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It’s Winter!

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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 Winter!            By: Renee Kurilla

Ages:  Pre-school through First Grade

 

 

This beautiful book is the perfect review of the many wonderful activities of the winter season.  The story is done in rhyming verse and describes the fun of playing the in snow, celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas and the New Year.  The illustrations are perfect!

 

 

 

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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 Saw Santa’s Underpants

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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 Saw Santa’s Underpants             By:  Bobbie Hinman            Illustrated by:  Remesh Ram

Ages:  Pre-school through Second Grade

 

This book is just a fun Christmas story.  Santa was in such a hurry to begin his yearly ride, that he forgot his suspenders.  Max was waiting up to see him and accidently saw Santa’s underpants.  No worries, Max made sure that Santa had a way to hold up his pants for the rest of his deliveries.   Children will enjoy hearing about Santa’s adventure.

 

 

 

 

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Little Red 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!

Little Red Sleigh            By:  Erin Guendelsberger            Illustrated by:  Elizaveta Tretyakova

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

This inspiring Christmas story will warm your heart.  In our story, Little Red’s goal was to help Santa deliver presents at Christmas time, even though she was very small.  With much help from dear friends, she made her way north and almost to the North Pole.  She learned so much along the way, and she knows that she will eventually reach her goal.  This lovely book provides a great lesson for children.

 

 

 

 

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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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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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