Book Sharing Monday: What makes a rainbow?

We read a wonderful book about Rainbows that my youngest son loves called "What makes a Rainbow?What Makes a Rainbow? (Pop up board book) by Betty Ann Schwartz, illustrated by Dona Turner. When Little Rabbit asks his mother "What makes a rainbow?" She tells his to ask his friends to find out. As little Rabbit asks insect and animal in the forest. each one tells him a different color based on

Book Sharing Monday: The Last Polar Bear

The Last Polar bear by Jean Craighead George, paintings by Wendell Minor. After seeing a polar bear in the distance, a young boy named Tigluk steps outside. He ignores everyone in his Arctic village who run inside their houses and instead remains, He hears something and turns around Nanuq (a polar bear) is standing in front of him. He asks Nanuq what he trying to say and the bear tells him “

The Tale of Three Trees: a Traditional Folktale

Last year during Advent, we came across a book that told a beautiful story about three trees. This book is usually read during Easter time but we enjoyed reading it during the Holiday season leading to Christmas day.The Tale of Three Trees: a Traditional Folktale by Angela Elwell Hunt, illustrated by Tim Jonke tells the story of three small trees stand living on a mountaintop. The three trees

The Pumpkin Patch Parable Liz Curtis Higgs

This week for Book Sharing Monday, we'd like to share with a wonderful book that shares the love of God using Pumpkins to illustrate the simple concept of His wonderful plan of salvation.The Pumpkin Patch Parable by Liz Curtis Higgs is a book that shows through the story of God's love for us. The story begins when a farmer takes pumpkin seeds and carefully plants them, nurtures them, waits

Big Wolf and Little Wolf by Nadine Brun-Cosme

Nadine Brun-Cosme, author of 20 popular novels and picture books for children lives in France. Her book series Big Wolf and Little Wolf books have sold worldwide. "Big Wolf and Little Wolf" was chosen as a 2010 Batchelder Award Honor Book.Big Wolf and Little Wolf by Nadine Brun-Cosme, illustrated by Olivier Talle is a charming picture book that tells the story about the importance of sharing,

Book Sharing Monday: Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins

Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins is a picture book that provides children an introduction to tree and leaf identification. The author shows the leaves of popular North American deciduous trees in the United States. The author provides life-sized reproductions of leaves, shown clearly against a white background which makes it easy to recognize their distinctive characteristics. Each leaf shown is

Book Sharing Monday: Bug Safari

This week we begin our study on bugs and insects and the boys picked out a book they have been wanting to read for sometime.Bug Safari by Bob Barner is a story told by point of view of a young boy. The boy follows a group of black ants marching through the jungle to find out where they are going. After crawling through rocks and mud, passing flowers humming with honeybees, the boy notices the

Book Sharing Monday: Shadow of the Dinosaurs

This week we continue our unit study on Dinosaurs. We went to the library recently and my youngest son picked out this book for our reading list. He loved the cover because it features a dachshund on it that looks like my younger brother's dog Olive.Shadows of the Dinosaur written and illustrated by Dennis Nolan is a story begins when a young boy's dog named Shadow finds a bone buried in the

Book Sharing Monday: Minmi and other Dinosaurs of Australia

During our study of Australia last month, we came across an interesting book that we planned on using for our Dinosaur unit study called "Minmi and other Dinosaurs of Australia."Minmi and Other Dinosaurs of Australia by Dougal Dixon, illustrated by Steve Weston and James Field is a book that describes the dinosaurs that once roamed the forests, shorelines, and rocky slopes of Australian continent

Book Sharing Monday: How a Shirt grew in the Field

This past week we read several books on Earth day and recently found one that really appealed to us. We read "How a Shirt grew in the Field" by Marguerita Rudolph.Konstantin Ushinsky's How a Shirt Grew in a field adapted from the Russian by Marguerita Rudolph, illustrated by Erica Weihs is a classic children's story published over 100 years ago by Konstantin Ushinsky when linen cloth was still

Book Sharing Monday: One Two Three Valentine's Day

This week we are reading books about Valentine's Day. Today we read a Valentine's Counting book called One Two Three Valentine's Day by Jeanne Modesitt.One Two Three Valentine's Day is a story about Mister Mouse going from house to house delivering gifts to his friends on Valentine's Day! Each of his friends from One lime frog, Two round pigs, Three big badgers, Four tiny hens and more receive a

Book Sharing Monday: Don't wake up the bear

Don't wake up the Bear by Marjorie Dennis MurrayFrom hare to mouse, the woodland animals try to snuggle down with the sleeping bear they find soft and warm. The lumbering creature wakes up and growls when mouse, the last to snuggle, sneezes in his ear. Bear then trudges off and snacks on some berries.Our Review: We found the story is perfect for the boys. My youngest son recited some of the words

Book Sharing Monday: Mouse's First Snow

My youngest son is a huge fan of the Mouse series by Lauren Thompson. When it came to learning about Winter this month, I knew I had to find a Mouse book that would suffice. Mouse's First Snow by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Buket Erdogan is a wonderful story about Mouse's first encounter with snow. On a bright white winter's day, Mouse and Poppa go out sledding, skating, make snow angels and

Book Sharing Monday: Patty's Pumpkin Patch

This week for Book Sharing Monday, we'd like to share with a wonderful book that my family enjoyed reading so much.Patty's Pumpkin Patch written and illustrated by Teri SloatInSummary:In Patty's Pumpkin Patch, the story takes readers on an intriguing journey through the growth cycle of a pumpkin garden. We see that Patty's garden is a busy place. As she plows, plants and weeds her garden, many

Book Sharing Monday: One Child One Seed, a South African Counting Book

This week for Book Sharing Monday, we'd like to share with a wonderful counting book that does more than teach counting. The book we are reading this week is called "One child, one seed: a South African counting book" by Kathryn Cave ; photographs by Gisèle Wulfsohn. This South African counting book is illustrated with photographs of the African harvest.Summary: The story is about a young South

Book Sharing Monday: Where the Wild Things Are

This week we are reading "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak. I did not grow up hearing about this book. I learned about the book through my husband who claims this book as his all time favorite book from his childhood. My sons now share a love for this book with their Dad after reading it together. It is definitely a book worth reading with your child.Summary:Max, a little boy gets in

Book Sharing Monday: The Empty Pot

Today we are sharing of our favorite books. It is called "the Empty Pot" by Demi. This book is a perfect story to teach young children the value of telling the truth, no matter what that truth may be. We first heard this story on an episode of "In between the Lions" years ago and we have always enjoyed the story. Summary:Demi's tale is set in ancient China. A wise emperor is growing old and must