall from Puffin Books Realistic Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1980 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99
	Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover Rabbit & Robot by Cece Bell from Candlewick Press for Preschool-2nd grade 2013 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $5.99
	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) $7.99 $4.50 (2 in stock)
	What's Smaller Than a Pygmy Shrew? by Robert E. Wells from Albert Whitman & Company for Nursery-2nd grade in Math Picture Books (Location: MATR-PIC) $7.99
	When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne from Puffin Books Poetry for Kindergarten-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $7.99
	Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne from Puffin Books Animal Fantasy for Kindergarten-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $7.99

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