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| Book cover from Goodreads A sweet little girl and her dog named Lion are sure to encourage a young reader to open this story again and again. With a sparkly lights, fun food and fireworks, Lion gets into a little trouble, but Raina is right there. Read along as Raina and her family celebrate the festival of lights. The adorable illustrations by Geeta Ladi and the playful words by Harshita Jareth come together in a colorful celebration! |
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| Book cover from Goodreads Cooler than Lemonade, by Harshita Jerath, is a tasty treat for readers' imaginations. In the face a of lemonade stand competition, Eva puts her imagination to work to win more business. Her persistence pays off, at least for awhile... The illustrations add to the cool factor of this story. And I enjoyed all the fun fonts. Cooler than Lemonade is a sweet story that can easily be used in early elementary science classrooms, too. Keep cool! |
Yes! Bugs need some love, too!
Meet Dirt and Bugsy, two of my best bug catching buds! In Bug Catchers, when it starts to rain, Dirt and Butsy must figure out how to build a bug barn to keep their bug buddies dry. In Beetle Mania, they catch bugs that crawl, bugs that fly, bugs that slide and bugs that hide. How will they sort them all? Read Megan Litwin's early readers and find out!
For all my bug catching friends, don't forget to set your bugs free!
I didn't know this was a thing. Evidently, it is! This day is to show us the importance of flour in our health and in what we eat.
But, I have a better idea. Let's celebrate a new book! A book that spotlights what you can do with old flour sacks by Claire Annette Noland!
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I love quilts and I love Nancy Bess! Such a sweet character who uses her thrifty gifts to 'make do'. Flour sacks and sewing...sold! And you see why it's my book pick today! One of my favorite parts is the repeating line that is so fun to say,
"She measured, cut,
stitched
and saved the unused bits."
Nancy Bess is creative and resourceful and will give kids lots of fun ideas. There might be a little something squeaky hidden on every page.
Thanks to Claire, Angela and Gnome Road Publishing for creating this lovely book! After losing three heirloom quilts from my two great-grandmas and my grandma, Nancy Bess has earned a special place in my heart!
Let me introduce THE LEAPING LADDOO by Harshita Jareth!
Instead of running from a cow, a horse and a pig - join the leaping laddoo, an Indian dessert, past a tea seller, a groom on an elephant and more!
Instead of chanting Run, Run as fast as you can - chant Bhago, Bhago as fast as you can!
Instead of baking a gingerbread man - make a leaping laddoo with the included recipe!
Bhago, Bhago to a store or library near you to see if Laddoo finds a way to escape...
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Raven is bored. Nothing ever happens in the fields around Bethlehem until...
One night, a dazzling star lights up the sky and angels gather to sing. The Savior has been born!
Now Raven has a mission. He will fly and bring the message to the other birds. They are excited to bring gifts to the Christ child, but what, Raven wonders, could he possibly bring?
This is a lovely new addition to my pile of beloved Christmas stories! Thanks to Claire, Desiree and Little Press Publishing!
Let's celebrate - Alaska Day!
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Finley, the moose who wants to ride the caboose, is a fabulous character! Kids will love the hilarious ways he shows his determination to ride the train to Alaska. The colorful illustrations are engaging and add to the fun. (Look for a little bluebird friend on each page.) Finley is sure to grinny-grin and clippety-clop his way into little readers' hearts and their parents, too! Kuddos to Candace Spizzirri and Chantelle and Burgen Thorne!
I think the pictures speak for themselves. This is why I've been MIA. Super busy with insurance inventory, renting a couple different places to live, buying new inventory (haha) and took the opportunity to just travel. Now that we're settled in our new home sweet home, I'm ready to rock and write!
