Origami and Haiku: Inspired by Japanese Artwork This stunning book features three beautiful Japanese art forms in one. For each animal or object, children will be able to read the haiku, enjoy a corresponding work from the British Museum collection, and then make the origami figure! With clear, simple directions for thirteen animals or objects… Continue reading My Favorite Picture Poetry Books NINE
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The Three Bears — The Traditional Tale
The Three Bears: Classic Children’s Tales Enjoy a delightful excursion into the wonderful world of make-believe, where fairytales and old favorite stories come vividly to life. Amazon The Story of Pretty Goldilocks Goldilocks is a princess so beautiful that a King falls in love with her at the mere sight of her picture; he then… Continue reading The Three Bears — The Traditional Tale
The Three Bears — The Traditional Tale
Goldie and the Three Bears In this spirited new version of a classic fairy tale, we meet a determined heroine with a mind of her own. Can she help it if everyone she invites over is too bossy or too boring or too snobby or too rough? What Goldie desperately wants is a friend she… Continue reading The Three Bears — The Traditional Tale
Sleeping Beauty — All Disney
Sleeping Beauty (Disney Princess) (Little Golden Book) With the help of three good fairies, Princess Aurora grows up safe and protected from the evil Maleficent. But everything changes when she meets Prince Phillip and falls in love. Amazon Sleeping Beauty and the Good Fairies (Disney Classic) (Little Golden Book) This classic Little Golden Book, originally… Continue reading Sleeping Beauty — All Disney
The Ugly Duckling Traditional Tales
Ugly Duckling (Bernadette Watts) Today’s youngsters will be equally moved by the hapless ugly duckling, who, ridiculed and rejected by all, suffers terrible hardships. And they will celebrate along with him when he finally emerges triumphant as the most beautiful swan of all! Bernadette Watts’s detailed illustrations chronicle the bittersweet story with charm and poignancy.… Continue reading The Ugly Duckling Traditional Tales
Recommended Piano Method for the Very Young
I like the Music for Little Mozarts series so much when working with students who are 3-5 years old. This series is play based and allows kids to move at the pace best for them. Might be slow, might be fast, and we might switch up the pace in between. There are several books in… Continue reading Recommended Piano Method for the Very Young
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