Monthly Archives: January 2015

The Story of Snow, “Let Science & Art Give Your Snow Day a Fun Start”

Posted on January 15, 2015 by hendersonintraining

In Dallas, Texas, we do not get to enjoy much snow, but after living in other colder states like Virginia, New York and Ohio, I still love snow and so do our kids (except for our youngest because he’s never seen it!). … Continue reading →

Posted in science, snow, winter | Tagged Catching Snowflakes, Chronicle Books, Jon Nelson, Mark Cassino, The Science of Winter's Wonder, The Story of Snow, What makes a snowflake | Leave a comment

Wonderful Winter Book for Each Grade Level (K-5)

Posted on January 13, 2015 by hendersonintraining

Each book featured per grade level is appropriate for independent reading and selected based on standard reading skills. Very fun to read together as a class too, especially with cups of hot cocoa! Kindergarten: Pip and Posy The Snowy Day by Axel Scheffler Two friends … Continue reading →

Posted in Nick Butterworth, Uncategorized, winter | Tagged Axel Schaeffler, fifth grade books, first grade books, fourth grade books, Hans Christian Andersen, Hiroe Nakata, Katy and the Big Snow, kindergarten books, Mary Pope Osborne, Mary Qyattlebaum, Nick Butterworth, One Snowy Night, Pip and Posy, Polar Bears Past Bedtime, second grade books, The Magic Tree House, The Snow Queen, The Snowy Day, third grade books, Virginia Lee Burton, Winter Friends | 1 Comment

Kisbook Friends Contest WINNER:

Posted on January 12, 2015 by hendersonintraining

Congrats to JUDY COX, winner of our Kidsbook Friends Contest for Facebook Friends! She gets to select any book from the 60+ titles featured in 2014 on http://www.kidsbookfriends.com! Our Featured Friends are organized on our page titled Book List by Author: http://wp.me/P4m4Tu-ns Our … Continue reading →

Posted in contests | Tagged children's book list by authors, Judy Cox, Kidsbook Friends Contest, recommended children's books | Leave a comment

The Mitten, “One Size Fits All”

Posted on January 8, 2015 by hendersonintraining

Jan Brett takes a Ukrainian folktale and adds her own ideas to make it one of her most loved stories. After visiting the Ukrainian section of NYC to learn more about their culture, she created her endearing drawings. Since 1989, kids … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, winter | Tagged children's stories with forest animals, G.P.Putnam's Sons, Jan Brett, Penguin Young Readers Group, The Mitten, Ukrainian folktale | 2 Comments

The Hat, “Animals Wear That?!”

Posted on January 6, 2015 by hendersonintraining

Jan Brett is one of the most well known and loved children’s book author illustrators with thirty nine million books in print. We have read most of her titles and among them, The Hat and The Mitten are two of our … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, winter | Tagged G.P.Putnam's Sons, Jan Brett, Penguin Young Readers Group, The Hat, winter books for children | 1 Comment