The Children’s Bookshelf

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This week will be my last post for The Children’s Bookshelf for the summer, but you will still be able to follow The Children’s Bookshelf linky on my co-hosts’ blogs through the end of May.

Stayed tuned. I am working on a big book sale post that will likely be posted late tonight! I also

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10 Picture Books that Celebrate Mom

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With Mother’s Day coming up quickly this weekend, I thought it would be fun to list a couple of my favorite picture books that celebrate mom. So, here are my favorite “Mother’s Day” picture books.  I’m including a short summary of those picture books that might be new to you.

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Close the Computer: It’s Screen Free Week

Have you heard the news? . . . This week is Screen Free Week!

This week is the perfect excuse to close down the electronics in your house – the TV, tablets, computers, and smart phones – and enjoy the world without so much beeping, buzzing, and interrupting.

If going completely screen free is overwhelming,

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Learning Letters? 5 Great Resources

Learning Letters? 5 Resources for Kindergarten Readiness

My preschooler is scheduled to start kindergarten in a couple of months and with that comes a kindergarten readiness test. Until just recently he really wasn’t interested to start learning letters. Fortunately now he is interested in learning letters. (Good thing – since he has to know his letters to pass his kindergarten readiness test!)

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Kids’ Devotional Book that Makes Your Heart Sing

A while ago, I was sent Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing, the new kids’ devotional book by Sally Lloyd-Jones for review. Now, if you’ve been hanging around here with me for any length of time, you already know that I’m a big cheerleader for The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. Well, I’m happy to

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3 Picky Eaters Find Out “you are what you eat”

Sometimes as parents, we need a little reminder not to take ourselves and our great wisdom too seriously. Recently, I noticed that three of my preschooler’s favorite kids books poke fun at the adult admonition for picky eaters: “you are what you eat”. Each of these picture books features a picky eater that finds “you

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Reading to Babies {10 real-life tips}

10 Tips for Reading to Babies

Last week, Carolyn from The Pleasantest Thing, Melissa Galloday, and I chatted on air via Google Hangout about the nuts and bolts of reading to babies. I’ve found that in my personal experience, advice on reading to babies is one of the top topics that my friends want to chat about. While some babies love

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My Top 10 Easter Egg Books

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Last week, I shared the best Easter books about the Resurrection that I’ve found with you, and this week I’m excited to share my favorite Easter Egg books. These Easter Egg books celebrate the themes of the Easter Bunny, Easter egg decorating, and family Easter traditions. And, some of them are quite funny and would

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6 Easter books about the Resurrection

Easter: best books for kids about the Resurrection

Last year, I spent hours trying to find the best books for kids about Easter at our local library.  So, I thought I would share with you this year some of Easter kids books that I discovered in my search. Today, I’m featuring 5 of the best books for kids about the Resurrection, and next

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Great Kids Books: The Children’s Bookshelf

kids' books: New York Pajamara Picture Book Review and Activity

If you are a lover of kids books, be sure to scan through today’s The Children’s Bookshelf which contains many different posts about children’s books and literacy. What I love about this linky is that you can find posts by some of the most popular kids book bloggers right here in one place!

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