Do you want your child to learn about different cultures? How about appreciating clean water? I went to an author event a couple of months ago at a local bookshop for The Monkey Balloon and had the pleasure of meeting Laura James, the illustrator for this beautiful book, Anna Carries Water. Anna Carries Water written by […]
Chocolate Moon Cookies
I am excited to present this guest post written by Ann McCallum, author of the fantastic book, Eat Your Science Homework, Recipes for Inquiring Minds which is officially released August 6th! Ann is also the author of Eat Your Math Homework, Recipes for Hungry Minds. Ann has guest posted on Gravitybread before when sharing her recipe […]
How to Heal a Broken Wing
Do you want to help teach your child empathy? How about a love and respect for living things? I received How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham from PJ Library about a month ago and loved it. The book begins with this sentence, “High above the city, no one heard the soft thud of feathers […]
Rose’s Garden
Rose’s Garden (ages 5 and up) by Peter H. Reynolds is a beautifully written and illustrated story about a girl named Rose who sets off to grow her own garden with seeds that she collects from the around the world. Rose’s Garden is rich with language and has multiple meanings behind the story for both a child […]
Bosley’s New Friends
Do you want to teach your child about different languages? Meet Bosley, the Language Bear! Bosley’s New Friends is a book in a series of dual language books by Tim Johnson. This book is very unique in that it targets many different concepts. The book itself is about a likable bear named Bosley who wants […]
Earth Day Picture Books
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown is a beautiful book about a boy named Liam who discovers a passion for growing a garden in a city without gardens or any greenery. The story begins with Liam finding a struggling garden on a railroad track. He is determined for this garden to thrive and spends all […]
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (ages 1-6) is a classic children’s book that I grew up with as a child. Metamorphosis is one of those amazing processes of life that both children and adults can appreciate. This story brings back many memories as a child and now I am forming the new memories […]
Drip! Drop! How Water Gets To Your Tap
Earth day is a perfect opportunity to discuss with your child what the water cycle is, the process of creating drinking water, and water conservation. Drip! Drop! How Water Gets To Your Tap is well illustrated and clearly explains the very complex process of how water gets into your tap in simple terms for children […]
Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow?
Does a cupcake grow up to be a cake? No! “Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow?” (ages 4 and up) written by Susan Shea is a beautifully illustrated, silly, and informative book that is wonderful to read during mealtime and to have as part of your home library. On one side of the page, […]