Happy Friday Everyone!

How is everyone today?  Are you ready for the weekend?  Did you stock up on some good reading material for the weekend? It is going to snow here this weekend so I have books lined up to read.

As it is going to snow here I thought of this cute book about snow for the children.  I hope you will share it with a child this weekend especially if you are having snow where you are in the world.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Enjoy a good book with some hot chocolate and a child this weekend.

Grandmother Winter

by

Phyllis Root

Grandmother Winter spends all spring, summer, and fall taking care of her geese and gathering their feathers.  Why does she do this?

 She does this to bring the snow in winter. Of course, the snowfall is as soft as feathers and bright as a winter moon. Grandmother Winter makes a big quilt out of the goose feathers and when winter comes she shakes her big feather quilt and the snow falls softly down on all the earth. What does Grandmother Winter and the geese do after that?

Please read this great book to a child and it has wonderful pictures too.

Hello Everyone!

Did everyone have a good Christmas?  I sure hope so.  I hope each of you will have a blessed New Year!  I know the children have been enjoying Christmas Vacation but I know here where I am school starts back up on January 6.  So time is about to run out for vacation.  I hope everyone is ready to go back to work and to school.  Did anyone read any good books over vacation?  I sure hope so. :)

It is time to get the children back to reading a good book everyday plus their reading at school.  So I hope to start posting some good books for the children to check out and to start new adventures in this new year.

I would like to recommend a series of books for girls (5th grade on up) especially if they love horses .  The books are really good and there is a whole series of them by Lauren Brooke.

The series is called Heartland.  You may have heard that there is a great Canadian TV series called Heartland that is on every week.  It is a great show and I love it.  The series is based on the Heartland books.

So I would recommend trying both.  The library should have the books and the TV series on DVD.  I have watched them.

So please check out Heartland at your neighborhood library.

See you next time and please read to a child or with a child today.

Hello Everyone!

How is everyone doing?  I am sorry I haven't been here in awhile but had some health issues and have been busy with some other things.  We lost our friend Hotshot in September and we have really missed him.  He was such a good friend to our family.  We now have a new addition Sassi.  She will show you how much she loves reading in this blog post. :):)  She is a sweetheart but nothing like our friend Hotshot.  She is fearless and we call her "Little Tornado."

I would like to share a book today called, " Ballet Kitty Christmas Recital," by

Bernette Ford and Sam Williams.

This is the book Sassi liked. :)

The book is about a kitty called Ballet Kitty and her friend Pussycat.  They are looking forward to the Christmas recital at Mademoiselle Felicity's Ballet School.  They can choose their own parts, but the problem is that both of them want to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker.  Mademoiselle Felicity only needs one Sugar Plum Fairy and how will they decide which one will get the part.  I love the way that Ballet Kitty and Pussycat solve their problem.  It is a heartwarming story and the little dancers learn that their friendship is more important to them than anything else.

I believe all girls will love this story and if they love kittens it will be even better.

Please share this book with a child and maybe even a kitten or cat would enjoy hearing it read to them.  It is a good way for children to read to share a book with an animal friend.

Sassi says hello and please read a good book to a child this week.

Happy Reading!!!!!

Hello Everyone!

How is everyone?  I am sorry to not be here for a month now but had some health issues and still working on a couple of them but hope to be here to share with you every week.  I miss writing on my blog and sharing some great books with you.

I hope all the children are settling into school now and loving it.  I also hope they are reading at home.  It is very important for young children and even older children to read as much as they can.  Reading is such an important skill we need all our lives and instilling into a child "the love of reading" is something that is so important.  So please find some books your child will enjoy and do some reading.  Children love to read in different places.  So let them choose a spot like on the floor with a pillow, on the bed, on the front porch, on a blanket on the grass, or in a treehouse.  So many places to try.  They also love to read in a tent or to an animal.  So check it out parents and grandparents and read with a child this week.

Please check out my blog for many great books to read with children and I will share a new book with you on Wednesday.

Have a great week and HAPPY READING!!!

Hello My Friends

How is everyone and how did your week go?  Has your child or grandchild started school yet?  They are on their second week here where I live. I love this time of year and even football started tonight.  I love fall and I welcome the thought that it will be here soon.

