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I Love You 100

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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 Love You 100            By:  Danica McKellar            Illustrated by:  Josee Masse

Ages:  Pre-school through First Grade

 

 

 

Danica McKellar has done it again with a wonderful read aloud about math.  This time her focus is counting to 100.  She incorporates “love” and counting in a beautiful way with numerous opportunities to practice counting from 1 to 100.  This is actually a perfect book for Valentine’s Day.

 

 

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Happy Mother’s Day from the Crayons

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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!

Happy Mother’s Day from the Crayons            By:  Drew Daywalt            Illustrated by:  Oliver Jeffers

Ages:  Pre-school through First Grade

 

 

The Crayons are back and celebrating Mother’s Day!  They are also celebrating the diversity of motherhood and the importance of mothers and mother substitutes in our lives.  The Crayons never disappoint.

 

 

 

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How to Catch a Groundhog

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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 Catch a Groundhog             By:  Alice Walstead and Emma Gillette            Designs by:  Andy Elkerton

Ages:  Pre-school through First Grade

 

 

This super fun book is perfect for children to better understand Groundhog Day.  In the story, the kids are playing and scare the ground hog out of his hole.  They do all sorts of things to find him before that special day on February 2nd.  The pictures are perfect and it is important to know that the groundhog made it back in time.

 

 

 

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Pete the Cat and the Easter Basket Bandit

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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!

Pete the Cat and the Easter Basket Bandit            By:  Kimberly and James Dean

Ages:  Pre-school through First Grade

 

 

Pete the Cat is back in another sweet Easter story.  In this delightful book, Pete discovers that his Easter basket is missing.  He and his friends follow the trail of candy to locate the basket.  They are surprised to find out where the basket is and why it was taken.  In the end, this is a story of friendship and giving.  Pete does it again!

 

 

 

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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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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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Tell Me a 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!

Tell Me a Story             By:  KH Meyers            Illustrated by:  Bekah Grace

Ages:  Pre-school through Second Grade

 

 

This beautiful book will stir a child’s imagination and highlights the beauty of storytelling.  The text is in rhyming form and just amazing.  The story also provides important messages that all children should hear while illustrating diversity and the importance of extended family.  This amazing book can be purchased at khmeyers.com.

 

 

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How to Catch a Leprechaun

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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 Catch a Leprechaun            By:  Adam Wallace            Illustrated by:  Andy Elkerton

Ages:  Pre-school through Second Grade

 

 

This fun St. Patrick’s Day story is perfect for the holiday!  Children will love hearing all the ways to try to catch a speedy and tricky  Leprechaun.  The inventive traps in our story are illuminated by the amazing illustrations.  Put this one on your reading list!

 

 

 

 

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