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Snowmen at Night

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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!

Snowmen at Night          By:  Caralyn Buehner            Illustrated by:  Mark Buehner

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

 

Did you ever wonder why a snowman looks a little different on the day after he/she was made?  Well, this book explains the whole thing.  Snowmen gather together to play at night.  Children will love hearing and seeing the fun activities of these delightful snowmen.  This fun book is done in rhyming verse and the illustrations are amazing.

 

 

 

 

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Snow

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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!

Snow            By:  Cynthia Rylant            Illustrated by:  Lauren Stringer

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

 

This beautiful book provides the perfect descriptions of what it is like to live where snow falls.  Even if you don’t, this book will take you there to enjoy the experience of a snowy day.  The author’s words allow you to experience the fun of being outdoors in the snow and also the warmth of being indoors and watching the snow out of your window.  This book is a wonderful winter experience for children and adults.

 

 

 

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Turkey Claus

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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!

Turkey Claus            By:  Wendi Silvano            Illustrated by:  Lee Harper

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

Our friend Turkey is back again!  This time he is trying NOT to be on the Christmas dinner table.   To save himself,  he goes straight to the North Pole to get help, but he had to try a number of disguises before he made it in to see Santa.  Of course, Santa comes to the rescue and Turkey is saved again.  These books are so much fun and children will love following Turkey’s many disguises and adventures.

 

 

 

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Theo the Mouse – A Christmas Story

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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!

Theo the Mouse – A Christmas Story            By: KH Meyers            Illustrated by:  Bekah Grace

Ages:  Preschool through Adult

 

KH Meyers may be new to writing books for children, but he hits this one out of the park!  Mr. Meyers has taken the classic “Twas the Night Before Christmas” and re-done the verse from the perspective of Theo the Mouse.  This is the perfect book to add to your Christmas reading list, because it stresses the importance of family.  This wonderful book can be purchased on the author’s website at:   KHMeyers.com.

 

 

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Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving

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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 tis 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:  The First Thanksgiving            By:  Kimberly and James Dean

Ages:  Toddler through First Grade

 

 

“Pete the Cat” books are very popular with young children and this one is perfect to read before Thanksgiving.  This is a flip book and Pete does an excellent job of presenting the history of the first Thanksgiving in a very understandable way.  Children will love the story and enjoy the flip cards on each page.

 

 

 

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Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem

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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!

Change Sings            By:  Amanda Gorman            Illustrated by:  Loren Long

 

 

This amazing book by Amanda Gorman is a must read for children and adults.   You may recall that Ms. Gorman is the youngest presidential inaugural poet in U. S. history.  This beautiful book is an optimistic look at change in the world and the importance of tolerance and love for each other.  The illustrations highlight Ms. Gorman’s insightful words.  This is a book to just read, enjoy and reflect.  This would be a beautiful gift for anyone on your list.

 

 

 

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The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo!

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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.

The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo!            By:  Elaine Bickell            Illustrated by:  Raymond McGrath

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

 

We now have a new favorite Halloween story, “The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo!”.  Little Ghost can’t find her “Boo” to scare people on Halloween, so she asks some of her friends to help.  Nothing seems to work out until the Little Ghost sees the reader of the story.  This book becomes interactive for children and they will love it!  Please put this one on your list!

 

 

 

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Halloween is Coming

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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!

Halloween is Coming!            By:  Cal Everett            Illustrated by:  Lenny Wen

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

 

This is the perfect book to help young children enjoy all of the wonderful things about the Fall season and Halloween.  It is done in rhyming verse and guides children to that final special day of “trick or treat”.  The illustrations are beautiful and  children will want to hear this lovely story over and over again.

 

 

 

 

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We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt

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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!

We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt            By:  Steve Metzger            Illustrated by:  Miki Sakamoto

Ages:  Preschool through First Grade

 

 

This fun book is perfect for the season.  The children in our story go through a number of barriers to find colorful leaves and even learn the names of the trees.  Their journey comes to a halt quickly when they encounter a skunk along the way.  Children will love chiming in on the verse as you read the book to them.

 

 

 

 

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Turkey Goes to School!

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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!

Turkey Goes to School            By:  Wendi Silvano            Illustrated by:  Lee Harper

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

This is our third book about Turkey and our fun friend does not disappoint.  School is starting and since the theme is “Farm Days”, Turkey is sure he can attend.  Unfortunately, he was turned away, so he had to try to disguise himself to get in.  As you can imagine, his disguises were not the best.  As always, it all works out at the end of our story.  This book is perfect as children begin returning to school.

 

 

 

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