Bonjour Mes Amies

 How is everyone doing?  I am sorry I wasn't able to write on the blog last week.  I was taking a few days off for spring.  I hope everyone had a great week and was out enjoying some great spring weather.  This week of course is Easter week.  It is one of my favorite weeks.  In celebrating the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.  I hope each of you will enjoy this lovely week and that  you will have some great weather.

I have a website to share with you today.  It is great for girls who love the Junie B. Jones books. I hope you will check it out and if your daughter or granddaughter has not read Junie B Jones this would be a great week to start.  There is a whole series of them.

Enjoy and I will see you again on April 1  with more great ideas or books for children.

Enjoy!!!!

http://juniebjones.com/books/jb-1st-grd-dumb-bjun27ebk?Ref=Email_Kids_2015-3-30

Bonjour mes amies!!

How is everyone this Wednesday?  It is raining and cool here in my neck of the woods.  I won't complain about the rain because of two reasons.  One being that we need rain here and two being that there are only two days till the first day of spring.  :)

I hope everyone is doing well today.

Does anyone need a hug today?  How about a child you know?  Do they need a hug?  Today I want to share a book about hugs that everyone will enjoy especially the little ones and who knows even the big ones.  Hugs are special to everyone and we need a hug from time to time and the little ones and the elderly I believe need a hug everyday.  So check out this cute book about Hugs with a child today and then share a big hug with them.

Cuddle Bear

by

Claire Freedman

The book starts by saying  if you feel a little sad, or lonely, lost or blue, Don't worry, call for Cuddle Bear. Cuddle Bear is a Hug-you-happy bear!!! Cuddle Bear comes to the rescue of Panda Bear with a big hug. Then Cuddle Bear gives a big hug to Miss Penguin.  Then Cuddle Bear helps out Mr. Lion with a big hug. Next, comes along Little Rabbit who wants a happy bouncy hug. 

Cuddle Bear doesn't care if you are big or small, or short or tall,  he hugs them all. So, as Cuddle Bear says, " Stretch both arms and wrap them around your friends to hug them tight."

So the message of this book is Hug the person that you love and they will hug you too.  So hug someone you love today and hug them often.

What a great book to share with a child and then share hugs with them and teach them to hug those they love.

Hugs to all of you today!

Check out some other books that Claire Freedman has written at your neighborhood library.

They are great books to share with a child

Hugs to each of you today !

Happy Monday Friends!!

How are you this Monday?  I hope you are enjoying some nice weather where you live.  I am enjoying a sunny day of 81 degrees here where I am.  

Did anyone see the Cinderella movie over the weekend?  If you did would you share with us on the blog what you thought of it?  I hope to see it soon.  

I want to share the last book of the American Girl books I was sharing with you last week.  Has anyone read any of them ?  I sure hope you had a chance to do so.

I would like to share the Girl of the Year book with you today.

Grace

by

Mary Casanova

Nine year old Grace Thomas loves thinking of new ideas and this summer she wants to start a business with her friends.  Then her mother announces they are going to Paris for the summer.  Grace decides it will be fun to travel to Paris and meet her cousin.  Although, Grace and her cousin aren't getting along very well. Then Grace finds out that her friends  back home in America started a business without her.  What will Grace do with her summer now?  Can she turn around what has happened so far since she has been in Paris?   Will she start a business with her cousin?

Please check out Grace and find some adventure for the summer.

Also, please check out the new Grace doll at the American Girl site.

http://store.americangirl.com/agshop/html/item/id/257998/uid/134

Hope you enjoy the new Grace books and Happy Reading!!!!

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!!

WOW!!!   It is going to be 76 degrees here in the heartland of the United States.  Spring is coming my friends!!!  9 days till the first day of spring.  I am really looking forward to the beautiful weather and the trees ,grass, and flowers coming back to life.  What a wonderful time of the of the year.

Today, I wanted to share another American Girl book and  to encourage you if you have a daughter or granddaughter  to check all the books.  I have one more book to share on Friday.  It is the American Girl Doll of the year Grace.  I can't wait to share it with you and then next week I want to share some children's  books with you about Paris.  Who hasn't dreamed of going to Paris in the springtime.  Grace goes to Paris  and I look forward to sharing the book with you.

I thought it would be a good way to enjoy the first week of spring. :)

Rebecca

The Sound of Applause

by

Jacqueline Dembar Greene

This story is about Rebecca Rubin who lived during 1914 in New York City.  Rebecca lives with her two sisters, brother, and her parents. Her grandmother lives upstairs.  Rebecca's cousin Ana and her family need to leave Russia so Ana decides to help by putting on a sidewalk show.  Rebecca wants to be an actress so she loves doing plays.  When her cousin Ana and her family arrive in New York Rebecca is so happy until Rebecca is assigned to sing with Ana in a school program. She worries about Ana's broken english and if it will ruin the show.

Then her class is making Christmas decorations and Rebecca worries if she can finish the project since she is Jewish.

What will Rebecca do?  How will the program turn out and will Rebecca finish the school Christmas project?

