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A Polar Bear in the 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 the 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!

A Polar Bear in the Snow            By:  Mac Barnett            Art by:  Shawn Harris

Ages:  Toddlers through Kindergarten

 

This beautiful book uses white, gray and blues to chronicle the travels of the polar bear in our story.  Children will enjoy following the polar bear on his journey.   They will learn about this beautiful animal through the amazing illustrations!

 

 

 

 

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Grumpy Monkey

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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!

Grumpy Monkey            By:  Suzanne Lang            Illustrated by:  Max Lang

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

Sometimes we all wake up and just feel grumpy, but we’re not sure why.  The same thing goes for children, so they may relate to Jim Panzee.   Jim woke up grumpy and he tried to do all of the things that his friends told him to do to help, but he was still grumpy.  In the end, Jim realized that sometimes you’re just grumpy and that’s okay.  This book has a great message and also reveals the importance of friendship.

 

 

 

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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:  Uri Shulevitz

Ages:  Toddler through First Grade

 

This is a perfect wintertime book!  Its simple text describes the first snowflake and takes us on a journey until the entire city is covered with snow.  It illuminates the joy that children feel when it begins to snow.  The pictures are beautiful and add to this lovely story.

 

 

 

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Dream 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!

Dream Snow            By:  Eric Carle

Ages:  Toddlers through First Grade

 

Eric Carle’s Dream Snow is a beautiful addition to your Christmas book collection.  In our story, the farmer dreams that he and his animals are covered in a blanket of snow.  When he wakes up, there was snow on the ground.  He immediately went to work preparing for Christmas as his farm animals watched.  Children will love the overlay sheets throughout the book and the button to push at the very end.

 

 

 

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Peef: The Christmas Bear

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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!

Peef: The Christmas Bear            By:  Tom Hegg            Illustrated by:  Warren Hanson

Ages:  First Grade through Adult

 

There are some children’s books that also become adult favorites.  Peef  is one of those books due to its heartfelt story.  Santa created his Christmas bear from pieces of cloth collected by the elves.  He placed a little button in the bears tummy that made him go “peef” when pushed.  Peef became Santa’s best friend and traveled with him every Christmas eve.  This beautiful story tells how Santa gave the ultimate gift.  It is a must read at Christmas time, but you may need a box of tissue close by.

 

 

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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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