The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud

The Bartimaeus Trilogy  by Jonathan Stroud were my 12-year-old son's favorite books at the end of last year.


The books in this series are The Amulet of Samarkand,The Golem's Eye, Ptolemy's Gate, and (the follow up) The Ring of Solomon.


They are rich in detail, imagery and humor.  He couldn't stop reading them and finished them up pretty fast.


"A special feature of these novels compared to others of their genre  is that Stroud examines the stereotypes and ethics of the magician class and the enslaved demons. This is done by telling the story from the perspective of the sarcastic and slightly egomaniacal djinni Bartimaeus." from Wikipedia

Our Daughter's First Book... Happy Baby: Words by Roger Priddy

Happy Baby: Words (board book)

by Roger Priddy

When our daughter was about one, I was working on a job and saw a pile of books someone was giving away. On the top of a box was this book in perfect condition.  It looked useful and turned out to be our daughter's first book.  

It is a great little book which teaches children names for parts of the face, body, clothes, eating, food, playing, pets, body movements, going out, bath time and bedroom.  Like most first books, it was chewed on, written on and torn on, but survived enough to help her learn her first words.

Priddy Books, January 2004 Age Range: up to 2 ISBN: 978-0-312-49193-2, ISBN10: 0-312-49193-X,  6 x 7 5/8 inches, 28 pages, color photographs and illustrations.