No comments about Ramadan and Id Al-Fitr (Best Holiday Books).

No comments about Holidays And Celebrations/ Dias De Fiesta Y Celebraciones (Talking Hands).

No comments about China (Festivals of the World).

No comments about Cinco De Mayo (Holidays, Festivals, & Celebrations).

1 comments about The Day the Dragon Danced.

1. Carolyn Reed Barritt's lovely drawings spice the story of a Chinese New Year's Day parade that is something different when an Afro-American girl takes her grandmother to the event. Grandma is skeptical about a February New Year's celebration, but Sugar has learned all about the ceremony and wants her grandmother to watch her father dance in the parade. When trouble threatens, Sugar uses her knowledge to help in this warm tale of quick thinking and cultural celebration, perfect for grades 3-5.

1 comments about Christmas ABC: Story/Stickerbook (Children's Storybook & Sticker).

1. This is a nice big picture book that can be opened on Christmas Eve to become a cherished part of family tradition. The talented Nancy and Roni Akmon have done it again with this compilation of nostalgic vintage illustrations from a bygone era. The text includes a Christmas Alphabet filled with homey scenes from great grandma's time, a story of Kriss Kringle and his Brownies with large, colorful illustrations of the inner world of Santa's workshop, and the famous "A Visit from St. Nicholas." The last is illustrated with truly gorgeous firelit scenes of yesterday you're sure to enjoy. At the front of the book are two pages containing 32 reusable stickers with quaint holiday images that might also be used by your children to help you when you are sending out your Christmas cards. A green satin ribbon decorates the front of the book adding to this book's overall abundance of charm.

1 comments about Thank You, Dr. King!.

1. "Thank you, Dr. King" is one of the rare books I like that is spun off from a tv show. It's from the Little Bill series and I think it's the best book out there for Preschoolers dealing with celebrating Dr King day. Racism is hard to talk about with a child. It's not impossible, but hard. The importance of Dr King is especially hard to teach since a lot of what he fought against is gone and young children like concrete things. Basically, this book says that we celebrate Dr King day because he helped make it so everyone can be friends. I am very sad to see the Nick Jr has canceled Little Bill. It was our favorite for a long time and helped me in not only raising a thoughtful child, but it also set the example of why multiculturalism is important and what it's like to be a little kid in a big city!

5 comments about A Quiet Night In.

1. Mummy tried to have a birthday party for daddy, but he was too sleepy. Luke, Laura, Lester and the baby ate all the food after mummy and daddy fell asleep on the sofa while reading to them.



2. Once again the Large Family come up trumps or is that trunks! Hilarious, it had both me and my children laughing hysterically!



3. When thinking of animals in bedtime stories one often thinks of rabbits, kitten, puppies, all sort of cuddly creatures. Rarely does one consider an elephant but, thanks to Jill Murphy, change that thinking.

   Mr. Large, the lovable head of an elephant family finds that reading bedtime stories puts him to sleep rather than his children. Just think of the sounds that nose (or trunk) could make!

   Amusing and imaginative, A Quite Night In boasts artwork that shines with color.




4. This book by Jill Murphy is cute in it's way. Certainly the artwork is warm and cuddly, but the subject of sleepy parents was just a no-go for my children (boy and girl; 3 and 5).
   
   It's not them, afterall, that are dragging after a long day of play and work. Thus they just couldn't find the humor in the story of parents falling asleep when they were hoping to have a private, adult-only, celebration of father's birthday.
   
   Three Stars. Not the best read-aloud. Artwork is nice, with colorful but muted palette. The problem with this book is that the topic is not one children (my children at least) can identify with; thus not of much interest.



5. I've got a secret. Though your kids will love this book (mine did) it's not really for them--it's for all the exhausted parents out there longing for a little queit time. The illustrations are wonderfully clever, as is the story, and though the main characters may be a family of elephants, you'll enjoy how much they are just like you.

No comments about Five Little Turkeys.

No comments about Hoppy Graduation!.