Meet Desmond Cole, the lead character in a series titled Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol. He’s a charming, resourceful, and friendly boy who just happens to be a ghost hunter! In the initial book of the series, Andre Miedoso has moved
Firm foundations & solid connections make a great—& obvious—metaphor for the connection we strive to forge between ourselves & our children
Kids learn best when
an activity entertains as well as informs. These books present many ideas and projects that also get kids thinking about “what if” variations. They will move beyond rigid right/wrong solutions to the excitement and possibility of improving, redesigning, and reinventing the suggested project. Along the way, they will explore–and interact with–scientific concepts in a hands-on way that enhances learning and encourages discovery.
Young readers will easily discern the benefit of helping out their friends. They will also delight in the idea of creating their own books based on their individual adventures. This would be a great project for parent and child or as a classroom activity.
With wry humor, parents often observe their children’s fascination with the packaging in which a toy arrives. Here’s a box-shaped book that explores the creative magic of boxes.
When we plant seeds, we shape the future. When we harvest, we choose with whom to share. Choices shape the future and determine who will benefit. We can guard out bounty, keeping it only for ourselves. Or we can share and benefit others. These women chose to make adifference in their own lives as well as the lives of others,
In Kiss Good Night by Amy Hest and illustrated by Anita Jeram invites readers to peek in on one little bear’s resistance to falling asleep. It’s a scenario familiar to every child and parent so kids will readily respond to it.
Everybody needs friends, even dragons. Readers learn what amazing friends dragons can be and in the process can discover the route to friendship with others.
a fabulous tool for parents and teachers to share with kids. (And it offers a good reminder to the adults, that they too, have blind spots, biases and feelings of being an outsider.) It also emphasizes the benefit of valuing differences in ourselves and others because differences are precisely what make each person unique.
Explore how co-existing points of view can be equally real and wildly divergent. These three books invite discussion, provoke curiosity & open minds to see beyond limited personal filters and experience.