Kinder Book Club: Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen
At six and four years old, my daughters seem too young for work in a soup kitchen. Luckily, Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan is the next best thing and the perfect addition to the waning days of Help the Hungry Month.
A...
Kinder Book Club & Help the Hungry Week 1 Review
Our family has completed the first week of Help the Hunger month, and it has inspired me to dig up a book I raved about last year.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Buddha at Bedtime: Tales of Love and Wisdom for you to...
Kinder Book Club: The Next Place
For any child struggling with the idea of death or, in fact, anyone of any age dealing with the loss of a loved one, The Next Place by Warren Hanson offers a wonderfully poetic starting place.
Hanson’s simple lyrics provide a vivid, if...
Kinder Book Club: If Everybody Did
Congratulations to last week’s contest winner! Keep an eye out for our next contest, coming soon! Until then, spend some time with your child reading If Everybody Did by Jo Ann Stover.
The classic book features silly black and white pictures...
Back to School with Full Buckets
Last week we trekked to the library and snagged Have you Filled a Bucket Today: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carl Mcleod.
By now, both Miss First-Grade and I feel pretty well prepared for the pending return to school. She is back on...
Kinder Book Club: Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun
Just in time for the new school year, and the attendant social pressures, I stumbled across another great book.
Check out Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage to be Who You Are by Maria Dismondy (author) and Kimberly Shaw-Peterson...
Kinder Book Club: Duck for President
If you are looking for a fun way to bring the presidential election into your child’s life, pick up a copy of Doreen Cronin’s Duck for President.
Cronin is one of those rare and wonderful to discover authors who can make big ideas...
Kinder Book Club: House Mouse & Senate Mouse
House Mouse and Senate Mouse by Cheryl Shaw Barnes and Peter Barnes offers a surprisingly accessible explanation for just exactly what happens when our legislators head to Washington, D.C.
The rhyming text is charming, if extremely elementary,...
Kinder Book Club: Swimmy
For a classic book by a great children’s author, check out Swimmy by Leo Lionni. Congratulations to last week’s contest winner!
Swimmy is consistently picked by Miss Kindergarten as her very favorite book, and it is easy to understand...
Kinder Book Club: Monster Princess
The Monster Princess by D.J. MacHale is a fairytale anyone can fall in love with. MacHale is the author of the much-celebrated Pendragon series for young adults, but this gorgeously illustrated picture book is perfect for younger kids.
The hero...
