Chrissy and Julia paint together. This piece went from printmaking to every color mixed to mud in a matter of 5 minutes. Although I was sad to see the original printed piece gone the girls were in their process and in touch with creative energy and experimentation. My philosophy is to lightly guide and then let them go. The final piece came out beautiful and is a rich shade of brown. I love the paintings of 5 year olds. Artwork by alex age 5.

Saturday, January 6, 2018.

Top new picture books for April! A brilliant selection of picture books out this month; there are hiding fish, fruit-stealing elephants, and Nancy once again explores London, this time in paperback! Where is Little Fish? Little Fish is playing hide-and-seek with his fishy friends. Can you find him? Babies and toddlers will love searching for Little Fish behind the coral, beneath the shell and inside a treasure chest. Inspired by Hooray for Fish! Ruby and .

In the new beginning there was Simon Cat. Just popping in to share a bit of fun, furry news with you. Discouragement set in, and we thought maybe trying to have a cat again was just not going to work. After all, we had waited so long, surely the first cat we try should be the one, right? We did have both cats in our home for a couple days, but somet.

We aim to inspire youth of all ages to cultivate a love of mathematics in the world around them. Have You Seen My Dragon? One Big Pair of Underwear. Mathical Goes to the National Book Festival! Aug 11, 2015 No Comments. Jun 30, 2015 No Comments. Curious George is a perennial favorite among pre-K readers.

Saturday, May 09, 2015. During the month of March and ReFoReMo. An unexpected joy of having those hundreds of picture books lying around my house is that they all have such BEAUTIFUL artwork! End pages can be filled with repetitive images.

Friday, May 29, 2015. I decided to wrap up the year with fables, folktales, and biographies. Among all the biographical stories we read this year, there was not a single one about a woman, so we took a week to look at a couple of amazing women. By Michelle Markel, illustrated by Melissa Sweet and. Monday, May 25, 2015.