tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78571398346796995732024-02-19T06:42:54.952-08:00The Family-Ship ExperienceWhere the family comes together to learn and grow.SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-55383859710777622362016-05-27T00:00:00.000-07:002016-05-27T00:00:18.103-07:00Recommended Picture Book: Trainbots by Miranda Paul
Title: Trainbots
Author: Miranda Paul
Illustrator: Shane McG
Publisher: Little Bee Books, June 7, 2016 (pre-release review)
Topic: trains, robots, superheros
Age: 4-8
Opening: Trainbots drawing, sawing, building.
Summary: Trainbots have a ton of work to do in order to get their cargo to its destination. Little do they know, badbots are scheming to stop the delivery. These trainbots willSN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-14162289318262098332016-03-09T00:00:00.000-08:002016-03-09T00:00:03.018-08:00Book Review: #BabyLove My Social Life by Corine Dehghanpisheh
Title: #BabyLove My Social Life
Author: Corine Dehghanpisheh
Illustrator: Corine Dehghanpisheh
Publisher: Book Baby, July 9, 2015
Topic: Bedtime, Social Media,
Age: 2-4 (and adults)
Opening: As I awake, a recording begins with family love and many grins.
Summary: An adorable baby tells a modern tale about life in today's digital world.
Book Review:
When baby wakes up, his day beginsSN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-72674236326234888492016-02-05T00:00:00.000-08:002016-02-05T00:00:12.461-08:00Recommended Picture Book: One Word from Sophia by Jim Averbeck
Title: One Word from Sophia
Author: Jim Averbeck
Illustrator: Yasmeen Ismail
Publisher: Atheneum Books For Young Readers
Topic: Interpersonal communication, Family life, Giraffe, Birthdays,
Age: 4-8
Opening: Sophia's birthday was coming up and she had five things on her mind - One True Desire and four problems.
Summary: All Sophie wants for her birthday is a pet giraffe, but as she SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-7128018488132007752016-01-22T00:00:00.000-08:002016-01-22T00:00:25.692-08:00Recommended Picture Book: A Rock is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston
Title: A Rock is Lively
Author: Dianna Hutts Aston
Illustrator: Sylvia Long
Publisher: Chronicle Books, Aug 17, 2012
Topic: Science: Geology, Rocks, Soil, Minerals
Age: 5-8
Opening: A rock is lively.....bubbling like a pot of soup deep beneath the earth's crust...
Summary: A rock is many things. It is lively, mixed up, surprising, helpful, creative, inventive and so much more. Here is aSN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-53409300992652467662016-01-10T19:38:00.001-08:002016-01-10T20:21:58.636-08:00Multicultural Children's Book Day 2016
Our mission is to not only raise awareness for the kid’s books that celebrate diversity, but to get more of these of books into classrooms and libraries.
Title: The Legend of the Colombian Mermaid
Author: Janet Balletta
Illustrator: Estella Mejia
Publisher: WRB Publishing, November 29, 2013
Topic: Multicultural, Colombian Legends, Mermaids, Morals & Values: Obedience, Cultures and SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-3684701793284757082016-01-08T00:00:00.000-08:002016-01-08T00:00:11.502-08:00Recommended Picture Book: The Water Hole by Graeme Base
Title: The Water Hole
Author: Graeme Base
Illustrator: Graeme Base
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers, Sept 1, 2001
Topic: Counting, Science: water, Animals, Seasons, Rain and rainfall,
Age: 2-8 (7-12)
Opening: One rhino drinking at the water hole.
Summary: As an ever-growing numbers of animals visit a watering hole, introducing the numbers one through ten, the water dwindles.
SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-18287945077342052442015-12-31T20:43:00.001-08:002015-12-31T20:43:13.855-08:00Goodbye 2015!
2015 was a blast.
We reviewed quite a few wonderful stories here at the Family-Ship Experience. Listed below are some of my favorite finds of the year. Here is looking to a brighter new year filled with books, laughter and love! Happy Reading everyone!!!!
Mouse and the Moon
Flora and the Flamingo
Flora and the Penguin
A Kiss Means I Love You
Poet: The Remarkable Story of SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-79795905171321997862015-12-18T00:00:00.000-08:002015-12-18T00:00:00.093-08:00Recommended Picture Book: Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
Title: Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
Author: Robbie Robertson
Illustrator:David Shannon
Publisher: Abrams, Sept 8, 2015
Topic: Native American history, Iroquois Confederacy,
Age: 8 +
Opening: A fierce scream echoed through the woods....Was it a dream?
