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How Reading Aloud Shapes Early Learning: Tips for Toddlers & Preschoolers As a parent or caregiver, you hold the power to unlock a world of imagination and learning through a simple act: reading aloud. But did you know that this…
Click Clack Goodnight by Betsy Lewin & Doreen Cronin About this Story “Bedtime, Humor, Problem-Solving” If your kid giggles at barnyard chaos, Click, Clack, Goodnight (2006) is a winner. Doreen Cronin—the genius behind Click, Clack, Moo—returns with Betsy Lewin’s punchy…
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems About this Story “Friendship, Kindness, Support” “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” is pure toddler-crack—like espresso for 4-year-olds (but legal, and frowns less from librarians). Mo Willems godsmashed bedtime…
Don’t worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton About this Story “Friendship, Kindness, Support” 🌊 Fear & Loathing in Shallow Waters—Little Crab’s panic-stroll away from the ocean is the “NOPE” face meme incarnate. Very Big Crab? MVP hype-yenta: “The waves just…
Shh! We have a Plan by Chris Haughton About this Story “Adventure, Fun, Learning” 🌿🐦 Mission Impossible: Bird Edition—but the squad’s IQ plummets with every “Shh!” Four “stealth experts” (read: three stooges in matching berets + one tiny chaos gremlin)…
Rhyme Crime by Jon Burgerman About this Story Rhymes, Adventure, Crime” 🎩🔠 Word Vandal Alert!—Imagne a Dr. Seuss villain crashing a nursery rhyme rave. Enter: Rhyme Bandit, a linguistic gremlin swapping “cat” → “HAT” and “moon” → “BALLOON!” like a…
Little Owl Lost by Chris Haughton About this Story “Love, Friendship, Discovery” 🚨 Lost owl versus ‘helpful’ forest squad—toddler anxiety at 110 decibels, but make it adorable. Little Owl’s “WHO’S YOUR MAMA?” quest plays out like Finding Nemo meets Baby’s…
Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin About this Story “Mischievous, Hilarious, Delightful” Who knew farm animals could outsmart humans and order takeout? Giggle, Giggle, Quack (2002), Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin’s madcap sequel to Click, Clack, Moo,…
Click, Clack, Quack to School by Betsy Lewin & Doreen Cronin About this Story “School, Animals, Adventure” What’s wilder than a duck with a hall pass? Farmer Brown’s barnyard crew staging a schoolhouse coup—because sit still? Not their style. 🦆🚨…
Joseph had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback About this Story “Friendship, Kindness, Support” Can a coat survive as… a BUTTON? 🧥✨ In Joseph Had a Little Overcoat—Simms Taback’s 1999 Caldecott-winning masterpiece—resourcefulness gets a confetti cannon of fun! Joseph’s frayed…