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The new English signs and menu are prone to other problems, like the typos of normal human error, rush-job spelling mistakes, confusion between similar letters and words, and so forth. At times, it’s literally easier for me to decipher the Chinese. (Which either means that I rock, or that I’ve memorized the collection of dishes…
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Hold your Head High Little Giraffe
“Hold Your Head High Little Giraffe” is by Catherine Lukas and illustrated by John Carrozza. It is a little animals adventure book. Jenny giraffe goes to the water hole with Emma gazelle when a cheetah runs past them. Jenny thinks that he is amazing. Then Jenny admires a Zebra wishing she had the sripes. A…
Little Elephant Learns to Forgive
Here is an excellent book about teaching forgiveness to young children. It is “Little Elephant Learns to Forgive” by Stephanie Marbury and illustrated by Frank Mayo. Clarence and Mack are best friends who happen to be elephants. Clarence tells Mack to come over by him when they are at the watering hole one day because…
Don’t Overdo It Little Colt
“Don’t Overdo it Little Colt is a Little Animal Adventure book and is by Saarah Price. It is illustrated by Virginijus Poshkus. Little Colt is hungry and wants some sugar cubes. Mother Colt says no and reminds him that treats are fine once in a while but not this close to supper. Little Colt decides…
Gentle Little Lion
This is one of my favorite animal books and is perfect to read if your child likes safari animals. It is “Gentle Little Lion” by Claude Clement and was adapted by Patricia Jensen. It is illustrated by Marcelle Geneste and is a little animal adventures book. Little Lion was told by father to follow the…
Are You my Mother?
I just love the book “Are You My Mother?” by P.D. Eastman. It is an I can read it all by myself beginner book. It is a story about a bird who is sitting on her egg waiting for it to hatch when she thinks the baby will want something to eat when it comes…
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss has some really great books. I love the fact that each one is illustrated so neat. The characters are like nothing you hve ever seen before. Here are some of my favorite Dr. Seuss books. 1. The Foot Book- This book is about different kinds of feet. There are right feet, left feet,…
A Year Full of Themes
“A Year Full of themes” is a great book that was created by Teacher created materials. It is by Beverly Amaral Tavares and is 336 pages in length. The beginning of the book has a section on how to make flannel boards that is very helpful, especially if you are a new preschool teacher. It…
Prop Box Play
If you have young boys or girls that love to use dramatic play, I highly suggest getting a copy of “Prop Box Play: 50 thems to inspire Dramatic Play” by Ann Barbour and Blanche Desjean-Perrotta. It is a Gryphon House book and sells for $16.95. The 160 page book has many wonderful ideas for dramatic…
Baby Bonanza
written by Maureen Child Harlequinn has 16 free ebooks out and Amazon has most of them available in kindle format, which is what I did. I enjoyed the end of the book most of all. But throughout the book I was frustrated. Its about a single mother of twins who goes to find the father…