My oldest child is a visual learner so combining picture books with math concepts was a great way for her to get an intuitive feel for math. Here’s some books we’ve enjoyed for both the math and the picture book.
Here are two more math books that use drawing to teach math, a fun concept! Read more…
Oh, how the year flies by. My favorite parenting quote from a Mom Friend: the days are long but the years are short. I know that I should have posted this around the first of the year, even New Year’s Eve but I am not that together. But as I look back on the year and think about all the books my kids and I read together, it brings back warm, fuzzy memories of snuggling, laughing, and just enjoying a shared experience that loving the same book brings. So I asked my kids to each give me their three favorite books from last year and then I added a few more of my own, though I have to say that I loved their picks as much as they did. I hope you enjoy these books, should you need book recs, as much as we did! Read more…
Is this a sign of the recessionary times or a shift in reading? I hope it’s just the recession because I LOVE picture books and this article from Julie Bosman at The New York Times just makes me and my Dad Friend sad!
I will do my part. I just bought Jon Scieszka‘s Math Curse. Now I think I will buy Robot Zot next. Even if you are not buying picture books, please read them to your children! Get them from the school library, the public library, a yard sale, or do book trades with mom friends. Picture books are for any age; they are a complete story with a beginning, middle and end. The illustrations help to tell the story. Picture books often have rich and vivid language making it a more interesting experience than some repetitive, mindless, easy chapter books (Rainbow Fairies come to mind here but you fill in the blank with your pet peeve series). Read more…
I saw this book during Curriculum Night at my elementary school in my 3rd grader’s classroom. I flipped though it and then bought my own copy because Jon Scieszka of Henry P. Baloney is one of my son’s favorite authors (and mine too!) and Lane Smith is a really talented illustrator. I first noticed Lane’s work on the unfinished script of Dr. Seuss’s last book, Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!, and he did an amazing job of combining Dr. Seuss’s sketches with his own illustrations. Also, anyone entrusted with Dr. Seuss’s last, unpublished work must have been carefully selected! Read more…
