As the divorce rate in the US increases so does the number of children who are put into the situation of having a single parents and the people (boyfriends or girlfriends) parents bring into their lives. A really cute but also touching book for children that deals with single parents and their relationships is “Totally Uncool” by Janice Levy.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Who ever thought pigs could teach kids manners
Author Kathryn Madeline Allen and illustrator Nancy Wolff created an original, colorful, hilarious picture book for children that does just that uses pigs to teach young children manners. “This Little Piggy's Book of Manners” unlike many ‘manners books’ shows bad manners and good manners in a delightful way using pigs as characters doing all the things you would normally expect people to do.
The bold bright colors match perfectly with the text relays to children in rhyming fashion that follows the ‘This little piggy went to’ children’s poem only the words and pictures are of ‘Little Piggy’ does and don’ts of etiquette. Even though “This Little Piggy's Book of Manners” is recommended for baby to pre-school aged children even older children will get plenty of laughs while at the same time getting a little reminder of good and bad manners.
"This little piggy said 'please' and 'thank you.'
This little piggy did not.
This little piggy closed his mouth while he ate.
This little piggy forgot. Oops!”
Too often these days we see children who have obviously not been taught proper manners and it seems to show particularly when they hit the teen years. I think every home with ‘children’ of any age should have “This Little Piggy's Book of Manners” in their home library. If someone (baby to adult) forgets their manners just pull out this book as a little reminder. You may be surprised to see even teenagers breaking it out when their friends use bad manners.
Kathryn Madeline Allen is another Michigan author (from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) two other books by Allen are “One Little Bench” another picture book and “Summer Vacation” short stories.
In the Lansing/Jackson area you can find “This Little Piggy's Book of Manners” at the Foster, Haslett, Holt, South Lansing and Stockbridge branches of the Capital Area District Library, and the Carnegie and Grass Lake branches of the Jackson District Library. To add “This Little Piggy's Book of Manners” to your home library you can order it online at Amazon.com.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012QFKLA?ie=UTF8&tag=byfaon-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0012QFKLA
Book Details:
Reading level: Baby-Preschool
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); 1 edition (October 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0805067698
I don’t know about you but I for one am willing to do anything possible to at least attempt to teach children good manners. But then I am the one who has kicked my 6 foot plus tall son in the behind when he forgot to hold a door open for a lady. Maybe old fashioned but please/thank you, eating with your mouth closed, and holding doors open will never go out of style in my house.
The bold bright colors match perfectly with the text relays to children in rhyming fashion that follows the ‘This little piggy went to’ children’s poem only the words and pictures are of ‘Little Piggy’ does and don’ts of etiquette. Even though “This Little Piggy's Book of Manners” is recommended for baby to pre-school aged children even older children will get plenty of laughs while at the same time getting a little reminder of good and bad manners.
"This little piggy said 'please' and 'thank you.'
This little piggy did not.
This little piggy closed his mouth while he ate.
This little piggy forgot. Oops!”
Too often these days we see children who have obviously not been taught proper manners and it seems to show particularly when they hit the teen years. I think every home with ‘children’ of any age should have “This Little Piggy's Book of Manners” in their home library. If someone (baby to adult) forgets their manners just pull out this book as a little reminder. You may be surprised to see even teenagers breaking it out when their friends use bad manners.
Kathryn Madeline Allen is another Michigan author (from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) two other books by Allen are “One Little Bench” another picture book and “Summer Vacation” short stories.
In the Lansing/Jackson area you can find “This Little Piggy's Book of Manners” at the Foster, Haslett, Holt, South Lansing and Stockbridge branches of the Capital Area District Library, and the Carnegie and Grass Lake branches of the Jackson District Library. To add “This Little Piggy's Book of Manners” to your home library you can order it online at Amazon.com.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012QFKLA?ie=UTF8&tag=byfaon-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0012QFKLA
Book Details:
Reading level: Baby-Preschool
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); 1 edition (October 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0805067698
I don’t know about you but I for one am willing to do anything possible to at least attempt to teach children good manners. But then I am the one who has kicked my 6 foot plus tall son in the behind when he forgot to hold a door open for a lady. Maybe old fashioned but please/thank you, eating with your mouth closed, and holding doors open will never go out of style in my house.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
A Sick Day for Amos McGee New York Times Bestseller and more - Lansing Children’s Books | Examiner.com
The husband and wife team of Philip Christian Stead and Erin Stead (Illustrator) are an award winning team when it comes to “A Sick Day for Amos McGee”. Not only did this book for children make it on the New York Times bestsellers list but also won the Randolph Caldecott Medal. Not bad for their first book published together.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Daily Blessings
"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things"
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Daily Blessings
"In the past God spoke... at many times and in various ways,
but in those last days he has spoken to us by his Son." Hebrews 1:1-2 (NIV)
but in those last days he has spoken to us by his Son." Hebrews 1:1-2 (NIV)
The good for which we are born into this world is that we may learn to love. ~ George MacDonald
Do not let asthma hold your child back - Lansing Children’s Books | Examiner.com
Around the world there a millions who suffer from asthma, young and old. Do not let asthma hold your child back from being successful as a child or when they grow up. Some very familiar and famous people are or have been asthmatic including Charles Dickens (author), John F. Kennedy (35th US President), Beethoven (musician), Christopher Reeve (Superman), Bob Hope (comedian), and Nancy Hogshead (won three gold medals at the 1984 Olympics in swimming). Other celebrities who live with asthma are Billy Joel, Lindsay Lohan, Elizabeth Taylor, and Dennis Rodman.
