No Fun Reading With Dick and Jane (or Sally and Spot)
I am just young enough that I “missed out” on learning to read using Dick and Jane books. I know many people who are slightly older than me remember them fondly. In fact, I’m sure …
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I am just young enough that I “missed out” on learning to read using Dick and Jane books. I know many people who are slightly older than me remember them fondly. In fact, I’m sure …
We happened across Market Day at the library one day while perusing the shelves for our pile of books to bring home. It was a book we all instantly liked and have read many times since. I didn’t …
Have you ever heard of The Ginghams Paper Dolls? They were very popular many years ago and women have fond memories of playing with them as a girl. I happened across a free download of these adorable …
A few of my favorite books growing up were Lois Lenski chapter books. Lenski was a prolific writer and I read many of her books over the years. She has such a distinctive approach both in terms of her …
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg was one of my favorite picture books when I began my teaching career. I immediately purchased a copy to use as a launch for both discussions and …
Sometimes I think parents get hung up on making sure everything is edifying and purposeful. Some parents are deeply concerned about avoiding what Charlotte Mason calls twaddle. But you know what? …
Little ones seem to all go through a barn phase. I think it’s the combination of the red color and the cute animals. For whatever reason, it’s a predictable stage when you need to find …
We never really sat down and taught Caroline her ABC’s. It just happened naturally over time because we provided lots of interesting materials for her to use such as the Baby Einstein …
Sometimes you happen upon a book that you know is going to become a favorite. This was the case when I found Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush by Iza Trapani at the library. I knew it had everything …
From the time Caroline was born, I was always on the lookout for sweetly illustrated books for her. So much of what is published today for children is just, well, ugly. When I found A Little Book of …