Synopsis: When a young horse and a little girl fascinated by the stars above are brought together by a bit of fate and one shooting star, nothing can keep them apart. Cheryl Olsten tells the fanciful and delightful tale of a young horse in Belgium and a little girl living in America who are brought... Continue Reading →
Review: Five Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed
Synopsis: A new take on the classic rhyme, Five Little Monkeys! Larry the monster is back in this perfect read-aloud from Bill Cotter, creator of the USA Today bestseller, Don't Push the Button. Larry is back! And this time he has enlisted his monster friends to cause monster mayhem! Prompts to "pet,"; "press,"; and "tickle"; the monsters make... Continue Reading →
Review: Sweet Dreams
Synopsis: The perfect bedtime lullaby for sweet dreams, from beloved Sesame Street characters!Join Elmo and your favorite Sesame Street friends while they get cozy and comfy for bed and say "night night" to all of their favorite objects and friends. This sweet and calming picture book from world-renowned brand Sesame Street is the perfect lullaby... Continue Reading →
Review: When We Stayed Home
Synopsis: When Covid-19 traveled the globe, we were prompted to stay home, wash our hands frequently, socially distance and wear masks to remain safe and help the helpers. For children who don’t yet grasp the concept of time and haven’t weathered enough life to understand the art of endurance, it’s been a particularly complicated and... Continue Reading →
Review: Night, Night, Norman
Synopsis: A Light-hearted, Spirit-lifting Story about What Horses Do at Night While We Sleep. In this charming and funny book, Norman the horse wonders where Ellie goes after she hugs him goodnight. One night he loosens the latch on his stall and sneaks out. When he pushes his horse-sized body through the door and into... Continue Reading →
Review: Pacita the Pacifier Fairy
Synopsis: "How can I help my child let go of their precious pacifier?" This dilemma can be a real headache for many parents and a challenge that often results in temper tantrums and tears! Pacita the Pacifier Fairy, a poetic fairytale created out of the personal experience of its authors, accompanies children and parents along... Continue Reading →
Review: Likes and Dislikes
Synopsis: Arundhati and Tanisha are sisters who are also each other's best friends and spend most of their time together. They play, sing, dance and a considerable amount of time together after school. Knowing their likes and dislikes with respect to objects and correlating them with the five senses help them understand each... Continue Reading →
Review: Pumpus Has A Glowing Idea!
Synopsis: Science is cool. But does your child know that? This book will show them the way. Recommended by the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association), this book will change your child’s view of learning. It only takes a spark, a moment of imagination, to make a kid love science. STEM... Continue Reading →
Review: Don’t Drink the Pink
Synopsis: Follow the special relationship between Madeline and her Grandfather as they both grow and share in the most magical birthday experiences. Filled with secrets to uncover and brimming with imagination, Don't Drink the Pink explores a number of basic concepts including colors, numbers and the reality of growing older. Rating: 5-stars Review:... Continue Reading →
Review: Put on Your Pjs, Piggies!
Synopsis: It's pj time at Bedtime Barn, but the piggies want to keep playing! Get your little ones ready for bed with Put on Your PJs, Piggies!, a giggle-inducing story that will convince even the most stubborn bedtime resisters to cuddle up for sleepy time. Children will love the sweet artwork, silly characters,... Continue Reading →
Review: When I Pray for You
Synopsis: From the best-selling author of When God Made You and When God Made Light comes a beautifully affirming, deeply meaningful prayer from a parent to a loving God, asking for God's presence and comfort over the life of a child. Something about seeing a beloved child come into the world, grow, and experience the... Continue Reading →
Review: The Day that A Ran Away by B.C.R Fegan
Synopsis: Master Jet has forgotten to complete his homework... or has he? Jet's teacher is surprised to find that instead of the alphabet, his page is completely blank. Jet tries to explain that it really isn't his fault. After all, how can he help it, if none of his letters want... Continue Reading →
Review: Judy Moody (Mood Martian) by Megan McDonald
Synopsis: It’s Backwards Day, so Judy Moody double-dares herself to become Queen of the Good Mood for one whole week. Can she do it? Will the real Judy Moody please stand up? In honor of Backwards Day, Judy Moody decides to turn that frown upside down, make lemonade out... Continue Reading →
Review: Amir’s Big Catch by Shelia Jones and Charis Haines
Synopsis: Amir lives by a lake and his dream is to catch a fish--but he can't do it on his own! Join Amir in this adventure as he meets some friends who can help him along the way. Rating: 4.5-stars Review: Amir's Big Catch teaches children about fishing. The pages are... Continue Reading →
Review: Golden Maple Tree
Synopsis: At the end of a boring summer in her un-magical hometown, Holly O’Flanigan is eager to return to the parallel world of Magora. Holly’s nosy neighbor, Ms. Hubbleworth, has been missing for a year, and Holly and her friends, Brian, Rufus, and Amanda, know where she is. A year ago, they left the... Continue Reading →
Children’s Writing Book Series
Today,we continue with Lucky and his adventures. The cute, loveable, mischievious little puppy. Lucky helps a young boy learn not to give up his dream of being a picther on the baseball team. Lucky helps the boy by having him practice throwing the ball and Lucky running after it. After awhile the boy becomes good... Continue Reading →
Children’s Book Writing- Lucky is Kidnapped by Aliens!
