New Children’s Books From Author Jane Yolen

Yazan: CanCan | 17 December 2011 | No Comments
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Jane Yolen has written more than 170 books, including one of my preschool favorites How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?.
The Last Dragon is a graphic novel, a collaborative effort between author Jane Yolen and celebrated fantasy artist Rebecca Guay.
Two hundred years ago, humans drove the dragons from the islands of May. Now, the last of the [...]

The 39 Clues: Rapid Fire (And #giveaway)

Yazan: CanCan | 14 December 2011 | 10 Comments
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Scholastic is releasing a week-long series of e-books in support of their middle grade series, The 39 Clues, an interactive and multi-platform adventure series combining books, collectible cards, and an online game where readers become a part of the story.
Beginning on December 25, The 39 Clues: Rapid Fire will release a different top secret eBook [...]

New Kids Books That Are the Bee’s Knees

Yazan: CanCan | 04 December 2011 | 1 Comment
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Hospital Critterz The Prairie Pet is the first book in a series following the imaginative adventures of Lily and Max, two eight-year-old patients at McPopper Children’s Hospital, and their magical friends, the Hospital Critterz.
In Prairie Pet, they go back in time to the 1800’s, and safe a buffalo named Tiny!
This sounds NOTHING like [...]

Me Reader for The Preschooler Who Wants an e-Reader

Yazan: CanCan | 30 November 2011 | No Comments
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Everybody wants an e-reader this year, and young kids can get in on the action with Disney Classics Story Reader “Me Reader” and 8-Book Library. It is only $24.99 and features familiar licensed characters.
Each set includes eight hardcover books and an electronic push-button tablet that stores a recording of each book’s narration.

To use your [...]

Books For Young Readers

Yazan: CanCan | 26 October 2011 | No Comments
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Deeds got a cool book from Personally Yours Books.
You supply information about your child’s first, middle and last name, age, hometown (city & state), names of 3 friends or relatives, the name of person giving the gift, and a book dedication.
Once all of these are incorporated into a story about a character your child loves, [...]

Books For Teaching Children About Asian Culture

Yazan: CanCan | 28 June 2011 | 3 Comments
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I love books; I don’t know how many books are “enough”. Today I’m sharing with you a wealth of resources for teaching children about Asian culture.
First, from Barefoot Books, a publisher with heaps of respectable titles for instilling culture into young minds, is Lin Yi’s Lantern, a tale of the Chinese Moon Festival (not the same [...]

Books Based on Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train

Yazan: CanCan | 09 June 2011 | No Comments
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My 6 year old son, Jojo is a VORACIOUS reader, so I’m always looking for interesting and age-appropriate books for him.
When asked, he said that his favorite books are Indiana Jones and Zac Powers. So he has an appetite for adventure and also an interest in science.
We got the chance to check out three new titles [...]

New Children’s Books Round Up

Yazan: CanCan | 21 May 2011 | 1 Comment
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The newest children’s picture book titles in my mailbox:

Beards. People have them. Have you ever considered a Beard Bill of Rights?
Ok. I can’t summarize the context of The Quite Contrary Man: A True American Tale any better than the official press release. It is just too full of awesome.
Ahem.
In early-nineteenth-century New England, folks considered a [...]

The Very HEALTHY Caterpillar #Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 15 March 2011 | 62 Comments
Categories: Books for children, Eating, Giveaways, Health

As a preschool teacher, I LOVE author-illustrator Eric Carle, and one of my favorite Eric Carle titles is The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the American Academy of Pediatrics have a new campaign using The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle to help families learn about healthy eating habits at home throug We [...]

Dream Big Little Pig!

Yazan: CanCan | 14 March 2011 | No Comments
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Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi has a personal motto, “Always Dream”.
Now Yamaguchi has written an inspiring children’s book that will be released on March 15th, 2011.
Dream Big Little Pig! is the story of Poppy the Pig as she searches for her true calling in reality-show type scenarios.
She fails at being a super model, and a singer, [...]