Tag: children

Reach & Read: Six Books of Fable and Folktale for Children of All Ages

.Reading time 11 minutes.

I enjoy a good fable, parable, tale or story to help illustrate a lesson, prompt new thinking or reframe a problem. One that comes to mind really quick is the empty boat Tao story….. But in this post I want to share reviews and thoughts on six books gifted to me by August House in exchange […]

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Reach & Read: Counting with Barefoot Critters

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Counting with Barefoot Critters by Teagan White An endearing counting book with adorable animal and insect illustrations. Rhyming is utilized but not in a nauseating type of way, I really like how it leads you think about the next number. The stories are sweet, not so fantastical that a child couldn’t relate and promote positive thinking and […]

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Reach & Read:Kuma-Kuma Chan’s Home

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Kuma-Kuma Chan’s Home by Kazue Takahashi I really wanted to fall in love with Kuma-Kuma and get invited to his house, his bear-y nice house.. The illustrations are fantastic, artsy and remind me in a way of those fun fingerprint drawings but the story line is flat for me. It just didn’t go there and just […]

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Reach & Read: Water Wow: a visual exploration

.Reading time 2 minutes.

Water Wow! by Paula Ayer, Antonia Banyard, Art by Belle Wuthrich Infographic book, brimming with ‘party trivia’. What a fresh way to present some really interesting facts about water: visually pleasing, scientific but in an interesting way, and useful and meaning info to frame the climate change issue. I always enjoy a good infographic and find them […]

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Reach & Read: Joseph’s Big Ride

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Joseph’s Big Ride  by Terry Farish, Illustrated by Ken Daley Great story about kindness and acceptance and a little patience. This is the first book I have read featuring refugee children and it does a good job highlighting some of their different cultural elements, how some of ‘ours’ may seem and presents common ground regardless. The […]

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Bee is for Books: Summer 2016 Campaign

.Reading time 7 minutes.

#BeeisforBooks – instilling right (pint)-sized philanthropy in children The What: Join Bee in his SECOND philanthropic event! So what if he as been on this planet approximately the same number of days that there are hairpin turns in the road to Hana? Bee is for Books is about ensuring that all children have books of their own and removing a barrier […]

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