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Sleepy Sheepy

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This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life.

*Read to the children in your life every day. You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

Sleepy Sheepy            By:  Lucy Ruth Cummins            Illustrated by:  Pete Oswald

Ages:  Toddler through First Grade

 

 

It’s time for Sleepy Sheepy to go to bed, but he just isn’t ready.  There were many things that he wanted to do before he went to sleep.  No worries, Sleepy Sheepy finally began to yawn and off to bed he went.  This sweet book has lots of word play that kids will love.  The perfect bedtime story for little ones.

 

 

 

 

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Mama in the Moon

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This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life.

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

Mama in the Moon            By:  Doreen Cronin and Brian Cronin

Ages:  Toddler through First Grade

 

 

This beautiful and heartwarming book is perfect for a bedtime story.  It is the story of Mama and Baby Sloth preparing to sleep high up in a tree by the light of the moon.  Poor Baby falls to the ground, and very slowly, Mama makes her way down the tree to retrieve her sweet baby.  She uses words of comfort and beauty the entire way down.  Please put this book on your read-aloud list.

 

 

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Go, Dog. Go!

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This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregiver of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life.

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

Go, Dog.  Go!            By:  P. D. Eastman

Ages:  Toddlers through First Grade

 

 

Back to an “oldie” but a “goodie”.  “Go, Dog.  Go!” is over 60 years old, but should not be forgotten as a great read aloud for young children.  This book covers so many early literacy skills and is just fun to read.  It highlights color recognition, directionality and counting.  Children will soon be reading this book on their own.  A must for your home library.

 

 

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Hope is a Rainbow

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This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life.

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

Hope is a Rainbow            By:  Hoda Kotb            Illustrated by:  Chloe Dominique

Ages:  Toddler through First Grade

 

 

Hoda Kotb has done it again!  She brought us a beautiful and positive book about “hope”.  She describes hope in many ways and the need for hope in many circumstances that occur in the lives of children.  The book is done in rhyming verse and is a perfect  bedtime story.

 

 

 

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Pete the Cat and the Easter Basket Bandit

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This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life.

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

Pete the Cat and the Easter Basket Bandit            By:  Kimberly and James Dean

Ages:  Pre-school through First Grade

 

 

Pete the Cat is back in another sweet Easter story.  In this delightful book, Pete discovers that his Easter basket is missing.  He and his friends follow the trail of candy to locate the basket.  They are surprised to find out where the basket is and why it was taken.  In the end, this is a story of friendship and giving.  Pete does it again!

 

 

 

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I’m Not Scared, You’re Scared!

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This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life.

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

I’m Not Scared, You’re Scared!          By:  Seth Meyers            Illustrated by:  Rob Sayegh Jr.

Ages:  Pre-school through Second Grade

 

 

The theme of this fun book is about a bear who is afraid of many things and his best friend rabbit, who is not afraid of anything.  They travel on a journey together and a problem occurs. This story is about much more than fear.  It is about true friendship and dedication!

 

 

 

 

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Tiny T. Rex and the Perfect Valentine

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This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life.

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

Tiny T. Rex and the Perfect Valentine            By:  Jonathan Stutzman            Illustrated by:  Jay Fleck

Ages:  Toddler through Kindergarten

 

 

 

This adorable book is perfect for young children.  Tiny T. Rex wanted to make the perfect valentine for his best friend Pointy. However, everything went wrong and Tiny T. Rex was very sad.  The ending of this sweet story is perfect.  Wonderful book for Valentine’s Day!

 

 

 

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Something, Someday

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This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life.

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

Something, Someday            By:  Amanda Gorman            Illustrated by:  Christian Robinson

Ages:  Pre-school through Second Grade

 

 

This inspirational book by Amanda Gorman, poet laureate, is a must read for all children.  It illustrates how even when a problem seems impossible, with help from others , faith and determination, change is indeed possible.  This is a  lesson to be learned by everyone.  Please put this amazing book on your reading list.

 

 

 

 

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

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This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life.

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening            By:  Robert Frost            Illustrated by:  Susan Jeffers

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening           By:  Robert Frost            Illustrated by:  P. J. Lynch

Ages:  Pre-school through Adult

 

 

 

This classic poem has been re-written many times with a number of different illustrators.  We have posted two of our favorites.  This beautiful poem is amazing all on its own, but the illustrations in both of these books, brings the story to life.  It is a perfect read for bedtime on a snowy night.

 

 

 

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Bear’s Big Dreaming

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This Blog is designed for the parents, grandparents and caregivers of young children.  Each post will highlight a great book that all children should hear, with tips to enrich beginning reading skills.  You will also find fun recipes that go along with each story.  Enjoy reading and cooking with the children in your life.

*Read to the children in your life every day.  You are giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

Bear’s Big Dreaming            By:  Michael Rosen            Illustrated by:  Daniel Egneus

Ages:  Pre-school through First Grade

 

 

This is another one of those special  books that you will add to your favorites.  “Bear’s Big Dreaming”, is not only beautiful, but heartwarming.  Little Bear talks to his friends to find dreams for the “Big Sleep”.  The dreams are perfect for a little bear!  Please add this special book to your reading list.

 

 

 

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