Boy Mama Teacher Mama’s Top 10 Posts of 2012 Okay, maybe I will sneak in one more post before we say goodbye to 2012 on this side of the world….:) I’m hopping on the blogging bandwagon. Everyone is sharing their … Continue reading
Category Archives: Children’s Books and Activities
Book Mama: Monsters Under the Bed? 6 Books for Overcoming Fears of Monsters
Monsters Under the Bed? There has been a lot of talk about monsters in our home lately. Not sure why it is coming up now, but I am prepared! I pulled out all my monster books and we are going … Continue reading
Boy Mama: Jack-o-Lantern, Jack-o-Lantern Song and Book (Freebie!)
Jack-o-Lantern, Jack-o-Lantern Song and Book In honor of my favorite holiday, I have created a FREE book to go with my favorite Halloween Song/Rhyme, “Jack-o-Lantern, Jack-o-Lantern.” I have tried to find a video or sound clip to share with the … Continue reading
Book Mama: Celebrating Wombats in Children’s Books: Wombat Day 2012
Celebrating Wombats in Children’s Books October 22 is Wombat Day in Australia and since moving here, I have become quite smitten with the little rascals. They are such cute, chunky, lazy little things. I probably like them because they remind … Continue reading
Boy Mama: A “Real” Spider Web with Friendly Spiders
This spider post began two ways really. First with a book and second with a video. And well, if you throw in Halloween, I guess that makes a third way…. The Book: My youngest loves the (song and) book … Continue reading
Book Mama: Guys Read Series- Good Reads for Boys (Grades 5-9)
Guys Read Series- Good Reads for Boys (Grades 5-9) What will get my middle school aged son reading? Here’s an idea…. Note: These books and others like it can be found at BMTM’s Bookstore. Click the image … Continue reading
Boy Mama: The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Puzzle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar: A Puzzle The Very Hungry Caterpillar has made a comeback in our home. My son’s kindy class performed the story at their class assembly a week or so ago so we have been having fun … Continue reading
Boy Mama: Would You Like a Beard with that?
For more Real Life Wednesday Stories, visit Picklebums My mom and I went out for dinner the other night (sans kids!) and we had a lovely time. When it came time for dessert, I ordered the special which was something … Continue reading
Book Mama: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Planting a Rainbow Virtual Book Club for Kids September 2012 When the time came for this month’s Virtual Book Club, I was so excited to see that Lois Ehlert was going to be thefeatured author. I have all her books … Continue reading
Book Mama: Books about Building Dreams
Books about Building Dreams I was going through our books looking for something my son needed for school and realized just how many books we have about creative people with big dreams- people who want to build a dream house, who want … Continue reading
Boy Mama: From Green to Gold: Creating Fall Leaves
From Green to Gold: Creating Fall Leaves While at the bookstore the other day, we came across a new book and immediately fell in love. The book, Leaf Trouble, by Jonathon Emmett is the story of little Pip Squirrel who wakes … Continue reading
Book Mama: Boat Books
Boat Books Boat Works (Tom Slaughter) This book is the inspiration for this post. We stopped by our local independent book store to see if a book we had ordered was in. While waiting for the clerk to check, this … Continue reading