Summary: Hiawatha was a strong and articulate Mohawk who was chosen to translate the Peacemaker’s message of unity for the fiveSN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-81058360151090381032015-12-14T00:00:00.000-08:002015-12-14T00:00:17.591-08:00Recommended Picture Book: Boats Float! George Ella Lyon, Benn Lyon and Mick Wiggins
Title: Boats Float!
Author: George Ella Lyon and Benn Lyon
Illustrator: Mick Wiggins
Publisher: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books: September 1, 2015
Topic: Boats, Rhyming fiction
Age: 4-8
Opening: Boats have keels. Boats have hulls lifted by waves, followed by gulls. Boats float!
Summary: In rhyming text, the reader is introduced to all different types of boats floating on river, lakes, SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-44029790361135356212015-10-30T00:00:00.000-07:002015-10-30T00:00:06.516-07:00Recommended Picture Book: Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles
Title: Freedom Summer
Author: Deborah Wiles
Illustrator: Jerome Lagarrigue
Publisher: Antheneum Books for Children
Topic: African Americans, Race relations, Friendship, Prejudice
and Racism
Age: 4-8
Opening: John Henry Waddell is my best friend.
Summary: In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow
his best friend John Henry, who is colored, to share the town pool SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-91634184556461768112015-10-26T00:00:00.000-07:002015-10-26T00:00:04.309-07:00Recommended Picture Book: Maple & Willow Together
Title: Maple & Willow
Author: Lori Nichols
Illustrator: Lori Nichols
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books, November 4, 2014
Topic: Sisters, Friendship, Nature
Age: 3 - 5
Opening: Maple and her little sister, Willow, were always
together.
Summary: Nature loving sisters, Maple and Willow smooth over
a rough patch in their friendship in their own unique way.
Resources:
SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-49711732471120303842015-09-18T00:00:00.000-07:002015-09-18T00:00:09.323-07:00Every Little Thing by Cedella Marley
Title: Every Little Thing
Author: Cedella Marley (adapted from the song, Three Little
Birds by Bob Marely)
Illustrator: Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2012
Topic: Birds, Being Positive, Family, Friends.
Age: 4-6
Opening: Rise up this morning, smile with the rising sun.
Summary: An illustrated version of Bob Marley’s song, a
young boy, with the SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-72451006182867784862015-09-07T16:36:00.000-07:002015-09-07T16:36:15.015-07:00Recommended Picture Book: Flora and the Penguin by Molly Idle
Title: Flora and the Penguin
Author: Molly Idle
Illustrator: Molly Idle
Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2014
Topic: Friendship, Ice skating, Penguins
Age: 4-6
Opening: this is a wordless book. The opening page shows
Flora putting on ice skates and a penguin poking its nose out of an ice hole.
Summary: Flora and her friend penguin enjoy ice skating
together, but when Flora SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-64413692868872692792015-08-21T00:00:00.000-07:002015-09-07T16:44:16.855-07:00Recommended Picture Book: Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses by Don Tate
Title: Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
Author: Don Tate
Illustrator: Don Tate
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers: (expected publication date: Sept 1, 2015)
Topic: Biography, African-Americans in History, Slavery,
Age: 8-10 (the publisher suggests 6-10, read my comments below)
Opening: George loved words. He wanted to learn how to read, but George was enslaved.
SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-42069008295154145692015-08-14T00:00:00.000-07:002015-08-14T00:00:00.144-07:00Recommended Picture Book: Voices Are Not For Yelling by Elizabeth Verdick
Title: Voices Are
Not For Yelling
Author: Elizabeth
Verdick
Illustrator: Marieka
Heinlen
Publisher: Free Spirit, March 24, 2015
Age: 4 - 7
Topic: Best behavior, Voice, Yelling
Opening: What do you use your voice for?
Book Summary: Voices Are Not For Yelling introduces and
reinforces where and when to use an “indoor voice” or an “outdoor voice.” Yelling
comes natural to SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-51955313429827584072015-08-10T13:46:00.003-07:002015-08-10T13:50:28.522-07:00Picture Book 10 for 10: Into the NightThis is my first year participating in the Picture Book 10 for 10 day. It is hosted by Cathy from Reflect and Refine: Building a Learning Community and Mandy from Enjoy and Embrace Learning. The purpose of this event is to share and celebrate picture books that not only entertain, but engage and educate as well. Here are ten night-themed books I love that shows the character(sSN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-50935402334878472522015-08-07T00:00:00.000-07:002015-08-07T00:00:06.717-07:00Recommended Picture Book: Time Flies by Eric Rohmann
Title: Time Flies
Author: Eric
Rohmann
Illustrator: Eric
Rohmann
Publisher: Crown
Publishers; March 1, 1994
Age: 3 – 7 years
Topic: Birds,
Dinosaurs, Museums, Wordless book
Opening: Wordless
picture book (Illustration: A bird flies into a dinosaur exhibit at the
museum.)
