Check out aRYTHMÉtique for the perfect French selection to get kids interested in the many different ways that language is beautiful! On January 23rd take a few moments to celebrate National Handwriting Day. Get the children in your care to spend some time
interesting...tell me more →In The 13th Floor: Primed For Adventure one little girl realizes that what we do to the planet now will affect what is left for future generations. Maybe she – or you – can help people invent a better way! Kid Inventors’ Day is coming up next week on the 17th and with it is [...]
interesting...tell me more →Whether you keep in touch via smoke signals, through the postal service, or by email like in Dead Frog On The Porch, there is nothing like receiving a personal message from someone! Next week, from the 8th to the 14th, is the ideal time to reconnect with friends and family by making the most of [...]
interesting...tell me more →With the chill of winter upon us, why not stay in for the day and try your hand at a verse or two of poetry? With Math & Poetry Fun With Sidney The Silly & Friends to point you in the right direction, you’re sure to be working your way through limericks, odes, and sonnets [...]
interesting...tell me more →Find Your Inner Child
If you want to take a step back in time and remember what it’s like to be a child, try taking a page from the book Then It Rained. Rediscover one of the simplest joys of being a kid and celebrate the spirit of the young, and the young at heart, as you join in [...]
interesting...tell me more →Tongue Tied
Searching for a fun tool to help you zone in on the intricacies of one particular letter? Look no further than Ready For R, a great book designed to take the twists and turns out of developing language! Tough tongue twisters twist tough tongues! In case you didn’t get the hint, International Tongue Twister Day [...]
interesting...tell me more →Family History
Family stories are important, whether reminiscing about them or living them out as they unfold. Dead Frog On The Porch is the perfect book to illustrate this point while engaging the reader in a fun tale that shows how two siblings can work together to solve a mystery that has everyone hopping mad. This quickly [...]
interesting...tell me more →It’s Magic
As the season of spooks, spirits, and the supernatural approaches consider bringing a little magic into your life with the beautiful artwork and poetry of Faeries Are Real! Forget trick or treat! Stick with the former option and enjoy a magical time this October 31st! National Magic Day is celebrated in honour of one of [...]
interesting...tell me more →Howl At The Moon
Whether enthusiastically howling at the moon in a wolfman costume, cackling like an old pro while donning a witch’s hat, or aarrr’ing with the best of them when dressed up like a pirate, the important thing to do when opening your mouth while in character is to give it your all! Except, of course, when [...]
interesting...tell me more →It’s A Zoo Out There
Learning about World Animal Day can be a lot of fun although in Tiger’s Invitation, in A World Of Stories, there is at least one creature that is not altogether happy to discover how they have been left out of the celebration. Help kids get in touch with their inner beast by creating masks of [...]
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