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Week in Review – Family Fun – May 20th – 27th

Summer is here! Come over to the Family Fun section for water play, books for summer reading, ideas for parties and picnics, and even things to do while bored. Lauri started off the week with an End of the School Year Party. In Breaking out the Baby books, Jeff shared how his family treasures reading and the wonderful memories books his family has from different stages of childhood. He follows with some marvelous sounding books and ways to share history with children in Children’s Literature – American History for Kids. He adds two more stories to our lists in Animal … Continue reading →

Children’s Literature – Stories of Acceptance for Toddlers and Preschoolers

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Odd Velvet By Mary E Whitcomb Illustrated by Tara Calahan King Chronicle Books, 1998 I feel a deep sense of connection to Velvet, the title character of this story of acceptance and uniqueness by Mary E. Whitcomb. I was (and still am) a bit of an odd ball. Like Velvet, I never felt a strong connection to the masses, although, also like Velvet, I never seemed to be too bothered by this fact. Odd Velvet is a modernly illustrated and charming tale representing a childhood utopia, of sorts. Certainly we who are oddballs ourselves, or are parents of oddballs, would … Continue reading →