Book Review by Haley Bono Spring is in the air, and Easter is right around the corner, so The Golden Egg Book, By Margaret Wise Brown, is the perfect book choice to review. This book is an old classic with different editions over time, but the cute story remains the same. The story is about […]
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Book Review by Haley Bono Shapes That Roll by Karen Nagel, takes the reader on a tour of a variety of different shapes, and how they are a part of everyday life. There are three adorable shapes that become the “guides” throughout the story The reader will see these three shapes, throwing, building, driving, or
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Book Review by Haley Bono The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone is a childhood favorite of mine. As a kid, I remember snuggling up with my mom while she read this story in the best “Grover” voice she could muster. This is an interactive story, so Grover is talking directly
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Book Review by Ashley Beecher One of my favorite books as a child was I Love You the Purplest, written by Barbara M. Joosse and illustrated by Mary Whyte. It’s a sweet story about a mother’s love and sibling rivalry with vivid imagery and beautiful pictures. I owned a hardcover copy as a child, but
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Book Review by Kathy Porter As my first book review on Yarn Spinning Mama, I’m thrilled to recommend a book written and illustrated by my very own cousin, Ginny Tilby! It’s called, You Should, You Should. This timely book is about a lovable hippo. His peers want him to try things they can do well,
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Book Review by Haley Bono Recently my local library had a collection of Christmas books set out for the holidays. We checked out Don’t Push the Button A Christmas Adventure, which became an instant hit with my two-year-old. We read and reread the book, while my toddler “pushed” the button over and over again. Needless
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Book Review by Ashley Beecher Don’t let the title fool you: the concepts are simplified so that even the youngest listeners can understand, but what kid wouldn’t want to know what makes a rocket ship work? Your little ones (and maybe bigger ones) can learn step by step how the concepts of lift and thrust
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History of the written language It is interesting to think someone decided to record what they thought was important. The first known form of a “language” came from cave paintings found to be as old as 3000BC. Why? Well, I’m no historian, but I guess that a record can last a lot longer than simply committing everything to memory. It’s also
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