Author Archives: hendersonintraining

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

Kidsbook Friends Contest for Facebook Friends

Posted on January 4, 2015 by hendersonintraining

Hi Facebook Friends, I’m trying to get the word out about our Kidsbook Friends FB page and website. My goal is to help those of us reading with kids ages toddler to ten by providing kid-friendly book guides that include correlating questions, activities and crafts so … Continue reading →

Posted in contests | Tagged book guides for children's books, book guides for kids' books, children's book reviews, crafts for children's books, kid lit, popular children's books, SCBWI | 5 Comments

The Night Before New Year’s, “Making Family Memories Till Midnight”

Posted on December 31, 2014 by hendersonintraining

Have you had this conversation yet in your home? “Oh, PLEEEASE,” I begged. “Can we stay up till midnight?” For this one special evening, my parents told us, “All right.” If so, then this is the book for your family … Continue reading →

Posted in New Year's | Tagged Amy Wummer, children's book for New Year's, fireworks, kidlit, Natasha Wing, New Year's Eve, resolutions, Scholastic, The Night Before New Year's, Times Square | 2 Comments