Do you remember favorite books from your childhood? Here are two of mine. Hey Al by Arthur Yorinks (Author), Richard Egielski (Illustrator) The plot of Hey Al! is of a janitor who lives in a dingy apartment on Manhattan’s West Side with his dog Eddie. One day a large bird appears in their bathroom window […]
One Tuesday morning while at story time Abby had a meltdown. Not a normal one, she was really terrified of what the books were about this particular week…..monsters. Every fear your child has you will probably end up dealing with in a different way. Some get better with time, some just fade away, some with […]
One of the greatest teaching tools to me is books. When you are teaching your children something you can always tell when they have that “ah ha!” moment. This happens a lot with us when we are reading a book. These are some books that have helped me teach my daughter about her feelings and […]
Maisy Big, Maisy Small: A Book of Maisy Opposites by Gina Chen I found this book on a teacher’s recommendation list for teaching opposites. The illustrations are bold, simple, colorful and will catch your child’s eye. Maisy is square/round, tall/short, messy/clean, together/along, many/nothing. My two year old has grasped onto opposites and has some new […]
Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy by Jane O’Connor We are all suffering from cabin fever, so we decided to go on an outing, while walking through Barnes and Noble a book caught my eye. I had seen the author on Martha Stewart a couple months ago. It was so bright and glittery so I […]
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