Raising a reader
Breathtaking. Side splitting. Awe inspiring. What if your children immediately associated these words with reading?
Cool Stuff Holiday Toys
1. Gross-abulary
Gross-abulary is a word game for the whole family. The objective of is to earn the most points by creating sentences or phrases using a combination of humorous Picture and Word cards
Get the robot to do it
When we were children and watched “The Jetsons” on TV, audiences were introduced to a series of electronic gizmos and gadgets that made life easier for humans
On the book shelf
The Touch the Art Series: Tickle Tut’s and Catch Picasso’s Rooster!
By Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo
Jump inside famous paintings with Touch the Art, a creative way to touch and feel history and culture. Are you bra
Cool Stuff – Toys all under $25
Zahor; All-Natural Spa Lab; Yomega® PowerBrain XP™; KID K’NEX® Railroad Pals™; Incredib
Books on the Shelf
Eat It Up!; The Three Robbers; The Berenstain Bears; How Full is Your Bucket?; Moon Man; Home Free
Top tips to help your child read at any age
A child's natural "learning window" is between the ages of birth and 4 to 5 years, research has shown. But the typical school doesn't start teaching children to read until kindergarten. For parents, it may seem challe
Visit another world with these video and music CDs
Visit another world with these video and music CDs
Cool Stuff May 2009
BEST FOOT FORWARD
Naturino has put 30 years o f research into children’s shoes. From firt steps to first sports, Nautrino shoes provide support and protection. They are also comfortable and stylish. Naturino.com
Books with Illustrations
Illustrations can make or break a picture book. In these books we see stories brought to life in a variety of styles by brilliant artists.
Children Who Make a Change
Children, with their strong sense of right and wrong, are often troubled by the unfairness life seems to mete out to children in developing countries. In the past decade, a surprising number of children, for example, Craig Kielburger, have
Coming-of-age books for older readers
Looking back we can all spot choices that changed our lives. Books for older readers often deal with the coming-of-age moments that dot the universal journey from childhood to maturity.
Marthe Jocelyn has written with great panache a
Animals take the lead in these tales
Animals can make charming main characters. Here are some who have exciting adventures that also manage to be heartwarming
Choice books, great gifts
This is the season for splurging on wonderful books for the young readers in your family. Fortunately many new books in the stores rise to the occasion.
Jean Little’s newest picture book, The Sweetest One of All (No