I had a mountain of grading to do tonight when my reluctant reader came into my office wanting to sit and read to me all 600+ names of the animals in this (ADORABLY illustrated!) book. The choice was clear. 🤷♀️
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I had a mountain of grading to do tonight when my reluctant reader came into my office wanting to sit and read to me all 600+ names of the animals in this (ADORABLY illustrated!) book. The choice was clear. 🤷♀️
pickA sweet, gentle story about a fox walking through the forest at night, on her way home. It‘s a perfect bedtime story due to its slow pace and gentle scenes. The illustrations add to the quiet feel of the book.
I highly recommend reading some children‘s books during this difficult time. It really helps with emotional regulation. Many children‘s books are designed for that very purpose.
#childrensliterature
I‘ve become a great aunt to Isabella Andrea Hamilton 🥰im lucky 🍀 to be very close to my niece (and nephew ) could never have children myself due to medical issues sometimes it‘s just not meant to be , however I do find it strange when people (this happened a lot to us on holiday recently in Croatia 🇭🇷 for some strange reason) when people ask you if you have children, you say no and then they want an explanation why 🫨I never do that, some of
pickBig thumbs up from the 9 year old as we finished up The One & Only series. She loved the continuation of Ivan‘s story as he became a dad. I read her the author‘s note after we finished & it mentioned about book bans. My daughter asked what book bans were. I realized how lucky she has been to live in cities & states that don‘t enact book bans. How she‘s always been in libraries that have lots of books for her to choose freely from. After I
pickI have no words…this is so much fun, and funny. I think kids would love this. Well, this kid did. 🤣
@Eggs #WondrousWednesday
1. Leo the rescue Aussie/corgi and Kevin, my daughter‘s rescue cat. They are the 4th dog and 4th cat in 31 years of marriage. Leo is the most intuitive little fur friend I‘ve ever had. Kevin is a cat in every way 🤣
2. I like animal books that aren‘t sad. Old Yeller nearly broke me as a child.
3. I love All Creatures Great and Small, the book and amazing PBS series.
