It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Check out some of these poetry books as your celebrate! Animal Poems by Valerie Worth (illustrations by Steve Jenkins) Castles: Old Stone Poems by J. Patrick Lewis and Rebecca Kai Dotlich A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems selected by Paul B. Janeczko and … [Read more…]
Back in January I declared my bloggy resurrection, only to promptly fall prey to both the winter doldrums and over-the-top busy-ness. We had three school-aged children going in three different directions several times a week, including (but not limited to) participation in a play at a local private school, robotics and rocketry meetings and competitions, … [Read more…]
Well, as is our usual m.o., our school year has finally come to a complete halt with the extreme busy-ness of summer. Because we started our year late this year, we had a few things we really needed to finish, which meant that we (and when I say we, I really mean Lulu) continued to … [Read more…]
I am excited today to share these two new titles. I shared both of these with Benny, age four, and he was delighted by both. Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson is a delightful rhyming book that invites the listener’s participation. It opens like this: There’s magic in this tiny seed. Press it down … [Read more…]
I am thrilled to be coming to you today with yet another giveaway from Denise Gaskins and her Playful Math series. I consider Denise a mentor in my ongoing quest to make math engaging and fun (read: not intimidating) for my children. She has done it again, and this time with a book that brings … [Read more…]
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