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Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear!

Dear Reader,

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!

Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear!             By:  Don and Audrey Wood

Ages:  Toddlers through First Grade

 

The little Mouse and the big hungry Bear are back in this delightful Christmas story.  You may remember them from a previous book that we posted called The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear.  In this Christmas tale, the little Mouse has a lot of presents and he seems to have forgotten about the big hungry Bear, who loves presents.  This is an amazing story about the importance of giving and sharing with others.  The illustrations add so much to this delightful Christmas book.

 

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My Truck Is Stuck!

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

My Truck Is Stuck!           By:  Kevin Lewis and Daniel Kirk

Ages:  Toddlers through Kindergarten

This is the perfect book for toddlers and preschool children because of its vibrant illustrations and repetitive rhyming text.  The dogs in our story have a heavy load of bones to deliver, but unfortunately, the truck gets stuck.  Many kind friends try to help, but just can’t get the job done.   Readers need to make sure to look at the pictures carefully to see what happens to the truck load of bones.  This delightful book also reinforces counting and number recognition through five.

 

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What Will Grow?

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

What Will Grow?           By:  Jennifer Ward           Illustrated by:  Susie Ghahremani

Ages:  Toddlers through Kindergarten

 

I had the opportunity to meet, Jennifer Ward, the author of this lovely book.  She has written many books, but selected this one for us to highlight.  What Will Grow? is a rhyming flip book that shows what happens when you plant different seeds.  The story and beautiful illustrations take us through the growing season with the end result being a garden.  This amazing book is a walk through nature.  Children will enjoy the flip pages and the rhyming text.

 

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