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The Aesop Fables BrillKids Reader’s that we got in the mail were an instant hit in our house. We are a house of book lovers in this house and it is always exciting when my girls get a chance to see new books, but we were especially pleased with when we got these Little Reader Storybook Series, Aesop’s Fables, Volume 1 .
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TOS Crew Review – BrillKids Aesop’s Fables Volume 1
Princess Magpie and I were given the wonderful opportunity to use BrillKids Little Reader Learning System .
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Brill Kids Little Reader
As children start to head back to school, I wonder how many of them saved up some money this summer. I saw a few lemonade stands, which always bring me back to the time when I was a child. My lemonade stand was actually a homemade cookie stand! Lemonade stands are a symbol of the American dream
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Learning with Lemonade
Since yesterday’s Nonfiction Monday: Connecting the Patterns of Math, Literacy, Science and Art was a rather lengthy post, I decided to create this separate post with all of the great book review links for this week. And here they are: Our World of Water: Children and Water Around the World , by Beatrice Hollyer, is reviewed by Kim over at the Wild by Nature blog. This particular book fascinates me because it pulls literacy, science, geography, cultural awareness and the environment, into one beautifully wrapped package.
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Nonfiction Monday Roundup of Book Reviews
Okay, so adults who are enthusiastic about reading materials will have a much easier time motivating children to read. Is it possible to be too enthusiastic, though? Yes, as per When Children Think They Don’t Like to Read, Part 2, we don’t want to push or pull.
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When Children Think They Don’t Like to Read, Part 3
“Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.” ~E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web With words like these, how could anyone ever say that children’s books are only for children?
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Spinning a Web of Literacy
We had a severe storm this past weekend, and the wind was so strong that it left us out of power for a full day.
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A Secret School
©iStockphoto/Amanda Rohde Is it just me, or do you feel like you’re juggling multiple worlds lately? Family. Health.
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Am I a failure if I don’t read with my kids?
Picture books are windows to real and imaginary worlds, and I believe that they are the keys to unlocking the doors of literacy, global awareness, self-understanding, and peace. That’s why I find it deeply disturbing that many parents and teachers feel that they simply don’t have time to read them to children anymore. I was so happy to find that Anthony Browne: U.K.’s Newest Children’s Laureate will focus on picture books , because he feels that they “have been marginalized in recent years in the U.K.” I have news for you, Mr.
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Picture Books are the Key