The lessons The Big Book of Hugs provides are useful and very important, and the warmth it radiates is a rare quality that children will instantly respond to.
Month: December 2015
Johnny DePalma’s The Night Parade feels like it’s already a classic. This is an insightful coinage among the mythic figures that populate children’s stories, and it feels like the sort of thing the Brothers Grimm might have thought up.
Annalise’s Up and Down Day, by Denise L. Jenne with illustrations by Julie Iannone, is a picture book about an ordinary day in the life of a toddler.
Go Ducky, Go
Lyle’s school is hosting The Great Duck Race and he has a ticket.
Kayla loves chocolate so when she finds a chocolate tree she has to have one of the chocolate bars.
Which five words best describe Tales for Your Monkey’s Mind?
Whimsical, Inspirational, Imaginative, Entertaining, and Philosophical.
This set of 24 delightful stories full of fun, family, self-confidence, responsibility, obedience is a sure winner.
Many years ago on the island of Tigo Tigo, there lived a turtle named Harold who dreamt of learning to sing like the birds. All the other turtles on the island discouraged him from trying to sing, telling him that turtles just couldn’t sing.
Woof: A Bowser and Birdie Novel is an awesome book and everyone should read it!
Allison Branscombe, author of All About China: Stories, Songs, Crafts and More for Kids, selected these five family favorites.