My Blanket is a short story that shows how much one little girl, Emily Anne, loves her blanket. This blanket has beome her sanctuary, her refuge and her friend. I have chosen stick people to be the graphic representation of Emily's family, as stick people seem to be the universal symbol for a child's drawing of people. This book shows how Emily uses her blanket for many things. For example; a shield to hide her during the storm, a roof for her imaginary house and a cushion for her to use while sitting in a shopping cart- just to name a few. This book is based on true events from one little girl who has a security blanket.

My First Day of Schoolhas easy text for read-alouds with early reader attention to numbers and letters. This book is a great tool for early education. The theme, of course, is the first day of school. A usual view would be from a child's perspective; this book is from a teacher's perspective. The reader does not find this out until the end of the book, but it clearly shows the teacher and the children share the same routines and apprehensions about the first day of school. This is quite a lovely and educational book, which will reach children, parents, and teachers. This book will also be a useful motivational tool for children with a fear of their first day in a classroom setting.

Every House Needs a Giraffe features full-color drawings of giraffes helping around the house and playing with the children of the house. More than 70% of the words are found on the Balch sight Word List. The book is written to be shared by adults reading to young children. It is intended to create respect for animals and to stimulate creativity in children as they discuss other ways the giraffe can help around the house.

Every House Needs a Giraffe is one book in the 'Every House Needs a ...' series, books about animals and their adventures with children in houses. Other books feature elephants, monkeys and more! The series is geared for adults reading to 3-6 year olds, and for children 5 years and above reading on their own.

This delightful, simplistic book is an introduction to racial tolerance designed for young children. With adorable drawings obviously created by a child, it introduces the skin color differences among various races. However, the child narrator finds similarities among all people and chooses to think of all people as potential "rainbowy friends" who are more alike than not inside, where it matters. With diversity and tolerance of all people being such important concepts today, this book is a "must-have" for all libraries, classrooms, daycares, and children's homes!

Note from the author to the adults in a child's life:

This book arose from the pictures of "rainbow people" my daughter began drawing at age three and a conversation regarding skin colors we had when she was four. It was truly inspiring to learn that she had not yet classified people by skin color and that she had to think very hard to determine the skin colors of people we knew. Instead, she readily described people as "the boy who likes dinosaurs," "the one that gets in trouble a lot," and "the girl that sings well."

It is in no way my intention to belittle the importance of our ethnic backgrounds and cultures in our lives. It is simply to instill in the very young the fact that although we have various skin colors and cultures, they are not our sole definition. Rather, we are all people first, we share more in common than not, and we ought to be noticed for our actions and choices more than by the physical characteristics with which we are born. I hope this simple book opens an enlightening dialogue between your child and his/her greatest influence - you.

Red Shoes for Rosa is a heartwarming story of a small girl that finds herself in a spot where she is forced to make a very difficult decision. The story goes on to illustrate the consequence of her choice and direct impact it has on the life of an elderly man.

Read with the new Bots on the block! In a "color me story" which you can read and color too! "PLUS" there's a certificate for you when the story is through!

Today's adventure, Safety and the so many things to Know, all set lets Go! "WOW", as I know I grow!

Pele'yah--that's Pe to rhyme with heh, Le with just a hint of lay, and Yah as in Hallelu-yah, with the stress on the last symbol--is a donkey's view of the person of Jesus as told through a young woman's eyes about the sacrificial systems of Israel in the first century. The story is suitable for children as young as 5, though 8 and above is an easier read. The book teaches a little of the Hebrew language and letters, and plausible aspects of first century history with respect to the construction of the temple and the sacrificial system. It also deals with violence and recovery, and with death.

One parent remarked, "People will learn something of religion from this story."

A study guide with references to the Biblical allusions, a historical timeline and source material is provided at http://www.peleyah.ca

Inside "A Whole Lot of ABC's you find many tongue twister laughs while learning the ABC's. The colorful illustrations bring the characters such as the "Apes from Alabama" "Freddy the fish and Frankie the Frog" "Queen Quail Quiver" and "Tim the tall turtle" to life. This book is a welcomed series by James Educational Books, to bring fun and inspiration to young children. Each alphabet letter is filled with ten tongue twister words that will have you smiling and laughing as you read each sentence.

Little Ducky Drummer is a duck who has a magical drum. He gets three wishes from this magical drum. When he makes a wish, he has to play the same song on his drum.

He meets up with two people who need some help. He uses two of his wishes to help these people

His friends, however, become selfish and would rather have his last wish than spend time with just playing his drum.

Will Little Ducky Drummer give his last wish to one of his friends, or will he keep his last wish for himself?

This delightful story is written by Dr. Maria Veronica Hannel, Ph.D., and author, Cathy L. Kaiser, (author of "Journey Of The Heart"). Within these pages this adventure is about the interdependence of man, nature, and the environment.

Within the delights of this tale, the wisdom of the elder is conveyed to the listening young.

You will fi nd this book will assist children to listen and understand the cycles of nature by the demonstration of each of the seasons.

This book will cause children to want to know even more about all that it contains. It teaches and gives a wonderful story to entertain. The mysteries of the "Ring Of Secrets", is to love, to share, and to give.

My inspiration for this book was my son John. He would go out and ride his bike up and down the street and I could clearly see that, in his mind, it was not a bike at all. He would put on his cowboy hat and boots and ride his "horse" or even stop at the filling station to fill up the "truck". In today's world children have so much technology that they don't need to use their imagination. This book was written to help children to see the endless possibilities that are available to them within their own imagination!

In this republication of a 1965 classic little story that very young readers have loved for years, two children decide to make sandwiches. Starting with some bread, they keep adding a dab of this and a bit of that until each sandwich turns out be gargantuan! Children as young as three find this story hilarious. Because it is written with only eleven words, they soon learn to read it themselves. The Sandwich is one of a series of ten written to help youngsters become independent readers.

As each page is turned, what seemed to be true on the previous page will surprisingly change into a different object that begins with the same letter. Your young reader's mind actively learns the skill of association while acquiring new vocabulary effortlessly. As your child's first teacher, you know that one strategy to engage active listening is to keep the child guessing. The reading material presented in this book will be so inspirational, it will keep the both of you laughing, giggling, and interacting page after page.

The vivid illustration is another great tool to engage your young scholar. Show him or her how things might look dissimilar when our perspective changes. There are also cultural and scientific elements in the book, such as a hut in Asia or an octopus camouflaging in pebbles, which allow readers to see the world a little differently.

I will recommend this book to anyone who works with young children. The journey to learning the English alphabet has just been made easier!

Annabelle loves her heart-shaped birthmark until some children at school make fun of her because she is different. Then something happens which makes her realize how truly wonderful it is to be unique!

"Annabelle's Birthmark" was written by an elementary school counsellor to be used by parents, teachers, and counselors who hope to instill compassion and tolerance in children. This book includes a lesson plan for grades K-6 as well as several related activities that can be done with small groups or whole classrooms. There is also an Annabelle paper doll that can be reproduced, cut out and colored.

For those who like to use literature to teach life's important lessons to children, this is a fun, upbeat, and slightly whimsical story, complete with a classroom lesson and activities that will help reinforce the message that it is okay to be different.