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Category Archives: Book Review
Book Bears and Making Wishes
Today was the last library Book Bears meeting for the year. It was also the last Read-Aloud meeting for the year. Here’s what happened, or I should say, It happened like this… Both books for the two groups were about wishes, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Imagination, Inspiration, literacy, Love, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud, self esteem, Teaching young children, wonder
Tagged Book Bears, Making wishes, Read Aloud, Wish Library by Christine Evans, Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
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A Visit to The Eric Carle Museum
Just when I thought I might not discover something new, my recent visit to the Eric Carle Museum proved me very wrong. Everything I experienced and saw was very new. Lucky me! The main event was the museum’s annual Barbara … Continue reading
Posted in America, art, Author interview, Book Review, children's books, Early Education, Eric Carle, geography, Inspiration, Learning About the World, museums, Nature, patriotism, picture books, reading aloud, Teaching young children, wonder
Tagged children's book illustrations, Ed Emberley, Eric Carle, Eric Carle Museum, Wendell Minor
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
We celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss by reading many of his books today. The rhyming is fun, and critical to children’s language and literacy development. Dr. Seuss knew how to make learning fun! Then, things took a turn. A … Continue reading
Bear Books – the Best Ones for Children
Winter is here, and it is time to feel cozy, just like bears. I love bears and bear stories. Children do too. While stories about animals are always popular, bear stories are favorites, year after year. I’ve posted about these … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, literacy, picture books, reading aloud
Tagged A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond, Bear Books, Blueberries For Sal by Robert McCloskey, Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You see by Bill Martin Jr, Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky, Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick, Harold Loves His Woolly Hat by Vern Kousky, Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins, Those Pesky Rabbits by Ciara Flood, We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
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The Morning After the Snow- Memories of “Katy and the Big Snow”, a Classic Children’s Book
At last the sun appeared, shining brightly. Yesterday’s first snow was in full glory. The first thing that popped into my head was, of course, a children’s book. I wrote this post years ago, and it is as poignant today … Continue reading
Best Children’s Christmas Books – and a New One
Red and Lulu, by Matt Tavares is the story of two cardinals who live in a mighty evergreen tree. They love their home, their tree. Best of all, they love it when winter arrives and Christmas carolers sing close by. … Continue reading
The Library – Reading and Book Bears – Part 2
In Part 1, I introduced how reading aloud at the last few minutes of Book Bears became a ‘thing’, something very popular with the children. That year the book was “Summer of the Monkeys”. A few minutes of reading aloud turned … Continue reading
Terrific Children’s Books – #5
Children’s Books #1 – #4 have been about the all-important things that children need – kindness, giving, empathy… those social and emotional skills. #5 is two books that I discovered at the Eric Carle Museum last month. I always find great books … Continue reading
The Library – Reading and Book Bears – Part 1
Thursdays at the library are my favorite days. I get to read aloud to elementary school children. And, I get to host Book Bears, a book discussion on a book everyone in the group has read. How could I resist … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, books, children's books, Inspiration, reading, reading aloud
Tagged Book Bears, Library, literacy, Reading with children, Summer of the Monkeys
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