Book Review by Haley Bono The Halloween season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than by picking out a pumpkin and carving our favorite spooky or funny faces on it. Pumpkin carving is a beloved tradition in my home, so it was no surprise that we thoroughly enjoyed the book Pick a […]
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Book Review by Haley Bono A Gold Star for Zog by Julia Donaldson is such a fantastic children’s book. The story follows Zog as he goes through dragon school to learn all the things he must do to be a proper dragon. Along the way, he meets a young girl who fixes his bumps and
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Book Review by Kathy Porter The first day of school is exciting and hard for most kids but changing schools can be excruciating. This was the case for first grader, Molly Lou Melon. However, Molly Lou bravely took it in stride, remembering her grandmother’s advice. Molly exhibited her unusual talents of balancing pennies on her
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Book Review by Ashley Beecher The Pout-Pout Fish, by Deborah Diesen, is a fun book that teaches kids the importance of emotional learning. Mr. Fish believes he is a “pout-pout” fish and he doesn’t have control over it. It’s just the way he is and he goes around with a frown “spreading dreary-wearies” to all
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Book Review by Haley Bono Yoko By Rosemary Wells is a childhood favorite of mine. I was able to read this book to my 3-year-old who grew to love this book so much, sushi has become one of his favorite foods. Yoko is a cat who takes sushi for her school lunch. As a food
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Book Review by Kathy Porter Laura Numeroff created classics with her trio of “If You Give A..” books. Felicia Bond sealed the deal with her adorable mouse, pig, and moose illustrations. Even though I chose “If You Give a Pig a Pancake”, I highly recommend the other books as well. As a teacher, I quickly
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Book Review by Kathy Porter I perused my local library catalog for a book about lemonade to go with the activity below. Instead, I found a book about a lonely tiny canary that befriends a lemon hanging on a tree. Even though I created an activity about lemonade, I couldn’t help choosing this lemony-sweet bedtime
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Book Review by Kathy Porter “Who is the Beast?” is beautifully written and illustrated by Keith Baker. A tiger discovers that the jungle animals are frightened of him. He shows them that they have traits that are similar to him. By doing so, the animals stop running away when he is near. I love the
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Book Review by Haley Bono The Skunk Who Couldn’t Smell By Sarah McCormick is all about accepting differences. Smellarella one day realizes she can’t smell! As she tells her siblings, they test all sorts of smelly things, none of which the poor skunk can smell. Her mother takes her to the doctors who confirm Smellarella
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Book Review by Haley Bono Making new friends can be scary and intimidating. If your little one is nervous about making new friends, “Happy Hands” by Marisa Mieczkowski is a great book to add to your library. This book follows Odin on his first days of kindergarten. At first he is excited and shows that
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