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December 2011 - Posts
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This week at Ready. Set. Read! I am counting down our favorite new books of 2011. So far, I have shared these books: #11 Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku #10 Blue Chameleon #9 Grandpa Green #8 Pete the Cat, Rocking in my School Shoes Today we are at Read More...
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Pete the Cat Rocking in my School Shoes rocked our back to school with books countdown in August. This book is the sequel to Pete the Cat dancing in my White Shoes. Pete is back this time rocking his way through the school. He is eating in his school Read More...
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Grandpa Green by Lane Smith is a story told through topiary. (I've never seen that before). A young boy walks through his great Grandpa's topiary garden which tells Grandpa Green's life story. Looking a the topiaries, he learns a story about a bygone Read More...
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The Blue chameleon is in need of a friend. As he encounters new objects, he changes to look like the object-- yellow like a banana, pink like a cockatoo, swirly like a snail. We have lots of color naming books. The thing that made this book stand out Read More...
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As the year turns from 2011 to 2012, I'll be counting down our top 11 picks of this year. These may or may not be the books that win awards in during award season in January. They are the books that my boys requested the most this year. Most of these Read More...
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Head on over to Adventures in Mommy Land to find my guest post with instruction on how to make this cute Santa ornanment with your toddler. The post actually went up yesterday but I spent all day with my mom and dad for their birthdays. Their birthdays Read More...
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I had so much fun with the 12 Day of Christmas with Lorie from Reading Confetti. We both shared 12 of our favorite Christmas books for kids. Each day we shared an accompanying activity-- a craft, a game, or a snack. If you missed any of the fun, I have Read More...
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I found this great treasure hunt idea at Hubbard's Cupboard . It's a fun star treasure hunt that worked great as an introduction to the story of the wisemen who followed the star to find Jesus. Before the treasure hunt, I prepared 5 cards with clues to Read More...
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There was an old Lady who Swallowed a Bell by Lucille Colandro is a wonderfully funny Christmas book that we added to our 12 Days of Christmas book and craft countdown. I read this story to the boys with the help of an old lady prop. In the story, the Read More...
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Every Christmas countdown needs a book with a familiar face, so we had to include Merry Christmas Curious George in our 12 Days of Christmas countdown. While at a Christmas tree farm, Curious George climbs into a tree that is about to be cut down and Read More...
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