OOps !!!!! I forgot the website on my last post for the author of Mary's First Thanksgiving.

Here it is:

http://www.amazon.com/Kathy-Jo-Wargin/e/B000AR9MDE

Happy Wednesday Everyone

How are you today?  Have you been reading any good books?  If so I wish you would share some with us on the blog.  Just post a comment and tell us what you are reading.  We all would like to read a good book. :)

Today I want to share a great children's book that I just loved.  I had never read it before.  The author did an excellent job and has written several books.  So I hope to read some of them too.  Please share this wonderful book with a child today.  :):)

Mary's First Thanksgiving

by

Kathy-jo Wargin

This is an inspirational story of gratefulness.  Mary and her mother and father have come to America from Ireland.  Mary wishes she was back home in Ireland where her friends and her family are .  She doesn't have any friends and her family doesn't have much food or money . She complains to her mother and father about being in America and her father tells her the story about the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving.  He tells her how little the pilgrims had when they got to America and how many died and if it hadn't been for the Indians all of them would have died.  There were many times when the pilgrims barely had enough food to survive.  But five kernels of corn helped the Pilgrims survive and make their faith stronger.  Will the story of the five kernels inspire Mary to find a reason to have faith to?

Please share this inspirational story with a child before Thanksgiving comes next week.

Here is some information about the author and gives you information about more of her books.  I think you will enjoy each of them.  Happy Reading!!!!!

Happy Monday Friends

How is everyone on this cold sunny day here in the midwest?  I am sorry I haven't written for awhile but had to do some health tests and I just wasn't feeling well .  I hope everyone is enjoying this time leading up to the Thanksgiving Season.  I have been writing in my journal about what I am thankful for this month.  Today I am very thankful for heat that warms my house on this cold day.  I am also thankful for my family and a loving God.  The trees sure were beautiful this year and I miss their many colors.  I would like to share a few Thanksgiving books before Thanksgiving.  There are some really good ones to share with your children or grandchildren.  I am going to share one today that tells the story of the first Thanksgiving which is a good place to start.  I think it is important for the children to know about the history of their country. So I hope you will share some good books about the First Thanksgiving at this special holiday season.

The True Story of The First Thanksgiving

by

Colleen Adams

The book starts off with What is Thanksgiving?  The author explains there are many myths about how the first Thanksgiving was celebrated.  We do  kn owfor sure that the pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians held the first Thanksgiving in the fall of 1621.

The Pilgrims left England on a ship called the Mayflower on September 16,1620. They came to America for freedoms they did not have in England.

This book gives the facts about the first Thanksgiving and has some good pictures to go with the writing.  I found many interesting facts reading the book especially that probably the pilgrims and Indians did not eat turkey at the First Thanksgiving but probably they ate deer, duck, and some seafood.

It wasn't until 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving the last Thursday of November. 

This would be a good book to share with children in the 2nd to 5th grade.  There are many facts you could discuss with the children about the First Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving today.

Happy November Everyone!!

It is a beautiful day here in the midwest but a little windy.  I did some reading before I went to church this morning.  I am reading You Can You Will by Joel Osteen.  I enjoy his books very much.  I was reading the chapter about Serving Others and thought this month is a great month for helping others and being thankful for all the blessings  God has given me and my family.. I am sure each of you have much to be thankful for too!!  When I was teaching I had my children make a turkey at the beginning of the month of November and they would make feathers out of different colored construction paper  and write things they were thankful for and when they were finished we would hang them in the hall.  The kids loved making them and enjoyed thinking of what they were thankful for.  It is a fun activity and would be great to do at home and put on the refrigerator or a special place in your home that you could see all month.  It really helped the kids think of what they were thankful for.  So I hope each of you will make turkeys this month.

Also, I would like to recommend Joel Osteen's book You Can, You Will.  It is a great inspirational book for young adults and older adults.  Check it out at your nearby library or bookstore.

Hope you enjoy this month and read some good books.

:):):):)

There are some great turkey craft ideas on Pinterest.  You could check those out too.

Happy Reading!!!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN WEEK!!!!

Well, are you ready for the trick or treating, the costumes, the parties, and all the fun?  My children always loved to dress up and I did too.  Now, my granddaughter likes it too.  I have several Halloween books to finish up this week.  I hope you will share them with a child this week.   This is a fun time of year for kids!!!

