Books about Clouds I was introduced to the book, Cloudette, by my son’s preschool teacher and was immediately smitten. My son (3) loves it too. We have read it over and over and each time he is just as excited … Continue reading
Activities for Gingerbread Stories from Around the World UPDATED 4.30.18 As we head into winter break, my teaching partner and I are wrapping up our stories from around the world unit. To end the unit, we are looking at gingerbread … Continue reading
Our Favorite Books for Hanukkah Hanukkah comes at an unusual time this year. The first full day of Hanukkah falls on Thanksgiving Day. The last time this happened was in 1888 and apparently will not happen again for another 77,798 … Continue reading
Books About Fall Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the colors, the smell and all the fun activities that happen at this time of year. Halloween is my favorite holiday and my birthday happens to fall in … Continue reading
Books about Zero We don’t spend much time thinking or talking about the number zero or the concept of zero with very young children mainly because zero is not a counting number. And, many adults simply assume that children have … Continue reading
Books about Bullying from Boy Mama Teacher Mama Bullying is a huge problem. Both boys and girls bully, but they tend to bully differently. I have compiled a list of what I think are the best stories about bullying available. … Continue reading
Books for St. Patrick’s Day Here are a few of our favorite stories for St. Patrick’s Day. Hope you like them, too! Note: All these books and more are now available through BMTM’s aStore. Click here for more information. Fin M’Coul: The … Continue reading
Children’s Book Illustrator Extraordinaire, Tom Slaughter Looking for a great gift? Look no further than these books illustrated (and some written) by children’s book illustrator extraordinaire, Tom Slaughter. Note: All these books and more are now available through BMTM’s aStore. … Continue reading
Books for the Chinese New Year I have always been intrigued by the Chinese New Year and all the traditions and festivities that surround it. While living in Australia, I was able to experience many of the these traditions first … Continue reading
Penguin Stories Here are some great penguin stories my boys and I have enjoyed lately. Note: All these books and more are now available through BMTM’s aStore. Click here for more information. National Geographic Readers: Penguins I love almost anything … Continue reading
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
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
