Teaching Positive Life Skills to Young Children
I was introduced to Julia Cook through a social media page for kindergarten teachers and two particlar books caught my eye. The thing that impressed…
Kate Glinsmann
Kate Glinsmann (she/her) was an owner-partner of BabyNames.com, a lifelong educator with a masters degree in Education. For over 30 years, she worked with preschoolers with special needs, kindergartners, and English language learners.In her spare time, Kate was a stained glass artist, who built her own studio and gave classes to her local community. Kate was a tireless advocate of those in need, particularly children, mothers and refugees. Kate passed away in December of 2019.
Two Unique Animal Books for Curious Children
The two books that I’m going to review today are from the group of books recommended by our local children’s librarian, Jo. These two really…
Children’s Librarian: Quick Picks for Picture Books
I’m excited to introduce you to our guest blogger, Jo, the local librarian that recommended the books I’ve been reviewing the past few months. Jo…
The Best Problem Solving Books for Kids
In this day and age you hear a lot about how so many young adults don’t know how to solve problems because their parents never…
Librarian’s Favorite Rhyming Books
One of the most important things that I learned during my 36-year career as an early childhood educator was the importance of phonological awareness activities.…
Our Local Librarian’s Favorite Todd Parr Books
For those of you who are not familiar with Todd Parr, he is an amazing author/illustrator of more than 40 children’s books. Parr’s books encompass social…
Our Local Librarian’s Favorite Children’s Books
Since I retired from the field of education last year I decided to look into all of the new(ish) children’s books from the last few…
The Rough-Face Girl-An Algonquin Indian Cinderella Story
THE ROUGH-FACE GIRL by Rafe Martin, illustrated by David Shannon There are over 1,500 versions of the Cinderella story, but this one, The Rough-Face Girl,…
Autumn and Halloween Favorites
Autumn is upon us, and with Halloween just around the corner I thought it would be fun to review my favorite books for this time…
The Kissing Hand
Since September signifies the beginning of a new school year in many areas, I thought it would be nice to review one of my very…
Telephone by Mac Barnett
Telephone by Mac Barnett One of my favorite games to play as a child was the “pass it on” game of Telephone. You whisper a…
Cute Farm Books Part 2
Here is the second installment of my favorite farm books. As I mentioned in my previous blog, I have so many favorite farm books that…
Farm Books for Summer Reading Fun
Since summer is now upon us and here in Iowa I am reminded daily of the work happening on the nearby farms in my community,…
5 Timeless Children’s Books
I have been an elementary teacher for the last 36 years, and over those years I have read thousands of children’s books. Some of these…
Potterwookiee
Potterwookiee by Obert Skye Obert Skye’s The Creature from my Closet series features mashups of popular fictional creatures/characters. There’s Wonkenstein (Willy Wonka/Frankenstein), Pinocula (Pinocchio/Dracula), and…
