BY JO PERRY “Whatsoever your hands find to do, do it with all your might.” ––Moina Belle Michael I hope the holidays brought stacks of books for your children. Here is a bright bouquet of picture books for everyone in your family to … [Read more...]
Kid’s Book Corner: A Fresh Year of Reading (and Poems) Starts Now
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Kids’ Book Corner: We’re Thankful for Books!
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November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
BY JO PERRY If you want your children to become lifelong readers, show them that you value books by giving them as gifts. Below is the first of two columns devoted to books your kids will enjoy giving and receiving during the … [Read more...]
Kids’ Book Corner: Get Involved in the Great Backyard Bird Count This Weekend with Books for the Birds
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February 16, 2012 by 1 Comment
BY JO PERRY A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb I’ve always felt that childhood and flight are connected: for children everything is possible and imagination and the body … [Read more...]
Kids’ Book Corner: Books That Will Keep The New Year Bright
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January 10, 2010 by 2 Comments
There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book. —Marcel Proust BY JO PERRY Two sweet new books celebrate children’s literature one is for adults and one is for girls. A third explores … [Read more...]
Kid’s Book Corner: A Snowy Season
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December 7, 2009 by 3 Comments
BY JO PERRY Though it doesn’t snow in southern California, you and your kids can enjoy the delicate and mysterious symmetry of snowflakes with these frosty and very cool books: Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Mary … [Read more...]
Kid’s Book Corner: Books to be Thankful For In November
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November 23, 2009 by Leave a Comment
BY JO PERRY November is a time for the things children cherish most: family, food, affection and tradition. It means preparing the Thanksgiving green-bean casserole that no one really likes exactly the same way it’s always been made, and Aunt … [Read more...]
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