A blog about my love for food, family and ways to encourage language through mealtime.
What Can Hayes Be? What Can Hayes Be? is a wonderful story of a young boy with a prosthetic leg. This book was written by Hayes mom, Kayce Smith. To learn more about Kayce, visit her website here. What Can Hayes Be? published by Mascot Books brings the reader through the story of Hayes, who […]
I am Martin Luther King, Jr. What makes someone a hero? Another powerful book by Brad Meltzer is I am Martin Luther King Jr in the Ordinary People Change the World. How do you explain the complex changes that Martin Luther King Jr. accomplished in a children’s book? It’s quite a challenging task, but the author succeeded […]
C is for Country C is for Country written by Lil Nas X and illustrated by Theodore Taylor III is a vibrantly diverse alphabet book that will help teach your child new literacy concepts as well as aspects of country music and living. From sunrise to sunset, author Lil Nas X and illustrator Theodore Taylor […]
Be A Big Hero Do you want to teach your child about the importance of taking care of our environment? I think this message is even more important than ever given our current pandemic climate. With people using single plastic items more than ever, we need to pause and think about what this is doing […]
Backpacks and Baguettes..Coloring the World through Young Eyes This book, written by 13 year old half American and half British Sam Morrison takes the reader on a journey as he travels with his father. Sam and his father, Angus wrote this book together to help journal their adventures and experiences together. The short introduction by […]
Jenny’s First Catch Jenny’s First Catch written by Susan Levine and illustrated by Irene Bofill is a picture book about a young bird named Jenny who wants to surprise her mom by teaching herself to fish. As the story progresses, Jenny meets all different types of birds and learns about what makes each bird unique. […]
Feeloty Cards One day when browsing for social emotional learning materials, I came across the company, Feeloty. I was immediately interested in learning more about the speaking cards and Nice to Meet you cards. These cards are developed by Drorit Bikowky, an art therapist, founder of the therapy studio workshop “Place for Emotion” and CBT […]
Wendy’s Winter Walk Do you have a child that struggles with articulation errors such as P, B, M, and W? Check out this new children’s book written by Cass Kim, speech language pathologist. This picture book is beautifully illustrated by Kawena VK and features text that aligns well with the target sounds. The story takes […]
Am I a Unicorn? Am I a Unicorn written by Stephanie Sorkin and illustrated by Srimalie Bassani is a wonderful book written in rhyme about a unicorn that breaks her horn. At first, she tries desperately to get her horn fixed. When that doesn’t work, she feels humiliated because no one believes she is a […]
What the research says…. What does the research state about children reading on screens versus reading on paper? I found this paper very interesting when becoming certified as in tech addiction and digital health from the NIDHW. After taking the first certification course through PESI, I learned a lot from Glow Kids author, Nicholas Kardaras. […]
