Children's Book Nook: 365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental

I thought that this book was adorable. More importantly, my son loved it! My son actually loves reading, but his strength is math. This was great for him because it combined reading with math, but was about all of these penguins. The illustrations by Joëlle Jolivet were very engaging for kids.

A new penguin arrived every day for a year...and it made for some very funny scenes. FYI: Parents/teachers, the underlying message afterwards is about environmental concerns/animal endangerment, but done so well for the kiddies. Perhaps this could be used as a great intro into a lesson about habitat studies or even math...

Honestly, I have two kiddie books that I love to give as gifts...but I think this could be added to the list.

The two books I like to give are: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (an absolute fav) & Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Suess (a great idea for graduating kiddos)

>>>US Residents, follow this link to find your local public library: http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Public_main.html

>>>To buy:
http://www.amazon.com/365-Penguins-Jean-Luc-Fromental/dp/081094460X

Happy Reading!

♥-Kat.

Cute animal themed baskets for kids!

So, I'm not typically the gushy type. In fact, unless it's a kid I know personally or is absolutely adorable....I am one the the most anti-norm females about kids. Strange enough, I will go "awwwe" for certain kiddie-geared products (or animals).

These are some nifto kiddie baskets that I found at Hobby Lobby* recently. They would be adorable to hold an inventory of hot wheels or crayons/pencils/markers (just don't tell the boys I used the word adorable).

*The baskets are not available for online purchase, but you can see if a store is near you.

-Kat
www.cardinalhouse.etsy.com