Book Summary: A wordless tale in which a
bird flying around the dinosaur exhibit of a natural history SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-12124561197157061912015-07-29T18:07:00.000-07:002015-07-29T18:07:10.905-07:00Recommended Picture Book: Snow School by Sandra Markle
Title: Snow
School
Author: Sandra
Markle
Illustrator: Alan
Marks
Publisher: Charlesbridge, Feburary 1, 2013
Age: 4 -8 years
Topic: Snow
Leopards, survival and hunting skills, how snow leopards learn
Opening: It’s May
– springtime in Pakistan’s Hindu Kush Mountains. But high up on gravel-strewn
slopes, where only the hardiest plants grow, snowflakes still dance in the icy
SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-26756415813452571202015-06-27T12:02:00.000-07:002015-06-27T12:02:01.024-07:00Islamic Children's Book Day 2015
Welcome to the first ever,
Islamic Children's Book Day.
You can learn more about this new initiative and how you and your family can participate in Islamic Children's Book Day below, information was taken from readlittlemuslims.com and emmaapple.com
Hosted by authors Razeena Gutta of readlittlemuslims.com and Emma Apple of emmaapple.com, it is hoped that thisSN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-8700238801289142602015-04-24T00:00:00.000-07:002015-04-24T00:00:11.762-07:00Recommended Picture Book: Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
Title: Flora and the Flamingo
Author: Molly Idle
Illustrator: Molly Idle
Publisher: Chronicle Books, February 2013
Age: 3 and up
Topic: Friendship, Ballet, Flamingos, Emotions
Opening: This is a wordless book.
Summary: In this innovative wordless picture book with interactive flaps, Flora and her graceful flamingo friend explore the trials and joys of friendship through an elaborateSN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-89450003509050559512015-04-17T00:00:00.000-07:002015-04-17T00:00:13.071-07:00Recommended Picture Book: Hands Say Love by George Shannon
Title: Hands Say Love
Author: George Shannon
Illustrator: Taeeun Yoo
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (December 16, 2014)
Age: 2-5
Topic: Hands, Love, Family
Opening: Hands that do all they can do are also saying, "I love you."
Summary: Hands touch, hold, and hug. Hands feed, give, and share. Hands create, mend, and heal. Hands say love! Every day, our hands SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-73269417829274256362015-04-10T00:00:00.000-07:002015-04-10T19:41:09.218-07:00Recommended Picture Book: Red: A Crayon's Story
Title: Red: A Crayon's Story
Author: Michael Hall
Illustrator: Michael Hall
Publisher: Greenwillow Books (February 3, 2015)
Age: 4-8 years
Topic: Identity crisis, social issues, emotions and feelings,
Opening: He was red. But he wasn't very good at it.
Summary: A blue crayon mistakenly labeled as "red" suffers an identity crisis
Resources: find a fun printable activity here.
WhatSN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-57184523188492323552015-03-02T00:00:00.000-08:002015-03-02T00:00:13.366-08:00Recommended Picture Book: A Kiss Means I Love You
Title: A Kiss
Means I Love You
Author: Kathryn
Madeline Allen
Illustrator: Eric
Futran
Publisher: Albert
Whitman & Company, 2012
Age: 2 - 6
Topic: Stories in
Rhyme, Communication,
Opening: A kiss means
I love you, a wave means hello, a smile means I’m happy, a tug means let’s go!
Book Summary:
Explores the meaning of different actions, expressions, words and sounds, SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-46695333693909562572015-02-15T00:47:00.000-08:002015-02-15T00:47:40.217-08:00Reading Activity Calendar
What a great idea from Reading Is Fundamental.
Reading Activity Calendar.
What a perfect way to share the joy of reading with your child.
Find more calendars of age appropriate reading and writing ideas for different months here.
SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857139834679699573.post-4754436512121408012015-01-30T00:00:00.000-08:002015-09-07T16:45:53.890-07:00Recommended Picture Book: Yatandou by Gloria Whelan
Title: Yatandou
Author: Gloria
Whelan
Illustrator:
Peter Sylvada
Publisher: Sleeping
Bear Press; 1st Printing edition (August 22, 2007)
Age: 6 and up
Topic: Hard work,
learning how to read, Mali culture and lifestyle, family life,
Opening: Our Mali
village lies beneath rocks that stretch like two arms holding us safe.
Book Summary:
In contemporary Mali, a country in West Africa, a SN Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041510577256907946noreply@blogger.com0