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November 2008
This Month's Theme: “Because a Great Book ...”
Closing the Cover on a Month's Worth of Great Books
We hope you've enjoyed this month's meander through the world of preschool literacy, learning to read, deciphering the alphabet, falling in love with books of all kinds. We've loved every page of it, especially: books that make us belly-laugh books with unforgettable illustrations chapter books books about the building blocks of books -- the alphabet ! books that are even better than
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Wise Words About How Very Big a Role a Great Book Can Play in a Little Life
There's no predicting what teensy little glimpses back into their childhood our wee ones will remember -- only that they will remember some. And we hope that somewhere in the blurry pastiche of memory will be their parents' finer moments. Or perhaps our finer choices of books.... "There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate experiences, so medicinal,
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So Much to Be Thankful For
As parents of preschoolers, we have so much to be thankful for. We may not feel thankful every single second, especially during the tired and cranky seconds, but every day with small children offers countless small moments of grace. So, this Thanksgiving, let's count at least a few of our many blessings: First , the blessing of waking to hugs and kisses from a small child we adore. Second ,
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Because a Great Book ... Is Tasty!
Whether it's the smells already wafting from your kitchen or just the talk of all the feasts that await you tomorrow, chances are you're getting pretty hungry about now.... Or maybe it's just that you finished up another great book with your little one -- and this one too was about food! For all the stories of talking firetrucks and can't-stop-dancing hippos on those groaning shelves, we'd be
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Because a Great Book Teaches Us About Our World
Part of growing up is acquiring an ever broader sense of the world. From the embrace of parents and family, to friends and neighbors, a town or city, a country, the planet and beyond. Our preschoolers are always eager to learn and look beyond what they know. So how can we give them a glimpse of the wide world? Books, of course! Here are a few to get started: People by Peter Spier. We stand
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Savvy Picks for December, 2008
Our top ten posts about the wonders of rituals and routines:
- A Season of Rituals
- Savvy Welcomes Betsy Brown Braun on Helping Keep the Fa-La-La in the Holidays with Your Children
- Savvy Picks: Best Children's Books of 2008
- Savvy Welcomes Lyn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson on Greening the Holidays
- Teaching Your Child About Giving Instead of Getting at the Holidays
- Homemade Gifts to Make with Preschoolers
- How to Keep Rituals a Bit Flexible, a Little Lively, and a Lot Unexpected
- Savvy Welcomes Ginger Carlson on How to Give Experiences Not More Things
- Inspired Indoor Activities for the Shortest Day of the Year
- Holidays Are Delicious
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