Getting ready for company is a phenomenon familiar to most children. Pick up the Legos, sweep up the dog hair, set the table…My husband remembers complaining when he was a child, sent to polish the chrome in the bathroom, “Why …
a list of…five classic picture books for the very young
These books are perfect introductions to the magic of snuggling up and listening to a story, as even toddlers can enjoy them. Very few words, vivid artwork, clever page layout, and a brilliant amount of repetition are all factors in …
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poetry friday
The Secret We have a secret, just us three, The robin, and I, and the sweet cherry tree, The bird told the tree, and the tree told me, And nobody knows it but just us three. But of course …
fiction favorites…Winnie the Pooh
“You ought to write ‘A Happy Birthday’ on it.” “That was what I wanted to ask you,” said Pooh. “Because my spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places. Would …
thoughts on…collecting books without going bankrupt!
I am now an official Amazon Associate, which sounds quite professional but is not whatsoever! It simply means that if I review a book Amazon carries, I can put a link on my blog that goes directly to that book …
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nonfiction nuggets…about peoples and cultures
Here’s a book to help you and your kids appreciate the amazing diversity of peoples and cultures in our world. How People Live was published by Dorling Kindersley in 2003, so it’s fairly new. It’s a hefty, coffee-table-sized book just …
a list of…five books to tickle your funny bone
These books are meant to tickle your funny bone, and we have happily read each of them many, many times. They are ridiculous, far-fetched, colorful stories, great for snuggling up with and giggling over. The Topsy Turvies, story by …
fiction favorites…The Stories Julian Tells
Julian, aged about 7, tells us six stories about himself, his younger brother, Huey, his father and mother, and his friend, Gloria in this small chapter book. These are warm, funny, endearing stories about lemon puddings that taste “like a night on …
nonfiction nuggets…about the world’s greatest artists
Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists, is a series, written and illustrated by Mike Venezia. Beginning when my children were very, very young – just 2 and 3 years old – we looked at these brilliant books together. We …
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poetry friday
Poetry is delightful stuff. The words tango together in delightful patterns of sound and rhythm and rhyme, and the sense of the poem rockets beyond the mere meaning of the words because of the way ideas unexpectedly jostle up against one another. Do …
