June 17th, 2008
SCHOOL IS OUT! SUMMER IS IN!
Every student looks forward to the last day week of school. No one can really concentrate on anything, lest along school work. How can you make the last week of school special, and the first days of summer filled with anticipation?
Here I compile Ten fun ways to […]
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June 9th, 2008
Thanks to everyone who joined the Kids Health Notes Scholastic books give-away! When I asked readers for their children’s favorite bedtime stories, I got a pretty good mix. The most interesting was from Andrew who’s son is reading a book on Paul Revere! There are a lot of books that I’m not familiar with, like […]
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June 1st, 2008
Books are a great way to open the world of young children to new concepts, words, and ideas.
Now, introducing Little Scholastic, a developmental publishing program of interactive books created exclusively to give babies and toddlers a head start in learning. Every book features: * Interactive components * High color contrast * Rhyming, repetitive, or […]
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May 24th, 2008
Thanks everyone, for joining my book give-away of the children’s picture books!
Isn’t reading fun! Even when they’re very young, you can tell how receptive children are when you read to them. Babies coo and smile, their eyes grow bigger when they look at someone read to them. And the older they get, the better […]
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May 24th, 2008
Hey everyone, thanks for taking part in this contest for the Lucky Foot Stables book set give-away!
There were just a variety of adventure story books for our children, I loved reading what are out there. The Chronicles of Narnia is my personal favorite since childhood, and I look forward to introducing the books to […]
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May 24th, 2008
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Fairy Chronicles series give-away! It was great to know the books being read by children; some I know and others are new. I checked some of the new ones out and now have several that I’m eyeing to read with my own children. I hope y’all come back […]
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May 23rd, 2008
We were watching Jay Leno last night when who should visit but Laura and Jenna Bush! The First Girls (Lady and Daughter) were there to promote their first children’s picture book “Read All About It“.
This is the first book for the mom and daughter team, but they’re not strangers of children’s literature. Both are […]
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May 16th, 2008
It is (still) National Children’s Book Week! Here are three more books that will surely get your child’s imaginations going!
Tales from the Trees stars Happy the Hodag, a mythical animal/monster from northern Wisconsin. A Monster Misunderstanding include now Happy the Hodag and Buddy the Bulldog, who became the best of friends after […]
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May 16th, 2008
Girls love horses! And the next best thing to having your own or riding on one, is reading an adventure story about girls and their horses. Jo Ann Dawson beautifully wrote three four books full of adventure, mysteries and secrets about two young girls and their horses - The Lucky Foot Stables series. The […]
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May 16th, 2008
Let me tell you a side story. The Fairy Chronicles series were one of the first books I reviewed this month. I sat down to read one and eagerly jumped to the second. I was halfway through the second book when I realized I have to give them away. And I almost just wanted to […]
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