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New app for fans of the Usborne Sticker Dolly books!
All the fun of sticker dolly books, for your iPhone or iPad – Check it out on iTunes for just 5.99. A sticker dressing app for girls based on the bestselling and much-loved Usborne Sticker Dolly Dressing books. Little girls … Continue reading
Usborne Books and More on the CBS Early Show!
Click on the link below to view the segment on CBS by Jen Groover on “Turnkey” companies for women. Ever considered starting a home based business? Usborne might be a great fit! Want to know more? Browse this site and … Continue reading
Usborne Books on CBS Early Show March 4!
Usborne Books & More has been chosen as part of a feature segment on the CBS Early Show this Friday – March 4! There are so many exciting Usborne things going on right now. Know anyone who shares my love … Continue reading
Boring and Beautiful Sentences – a writing mini lesson
So for language arts today, a wonderful enlightened mini lesson idea popped into my head as I was whisking the milk into a can of Campbell’s broccoli cheese soup on the stove. Who knew Campbell’s could be so inspiring? I’m … Continue reading
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The Tooth – not a story of dental health, but humanity
Proof that one certainly cannot judge a book by it’s cover (or title for that matter). The book will warm your heart, and offer an opportunity to open up discussion of a larger issue. The Tooth, by Avi Slodovnick is … Continue reading
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Tips for Reading with Kids – from PBS’s “Between The Lions”
Tips for Reading Aloud From PBS ‘Between the Lions’ Show As you may know, Read Across America Day is fast approaching on March 2nd – which just happens to be Dr. Suess’s Birthday! What a great day to celebrate reading … Continue reading
Magical adventures of reading
I have loved reading books since I first learned to read in Mrs. Gorey’s first grade class. Learning to read wasn’t a piece of cake for me. I was in a catch up reading group when I entered first grade, … Continue reading
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Publisher’s Weekly reviews “Passing By” – city life from a preschooler’s perspective
— Publishers Weekly, 1/25/2010 Picture Books Passing By Yona Tepper, trans. by Deborah Guthman, illus. by Gil-Ly Alon Curiel. EDC/Kane Miller, $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-935279-36-5 Tepper’s account of a preschooler’s day reflects the watching and waiting that can make up … Continue reading
Going TV Free (almost)
Recently, our family sold our big old boob tube of a TV at a friend’s yard sale (for a whopping $25) and dumped our satellite TV provider altogether. I’ve been threatening to do this for years – just ask my … Continue reading