Being Asian means that you are all about food. Did you know that the greeting in Chinese, 你吃了吗? {Ni (third tone) Chi (first tone) Le (first tone) Ma(third tone), means have you eaten yet?! The family style serving platters set the tone; meals are meant to be eaten together! It’s no surprise that there are quite…
Category: Reading Lists: Picture Books
Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
32 Best Read Aloud Books and the Kid Lit Blog Hop
The E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards recognize books that reflect the playful, well-paced language, the engaging themes, and the universal appeal to a wide range of ages embodied by E.B. White’s collection of beloved books. Best Read-Aloud Books: E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Tween Books 2019: Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes 2018: Wishtree by Katherine Applegate 2017: The…
Huge Board Book Giveaway: Kid Lit Giveaway Hop
I love the Kid Lit Giveaway Hops! It motivates me to do spring cleaning. Today, I am sharing and giving away a pile of adorable board books! If my kids were younger, I’d be selfish and keep them all for myself. What’s in Your Purse? by Abigail Samoun, illustrated by Nathalie Dion What could…
Overseas Travel Picture Book of the Day GIVEAWAY
Foreign travel is my theme today for Picture Book of the Day. I chose an Asian immigration wordless picture book as the Picture Book of the Day that captures the struggles of a young boy as he adjusts to a new country, a new language and making a new friends. Since four is an unlucky number in…
Truck Picture Book GIVEAWAY for Fathers to Read to Kids
My son has a short but sweet truck picture book phase when he was in preschool at age 4. This would be a lovely picture book to gift to dads for Father’s Day bedtime reading. Parental fatherly trucks teach their kids both life lessons and how to work the truck equipment. Bulldozer Strong shows Dozy…
10 Books to Help Kids Become More Responsible
Mamoo Kids asked me for a list of books to help kids become more independent. That got me thinking … can books for kids teach kids about responsibility? Why not? It will help start the discussion and that might lead to better remembering which might lead to being more responsible! @pragmaticmom great site! love your…
Yoga for Kids Bedtime Picture Book of the Day GIVEAWAY
I’m excited to introduce you to my friend Giselle today. Giselle blogs at Kids Yoga Stories and recently moved to my neck of the woods from Northern California so we are actually able to meet in person! Such a rare and unusual treat for bloggers! You probably wouldn’t be surprised to know that she is a yoga instructor, a…