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Fun With Books: Earth Day
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Summary:
This beautiful picture book tells of the life of the author's Great-Aunt Alice, now called the Lupine Lady. When she was little, Alice told her grandfather that she wanted to do as he did: go to far away places and live in a house by the sea. He told her that [...]
Fun With Books: Butterflies
Eric Carle is one of my favorite authors. I especially love this book:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Summary:
A tiny caterpillar pops out of his egg one morning and is very hungry. He eats through all kinds of food, only to end up with a stomach ache. He then eats through a leaf and feels [...]
Fun With Books: Pirates, Arrr!
How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
Summary:
Jeremy Jacob is playing innocently by the beach, when he is captured by pirates! He goes along, thinking a pirate's life is pretty great! They don't have to use table manners, they don't have to take a bath, and they have no bedtime. What more could a young [...]
Fun With Books: Leprechauns
Clever Tom and the Leprechaun by Linda Shute
Summary:
Tom hears leprechauns tapping in the woods and is lucky enough to catch one! The leprechaun agrees to show Tom where his gold is hidden, in exchange for his freedom. He takes Tom on a long walk to a field of boliauns (yellow-flowered weeds) and tells Tom that [...]
Fun With Books: Nice Try, Tooth Fairy
Nice Try, Tooth Fairy by Mary W. Olsen
Summary:
Emma loses a tooth and gives it to the Tooth Fairy, only to ask for it back the next day to show her grandpa. The Tooth Fairy brings it back, only she doesn't quite get it right. Emma receives all sorts of teeth–from a huge elephant's tusk to a [...]
Fun With Books: Hugs and Kisses
Hugs and Kisses by Chrisophe Loupy and Eve Tharlet
Summary:
One day Hugs the dog wakes up early in search of something. He visits all of the farm animals and collects kisses from them. During his quest, he discovers that a kiss from his mom is the best kiss of all! Cute, [...]
Fun with Books: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Summary:
Not much beats the wonder of a child on a snowy day! When Peter wakes up to snow one morning, he can't wait to get outside to play in it! He builds a snowman, leaves footprints, makes a snow angel, and the likes. He then goes to sleep dreaming [...]
Fun with Books: The Mitten by Jan Brett
One of my favorite authors is Jan Brett. Her pictures are amazing, and I love that each picture is framed with another picture that either tells another story or gives clues to what is going to happen next (great for predicting, which is an important reading skill for children to learn). One of my children’s [...]
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