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Posted by Petite Village on January 31, 2012 02:47 pm 0 comments

  Are you looking for some inspiration and activities to do with your children?  Pretend Soup has many wonderful and delicious recipes that your children will love.    Give it a try!     Book Description   (From Amazon.com) Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up     In this sequel to her classic Pretend Soup--considered by many to be the gold standard of children’s cookbooks--award-winning author/illustrator Mollie Katzen works her magic with 20 new, child-tested recipes including such delicacies as Counting Soup, Chewy Energy Circles, and Polka Dot Rice. Each illustrated recipe offers the child chef...

Posted by Petite Village on October 21, 2011 03:31 am 1 comment

Product Description  (Amazon) There are few better places where parents and kids can spend quality time together than in the kitchen. This book celebrates those happy hours, as it brings alive a typical family kitchen's wonderful cooking aromas and medley of tastes. It presents dozens of easy recipes for wholesome foods that even very young children can prepare when guided by parents' supervision. Starting with healthful, nutritious ingredients, the authors show how to prepare foods that kids find irresistible.    

Posted by Rachel Thomson on October 21, 2011 03:31 am 0 comments

    Product Description:  (From Amazon)   Learning about opposites has never been more fun - or funny - than with this winning board book. Yummy! Spaghetti is yummy, but worms - and blue crayons, and sand, and other things too gross to mention - are definitely yucky when tasted. Amiably illustrated in a bright, graphic style, Leslie Patricelli’s spirited board book, YUMMY YUCKY stars an obliging, bald, and very expressive toddler who acts out each pair of opposites with comically dramatic effect.   About the Author: Leslie Patricelli lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband, their two children, and...

Posted by Rachel Thomson on October 21, 2011 03:31 am 0 comments

Product Description:  (From Amazon) Children are able to communicate by signing before they develop the skills necessary for speech. By teaching sign language to children from as young as seven months old, we can help them to convey their emotions and needs with ease. This first signing guide for hearing and deaf children contains over forty key signs. Designed for parents and caregivers to share with babies, with simple and clear instructions and endearing illustrations, this book is an ideal introduction to signing. A helpful tip is given at the bottom of each page to help beginners get started. Reading...

Posted by Rachel Thomson on October 21, 2011 03:31 am 0 comments

    Product Description:  (From Amazon)   This award winning series has been specifically designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes and interactive text. Singing songs and rhymes is the perfect way to bond with your baby and share quality time. It also aids language development by introducing them to the natural sounds and patterns of speech. Combining these with actions also stimulates the brain and helps muscle development.     Reading level: Baby-Preschool

Posted by Rachel Thomson on October 21, 2011 03:31 am 0 comments

Your Child's Health: The Parents' One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development    Product Description:  (From Amazon)   Emergencies: when to call your child's physician immediately what to do in case of burns, bites, stings, poisoning, choking, and injuries Common Illnesses: when it's safe to treat your child at home step-by-step instructions on dealing with fever, infections, allergies, rashes, earaches, croup and other common ailments Behavior Problems: proven strategies for colic, sleep disturbances, toilet training problems, thumbsucking, and the video game craze no-nonsense discipline techniques for biting, temper tantrums, sibling fighting, and school refusal...

Posted by Rachel Thomson on October 21, 2011 03:31 am 0 comments

    Product Description:  (From Amazon)   DK's best-selling Fun Flaps series introduces babies and toddlers to key words and concepts with durable lift-the-flap board books that are the perfect size for little hands to hold.  All About Me! takes babies on a tour of their own incredible bodies - encouraging imitative play by showing babies making faces and performing simple actions.