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1. Olivia Olivia is a piglet with a style all her own. At six-and-three-quarters years old, she knows her own mind, and her imagination is boundless. The Olivia books are written by Ian Falconer, who obviously knows a thing or two about kids. The Olivia books...
2. Everything on The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree is a children's book with a simple story of a tree that selflessly gives of itself to its friend, a small boy. The story has deeper allusions to love, self-sacrifice, greed, and happiness. The story is moving for...
3. The Thanksgiving Tale of Tobias Turkey Tobias Turkey is a determined little turkey who wants to win the prize for being the biggest turkey on Farmer Joe's Farm. This Thanksgiving Tale by Sandra Robbins can lead into a unit study of domestic turkeys with poems, crafts, math activities...
4. Newbery Award Winning Books Winning the Newbery Medal is the greatest thrill and honor for an author of middle grade or young adult literature. It means that the chosen book has been read and enjoyed by experts in the field of children's literature, and that the book has lastin...
5. Cartoon Character Pajamas Fun, cute pajamas for the entire family, including the dog! You'll also find some books about llamas and pajamas.
6. Winnie The Witch Winnie the Witch is the most ditzy, entertaining, messy, fun witch you could ever wish to meet! These are some of my daughter's favourite books. We love to read them together; every time we read them we see something new in Korky Paul's fanta...
7. Cute Funny Cartoon Silliness Drawings If you're happy and you know it clamp your ham! Welcome to my Silly Cartoons of Word Play.  I love cute cartoons because they inspire my brain cells and help me lighten up. This lens will share my cute cartoon animal pictures from my website Lil...
8. The Graveyard Book By Neil Gaiman The Graveyard Book is a fantasy novel for children by award winning British author, Neil Gaiman. The Graveyard Book is the story of Nobody Owens (called "Bod" for short). At the start of the story, Bod is a toddler who witnesses the murde...
9. Mother Goose Rhymes Not only are Mother Goose rhymes a part of our western cultural heritage, but Mother Goose has her own special holiday. May 1 is Mother Goose Day! Of course, these classic rhymes can be celebrated  any day of the year! How well do you know your...
10. Lionel Polar Express Train Set The Lionel Polar Express train set brings to life the magic from the wonderful children's book by the same name. This simple story about a boy who takes a train ride to the North Pole and gets a bell from Santa Claus has a wonderful message for c...
11. Books for 1st Graders My daughter is in 1st grade this year. This will be a year where she transitions from us reading to her to her reading to us. The books below are books my kids have read in first grade. These are usually books they pick out themselves from the schoo...
12. Beginning Readers The first time my daughter read a book to me I was so excited and proud. Granted, it was only 9 pages long with 1-4 words on each page, but it was such an accomplishment for my just turned 5 year old. This lens offers wonderful book ideas for beginn...
13. Thanksgiving The Day in Canada, A Children's Book Review Thanksgiving Day in Canada was written by Krys Val Lewicki and illustrated by Ana Auml. It tells the story of a family that travels to their Grandparents home for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in Canada. While there, they learn the story of why w...
14. Where to Find Free eBooks Online Need something to read? Don't feel like going to the library or bookstore. Check out some of these links for free eBooks to download. All these links are completely legal, no pirated copies. Some of these are .pdf files, will need a copy of the free...
15. Coffee Table Book Ideas There are millions of coffee table books (or gift books) to choose from. This lens may not offer THE book to meet your need, but it may spark an idea. I've always loved beautiful books. They make great gifts to yourself or another. In many of them,...
16. The Importance of Reading to Young Children Have you ever wondered why are parents urged to read to their children? You may think that reading to your children will help them fare better in school. Actually it is more important than that: by reading to your children, you are helping them succe...
17. Henry and Mudge and the Really Great Books One day while at the library I discovered a book that was about a boy named Henry and his big dog Mudge. Henry lives with his mom and dad and they have a great time together just doing family things, like camping or making a castle in their basement....
18. Native American Legends Thematic Unit Native American culture is rich with wonderful folktales and legends. I have featured three of my favorites and written a mini thematic unit about each. The unit for Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola is geared toward first grade. The G...
19. If You Give A Pig A Pancake Children's Book Review If You Give A Pig A Pancake is the 1998 If You Give A... series book written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond. If you loved the first book, called If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, you're going to love the antics of the cute little femal...
20. Big Annie: Mississippi Flatboat Captain Activities related to the story of Big Annie, a flatboat captain who, despite all odds, brings Christmas toys from New Orleans up the river to the children of Natchez. Learn about the cultures, historical times and wildlife along the Mississippi Riv...