Archive | November, 2009
Dinosaur Hunt
There are many early reader picture books available to read that are boring for both children and adults. When you’re helping children learn to read, it’s important to get a story that will draw them in and that you’ll both be excited to read. The tale of Max Spaniel is just such a tale! This [...]
Continue reading...Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library!
29. November 2009
Preschool and elementary age children are often familiar with the library. They go with parents, grandparents and teachers. Often they hear stories read by the librarian and check out books to take home with them. But, never do they see a cat in the library. Well, that is unless they are [...]
Continue reading...I Always, ALWAYS Get My Way
28. November 2009
If you have spent any amount of time with a three year old you have experienced first- hand that their behavior can be unpredictable or even unpleasant at times. A few very smart little girls and boys may even know how to get around the consequences of their bad behavior with a few well [...]
Continue reading...If America were a Village
27. November 2009
Teaching kids about the world around them is often challenging. Kids are familiar with their own every- day life but don’t always understand how people different from themselves live. The book If America were a Village helps to teach kids about the unique country they are a part of by [...]
Continue reading...Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy
26. November 2009
Some heroes fly, others scale tall buildings and one very special one wears a red tutu, and ladybug wings. This heroine doesn’t battle crime or clean up the streets she handles the real life issues of young children on the playground. Who could it be but Ladybug Girl? The heroine of the [...]
Continue reading...30 Best Christmas Children’s Books
26. November 2009
Sometimes, just before bed on the one magical Eve of the year, the perfect Christmas book can make for the perfect way to lull excited children off into the land of sugar plums and fairies. But they’re also great leading up to that special day, as well as the rest of December. Grab [...]
Continue reading...Little Oink
25. November 2009
If you ask a kid what is one of their least favorite things to do most will reply cleaning up. Nearly all parents engage in the age old problem of getting their kids to clean up after themselves on a daily basis. Whether being asked to put away toys, wash dishes or take a [...]
Continue reading...Never Smile at a Monkey
24. November 2009
Humans usually see themselves as dominating the animal kingdom. Unless faced with a large or particularly vicious predator concern over how an animal’s behavior affects our own safety is not given much thought. Until you see the stark face of the monkey staring back at you from the cover of Never Smile at [...]
Continue reading...Night-Night, Little Pookie
23. November 2009
Bedtime is often a favorite time of day for parents. Most families have a special routine they complete before tucking their little ones into bed. Bath, songs, and bedtime stories are some of the most common bedtime rituals. But there is no need to wear out the same bedtime stories. It’s time [...]
Continue reading...Rainbow Fish Discovers the Deep Sea
22. November 2009
Those who have children and who read a number of children’s books may know about Rainbow Fish. Rainbow Fish was a fish who was full of sparkles due to his sparkly scales. He is proud of these scales and is very vain about them. His vanity, however, leaves him with no friends, and eventually he [...]
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30. November 2009
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