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This is an age when beauty crowns, straight As and peer recognition are all too important to even the youngest of kids. ‘The Mightiest’ by Keiko Kasza tells a refreshing tale of simplicity, humility, deceptive appearances and human nature, packed in a lighthearted, entertaining picture book. When three animals spot a golden crown on [...] Children's storybook Raise your hand if you agree: kids grow up fast and good times don’t last as long as they ought to. Sooner or later we come around to the fact that time’s going to fly whether we like it or not, and life’s going to change and the years are going to whoosh by [...] …Who Choose To Follow Their Heart I thought I hit Publish on this post weeks ago! Anyways, here it is now… What we’re reading this week: Picked up 4 little treasures last week from the library and here they are: The Boy Who Wouldn’t Go To Bed: Does bedtime stretch on forever at [...] I sometimes think it’s so much easier to read to teeny-weeny, newborn human beings who can’t wiggle or walk away even if they wanted to. On the other hand, I also think it’s way more fun when the person you’re reading to can actually respond, react to and comprehend what you’re reading. So reading to [...] This is a question for any parent or educator – should a teacher openly declare or discuss specific children and their high aptitudes in class? Does this really serve to motivate or encourage other kids? Could it lead to jealousy or lower self esteem in kids who aren’t recognized openly in this way? Is it [...] Bear Feels Sick (Karma Wilson, Jane Chapman) Children's Book Teaches About Caring The very first book M brought home from her school’s library using her very own library card. Does your little reader have a favorite nook? (As in a cozy spot to read in and not the e-reader – the latter I guess is more likely.) Baby Loves Books Having a special place for reading to your baby is a great way to establish the reading routine and also to get yourself in the [...] M’s Pre-K session came to an end a few weeks ago, but not before we got to work on a final project that I couldn’t wait to get started on – The Caldecott Awards. I, for one was really thrilled to actually bring home Caldecott award winning books to share with M as part of [...] I can’t tell you how many times I have begun to write about the Your Baby Can Read Program….and stopped. If you could see the drafts in my dashboard or the notes in my ideas pad, you’d see. Not many of us could have missed the commercials showing months-old babies ‘reading’ or rather, what seemed [...] Better late than never – Now Published: Pursuing the Bilingual Edge: Teaching Children a Second Language I wrote a piece on Raising Bilingual Children a while ago, which was focused on children growing up in bilingual families and the benefits they reap from the exposure to two or more languages. The editor then suggested [...] |
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