I have another cute book to share about school starting today.  I loved this book and  it was a new find for me. Young children will enjoy this book and it is so cute.  I hope you will share it with your child or grandchild this week.   Children love to hear their parents or grandparents read to them.  So share a good book with them this weekend. :)

The Most Unbelievable First Day of School

by

Cecilia Minden and Joanne Meier

This is a cute story about a family of bears getting ready for the first day of school.  The main character is Herbie, a skateboarding, peanut-butter loving, adventurous young bear.

In the beginning it is the first day of school and Herbie doesn't want to get up for school until his brother Hank comes in to tell him that Mom is making peanut-butter pancakes.  So Herbie gets up and puts on his favorite clothes and goes to eat breakfast.  Dad is a math teacher and sports coach who encourages the children to enjoy their first day of school and learn all they can.  Herbie has a vivid imagination that he enjoys using on that first day of school.  He meets his friends, Michael and Kim at the bus stop and everyone is excited about the big day.  Herbie has a bandage on his arm from where he hit the table but his imagination takes him on a ride on a skateboard  with his friend Michael and some bees. :)   On the bus Kim and Michael ask Herbie what he brought for lunch and Herbie looks in his backpack and discovers that he forgot his lunch which starts another imagined adventure on how to get his lunch.  So when the children arrive at school there is a big commotion going on at school.  What will Herbie, the teachers, and the kids find out about all the school pets?  How does Herbie become the hero of his class?  Please read this cute book to find out the exciting ending.

Happy Reading!!!

There are more books by these two authors.  So check them out!!!

See you next time!

Happy Monday Everyone!

 How is everyone today?  Has your child went back to school yet?  If not I bet they will soon.

Most of the schools in my area either went back to school last week or will this week.

I love this time of year and when I was teaching I loved getting my classroom ready for my students.

It is a wonderful time for teachers and students.

I have found some cute Back-to-School books that parents or grandparents can share with their child or children to help them get back in the mood for school.

The one I am going to share today is a cute book and there are three other books about Betsy going back to school.  So check them out too especially if you have a child in the first, second, and fourth grades.

Back to School with Betsy

by

Carolyn Haywood

Betsy is excited about back to school and being in third grade until she realizes that her favorite teacher is getting married and won't be teaching anymore. But things change quickly for Betsy with a new teacher, new things to learn, a wedding, and a new neighbor in the spooky house next door.

Betsy and her friends have a wonderful school year with many activities and even one big surprise that Betsy thinks is the most" wonderfullest"  thing that ever happened.  So check out this cute book about going into third grade. This is a chapter book  so you and your child could read it together.

Happy Reading!!!

Hello Friends!!!!

How are all of you?  I have been busy with some things and I haven't been able to write on my blog for a few weeks.  I hope to be back now because my favorite time of the year is coming, FALL!!!!! Is everyone ready for fall like me?

School started today where I live so fall is just around the corner.  I miss getting my room ready and meeting my new students at the beginning of the new school year.  I loved teaching and everyone of my students were very special to me.  So I wish all the parents and especially the children a great year when your school starts.  I hope your children will love their teacher and love reading.  Both of those are very important.  I loved shopping for new school supplies every year for my children and my students.  I still buy a few. :) 

I thought I would share a great Back to School book that you might want to share with a young child going off to Kindergarten to 4th Grade.  I am sure they would enjoy this  cute book about Arthur and DW's  first day of school.

Arthur's Back-To-School Surprise

by

Marc Brown

Who doesn't love Arthur and his family and friends?  I love the Arthur books.  I would suggest checking them out for your child.  Arthur and Dw are out school shopping with their mom for the first day of school.  They go to the store and buy a  binder, crayons,pencils, pens, etc. for school.  Mom tells them to pick out a backpack and they have a problem because they both want a Bionic Bunny backpack.  They end up buying one for Arthur and DW too since she won't pick another one.  After that they get some new shoes and clothes and head home.  Arthur fills his new backpack with his school  supplies and DW  fills her backpack with Mary Moo-Cow!!!  The next morning they eat breakfast and mom says time to go and they both pick up their backpacks and head to the car.  Something happens at school with the backpacks which turns out to be a surprise for Arthur.

 Check out this cute Back to School book and share it with your children before school starts for them.

They will enjoy it. 

Happy Reading and Happy Back to School to the teachers and students!!!