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Memorial Day

Make sure that children know and understand the importance of Memorial Day with this children's book that addresses honoring U.S. servicemen and women.

Summer is almost here and with it comes Memorial Day! Memorial Day, first called “Decoration Day” is a national holiday observed each year in the U.S., to honor military servicemen and women who have fought and died to protect our freedoms. The children’s book Memorial Day is a great book to read to children to educate them about this important holiday. In the book Memorial Day, children learn…

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Pete the Cat: Falling for Autumn

Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn

Pete the Cat is misses all the fun things he can during the Summer like swim and play at the beach. Pete’s mother tells Pete to think of the things about Autumn that he likes; Pete isn’t sure he remembers anything fun but he says he’ll try.

Pete remembers how much he loves pumpkin pie when he smells a pie baking in the oven. Then Pete visits a corn maze with his friends – what fun!

Other…

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Sacajawea: Her True Story Sacajawea was a Shoshone Indian/Native American who assisted the explorers Lewis and Clark on their expedition, which was at the request of President Thomas Jefferson.

Cancer Daily Life

Did you know that September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month? If you are looking for a resource to explain cancer to a child, Cancer Daily Life can help. This book for children expresses the many emotions that a child with cancer experiences while dealing with the harsh reality of living with cancer.

One of the emotions a child with cancer often feels is frustration; frustration of ongoing…

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Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten

Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten

It’s back to school season, and some little ones will be going to Kindergarten for the first time! Many schools are going virtual due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some states are opening schools and those children may still have anxiety about their first day of school, or being in contact with children they don’t know in a new daycare setting.

Clover Kitty Goes to Kitty Kittygartenis a sweet…

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This is Black Panther

This is Black Panther

BBlack Panther protects Wakanda in the World of Reading (Level 1) book This is Black Panther

The blockbuster Marvel movie Black Panther, made popular by the outstanding performance of Chadwick Boseman is also available as a book for young readers (ages 3 and up) from Scholastic.

This is Black Pantherintroduces young children to the African superhero, Black Panther, whose duty is to defend…

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Photo: A photograph of Dred Scott, taken around the time of his court case in 1857.

This Saturday, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will present a public symposium dedicated, in part, to examining police violence against black...

Rating: 5/5 Genre: comedy, autobiography

Summary: ‘What do you do when you’re labelled abnormal in a world obsessed with normality? In a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for mental breakdown, and women over size ten are encouraged to shoot themselves, what the…

Check out my review of "Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes" - a fun board book that teaches children parts of the body. I love that it features babies of diverse backgrounds http://ow.ly/yOsk2

Check out my review of the picture book "Dress Up Day" at http://100childrensbooks.blogspot.com/2014/07/dress-up-day.html

Come with us as we dress up!

Be a princess, pilot or chef. Maybe you think a policeman is best.

Farm the land, sing in a band, or fight fires like a fireman.

See a teacher, a doctor, an artist too and learn about the jobs they do.

Just like that, with a few things, it's easy to do - just start imagining!

Review of the Children's Book "Flower Garden"

See the special gift a girl & her father get for #mom in my review of "Flower Garden" at http://ow.ly/wIV0m 

Are you an Autism advocate? If so, check out my review of the children's picture book, 'My Friend Has Autism'

http://100childrensbooks.blogspot.com/2014/04/my-friend-has-autism.html