I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love this book. I know when I write, I try to find different, more descriptive words to say something, but in all honesty, I’ve probably never looked in a thesaurus myself before. Since becoming an Usborne Books & More consultant though, I basically want all of them and I knew this would be a perfect tool for our homeschool journey. Today I am sharing with you the Not Your Everyday Illustrated Thesaurus
Books We Love: Count to 100
I’m all about books that encourage concepts we are working on anyways. I’m also a huge fan of books that work for all of the kids. Today, our Usborne Books & More order arrived and some of the new titles were in it. I couldn’t wait to dig in and neither could the kids. One…
Books We Love: Snuggle Puppy!
We received this book for one of the kids’ birthdays and it is such a fun, cute story. Actually, it’s a song. Or at least when I read it it is. It’s seriously such an adorable story and the kids just love it. The end is so much fun. I whisper sing it and then…
Books We Love: 1001 Things to Spot in the Sea
1001 Things to Spot in the Sea is one book in a series of 16 titles. I love how fun the pages are and my kids are learning so much about different sea animals, different things in the sea habitat, and so much more. I love that there are so many different titles and we…
Books We Love: My First Reference Book About How Things Grow
I had passed over this book every time I looked through the website or catalog because it just didn’t seem that impressive to me. I was so ridiculously wrong. I had a customer order it and the order arrived at my house so I got to check it out. I immediately added it to my…
Books We Love: Fairy Ponies
While my kids aren’t reading chapter books themselves quite yet, one of our favorites is the Fairy Ponies books. When I first heard about them, I knew my daughter would be in love! We started reading the first book in the series and read a chapter or two a night. I wanted to keep reading!…
Books We Love: Usborne Children’s Picture Atlas
My kids love maps, atlases, and anything that resembles either of them. I’ve been checking out a few different children’s atlases to see which one we would like the best. I fell in love with this one. I love how it tells you about different climates, habitats, etc. and that at the bottom of each…
Books We Love: Slide and See Farm
Slide and See Farm is an engaging and fun book that lets you watch your child’s mind at work as they trace and explore each page. With durable moving parts, it is sure to be a favorite.
Books We Love: Look Inside Your Body
This may be one of the neatest books I have ever seen. With over 100 flaps to life, kids and adults alike will have some fun while learning about how your body works. I’ve learned a few things and we just have so much fun. It’s so realistic and easy to follow. For example –…
Books We Love: Illustrated Stories from Shakespeare
*Disclosure: Affiliate links may be included.* I NEVER in my life dreamed I would be reading Shakespeare, but when we received this book, my daughter fell in love. I’m not sure if it’s the beauty and the feel of the book, the ribbon bookmark or the stories, but one of my favorite parts of the…
Books We Love: That’s Not My Elephant
*Affiliate links may be included in this post.* Henry is my silly, happy, always trying to keep up with the older kids “baby” who isn’t a baby anymore. At 17 months old, I love that while he wants to climb and explore, he also loves to sit on my lap and read some stories.…
Books We Love: Muddle and Match Adventure
If you have been reading my blog over the last month or so, you noticed that I recently became a consultant for Usborne books because I really love these books. Today I’m sharing one of our personal favorite with you – Muddle and Match. These are like no books you have ever seen before. The…
Books We Love: Smithsonian Readers World of Wonder Level 3
We received a set of these books to review that you can check out next week, but this book instantly became a favorite. My three year old isn’t necessarily an avid reader. In fact, getting him to sit down can be downright impossible. Not with this book though. I cannot be more serious when I…
Books We Love: Fire Truck
This week our featured book we love is a little different. It can {mostly} only be found on YouTube. If you come across a copy somewhere, I’d love to know about it. I first discovered it when I was teaching 2 year olds and loved it then. One day I played it for my kids…
6 Ways to Make Reading Fun for Small Children
Since Henry is my third baby, I feel like I’ve learned a few things along the way. One of those things is how to make reading fun for small children. Maggie has always loved to read. We would read tons of books all day long. Charlie has always been a little busier and has trouble…
Books We Love: Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
Charlie has been working on learning more colors, so this is a great tool to help him. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle Read about more books we love. How many of your favorites have made the cut?
Books We Love : The Spic and Span Fairy
The book I wanted to share with you this week is such a fun read, but has somehow disappeared in the last 24 hours. So, here is another book that is my personal favorite right now, haha. We have been struggling lately to get the kids to clean up their own messes. Some days they…
Books We Love: The Great Turkey Race
Keeping up with the fall / Thanksgiving books this month, this one is so much fun to read. It is actually a book on CD so we read it two different ways. This story is about the turkeys all competing to be the Thanksgiving turkey. It’s a comical, fun book your little ones will enjoy.…
Books We Love: The Leaves are Falling One by one
This month we will be sharing some great fall and Thanksgiving themed books. Today we are featuring a book that is just perfect for fall. This book has a great rhythm and you will probably recognize the song as you begin reading it. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself singing the story as…
Books We Love: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
This is a great book to get kids thinking. It repeats part of the story line throughout, and Maggie has done great at remembering that part. Plus, if you want to really have fun, get up and do the actions as you read the story. The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of…