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My friend Allie writes the blog No Time for Flash Cards, and in general I would agree. Although we don’t often turn to crafts (like Allie does), we prefer learning by reading books, spending time outdoors, and going to museums rather than by memorization and repetition. So when Julian’s French teacher said that he needed [...]
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This is not a typical book for me to review, so I won’t follow my typical book review format. LIFE with Mother, by the editors of LIFE books, is a beautiful compilation of photographs of mothers and their children, accompanied by quotes about mothering. The almost 100 page collection includes: regular people and famous people [...]
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With fear and interest I picked up a copy of this book on a lovely visit to Chapters in Toronto with my friends Sam from babyREADY and Lindsay from Kickypants. Overview The byline for the book Slow Death by Rubber Duck is “how the toxic chemistry of everyday life affects our health“. The book systematically [...]
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As many of you know, the contest for my Carnival of Play is the opportunity to win one of three copies of this book. On this final day of the Carnival, I have just finished reading it and am ready to post my review. Overview In his new book Play, Stuart Brown provides an overview [...]
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I promised a few book reviews as part of my Carnival of Play. This is one I’ve been wanting to review for a long time. Overview Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen explains to parents that play is a child’s way of communicating and understanding their environment. Children use play to explore the world, communicate [...]
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A few times as I’ve wandered through the bookstore with my kids, I’ve been hit in the face with the shelf full of Bible stories and children’s bibles. I’ve glossed over references to God and Jesus in supposed mainstream kids books. Sure, there are lots of nice stories out there that have no reference to [...]
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I own or have flipped through many books on toddler and preschooler nutrition and this one is my favourite by far, so I wanted to share it with my readers. Overview Whining and Dining: Mealtime Survival for Picky Eaters and the Families Who Love Them is a great nutrition and recipe book for helping picky [...]
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I have a book on nutrition and weight loss that I have owned since I was a teenager. It was a refreshing change from all of the books and magazine articles that focused on losing “14 pounds in 14 days” and other similar gimmicks. This book is called Lose Weight Naturally – The No-Diet, No-Willpower [...]
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