By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: October 5, 2009 The weather is starting to cool, autumn is officially here. Leaves are beginning to change their color, and some have already started to softly tumble to the ground. This means it’s time to switch your flip-flops for your Ugg-Boots, order chili instead of gazpacho, and refresh your book selection with some wonderfully heart-warming tales. Grab a blanket and cozy up with one of these books:
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By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: October 2, 2009 “Let the wild rumpus start!” Excitement and curiosity is brewing amongst fans of the award-winning, bestselling creation of Maurice Sendak, Where The Wild Things Are. October 16, 2009, marks the release date of the movie version of this cherished classic. To take a book which means so much to so many people and turn it into a movie is a very brave task to undertake. After listening to Maurice Sendak speak about the movie in this featurette (below), I have high hopes. Sendak is certainly expecting controversy,…
The Children’s Book Review Published: October 1, 2009 boo·ka·raz·zi A freelance blogger who pursues celebrities who read books, to create posts that promote children’s literature. Tony Award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker has made her pledge to read in the world’s largest annual reading event, National Read for the Record Day on October 8, 2009. Each year the Jumpstart organization hosts Read for the Record, an international campaign which brings children and grownups together to read the same book, on the same day, in communities all over the world. Reading aloud to young children is not only fun, but provides the extra…
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: September 30, 2009 Thirty Days Has September: Cool Ways to Remember Stuff by Chris Stevens Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 128 pages Publisher: Scholastic Nonfiction (December 1, 2008) How I could I not mention this wonderful memory enhancing book on a day such as today, September, 30. I never pass up an opportunity to make life easier — with categories such as Excellent English; Hot on History; Geography Genius: Time, Weather, and Science; and magnificent Math; remembering everything is as easy as A…B…C…!
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: September 24, 2009 In anticipation of the release of Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus, which goes on sale October 5th, I want to share this video of Jim Dale reading the exposition from Return to the Hundred Acre Wood during the recording of the audio book. Return to the Hundred Acre Wood is the first authorized sequel to A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard’s classic books, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner to be written in over eighty years!
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: September 23, 2009 Before I post my 2009 list of books that celebrate or embrace the fall season, I thought I would take this opportunity to revisit two of my favorite selections from 2008. South by Patrick McDonnell Reading level: Ages 3-6 Hardcover: 48 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers (September 1, 2008) Review: South contains no words, yet manages to tell a very moving and compassionate tale of friendship, helping others, and saying goodbye. Read more … Add this book to your collection: South The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger…
By Laura J. Colker, Ed.D., Reading is Fundamental Published: September 22, 2009 According to G. Reid Lyon, former Chief of the Child Development and Behavior Branch of the National Institutes of Health, “If you do not learn to read and you live in America, you are not likely to make it in life.” As unsettling as this quote may be, it is all too often the outcome awaiting children with disabilities who cannot read. Reading supports all other academic skills. Without being able to read, children are not able to write or spell. Science, social studies, math, and technology will…
Super Simple Sewing is a neat little set of 4 sewing activities: purse, bracelet, bird, and a door tag. Each project comes with precut fabrics that have nicely sized perforations that are well spaced.
By Laura J. Colker, Ed.D., Reading is Fundamental Published: September 17, 2009 “When parents are involved in their children’s education at home, they do better in school. And when parents are involved in school, children go farther in school and the schools they go to are better.” A New Generation of Evidence: The Family is Critical to Student Achievement. (Henderson & Berla, 1994) As the above quote suggests, it is a well-established fact that parental involvement is linked to children’s success at school. Thirty years of research—including the oft-cited studies by Joyce Epstein and her colleagues at Johns Hopkins University…
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: September 16, 2009 I love books. I have them in every room in the house. However, I get the feeling that someone is feeding them after midnight, because they are beginning to multiply like Gremlins! I believe that the time has come to take a deep breath and share my book wealth with those in need. My first call to action was asking other book lovers where they like to donate new or used books. Here are the top responses: Hospitals Children’s Hospitals Libraries Literacy Foundations and Organizations Government Schools Charity Organizations…