To inspire the love of reading in a child is truly a beautiful thing. But as kids get older there are so many distractions! There's homework, sports, friends, movies and so much more. And getting them to read can become a challenge. Now is the time to find a fascinating book that keep them engaged. The Dragon of the Month Club written by Iain Reading is a book that will do just that. Ayana Fall had recently moved from Vancouver to the small town of Medicine Hat, Alberta. She had no friends. ...
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Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills Grade K
Mostly I write about children's books but today we are taking a little detour. My daughter is in Kindergarten and loves it! But she is always looking for more worksheets to practice her math with. The Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills Grade K is perfect for this! There is over 400 pages of worksheets for your child to discover. Each worksheet is similar to what she has been working on in school. There are pages asking her to fill in the missing letter in a simple word, connect the dots ...
Santa is Coming to the Twin Cities
What a cute book! I've lived in the Twin Cities my whole life so when I was reading through the book and they were mentioning streets and landmarks I could instantly picture where Santa and his reindeer where. Santa is Coming to the Twin Cities is a book about Santa and his reindeer's travels on Christmas Eve night. They start out at the North Pole where Santa and the elves are busy checking the list and checking it twice to make sure all the children's of the Twin Cities have been good ...
The Last Day of Kindergarten
The Last Day of Kindergarten by Nancy Loewen is close to my heart. See, right now my daughter is in kindergarten. And she's having a blast. Everyday she comes home and talks about her teacher, about all the neat things they did today and how she cannot wait to go back tomorrow. But I know in a few months it will all come to an end. On June 3rd she will graduate kindergarten and we will be in the same boat as the children in the book. The Last Day of Kindergarten is a book every teacher and ...
Frozen Fever Hairstyles
My daughter LOVES to have her hair done like her favorite Disney character, Queen Elsa. But I'm not always the best person to do that. While I was picking up a few things at Sam's Club last week I came across this book - Frozen Fever Hairstyle. So I just had to pick it up. It's filled with pages of Frozen inspired hairstyles with directions on how to create them at home and pictures to show you step by step how to achieve it! I will warn you that most of these hair styles require your ...
A Tale of Two Beasts
So the other night Peyton and I were at our local YMCA and there happen to a be a book fair going on! We LOVE book fairs. While Peyton was attending her swim lesson I went and checked out the books and picked up a few for our collection. The Tale of Two Beasts by Fiona Roberton instantly caught my attention. I just LOVE the cover! How cute is that little girl peeking from behind the tree at the little beast playing in another tree? The Tale of Two Beasts is unlike any of the children's books ...