*Nonfiction picture book for preschool through 2nd grade (part of the Math In Nature series by Owl Kids Books) *Counting, Numbers, Math, and Fall as main topics *Rating: I am so happy that the publisher sent me Counting on Fall for review. This is one I’m going to be keeping myself and sharing with my [...]

In keeping with the pirate theme I’ve had going the last couple posts, I would like to share with you a great, non-fiction recipe book for kids, A Pirate Cookbook. This is such a nice, wonderful, bright, easy cookbook for kids, and they will love it. You can use it if you are a parent, [...]

*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders *Bear as main character *Rating: Ugly Pie is the ideal picture book–cute story, wonderful illustrations and a takeaway activity. Short, short summary: Ol’ Bear is hankerin’ for Ugly Pie, but he doesn’t have all the ingredients. All he has is some molasses. So, he goes out looking for [...]

My generation knows Danica McKellar best as Winnie from The Wonder Years, and West Wing fans know her as Elise Snuffin (8 episodes). But that’s not why I chose to write about her on my blog on a Monday–it’s because she’s helping girls around the world (especially in the United States and Canada) improve their [...]

photo by maureen lunn www.flickr.com I am super excited to give away three more books from Rubicon Publishing today. This is an educational publishing company that is coming out with some fantastic and exciting books to use in the classroom. Please check them out here if you like what you see. You can also check [...]

photo by photos8 www.flickr.com I am happy to introduce to you Irene Roth, who is a guest blogger today. See her bio information after this great post about a terrific book for kids! It’s Not What You’ve Got: Lessons for Kids for Money and Abundance (Written by: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer ) (Illustrated by: Stacey [...]

As I talked about yesterday, Heifer International is a wonderful organization that encourages people to help each other. They have been around for almost 60 years, helping people to obtain a sustainable food source and income. Here’s a success story from their magazine World Ark:: Ganga Khanal, who lives in Nepal, said she was devalued [...]

photo by misocrazy www.flickr.com Yesterday in Barnes and Noble, I overheard a mother trying to explain to her son that he was spending more than his $10 gift card if he purchased the three books in his hand. He would have to make some decisions and put two back. He was not happy, and he [...]

With all the holiday gatherings for lunch and dinner at restaurants, I have been noticing something about people and their real world math skills. Tipping is no easy math in the real world skill, it seems. People have all different ways they figure out how much to tip the wait staff for satisfactory service. I’ve [...]