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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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Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem

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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!

Change Sings            By:  Amanda Gorman            Illustrated by:  Loren Long

 

 

This amazing book by Amanda Gorman is a must read for children and adults.   You may recall that Ms. Gorman is the youngest presidential inaugural poet in U. S. history.  This beautiful book is an optimistic look at change in the world and the importance of tolerance and love for each other.  The illustrations highlight Ms. Gorman’s insightful words.  This is a book to just read, enjoy and reflect.  This would be a beautiful gift for anyone on your list.

 

 

 

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The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo!

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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 Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo!            By:  Elaine Bickell            Illustrated by:  Raymond McGrath

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

 

We now have a new favorite Halloween story, “The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo!”.  Little Ghost can’t find her “Boo” to scare people on Halloween, so she asks some of her friends to help.  Nothing seems to work out until the Little Ghost sees the reader of the story.  This book becomes interactive for children and they will love it!  Please put this one on your list!

 

 

 

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Halloween is Coming

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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!

Halloween is Coming!            By:  Cal Everett            Illustrated by:  Lenny Wen

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

 

This is the perfect book to help young children enjoy all of the wonderful things about the Fall season and Halloween.  It is done in rhyming verse and guides children to that final special day of “trick or treat”.  The illustrations are beautiful and  children will want to hear this lovely story over and over again.

 

 

 

 

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We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt

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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’re Going on a Leaf Hunt            By:  Steve Metzger            Illustrated by:  Miki Sakamoto

Ages:  Preschool through First Grade

 

 

This fun book is perfect for the season.  The children in our story go through a number of barriers to find colorful leaves and even learn the names of the trees.  Their journey comes to a halt quickly when they encounter a skunk along the way.  Children will love chiming in on the verse as you read the book to them.

 

 

 

 

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Turkey Goes to School!

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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 Goes to School            By:  Wendi Silvano            Illustrated by:  Lee Harper

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

This is our third book about Turkey and our fun friend does not disappoint.  School is starting and since the theme is “Farm Days”, Turkey is sure he can attend.  Unfortunately, he was turned away, so he had to try to disguise himself to get in.  As you can imagine, his disguises were not the best.  As always, it all works out at the end of our story.  This book is perfect as children begin returning to school.

 

 

 

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Dog Breath, The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis

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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!

Dog Breath, The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis            By:  Dav Pilkey

Ages:  Preschool through Second Grade

 

This fun book has been around for awhile, but remains a favorite.  In our story, the dog Hally is a wonderful pet, but has very bad breath.  His breath is so bad that the Tosis family decide that he has to go.  No worries, a miracle happens and Hally is saved and becomes a hero.  This story is so funny and and the illustrations really help tell the story.

 

 

 

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A Bear is a Bear (except when he’s not)

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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!

A Bear is a Bear (except when he’s not)            By:  Karl Newson            Illustrated by:  Anuska Allepuz

Ages:  Preschool through First Grade

 

Poor bear woke up in the middle of hibernation and forgot that he was a bear.  He tries to be many other forest creatures, but none of them seemed to fit.  Fortunately, he figures it out after a restful sleep.  Children will love following the bear as he tries to discover his true identity.  The story is done in rhyming verse and the pictures are adorable.

 

 

 

 

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Are You My Mother?

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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!

Are You My Mother?            By:  P.D. Eastman

Ages:  Toddlers through First Grade

 

 

Are You My Mother? is an oldie, but a goodie!   A few of our friends have requested this one and even though it is over 60 years old, it is timeless.  In our story, the little bird hatches while his mother is away, so he goes in search to find her.  He encountered many animals and objects, and with a little help from a friend, makes his way back to the nest and his real mother.  Children will love going along with the little bird and his adventure.

 

 

 

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Little Sunflower

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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 Sunflower            By:  Suzanne Fossey            Illustrated by:  Gina Maldonado

Ages:  Toddler through First Grade

 

This adorable book chronicles the life cycle of a sunflower seed from the point of planting, to being a beautiful flower, the pollination process and its return back to seeds.  This book is not only educational for young children, but its rhyming verse is beautifully done.  If possible, be sure to plant sunflower seeds to let children watch this amazing process.

 

 

 

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