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Bear Stays Up For Christmas

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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 Stays Up For Christmas            By:  Karma Wilson            Illustrated by:  Jane Chapman

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

Bear is always sleeping through Christmas, but his dear forest friends decide that he must stay awake to enjoy the festivities.  Although it is very hard to keep his eyes open, he does, and even finds the opportunity to thank his friends with a Christmas surprise.  This is a beautiful book and a great story for this holiday season.

 

 

 

 

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5 More Sleeps ‘Til Christmas

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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!

5 Sleeps ‘Til Christmas            By:  Jimmy Fallon           Illustrated by:  Rich Deas

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

 

Many celebrities write children’s books of all kinds, but Jimmy Fallon knocked this Christmas story out of the park.  The words and pictures exemplify just how young children might feel five sleeps before Christmas.  The illustrations are extraordinary and it is written in rhyming verse.  This is a Christmas “must” read!

 

 

 

 

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10 Fat Turkeys

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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!

10 Fat Turkeys           By:  Tony Johnston               Illustrated by:  Rich Deas

Ages:  Toddlers through First Grade

 

This is a fun counting book for young children.  It starts with ten turkeys on a fence and counts down until all of the turkeys are gone.  The turkeys in our story are hilarious and children will enjoy the descriptive language and matching illustrations.  Just enjoy the rhythm of the story.

 

 

 

 

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How to Catch a Turkey

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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!

How to Catch a Turkey            By:  Adam Wallace            Illustrated by:  Andy Elkerton

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

This fun book is perfect to begin the Thanksgiving season.  The turkey in our story is part of the school’s Thanksgiving program, but he gets stage fright and tries to escape.  After being chased throughout the school, he returns to the stage and becomes the star.  The book is done in rhyming verse and the illustrations are amazing.

 

 

 

 

 

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Duck at the Door

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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!

Duck at the Door            By:  Jackie Urbanovic

 

We have already presented to you the wonderful book, “Duck Soup”.  Well, this story tells us how Max, the duck, came to live with Irene and her friends.  Poor Max made the bad decision to stay back, as his flock flew south for the winter.  Fortunately, Irene decided to take him out of the cold.  However, it took awhile for Irene and her friends to adjust to their new family member.  This is such a fun book and you will fall in love with Max.

 

 

 

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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

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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’re giving them a gift that will last a lifetime!

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything            By:  Linda Williams            Illustrated by:  Megan Lloyd

Ages:  Pre-School through Second Grade

 

This is such a fun book and perfect to read to children on the night before Halloween.  The little old lady was not afraid of anything.  One evening, she is put to the test as she is walking home and it is starting to get dark.   In the end, all of the scary things that she encountered came together and everything worked out just as it should.  This is a great book for letting children predict what they think is going to happen next.  A must read for Halloween.

 

 

 

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Stumpkin

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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!

Stumpkin            By:  Lucy Ruth Cummins

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

Stumpkin was one of many pumpkins in the store window, waiting to be picked to become a jack-o-lantern.   Even though he was a perfectly shaped pumpkin, unfortunately, he didn’t have a stem.  Halloween finally came and Stumpkin was the only pumpkin left.  Don’t worry, this story has a very happy ending and is a truly beautiful book.  Please don’t miss this one!

 

 

 

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My Lucky Day

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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!

My Lucky Day            By:  Keiko Kasza

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

The ultimate question in this book is who is having a lucky day.  The hungry fox in our story is so happy to see the little pig at his door, but things do not work out as he planned.  Children will love hearing about how the pig outsmarted the fox over and over again.  This delightful story with amazing illustrations is a must read!

 

 

 

 

 

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Duck Soup

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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!

Duck Soup            By:  Jackie Urbanovic

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

 

Duck Soup, a New York Times bestseller, is a must read!  It is a sequel to Duck at the Door , which we will highlight very soon.  In our story, Max the Duck is making soup for his family and leaves the house to get herbs.   His animal family become convinced that he is lost in the large kettle of soup and want to save him.  Chaos ensues!  The family ended up having pizza for dinner.  This is such a fun book and should not be missed.

 

 

 

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Good Night, Gorilla

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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!

Good Night, Gorilla           By:  Peggy Rathmann

Ages:  Toddlers through First Grade

 

This absolutely adorable story is about a very clever gorilla and how he tricks the zookeeper.  Children will need to follow the story by looking at the pictures to see what is really happening.  A bonus attraction is to have them look for the mouse and the banana in every picture.  This fun book illustrates the importance of using book illustrations to help in the reading process, which is a vital literacy skill.

 

 

 

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