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Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh

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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!

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh            By:  Mo Willems

Ages:  Pre-school through First Grade

 

 

Our delightful pigeon is back and this time he wants to drive Santa’s sleigh.  Once our feathered friend sees that the sleigh is propelled by reindeer, he changes his mind.  Mo Willems has done it again and brought us a fun Christmas tale.

 

 

 

 

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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie

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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 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 Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie            By:  Alison Jackson            Illustrated by:  Judith Byron Schachner

Ages:  Pre-school through Second grade

 

 

This traditional story lends itself well to Thanksgiving dinner.  The old lady in our story can’t resist swallowing an entire pie and then she continues her hunger streak through the entire dinner.  No worries, she finally got full at the end.  This is a fun book that all children will enjoy!

 

 

 

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Fletcher and the Falling Leaves

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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!

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves             By:  Julia Rawlinson            Illustrations by:  Tiphanie Beeke

Ages:  Pre-school through Second Grade

 

 

This is such a sweet story and it is perfect for this time of year.  Little Fletcher became very upset when the leaves began to fall from his favorite tree.  He tried to save them, but could only save one.  He felt terrible that he couldn’t save all of the leaves.  Then the next morning, he went out and his tree was covered in beautiful icicles. The story helps illustrate the transition of the seasons.

 

 

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Just Because

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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!

Just Because            By:  Matthew McConaughey            Illustrated by:  Renee Kurilla

Ages:  Pre-school through Adult

 

 

 

This inspirational book by Matthew McConaughey is full of life lessons for children and adults.  The pictures really help to illustrate the themes of the book.  The feelings illuminated in this book are very relatable to the reader and the listener.  Please put this one on your read aloud list.

 

 

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The Crayons Trick or Treat

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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 Crayons Trick or Treat            By:  Drew Daywalt            Illustrated by:  Oliver Jeffers

Ages:  Pre-school through First Grade

 

 

The Crayons are at it again in this fun Halloween tale.  They decide to go Trick or Treating, but have difficulty learning what to say when someone answers the door.  No worries, they figure it out and Halloween is a success.  This story is beyond cute and a lot of fun!  Put this one on your holiday book list.

 

 

 

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It’s Fall!

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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!

It’s Fall!            By:  Renee Kurilla

Ages:  Pre-school through Second Grade

 

 

This colorful book just looks like fall from beginning to end.  It highlights fall events, like the beginning of school, cooler weather, Halloween, and ends with the celebration of Thanksgiving.  The story is perfect for this time of year and the illustrations are wonderful.

 

 

 

 

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How to Count to 1

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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 Count to 1              By:  Caspar Salmon            Illustrated by:  Matt Hunt

Ages:  Toddler through Kindergarten

 

 

This fun book stresses to “only count to 1”, but there are many opportunities to count higher.  Children will also need to interact with the book and visually locate items to count.  The text is delightful and the illustrations are colorful and perfect for the story.

 

 

 

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I Am A Dragon!

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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 Am A Dragon!              By:  Sabina Hahn

Ages:  Toddler through Kindergarten

 

 

This fun book is about the importance of really listening to each other.  In our story, the frogs all believed that their new friend was a frog and NOT a dragon.  The dragon tried to tell them many times.  Finally, all of the frogs realized that they needed to listen.  The book also highlights the importance of questioning and not always believing everything that you hear.  What a good lesson for children.

 

 

 

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Turkey’s Sandtastic Beach 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!

Turkey’s Sandtastic Beach Day           By:  Wendi Silvano            Illustrated by:  Lee Harper

Ages: Pre-school through Second Grade

 

 

 

Well, “Turkey” is back and this time he is going to the beach to be part of a petting zoo.  Unfortunately, he really wants to be down on the beach doing fun things.  He tried many disguises to get there, but none of them worked.  No worries, as usual, it all works out for Turkey and his friends.  Children will love the play on words throughout this fun story.  If you have read the other books by Wendi Silvano, you will not want to miss this one.

 

 

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We Don’t Eat Our Classmates

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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 Don’t Eat Our Classmates            By:  Ryan T. Higgins

Ages:  Pre-school through First Grade

 

This delightful story is about Penelope Rex’s first day of school.  To her surprise, her classmates were children and not dinosaurs.  It took persuasion from her teacher to convince Penelope not to eat her classmates.  Penelope learns a valuable lesson from the classroom’s pet fish and finally made new friends at school.  Children will love this wonderful little dinosaur and her first day of school adventure.

 

 

 

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