Tag: Great read alouds

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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 Go Back To School            By:  Drew Daywalt            Illustrated by:  Oliver Jeffers

Ages:  Pre-school through First Grade

 

 

Summer is over and the Crayons are ready to go back to school.  They aren’t just “ready”, they can’t wait to see old friends and get back to work.  Children will enjoy seeing their “Crayon” friends again as they begin a new school year.

 

 

 

 

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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!

Watch Out for the Lion!           By:  Brooke Hartman            Illustrated by:  Anna SuBbauer

Ages:  Pre-school through First Grade

 

 

This creative and funny book is perfect for young children.  In our story, the reader is in search of the ferocious lion, but finds many surprises along the way.  There is a lot of word play and interesting vocabulary through out this fun story.  Don’t miss this lion hunt journey!

 

 

 

 

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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!

Is This the Bus for Us?           By:  Harriet Ziefert            Illustrated by:  Richard Brown

Ages:  Toddler through Kindergarten

 

 

This is a very cute story for younger children.  A family is waiting for the bus to go to the park, but many buses go by before their bus arrives.  Children will love seeing the different colored buses and occupants as the busses arrive at the bus stop.  The last page of the book actually has activities for children after they have heard the story.

 

 

 

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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!

Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets            By:  Ryan T. Higgins

Ages:  Pre-school through Second Grade

 

Everyone knows that getting a new pet can be difficult, especially if the new pet is a saber-toothed cat named Mittens.  Penelope Rex had a hard time adjusting to the many issues that a new pet can present, especially a pet like Mittens.  Penelope did learn that with patience and a little training, having a Mittens is worth the trouble.  Great book for children getting a new pet.

 

 

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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!

Sleepy Sheepy            By:  Lucy Ruth Cummins            Illustrated by:  Pete Oswald

Ages:  Toddler through First Grade

 

 

It’s time for Sleepy Sheepy to go to bed, but he just isn’t ready.  There were many things that he wanted to do before he went to sleep.  No worries, Sleepy Sheepy finally began to yawn and off to bed he went.  This sweet book has lots of word play that kids will love.  The perfect bedtime story for little ones.

 

 

 

 

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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!

Hope is a Rainbow            By:  Hoda Kotb            Illustrated by:  Chloe Dominique

Ages:  Toddler through First Grade

 

 

Hoda Kotb has done it again!  She brought us a beautiful and positive book about “hope”.  She describes hope in many ways and the need for hope in many circumstances that occur in the lives of children.  The book is done in rhyming verse and is a perfect  bedtime story.

 

 

 

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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!

I’m Not Scared, You’re Scared!          By:  Seth Meyers            Illustrated by:  Rob Sayegh Jr.

Ages:  Pre-school through Second Grade

 

 

The theme of this fun book is about a bear who is afraid of many things and his best friend rabbit, who is not afraid of anything.  They travel on a journey together and a problem occurs. This story is about much more than fear.  It is about true friendship and dedication!

 

 

 

 

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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!

Tiny T. Rex and the Perfect Valentine            By:  Jonathan Stutzman            Illustrated by:  Jay Fleck

Ages:  Toddler through Kindergarten

 

 

 

This adorable book is perfect for young children.  Tiny T. Rex wanted to make the perfect valentine for his best friend Pointy. However, everything went wrong and Tiny T. Rex was very sad.  The ending of this sweet story is perfect.  Wonderful book for Valentine’s Day!

 

 

 

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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!

Something, Someday            By:  Amanda Gorman            Illustrated by:  Christian Robinson

Ages:  Pre-school through Second Grade

 

 

This inspirational book by Amanda Gorman, poet laureate, is a must read for all children.  It illustrates how even when a problem seems impossible, with help from others , faith and determination, change is indeed possible.  This is a  lesson to be learned by everyone.  Please put this amazing book on your reading list.

 

 

 

 

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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!

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening            By:  Robert Frost            Illustrated by:  Susan Jeffers

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening           By:  Robert Frost            Illustrated by:  P. J. Lynch

Ages:  Pre-school through Adult

 

 

 

This classic poem has been re-written many times with a number of different illustrators.  We have posted two of our favorites.  This beautiful poem is amazing all on its own, but the illustrations in both of these books, brings the story to life.  It is a perfect read for bedtime on a snowy night.

 

 

 

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