If Jesus Came to My House is a lovely story about a boy who imagines what it would be like to have Jesus as a visitor. At the end of the story, he realizes that while it is not possible for Jesus to visit, he can still make Jesus happy by treating others the way he would have treated Him. It was one of my major book splurges and I must say that I do not regret it one … [Read more...]
Finding “The Quiet Way Home”
The Quiet Way Home is one of the harder books to find in the Before Five in a Row book list. I am resigned to the possibility that we won’t find a copy at all. After all, Five in a Row as a whole has already blessed our family with the beginnings of a love affair with learning. I’m such a die-hard fan, though, that when my friend Sanne told me about an app version of the … [Read more...]
Even Small Kids Can Learn Big Words
Natural vocabulary acquisition is one of the wonderful benefits of regularly reading to our children - that is, if we take the time to explain and to demonstrate what a word means! Little T was just three when she started relishing the word "camouflage." She loves the way it rolls off her tongue, and uses it every chance she gets. One time, she even used it to … [Read more...]
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