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New Friend for the New Year . . . Introducing Isaac!
Happy New Year “Kidsbook Friends” Friends, We hope that you’ve made many new friends this year in the stories that have bedazzled you, made you laugh, and beckoned you to read them again and again. I’ve found many “kindred spirits” … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Isaac's Ice Cream Tree, Rachel Koppendrayer, Illustrator, Rainbows, seasons, snow, WhiteFire Publishing Company, winter
Tagged Anne of Green Gables, author Angela Henderson, birthday gifts for children, children's rainbow books, children's season books, Easter gifts for children, Elisa Kleven, Harry Potter, ice cream, illustrator Rachael Koppendrayer, Jan Brett, Julia Rawlinson, New Year, Percy Jackson, picture book, Roseanna M. White, seasons, The Book Thief, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, The Son, Valentine's gifts for children, WhiteFire Publishing, WhiteSpark, winter
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The Apple Doll, “Oh, Sweet Susanna”
Recently my daughter started climbing trees and even naming them. I can’t imagine childhood without a tree to climb. We love this book because the main character captures something special from her tree to keep forever. . . something YOU … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, trees
Tagged apple trees, climbing trees, Elisa Kleven, Farrar Straus Giroux, First day of school, friendship, show and tell, The Apple Doll
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The Scarecrow’s Hat, “We All Need Somebody To Lean On”
The Scarecrow’s Hat As the song says, “We all need somebody to lean on”. We also need to be the “somebody” to lean on. But, sometimes you don’t have what your friend may need most. This tale teaches that by using some creative problem … Continue reading
Posted in fall, Friendship, problem solving
Tagged children's books for fall, children's books for problem solving, children's books with badgers, children's books with chickens, children's books with crows, children's books with donkeys, children's books with owls, children's books with scarecrows, children's books with sheep, farming, harvest, Ken Brown, Peachtree Publishers, The Scarecrow's Hat
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The Lonely Scarecrow, “Cold Snow Warms Hearts”
The Lonely Scarecrow The Lonely Scarecrow has kept us company for three years as we discovered this book when my older son was in Kindergarten. We read it over and over again, intrigued by seeing the world from a scarecrow’s … Continue reading
Pumpkin Cat, “Growing Pumpkins While Growing Friendship”
Pumpkin Cat This summer, to our delight, we found a treasure in our backyard. The treasure did not come in a golden box or buried bag. No, it came in the form of a small, green sprout. Our son discovered the … Continue reading
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