Posts tagged ‘Tuesday: Book Review’

One Tuesday morning while at story time Abby had a meltdown. Not a normal one, she was really terrified of what the books were about this particular week…..monsters. Every fear your child has you will probably end up dealing with in a different way. Some get better with time, some just fade away, some with […]

One of the greatest teaching tools to me is books. When you are teaching your children something you can always tell when they have that “ah ha!” moment. This happens a lot with us when we are reading a book. These are some books that have helped me teach my daughter about her feelings and […]

Maisy Big, Maisy Small: A Book of Maisy Opposites by Gina Chen I found this book on a teacher’s recommendation list for teaching opposites. The illustrations are bold, simple, colorful and will catch your child’s eye. Maisy is square/round, tall/short, messy/clean, together/along, many/nothing. My two year old has grasped onto opposites and has some new […]

Baby Books by Michelle Sinclair Colman and Nathalie Dion I was given County Babies Wear plaid (written by Michelle Sinclair Colman and illustrated by Nathalie Dion) for a baby shower present. The book was so up to date, very today’s baby and mother books, and I really enjoyed it. I found that there were 4 […]

Yes, I know, she is everywhere, driving lots of you a little nuts…BUT her children’s cookbook is my favorite. “Cooking Rocks! Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals for Kids” I have tried 15 of these recipes, AND LOVED EVERY SINGLE ONE! Each recipe will introduce your child to a new food or new flavor. Lots of them […]

I have been checking out a few different ABC books from my local library. I think we ended up checking out over a few weeks about 20, and I found the one! A Child’s First Alphabet Book by Alison Jay was the best by far. (I did also enjoy Kipper’s ABC book, very witty) The […]

Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy by Jane O’Connor We are all suffering from cabin fever, so we decided to go on an outing, while walking through Barnes and Noble a book caught my eye. I had seen the author on Martha Stewart a couple months ago. It was so bright and glittery so I […]