For today's writing challenge, I thought we could add a science fiction twist to the children's book series. Lucky is wandering around his home back at the farm when he finds a small spaceship that has crashed into one of the fields. Lucky carefully treads closer to the unknown object. Not knowing what to make... Continue Reading →
Lucky goes to the Air Force
Today's children's book series, Lucky visits the Air Force Base. Write what happens when looking goes sniffing around into trouble. Luvky wanders off as usual to go searching. As he searches he heads over by the planes. Being a small puppy, Lucky is almost invisible to the pilots. Because they weren't expecting a tiny puppy... Continue Reading →
Today-14th Day of Writing a Young Children’s Book
Today, is the last day out of the fourteen days of writing a children's book together. But fear not. There will be more children's book ideas, advice and tips posted daily. Except, instead of givig you a character, a conflict and a plot , I will tell you to come up with each of these... Continue Reading →
Day #12-Writing a Young Children’s Book
Today, you will be writing about, Lucky, our cute, adorable, but mischeivious little puppy. Lucky is heading to South America. Write about his jungle adventures while there. What kind of trouble does Lucky get into this time? How does he end up saving the day? What animals and plants does Lucky see in the jungle?... Continue Reading →
Day #10 – Writing Young Children’s Books
Since we are doing a children's book series, I thought that for this challenge we can write about Lucky and his Easter Day Adventure. Write about Lucky going on a search for the Easter Bunny. Does he find the Easter Bunny? If he does, what happens next? If he doesn't find the Easter Bunny? Write... Continue Reading →
Day #9- Writing a Young Children’s Book
So far, we have completed eight days out of the 14 for writing young children's books. By the time we reach day 14, you should have a series of young children's books written. We are officially past the halfway mark! Today's writing challenge idea to write about our super cute, lovable, and mischievous little puppy!... Continue Reading →
Day #8- Writing a Young Children’s Book
To continue with our children's book series with our super cute, and lovable puppy, let's write about Lucky's adventure in space. Lucky along with his family gets to explore and sniff around the space shuttles. Lucky being bored leaves to explore something more exciting. What Lucky doesn't know is that he's about to take off... Continue Reading →
Day #7- Writing a Young Children’s Book
For this challenge we will write about a puppy, Lucky goes to Paris. He gets to explore sights such as the Eiffel Tower, gets a self-portrait made, and gets himself into lots of trouble! He sniffs around the famous city of love and being a mischievous little puppy ends up tripping a baker who balances... Continue Reading →
Day #6- Writing a Young Children’s Book
Today's writing challenge is to write about Lucky's adventure at the fire station. Lucky saves the day at the local fire station. Mention what fire fighters do. And how Lucky saves the day. What happens and what does Lucky do that makes him a hero? Write your response down below for feedback!
Day #5- Writing Young Children’s Books (Challenge)
Today's writing challenge will be to write another book in our Young Children's Book series. This time, we will write about Lucky (the farm puppy) and his adventure at the New York Zoo. What does Lucky see at the zoo? What type of animals are there at the zoo unlike back at the farm? What happens while Lucky is... Continue Reading →
Day #4 – Writing Young Children’s Book
Day 4 Writing challenge for young children's books: for this challenge today we will be writing a second book about the puppy named Lucky. Lucky goes to the big city. What does Lucky find and see in the big city? Tell about some sights and new friends that Lucky sees and meets while there. Also... Continue Reading →
Day 3 – Writing Children’s Books
Day #3 of Writing Children's Books Today, I challenge all of you who are interested in writing young children's books to write about a puppy named Lucky. Lucky wanders off on his own, leaving his mom, brothers and sisters behind to go on an adventure. What does lucky find on his adventure? What misfortunes happen... Continue Reading →
Day One- Writing A Children’s Book
Choose a theme that teaches a moral. Such a as moving. Children are always being moved to knew places because both parents got a new job, or to be closer to another relative. Moving is scary to children. Because they do not know what to expect moving for the first time. Going to a new... Continue Reading →