When your little one gets to the wonderful stage of making friends, you may quickly be surprised by the depth of passion and loyalty these tiny pals feel for one another. It seems that if they could, they would spend all of every day and night playing together, right? That's certainly how the rooster, pig, and mouse of this lovely story feel about each other. But before we parents begin ...
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We like this book for taking the fearfulness of Halloween head on - pumpkin-head on, no less. A little old lady walking through the fall woods is haunted by a pair of boots (CLOMP, CLOMP), a shirt (SHAKE, SHAKE), other disembodied articles of clothing, and a talking jack-o'-lantern (BOO, BOO!). Is she afraid? No. Does she pick up her pace, nevertheless? Well, yes. In the end, she summons all her ...
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The wonderful Aliki Brandenberg has written and illustrated more children's books than many kids have read. (She's got 133 listings right here at Amazon.com.) This time she brings us a paperback version of her 1990 hardcover Manners, a cheery, funny dissertation on how and, more important, why to be a polite child. A combination of hilarious, colorful illustrations, comic-bookish playlets such as "You Are Interrupting Again, Leon," some of ...
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Let's be blunt, for a moment. The whole topic of birthdays tends to bring out the verging on megalomaniacal self-centeredness of many of our beloved preschoolers. This can be a tiny problem when it's time to go to someone else's birthday party. And, let's face it, most birthday parties are someone else's. You know the scene we're picturing: your darling, all dressed up, hair combed, and on best behavior hands ...
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Help kids understand the concept of behavior and rewards. This entertaining, magnetic activities board feature the innovative combination of magnets and wood. Includes a dry-erase board and 134 magnets depicting behaviors and rewards. Measures 16" x 12" when closed; 16" x 24" when open.
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This gem of a classic teaches a valuable lesson about how to make new friends, and respect the natural world too. Our young heroine walks out into a meadow one morning, and meets a grasshopper, a frog, a turtle, a chipmunk, and other meadow creatures. "Will you play with me?" is her cry, as she tries to catch them each in turn. But the shy animals elude her, and quickly ...
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Here's a lovely book about the joys and trials of friendship, and a great idea for a Halloween activity all wrapped into one. A cat, duck, and squirrel live together in a cabin in the woods, and spend their days making the best pumpkin soup you ever tasted. It's an idyllic little world until the trouble-making duck decides that he wants a turn stirring the soup. Serious squabbling ensues, and ...
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Who would have thought that our babbling little cave-babies would ever become civilized enough to sit down and actually follow the rules to a game? What we love about this new twist on Candy Land, is that the mechanics of the game are so simple (basic color and shape matching) that even the smallest players can really concentrate on the social aspect: taking turns, following rules, working as a group, ...
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It's hard to be good. Especially if you don't really know what "being good" means. Munro Leaf, beloved author of The Story of Ferdinand, decided to try his hand at defining good behavior in his 1946 classic How to Behave and Why. The two biggest questions to ask ourselves in life, he says, are "Are most of the people I know glad that I am here?" ...
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This lovely little series of books (When I'm Feeling Happy, Sad, Angry are the others) is a wonderful way to help your little one learn to take a deep breath when her heart starts pounding so fast in her heart that she just can't imagine what else to do but wail. Or hold her breath. That's what Rabbit wants to do at the sight of ...
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This tale of Alexander's truly rotten day has been a cherished favorite since its publication in 1972 because parents everywhere can relate to that feeling of having one of those days. Kids love it too, but we notice that parents find it especially funny ... and reassuring. What we've also noticed is that, while Alexander looks like maybe a kindergarten-age kid, your preschooler may well laugh right ...
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Penguin is having a party, and his nine adorable animal guests aren't sure about their manners. When Lion is served cauliflower, he says, "I hate cauliflower. EW!" Is that right? No, he should say, "I'll try some. MMM, NOT BAD!" From one silly incident to another, Hippo, Elephant, et al learn where to put your napkin (not on your head), how to sip your milk (not spray it), and when ...
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Todd Parr is a master at using his boldly colored, super simplistic illustrations to get essential messages across to preschoolers. In this book, he tackles the subject of feelings, and he makes it clear that no matter which of the myriad feelings your little jangling bundle of emotions might be in the throes of, everything is okay and she'll be back to feeling herself, or some other way, after ...
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My First Amazing Game Board Book includes ABCs, colors and shapes, crazy mazes, and more. Contains a 'shoe' with laces to practice tying, a clock to learn how to tell time, a wipe-off page to practice writing letters and numbers, and various games to play (memory game, opposites, and many more). Book is self-contained, which makes it ideal for long car or plane rides. This colorful brain-bending book will grab ...
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This is one of those gems that nearly every preschool classroom we see has in the book corner, and yet many of us parents don't know of it. Teachers have clearly figured out that one of the most effective way to deal with a little one who can't yet help but take out his anger or frustration on the nearest somebody or something is to give him something else ...
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Of all the wonderful picture books about friendship, Amos and Boris holds a special place. An updated version of Aesop's fable of the lion and the mouse, it's a story about the most improbable and unexpected of friendships. Amos the mouse sets out to sea to explore "the vast living universe." He meets with misfortune, but also discovers a true friend and soul mate in the form of a whale ...
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Sometimes we get a bit frazzled when the wave of invitations splashes onto our family's calendar, but ... Read more >
