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Doesn’t Eric Carle Choose Just the Most Peculiar Ideas for His Picture Books? A caterpillar, a spider, a star and a box of plastic ducks. Who would have thought that these and other seemingly mundane themes would become runaway hits, entertaining millions of children around the world for decades? The magic and mystery of Eric Carle Books There’s just something about Eric Carle books that jumps [...] Last weekend we attended a Parent Talk delivered by Dr. Karen Hagberg, one of the senior-most Suzuki piano instructors in America. My knowledge of piano, or western classical music, for that matter is negligible. So I went expecting to understand nothing, but eager to hear Dr. Hagberg’s talk nevertheless since M’s piano teacher spoke very highly of her. I need not [...] Reading opportunities are everywhere. Have you found them? It was Thursday afternoon. After dropping M off at her swimming lesson, I settled into a comfy chair in the lobby with about 30 minutes to kill. I had brought along a magazine to keep me company. As I sat there thumbing through my magazine, other mothers joined [...] Have you ever wondered if a children’s book is right for your child? Or wished you just knew how to pick the best, age appropriate books for your kids? Do you wish you could ‘check out’ children’s books before you actually bought them? The following video may have some answers. Lara Ivey is a reading consultant with Grow up With [...] This is my first experience participating in a Blogathon and the topic is a real treat : Writing and Speaking the Mother Tongue Mother tongue learning and language development are topics that have been on my mind lately and something I’ve only recently begun to read about. So, I am very happy to be participating in this. Thank you, Tulika, for asking [...] Are Interruptions Diluting Your Reading Experience Questions are good. It means your child is interested, curious, paying attention and motivated to read. But sometimes they distract from the reading experience. If I were to answer all of M’s questions while reading a book, I’d probably not have finished even half a picture book in 2 years. ( [...] Enrich Your Child’s Reading Experience with Personalized Storybooks If you think books about adventures, dinosaurs and princesses make great gifts for kids, then wait till you give a child a book about something(or someone) way cooler …. him! When I spoke to Maia Haag of I See Me Inc a while ago about personalized books for kids, she brought up an interesting point. [...] |
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