Archive for the 'Books for children' Category

H is for Hong Kong

Yazan: CanCan | 09 January 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Favorite Things, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures, Travel with children

A few months ago I was in Bangkok and had the opportunity to hang out with travel artist Elizabeth Briel.
Not only did she enlighten me about @BKKFatty (we ate a lot together), Barcamp Bangkok, and her interesting experiences as a traveler, she gifted me a children’s book that she illustrated with her cyanotype prints.
H [...]

Monkey See, Monkey Draw

Yazan: CanCan | 05 January 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: Books for children, Reviews

Author and artist Alex Beard has a new book to be released by Abrams Books this month: Monkey See, Monkey Draw.
When the monkeys in the Mbuno Hills in Africa chase an errant ball into a dark cave, they find the cave walls to be adorned with animal paintings.
Elephant shows the monkeys how to create [...]

Amazing Cows by Sandra Boynton #GIVEAWAY

Yazan: CanCan | 30 December 2010 | 34 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Giveaways, Reviews

I am a big fan of Sandra Boynton and her snappy cadence and rhymes. Many a nursery book shelf contains beloved Boynton board books.
But what about when your child is too old for board books? Guess what! There is a fabulous new Boynton book for big kids!
Packed with silliness and rhyme (96 pages full), Amazing [...]

When You Say Thank You, Mean It book Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 26 December 2010 | 22 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Giveaways, Reviews

So! Christmas. With the extended family.
Did you have any, "Say thank you to Aunt Jenny!" moments, followed by a bratty exhale and eyeroll?
How did this ungrateful brat become my offspring?
I didn’t have that exact scenario, but Jojo did actually refuse to say thank you to a lady who spent lots of time helping [...]

Goldilocks and the Three Bears: A Tale Moderne

Yazan: CanCan | 25 December 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Books for children, Favorite Things, Reviews

Steven Guarnaccia won my heart with his architectural tribute to The Three Little Pigs, and now I have a crush on his adaptation of another classic tale: Goldilocks and the Three Bears: A Tale Moderne
The three bears in Goldilocks and the Three Bears: A Tale Moderne are hip and happening, with design elements in [...]

The Scholastic Treasure of 100 Storybook Classics #2

Yazan: CanCan | 21 December 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Books for children, Children's DVD, Educational products, Reviews

I love my Scholastic Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics (Scholastic Video Collection); I have used it many many times both at home and in my preschool class at school.
I teach a lot of EAL learners (English as Another Language…meaning English isn’t their mother tongue), and the way that The Scholastic Treasury puts visuals to the [...]

Record a Story: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Yazan: CanCan | 18 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Books for children

Will you be miles away from the special child in your life on the night before Christmas?
Wait a minute, don’t tear up…finish reading this first.
Send your special wishes to a loved one with Record a Story: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
You can record your own voice reading each page, and lock it in so [...]

Kung Fu Panda Holiday Storybook 1.0

Yazan: CanCan | 16 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Books for children, Guest posts, Reviews

Guest review by Craig Hartin
Having kids means always being excited about Christmas even during the summer.
Thanks to iStoryTime, my kids can get a new story this holiday season. And what better way for them to enjoy it than with it being for the iPad (the household ?ghts over who gets to play on it [...]

Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know About Atlanta, Charleston, Tampa, Orlando, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Houston

Yazan: CanCan | 10 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Books for children, Educational products, Reviews, Teaching kids different cultures, Travel with children

If you are planning a family trip or just want to teach distant relatives about your city, Arcadia Publishing has launched a fun new series called Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know.
Each Cool Stuff book contains colorful photographs, dynamic graphics, and kid-friendly facts about a specific city and state.
I would have LOVED this [...]

Gift-Worthy Children’s Books

Yazan: CanCan | 03 December 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Books for children, Reviews

The Night Before Christmas in Africa, an adaptation of the cherished Clement C. Moore poem, tells of Christmas on the African
Families sleep on floor mats in the heat, awaiting the arrival of Father Christmas.
In The Night Before Christmas in Africa, families cherish simple gifts. The Shangaan tribe receives a special gift that money [...]

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