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Tag Archives: picture books
StoryWalk – An Eric Carle Book
A StoryWalk is a book, told with a series of signs, planted outdoors along a walk, that take you through each page of a book. You follow along, walking from one ‘page’ of a story to the next. It is … Continue reading
Trees
This autumn has been gorgeous. The trees are brilliant in a variety of colors. They make me look up. They make me stop to really look. Summer was dry, so it is surprising that our autumn is especially colorful. I like to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, Einstein, Imagination, Mother Nature, Nature, picture books, Quotes, reading aloud, reading aloud
Tagged Gail Gibbons, Inspiration, Learning from nature, Nature, picture books, reading aloud, Seasons, The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree, Trees
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“Blue Sky, White Stars”, the New Book about America and our Flag
How do you teach children about America – past and also present? How do you teach about our flag? How do you smile a deep down smile, with childhood memories? How and what do you you remember? Blue Sky, White … Continue reading
My Favorite Bear Books, Part 2
In Part 1 yesterday, I talked about half of these wonderful bear books. Here is the second half: Blueberries For Sal, by Robert McCloskey The year was 1948. Sal and her mother go blueberry picking. On the other side of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, picture books, preschool, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud
Tagged Bear Books, Blueberries For Sal by Robert McCloskey, Book Review, children's books, Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky, Honey by David Stein, Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins, picture books, Teddy Bears Cure a Cold by Susanna Gretz
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My Favorite Bear Books, Part 1
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. Here are my favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, Imagination, Inspiration, picture books, reading, reading aloud
Tagged Book Review, Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You see by Bill Martin Jr, children's books, Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick, Iver & Ellsworth by Casey W Robinson, picture books, Those Pesky Rabbits by Ciara Flood, We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
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The Concord Museum and Literacy Trees
My recent visit to the Concord Museum in Concord, MA to see their annual literacy trees (my words), trees decorated in the theme of a children’s book, was outstanding. Each tree makes a book come alive. But first, here is … Continue reading
Posted in art, Book Review, books, children's books, museums, picture books, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud, The Arts
Tagged Concord Museum, Family Trees, Literacy trees, picture books, reading, reading aloud
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The Best Children’s Christmas Books
This is a repost of my favorite Christmas books. Every year they grow stronger, because children love them. These are the books children and adults want to read over and over again. That’s why they’re the best. Please, go to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, picture books, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud, Teaching young children
Tagged Apple Tree Christmas, Carl's Christmas, Children's Christmas Books, Christmas Book Recommendations, Early Education, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, literacy, Merry Christmas Strega Nona, Morris's Disappearing Bag, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, Night Tree, On Christmas Eve, picture books, reading aloud, reading books to children, Santa Bruce, The Polar Express, The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree
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The Reader
Grammy: “Do you want me to read you a book? It’s so good! It’s about a little girl like you who moves to America. Here’s the book.” A Patricia MacLachlan book. Nora moves from Russia to the prairie of North … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, Particia MacLachlan, picture books, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud
Tagged children's books, language and literacy, Nora's Chicks by Patricia MacLachlan, picture books, reading, reading aloud, The power of reading aloud
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A Classic Children’s Book and History
I read this book yesterday to children, and I only got through the first few pages. It is one of the best books to teach history and what happens over time. We had to stop and talk about so many … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, children's books, Early Education, geography, history, picture books, reading aloud, Teaching young children
Tagged Book Review, classic children's books, Early Education, history, picture books, reading aloud, reading books to children, teaching history, teaching young children, The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
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Eric Carle and Kate DiCamillo
Getting more than what you expected is a wonderful thing. When that ‘more’ lingers for weeks, that’s a bonus. I went to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art a few weeks ago to hear Newbery Award winning author … Continue reading
Posted in Author interview, Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, Eric Carle, museums, picture books, reading, reading aloud
Tagged Author presentation, children's books, Early Education, End Papers, Eric Carle, Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, House For Hermit Crab, Inspiration, Kate DiCamillo, picture books, reading books to children
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