Tag: learning activities for kids

Karma Wilson and the Big Friendly Bear

I love these books! Bear is this ferocious beast that is protected and coddled by a bunch of tiny woodland creatures who are his best friends.  These books teach lessons all about saying thank you, sharing, helping each other and being a good friend.  The kiddos…

Stephen Gammell’s Gallery of Children’s Art

So this week I decided to go a little out of the box and I picked a whole bunch of books from the same illustrator instead of the same author, to see if my kids would like all of their books.  And it worked!  Stephen Gammell’s…

Helen Lester and Her Quirky Penguin Friend

Tacky the Penguin.  How my kids love this quirky little penguin who marches to the beat of his own drum and finds that being different is an amazing thing to be.  They love these books and so do I.  I love the message that Tacky teaches: it’s…

Mercer Meyer, Monsters and More

You may remember these books from your childhood since Mercer Meyer began writing and illustrating his books in 1966 and has 300 published titles.  Well guess what, toddlers still love them!  I have read these books over and over again and both Jack and Nora adore…

Toddlers in the Garden: Planting time, again!

We were told that some plants need to be planted earlier and some later, so we planted lettuce and peas first, in the earlier spring and we planted everything else about a month later.  The picture below clearly describes my two-year-olds interest in gardening this round.…

NO David Shannon

Many mom’s know about the “No David” series; most mom’s have experienced the “No David” series with their toddlers, I think that is what makes these books so hilarious.  My kids memorized and related with David’s books by the age of two! 🙂  What I didn’t…