Discovering what makes you special and learning to embrace it is the basic theme from the picture book Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal illustrated by Scott Magoon. It is told from the unique, novel, cute, and a little funny perspective of a spoon and the illustrations are a perfect match. My kids and I loved this book. And we were so excited to follow it up with Continue reading
Books that celebration imaginationYou know that universal parenting tale about giving a child a gift and how they will ignore the gift and reach for the box?
It has never really been true in my house even when my 6 and 4 year old were younger. Don’t get me wrong, they like the boxes too. Continue reading
Valen(story)tine
Ever since I posted my Heart Garland craft, I can’t get red and pink hearts out of my mind! Valentine’s Day is a whole month away and I am totally preoccupied with it (much more than usual). Today I am making a request list for the library and though I would share my selections. I picked some authors and illustrators I like, descriptions that were interesting, and tried to stay away from series and licensed characters…
Winter Reading Time
My favorite winter picture books
Something I enjoy doing is sifting through the children’s books and pulling relevant seasonal books to display on top of a low bookcase for the kids to see. Winter is a great season for reading. Since there are fewer opportunities for “real” adventures we rely more heavily on literary ones. In addition to holiday themes I put out many winter related books. I am going to share a handful of those which are favorites of mine (oh, and the kids like them too). Continue reading
cut-out magazine letters
I am a big fan of alphabet books! I find they are a great way to begin introducing children to the alphabet in an enjoyable non-intimidating way. Letters and the sounds they make are the basic building blocks for learning to read. And we all know reading is critical for early success in school. Also if children learn in a fun, entertaining way the hope is that they will develop a lifelong love of reading!