Happy Halloween

by

Liesbert Slegers

This is a cute Halloween book for young children.  This is a story of a little girl  on Halloween Day and all that her family does together for Halloween..  Her dad carves a pumpkin, her mom makes pumpkin soup and pumpkin waffles. The little girl gets invited to a Halloween Party by her friend Jasper. She makes a present to take to Jasper and then after dinner she puts on her costume and goes to the party.    They have a lot of fun at the party and then all of them go trick or treating together.

This book is really cute and has great illustrations on each page.  

The Halloween Ball

by 

Lisa Ann Margoli

This is a cute story about a Halloween Ball given by Princess Sofia's parents.  Sofia and her sister Amber decided to make costumes.  Amber tries to make her costume but it isn't working out very well.  So Sofia offers to help her which she does and makes a cute costume with peacock feathers.  Amber likes it until she sees Sofia's costume.  Sofia makes a fairy costume for herself which is very pretty.  On the day of the Halloween Ball Amber sees Sofia's costume.Amber thinks Sofia's costume is better than hers so she glues more feathers on her costume to make it prettier she thinks bu on the way back to the palace  she falls in the mud and her costume is ruined.  What will she do and what will Sofia do?  Please  read the Halloween Ball to find out what they do.   

ENJOY HALLOWEEN WEEK WITH A WONDERFUL HALLOWEEN BOOK WITH A CHILD.  SEE YOU WEDNESDAY!!!!

Happy Friday Readers!!!!!

It is a beautiful day in the neighborhood today.  The fall trees are so magnificent.  I love seeing them as I drive by the houses and the woods.  I saw one today in a yard that was just beautiful.  It was a burnt red color and a big tree. I am trying to enjoy them everyday because I see that the leaves are falling so not to many days left to enjoy them.   So I hope you and your children are enjoying them too.

Today I would like to share two Halloween books that are for younger children ages 2-6 I would say.  You will have to read the books to them but the children will enjoy both books and the bright illustrations.  So check them out at your library or bookstore.  One of them I purchased at the store for my granddaughter who is 2.  I know she will love it.  I give her books a lot because I know the more she is read to the better reader she will be one day.

Two Little Witches

by

Harriet Ziefert

This s a cute Halloween counting story with two cute witches.  The two little witches are going trick or treating and along the way they meet several other trick or treaters in their costumes.  It has a cute ending with the two little witches all alone.

As a  bonus there are 40 stickers in this book.  I know children love stickers. :) Also, children could use the stickers to make their own Halloween story.  This might be one to buy. :)

Halloween Alphabet

by

Beverly Barras Vidrine

This book goes through the alphabet using Halloween items for each letter of the alphabet.  This book might be better for children 5 to 8.  This is a good book to help children learn the letters of the alphabet .  It does have great illustrations for each letter of the alphabet.

I hope you will enjoy reading both books to a young child this weekend.

HAPPY READING!!!!

Hello Everyone!!!

It is a beautiful day in the neighborhood and a great day for baseball.  I have been a Kansas City Royals fan for many years and tonight is the first game of the World Series in Kansas City.  It will be a great day for the game.  

I have another cute Halloween book for the young children especially those that are fans of Dora the Explorer.  I know many kids love her as much as my granddaughter does.  So here is a cute Halloween book to share with them.

Halloween Hoedown

by

Molly Reisner

Dora and her friend Boots were getting ready to  celebrate Halloween at the their friend Benny's Halloween Dance.

Dora was dressed as a tiger and Boots as a clown.  They were very excited about the party.  Boots was juggling the parts of his costume when a jack-o-lantern rolled out from the bushes.  It was Swiper the fox.  Swiper grabbed Boots' costume and tossed it far away.  Swiper left and Boots was very upset because he wanted to wear his costume to the party.  They were trying to decide who to ask for help and they remembered Map.  Map jumped out of Dora's costume wearing a pirate costume.  Map told Dora and Boots where to look for his costume so they headed to the Haunted Garden to find Boot's hat.   Then they headed to the Spooky Forest to find Boot's red nose, and then to Benny's Halloween Hoedown to find Boot's clown shoes. When they found all of Boot's costume they were ready for the party.  They had a fun time.

It is a really cute book and Dora's fans will love it.  So check it out at your nearest library or bookstore. :):)

See you Thursday with another great children's Halloween book.  Happy Reading!!!!!