Here are a few tips on how to sneak in a little literacy through some of my favorite winter and holiday traditions that I hope will help everyone unwind, connect, and smile.
Browsing: Family Traditions
Kirsty and the Tree, by Gary Foster, is the story of a very old tree, a cheeky and imaginative little girl, the glories of nature, and the joys of family.
The Switch Witch and the Magic of Switchcraft is actually a beautiful gift set that includes a Switch Witch doll and a storybook centered on the Switch Witch character.
On special occasions the girls’ parents told them of THE SUGAR PLUM TREE and they awoke to small candy treats or TREASURE waiting under their beds.
It’s this TRADITION, of POETRY IN ACTION, the girls now hope to pass on to your family.
Inspired by Eugene Field’s (1850-1895) original The Sugar Plum Tree poem, here is a deliciously sweet bedtime book from Katherine James that takes young readers across the Lollipop Sea to the Garden of Shut Eye Town where the Sugar Plum Tree grows.