Please check out this book and the other books about Rebecca Rubin at your neighborhood library or the American Girl site.

http://store.americangirl.com/agshop/html/item/id/247882/ctc/XSCOORD

See you Friday when I share about Grace the new American Girl .

HAPPY READING!!!!!

Happy Saturday My Friends!

How is everyone's weekend going?  My daughter and I drove out to the big lake near my home.  It was frozen in parts of it but there were many gulls flying around .A couple had a big tent up near it getting married.  It was sunny and around 64 degrees out.  I thought it might be a little chilly for an outdoor wedding but to each their own. It is a pretty place to have one.

I wanted to share another American Girl book today.  I hope you have had a chance to check some of them out at your local library or at the online American Girl site.

I am enjoying reading them.

Meet Caroline

by

Kathleen Ernest

 This book is about Caroline Abbott and her family which lived  during the time of the Battle of 1812. Caroline and her family live in Sackets Harbor, New York right on the shore of Lake Ontario. 

Caroline's father is a shipbuilder and owns Abbott's Shipyard.

Caroline wants to be a Captain of a ship one day.

Caroline and her cousins are out sailing on the ship her father built on Lake Ontario when a British Officer boards their sloop and announces and Britain and America are at war and takes her father prisoner. Caroline promised her father that she will stay strong until he returns. Caroline helps her mother run the shipyard while her father is gone.  Then the British attack her village and it looks like the American side is in trouble.
What will Caroline do and will they win over the British?

Check out this book about Caroline and find out the answers to these questions and more.

This is a good book and I would recommend it to young girls 8-12.  I really enjoyed it.

There are several more of the Caroline books.  CHeck out the author's site at this link.

http://www.kathleenernst.com/cms-assets/documents/76904-500974.bookmeetcarolinepreview.pdf

Happy Reading and see you again Monday!!!!

Happy Wednesday Friends!

How are you today?  It is kind of dreary outside here today and we had a dusting of snow but it is suppose to warm up a little bit everyday the rest of the week. So just 16 more days till the first day of spring !  I am smiling now because I am really looking forward to spring.

How about you?  I am sure if you live in the Northeastern United States you are definitely ready for spring. So it won't be long now , I hope!!!

This week I am sharing some of the American Girl books.  I love the dolls and the books.  In fact I think most girls age 8 and up would love to have an American Girl doll.  I know I would and I am way, way, way, past 8. lol

I am going to give a list of the dolls in order of the year they are from.  That way you can decide which book you want to start with.

American Girl Dolls

Kaya-1764

Caroline-1812

Josefina-1824

Addy-1864

Samantha-1904

Rebecca-1914

Kit-1934

Julie-1974

Grace-2015

What would be your favorite period of history?  I think I would like to read all of them.  So I am starting with Kaya, an Nez Perce girl who lived before America was a country.

Meet Kaya

by

Janet Shaw

In Kaya's time the Nez Perce Indians lived in what is parts of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.  Now the Nez Perce Indians live in Idaho.  Kaya would have been 50 years old before she saw a white man.

Kaya loves horses and especially her Appaloosa Horse named Step's High.  She dreams of racing her horse over the countryside with her hair blowing in the wind.  When a bothersome boy makes fun of Step's High, Kaya accepts his challenge to race. Kaya is thrilled when she finds herself in the lead until Step's High bucks and almost throws her off. Kaya's defeat isn't as bad as losing her twin brothers in the forest . Her carelessness earns her a terrible nickname.

Will she ever lose the nickname? Will she find her twin brothers? Will she race Step's High again?

This is a great adventure story for a young girl. There are more books too about Kaya.  Check them out at this site or your library.

http://store.americangirl.com/agshop/static/kayadoll.jsp

For parents and teachers: check out the activities for the Kaya books  at this site.

http://www.americangirl.com/corp/pdfs/Kaya_OnlineCurric.pdf

See you Friday with another American Girl book.

Happy Reading!!

Happy Monday Everyone!!

How is everyone this Monday?  I am doing ok and I am excited that we are in the month of March and only 19 days till the first day of spring.  I was thinking this morning about spring coming and guess what I saw out my window?  A big robin.  He was my warning that spring is on its way.  Hotshot is enjoying watching the birds today since I refilled the bird feeder and the snow has melted so more of the birds are back.  So spring is just around the corner and I am glad.

I hope each of you had a wonderful weekend and are ready for the first week of March.  I know I am.

This week I would like to share about the American Girl books.I am reading one right now to post about on Wednesday.

Today, I will share the site so you can see what is available.  They also have some of them at my local library so if you don't want to buy them you can check them out from your local library.

My favorite doll is Samantha and I am reading one of her books right now. I am excited to share some the American Girl Books with you.  I hope you will enjoy reading some of them with your daughter or granddaughter.

Happy Reading my friends!!!

http://www.americangirl.com/index.php

Check out the American Girl website.

So check out the site and let me know which is your favorite doll or book.  I would love to hear from you.

See you Wednesday.