What were your favorite dragon books when you were growing up? When my kids asked me this question, I was stumped. I’ve been reading about one hundred books a year ever since I remember, but I couldn’t remember reading one single book about dragons. After I pondered it for a bit, I…
Category: Kids Reading List
15 Books About Shadows To Inspire Young Scientists
Children are innately curious about the world around them, especially when those things are a little mysterious. Shadows satisfy both these requirements by being part of our life and by creating suspense. Is it a monster or a teddy bear shadow? Over the years we have collected a few exciting books about shadows, but never…
Cinderella is a boy and other Cinderella stories that caught our fancy
When I mentioned to our librarian my post Who need another Cinderella Book, she asked what I thought of Cinderella as a boy version. I didn’t think anything because we have not come across it yet. Apparently we were not through with Cinderella. Upon further investigation we discovered a whole new treasure trove of Cinderella…
Best Books about Goats for Kids
International Goat Day is coming up in June and to do our share in learning more about this little understood animal (no, goats do not eat tin cans, they are actually very intelligent) we have gathered the best books about goats we could find. We included books for children 3 to 8 (the age range of…
20+ Delightful twists on the Three Little Pigs
When I was a little girl, the story of The Three Little Pigs was about your life’s priorities, about doing one’s best and about the fact that dedication and hard work win the day. The first two little pigs built their houses in a hurry to have more time to sing and play and ended…
Who needs another Cinderella Book?
When I walked into the library last week and noticed a new Cinderella book on the display shelf I knew exactly what I had to do. No, I did not, scream and run away. Nor did I cover my kids’ eyes and stir them in another direction. I skipped towards the display shelf and merrily grabbed…
Counting Books + Activities: Developing Early Math Skills
Counting Books and book-based simple math activites are cornerstones of our first math curriculum. It’s a fun way to learn and this approach allows to develop mathematical understanding in a natural context. From counting muffins to eyes of a fox, from tallying train cars to counting down minutes to bedtime, math is everywhere. In this…
The Funniest Thanksgiving Books We Ever Read
Quality time on a Thanksgiving Day doesn’t have to be limited to food and games on TV. You can spread the cheer and chase away stress by reading funny Thanksgiving books. Writing about funny books is intimidating. I feel the extra pressure to be funny. It’s not easy because Thanksgiving is not funny. I can hear a…
