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Books For a Snowy Day

11 Wednesday Dec 2013

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books for kids, holiday season, home, snow books, snow day with kids, Snow Roy McKie, The Hat Jan Brett, The Mitten Jan Brett, winter books, winter gifts

Snow
Snow!  This week has brought the first real taste of winter to Brooklyn.  All of a sudden it really feels like the holiday season and the kids are excited about decorations and treats to come.  We are decorating the tree, making the gingerbread house and taking the two big girls to The Nutcracker this weekend.  I dug out the winter books and we snuggled in to watch the snow fall this morning.  These are three of our favorite snow stories, which also make perfect holiday gifts for kids:

*Snow by Roy McKie (This book’s bright illustrations and happy story make it as fun to read today as when I was a kid).

*The Mitten by Jan Brett (The beautifully detailed drawings bring a Ukrainian folk tale to life).

*The Hat by Jan Brett (Inspired by a true story of a hedgehog.  Both The Hat and The Mitten feature vignettes on each page which hint at events to come as the story unfolds).

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

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Learning to Read

19 Tuesday Nov 2013

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Ada has been sounding out words and making up stories to go along with her books for a while now.  Her teachers suggested we have her point to some words as we read to her.  I pulled out our copy of Go, Dog. Go! and she surprised me by reading/guessing a lot of the pages.  After secretly shedding a few tears I dug out our pile of I Can Read it All By Myself Books.  These are still some of the best books we own.  Go, Dog. Go!, Snow, Hop on Pop…So many good ones!  I love that she is reading the same words Chris and I first deciphered when we were just beginning.  We are so excited for her to join the world of reading!    

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Flea Market Finds: Side Table Bookshelf

03 Tuesday Sep 2013

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book shelf for kids, books for kids, Brooklyn, child's books, flea market finds, home, life with kids, organizing books, organizing kids room, side table bookshelf

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We found this table on the street last week.  I drove past it, and then looped back after a minute of thought.  (I love good street finds- they are one of the best parts about city living.  I also love putting stuff out on the stoop when we are finished with it.  Anything good will be gone in a couple of hours, and everyone is happy).  We recently moved our large bookshelf out of the girls’ room and into the office to make room for their bunk beds.  The girls have made a habit of looking at books in the office, which is great, except for the huge piles they leave on the floor every few hours.  We have been looking for/ designing/ planning to build a small bookshelf for the girls’ room and this little table happened to fit perfectly under the window.  Our new plan includes my filling up their table with fresh books every morning.  When they have read them all they stack the books back onto the table and I rotate new ones off of the big bookshelf.  This way the girls get to read new books each day, and I get to deal with less mess.

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