I Spy With My Little Eye…
Something pink! photo by doeth Is it an animal? No Does it have a battery? No Is it made of plastic? No Is it rectangular? Yes Do you know what I spy? I love playing…
Language
Stellaluna
I used to use this book every October in my speech and language groups to work on articulation, vocabulary, story retelling, and other language skills. Why did I stop? I really had a philosophical issue…
Mouse Paint
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. This is an adorable short book about 3 white mice who dip themselves into primary color paint, dance around on paper, and create new colors! It contains…
Where the Wild Things Are
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. ย I have a confession to make. I spent so much time being excited about this book, and creating pages and pages of resources for use with my…
Using ASL with hearing children
Dear teacher of The Flash, We’ve decided that The Flash’s nose digging has gotten out of hand (pun intended). It is unsanitary and disgusting. In addition, his method of cleaning the gooey finger with his…
Baron Von Baddie
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. How could I resist a book whose first two sentences are: Baron von Baddie was a genius. An EVIL genius. I could almost feel my super powers…
A word, is a word, is not a word?
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Okay… so let’s call it a “booger”. “Ah sweetie! Thank you for the dozen boogers! That is so romantic.” Come again? Before I can plunge…
Tale of Despereaux
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I admit it. I got this book from the library after learning that it would be an animated film this winter. I figured that The Flash would want…
Nonsense!
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I recently realized, that although we live in a fairly diverse area, most the kids entering The Flash’s Kindergarten are Caucasian. My son is Asian. Our family is…
If You Give A Moose A Muffin
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. ย Although I lived in Southern New England for 8 years, I only had the opportunity to visit Maine twice. Once was to go shopping in their famous…
Jamberry
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I’ve been eagerly anticipating blogging about this topic since I started this blog. Jam Photo by Futurowoman Jam Photo by Pearl Jam Official Jam! Photo by P-and-A I…
That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. This is a gem of a picture book that you didn’t know you were missing. A That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown combines the adventures of a child…
Marvelous Monday Children’s Books: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I puffy heart Roald Dahl. So when my son saw a “commercial” (aka “preview”) for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory before one of his library videos, I agreed…
The Parrot Tico Tango
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. In the spirit of summer, I will again be discussing a book with a tropical theme. The Parrot Tico Tango is full of fantastically bold pictures making me…