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
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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
The Mitten — Traditional Tales
The Mitten Brett One by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in; first, a curious mole, then a rabbit, a badger and others, each one larger than the last. Finally, a big brown bear is followed in by a tiny brown mouse and what happens next makes for a wonderfully funny climax. Amazon The… Continue reading The Mitten — Traditional Tales
Town Mouse, Country Mouse — Slightly Fractured Tales
The Tent Mouse and The RV Mouse A modern twist on Aesop’s fable, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. While Thomas Tent-Mouse loves to camp in his tent where he feels connected to nature, his cousin Harvey RV-Mouse loves to camp in his RV where he feels safe. Adventure awaits these outdoor-loving cousins, as they… Continue reading Town Mouse, Country Mouse — Slightly Fractured Tales
The Three Bears — World Cultures
The Three Snow Bears When Aloo-ki glances up from fishing and sees her sled dogs floating off on an ice floe, she races after them. She comes upon an igloo with no one home and goes inside. Amazon Three Bears of the Pacific Northwest (Pacific Northwest Fairy Tales) When a small blue teddy bear falls… Continue reading The Three Bears — World Cultures
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