Kids Books
101 Great Science Experiments
This week my kitchen counters have been covered with sprouting avocado seeds, exploding volcanoes, and homemade instruments. All of this creativity and brain-growing-goodness is thanks to the fantastic 101 Great Science Experiments: A Step-By-Step Guide by Neil Ardley. I’ve been most appreciative of the book this week as the Pineapple
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
Were he still alive, March 2 would have been Theodor (Dr. Seuss) Geisel’s 109th birthday! I was rummaging through the bookshelves looking for a few of our favorite Dr. Seuss books when I realized that we had lost our copy of The Thinks You Can Think. While not my personal
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Doodlepedia Animal Antics
Is you child fascinated with animals? Do they like learning interesting tidbits about the animal kingdom? Can they spend hours with just a pen and some paper? If so, you and your child will find endless pleasure in Doodlepedia Animal Antics. Doodlepedia is in fact a series of books which
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See How They Go!
Have you discovered the “See How They Go!” series of books from DK Publishing? These books are terrific! Our boys are the proud owners of the repeatedly-read “Spaceship”, “Trains”, “Fire Truck” and “Buses”. Not only do our boys learn information which they find fascinating, my husband and I find answers
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Demolition | book review
Demolition, by Sally Sutton (published by Candlewick Press) is a terrific book for children fascinated by the world of construction. Our two boys had the priviledge of watching a building demolished in our neighbourhood. They revelled in reading this book as it reminded them of seeing the big machines crumple
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Corduroy | book review
Corduroy (by Don Freeman) was published before I was born but was a treasure from my childhood. I was thrilled my sister gave the book to my boys as part of their Christmas book box (now that is a lovely tradition….a box FULL of books at Christmastime….my mother was the
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Owl Moon | book review
Owl Moon (by Jane Yolen; illustrated by John Schoenherr) is beautifully haunting. For whatever reason we have classified this story as part of our Christmas collection. There is something about the story’s gentle, peaceful magic that conjures the image of a simply, idyllic Christmas Eve. “The moon was high above
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The Gingerbread Pirates | book review
The Gingerbread Pirates (author: Kristin Kladstrup; illustrations: Matt Tavares) has become a real favourite for our four year old. You know you have landed on a great story when your kid asks for it over, and over, and over, and over…and you actually ENJOY reading it multiple times! The story
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The Christmas Magic | book review
The Christmas Magic (author: Lauren Thompson; pictures: Jon J Muth) is a beloved part of our Christmas bedtime routine. I’m sure we are no different than many families in having treasures tucked away in the basement awaiting re-discovery each year at Christmas. The Christmas Magic is a delight each and
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Laugh out loud books for children, tweens, and more
Do your kids have a case of the back-to-school blues? Cold winter weather bringing you down? Now may be the perfect time to cheer up with a laugh out loud book. These quality books are not only clever and well written, but are just downright funny! AGES 3 AND UP:
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