List of restaurants in and around Lansing to celebrate Valentines Day - Lansing city guide | Examiner.com
Going out to dinner on Valentine’s Day is a very popular way to show that special person how much you love them. If you are with the right person it will not matter how much you spend but rather how you present your gift or special time. This list of restaurants in Mid-Michigan to celebrate Valentine’s Day is certainly not a complete list of all the restaurants in the area. Even an evening at McDonalds or Burger King can be romantic if you are with someone you love.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Daily Blessings
"A joyful heart is like the sunshine of God's love, the hope of eternal happiness." ~ Mother Teresa
Friday, February 11, 2011
Where to find flowers in the Lansing and Jackson area - Lansing city guide | Examiner.com
Flowers are a beautiful way to say “I love you” on Valentines Day or any day of the year. In the Lansing and Jackson area you can find some of the most beautiful flowers in the world growing in gardens and wild in nature – during the spring and summer that is. This time of year, particularly with all the snow we’ve had the last couple weeks you won’t be finding flowers outside – live ones at least.Where to find flowers in the Lansing and Jackson area - Lansing city guide | Examiner.com
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Valentines Day crafts and activities books for kids - Lansing Children’s Books | Examiner.com
Valentine’s Day is a great time for children of all ages to show their creativity along with their love for others by making gifts and decorations with their own hands. This can also be a wonderful time for parents to spend special time with their children – you are never too old to play with crayons, glue, and constructions paper. Let the child in you come out and share a few of these Valentines Day crafts and activities with the children in your life.
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Celebrate National Green Week with this book for children: Living Green - Lansing Children’s Books | Examiner.com
While we celebrate National Green Week February 7-11, 2011, living green is something we should be doing all year round. "Living Green" by John Johnson is a wonderful book to help children be part of the process. Many people say we need to save the plant for our children but the children can be a part of saving the planet and it's never too early to start.
February 8th and 9th a couple busy evenings for Lansing activities - Lansing city guide | Examiner.com
There are some really great activities going on in Lansing, Michigan on February 8th and 9th. From Shrek the Musical to learning about downloading audio and e-books at the library you should find something you will enjoy. A daddy and daughter dance to celebrate Valentine's Day early or a photography class are a couple other great activities going on in the area.
Sunday, February 06, 2011
Celebrate Valentines Day with these books for children about different loves - Lansing Children’s Books | Examiner.com
Valentines Day is about love. Love does not always mean hearts, roses, and cupids. There is the love of parents for children, the love of children for parents, the love between friends, the love of pets, and many other types of love. This list of books for children includes books involving many of those different types of love.
Saturday, February 05, 2011
Lansing connection to the Super Bowl just for laughs - Lansing city guide | Examiner.com
Who has heard of the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”? Well, lets play Six Degrees of the Super Bowl! How close can we connect Lansing to the Super Bowl!
First, Lansing is in Michigan: in 1982 the Super Bowl was played at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. That year the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 good for them that showed those Buckeyes.
Football football and more football books for children - Lansing Children’s Books | Examiner.com
As the Nation prepares for Super Bowl XLV (Sunday, February 6, 2011 - Kickoff at 6:30pm EST) it’s a great time to share some books for children about football.
The following list of books for children were all found at the Carnegie branch of the Jackson District Library (Jackson, Michigan) but several of them can also be found at the Capital Area District Library, Schuler Books & Music in Lansing, and at your local Barnes & Noble Bookstore.
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Review of The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Michigan author Shirley Neitzel
It is winter in Michigan and anyone with or without children is sure to be familiar with the art of layering clothing and bundling up for even short trips outdoors. “The Jacket I Wear in the Snow” is a darling rhyming book for young children that follows the task of layering winter clothes - "bunchy and hot, wrinkled a lot, stiff in the knee, and too big for me!" Keep Reading >>
Aftermath of the blizzard of 2011 in Jackson Michigan - Lansing city guide | Examiner.com
Snow flurries started falling around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday February 1st, 2011 and continued through the night. As darkness took over the town of Jackson, Michigan so did the winds of 35-40 miles per hour. Windows rattled, the wind howled around buildings, and snowmobiles buzzed down the center of streets.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
A great book for children Very Short Stories to Read Together
Author Mary Ann Hoberman put a fun twist to short stories for children in “You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together”. Each short story is color coded so two each read certain parts of the story and then some parts they read together. To add to the fun of taking turns reading the stories are based on Mother Goose rhymes but with a modern twist such as based on Old Mother Hubbard a woman and her dog decide it’s too cold to go out so they decide to order-in. Keep Reading >>
Books for children involving snow in the Lansing area - Lansing Children’s Books | Examiner.com
As Michigan gears up for the blizzard of 2011 many of the Lansing and Jackson area children are looking forward to a snow day. Yes parents there is a good chance of NO SCHOOL! With the kids most likely going to be home all day you while they may go outside to enjoy the foot or more of fresh snow they will more than likely be stuck
Lansing Michigan prepare for blizzard of 2011 - Lansing city guide | Examiner.com
The National Weather Service has already issued a ‘Severe Weather Bulletin’ for the Lansing and Jackson are along with a large portion of the Nation. As of 3:44 a.m. EST Tuesday February 1st the Michigan counties of Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia and Jackson are under a BLIZZARD WARNING. Although we have only received a light dusting of snow around 7:00 p.m. conditions are predicted to produce as much as 2-3 inches of snow per hour and continuing through Thursday.
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