by Amy Lyn | Jan 5, 2011 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Events, Families & Parenting
The Curious Garden is a story about a boy’s dream and how one small person can help change the world. The ground may still be frozen up north, but here in Florida it will be planting time soon. If you’d like to try an easy spring craft, read Peter Brown’s...
by Amy Lyn | Jan 2, 2011 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Events, Families & Parenting
If you need a pat on the back for the time you spend reading to your child, Dr. Mehmet Oz, renowned physician and co-author of YOU: Raising Your Child (Simon & Schuster, 2010), offers this advice: “We can’t say it often enough: Read aloud. Read aloud. Read aloud....
by Amy Lyn | Jan 1, 2011 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Families & Parenting
As parents we are all familiar with this nightly routine: she’s bathed, her teeth are brushed, and she’s settled in your lap for a few moments of reading before you say goodnight. The last thing you want is a bedtime story that makes her want to jump up and...
by Amy Lyn | Dec 15, 2010 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Families & Parenting
When you read your child a bedtime story, you’re supposed to open the book and read what’s on the page, right? Not necessarily. Early learning experts agree that your child benefits as much from having a conversation about the pictures as they do from learning the...
by Amy Lyn | Nov 10, 2010 | Early Learning, Families & Parenting
Hurricane season may be almost over, but the next time rain keeps you indoors, reach for one of these much-loved books: The Umbrella Party (Groundwood), by Janet Lunn, The Umbrella (Penguin), by Jan Brett, or Taro Yashima’s Caldecott Honor Book, Umbrella (Viking)....
by Amy Lyn | Oct 15, 2010 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Families & Parenting
Halloween gives families a chance to create and enjoy many traditions. Dressing up in costumes, carving pumpkins and trick-or-treating are among the most popular, but families can also share great Halloween books together. Here are our recommendations for October...