tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53005147611774827272024-02-20T08:08:10.160-05:00Antonisha's BooksDoing my part to promote literacy in the household and community.Antonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755281873844356757noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5300514761177482727.post-3461976833756271992012-06-25T16:06:00.000-04:002012-06-25T16:06:25.184-04:00Book Blogger Hop June 22-28<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week's question: Do you immediately write a review upon finishing a book or do you wait and write multiple reviews at once?</div>
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I normally write the review as soon as I am done with the book. If I don't, I will confuse the book with the next one I read and the reviews will be all mixed up, or they won't get done at all.</div>
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Even if I decide to wait a few days before writing my review to let things sink in, I normally will not start a new book until the review is done.</div>
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How do you handle your reviews? Let me know in the comments.</div>
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This week's question: What are the next five books in your TBR (to-be-read) pile? And don't worry, you can change your mind and read something different-we won't check?</div>
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My list is never set in stone because I review children's books. Our family goes to the library once a week and whatever my 20 month old grabs off the racks is what we're reading for the week.</div>
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1. <i>The Girl Who Played with Fire</i> by Stieg Larsson- This is my own personal read, not for review on the blog. I just finished <i>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</i> because of the movie being out and I decided to read the whole series.</div>
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2. <i>The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest</i> by Stieg Larsson- The last one in the series.</div>
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3. <i>May I Bring A Friend?</i> by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers - This was one of my favorite books to read as a child and I can't wait to introduce it to my son. There will be a review for this one.</div>
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4. <i>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day </i>by Judith Viorst- Another childhood favorite that I will be reviewing with my son.</div>
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5. The Little One Series inspired by <i>The Purpose-Driven Life</i> by Amy Warren Hilliker- This series introduces the five purposes from <i>The Purpose-Driven Life: </i>Knowing God's love, Being a member of God's family, Growing in Christ, Helping People, and Telling others about God. I will be doing a review of these books but I will hold the review until my son and I have gotten through all of the books.</div>
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What books are in your TBR pile? Let me know in the comments.</div>Antonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755281873844356757noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5300514761177482727.post-45779295073638167432012-05-05T00:36:00.000-04:002012-05-05T00:36:19.732-04:00Caldecott Challenge 1938 to Present<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Laura of <a href="http://liblaura5.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">LibLaura5</a> and Anna Z of <a href="http://azlibrarylady.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A to Z Library</a> are hosting the Caldecott Challenge. The full details are <a href="http://liblaura5.blogspot.com/2011/12/caldecott-challenge-1938-to-present.html?showComment=1336189800940#c3568695053034627487" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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In a nutshell, I will be reading through all of the Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books by year, starting from 1938. I will be blogging about my progress here as well as tweeting using hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23nerdcott" target="_blank">#nerdcott</a>.</div>
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This is a <i>STRESS FREE</i> challenge and there is no set deadline and I am quite happy about that. I plan on reading them in order and I know that some of the older titles may be harder to find. At this time, I have not decided how I will tackle the posts for this challenge. I may do video reviews for each individual book. I may do a single post for all the books for each year or even each decade. </div>
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I guess I will decide once I read the first set of books. <a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal" target="_blank">Here</a> is a list of all the books.</div>
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Are any of you participating in the challenge? Be sure to let me know and link your blog in the comments.</div>Antonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755281873844356757noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5300514761177482727.post-86549516304894811192012-05-05T00:18:00.000-04:002012-05-05T00:18:36.610-04:00Book Challenges and Reading IncentivesThe past few weeks I have been working on getting my blog set up the way that I want and joining a few blog hops and book challenges.<br />
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Because my son is not yet 2, he doesn't really have certain books that he likes over others. I decided to join a few book challenges to help with this. Not only do I have "rules" to follow and my blog readers to hold me accountable, I also have a list to go by for picking out books. This makes it easier for me to find books to share with my son, but it also helps me go out of my comfort zone and find books that I may never have heard of or chosen on my own.<br />
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This is a great idea for parents as well. When you have a reluctant reader, a book challenge, with some incentive at the end, may be a good way to get them motivated. You don't have to worry about them not being able to find a book they like-there are book challenges for just about every genre. And when you have a list to follow, it helps to keep you involved as well as your child.<br />
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Most book challenges have some general rules, but you can always create your own. Use a book log like <a href="http://www.countryclipart.com/ReadingLogs/myreadinglog6.gif" target="_blank">this</a> to keep track of your child's reading and have a reward or incentive agreed upon from the beginning. The reward can be a trip to the ice cream shop, a pizza party, or anything that you want. Just be sure to let them choose the incentive.<br />
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If your child is not able or chooses not to complete the challenge, still praise them for what they did accomplish. You want them to know that you are proud of any of their accomplishments, no matter how small.<br />
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Do you participate in any book challenges or read-a-thons with your child? What types of incentives do you offer? Be sure to let me know in the comments.Antonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755281873844356757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5300514761177482727.post-9354263950942555792012-05-04T23:13:00.001-04:002012-05-04T23:23:00.054-04:00Read to Me Book Challenge-Max Celebrates Cinco de Mayo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Max is invited to a fiesta at Jose's house. They are celebrating Cinco de Mayo. Food, music, dancing, and a parade are all part of the fun.</i></div>
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This is a very cute book with colorful illustrations about what goes on at a Cinco de Mayo celebration. The book explains the English translation of the words "Cinco de Mayo" and "fiesta." It shows the traditional clothing, foods, music, and some of the activities that occur at a fiesta.</div>
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As noted in other reviews out there, the book doesn't take the opportunity to explain the reasoning and history of Cinco de Mayo, only to say that it is a holiday in Mexico.</div>
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I read this book to my almost two year old (20 months). He enjoyed the illustrations and could point out tacos since we eat them quite a bit in our house, but he doesn't understand the concept of holidays.</div>
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This book is a Read-it! Readers Red Level, meaning that it "presents familiar topics using common words and repeating sentence patterns." This book is meant for children who are just beginning to read. The focus is more on them learning to read the words and not necessarily understanding the whole background of the holiday.</div>
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For this reason, I believe it is a very well written book for the age level it was meant for. To find out more about Cinco de Mayo and activities for your children, check out Apples 4 the Teacher's <a href="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/cinco-de-mayo/" target="_blank">Cinco de Mayo page.</a><br />
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In an effort to meet new bloggy friends, I decided to join the Book Blogger Hop hosted by Jen at Crazy for Books. </div>
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The question for this week: Are you attending the Book Blogger Convention and/or Book Expo America in NYC in June? If not, will you participate in the online event <a href="http://www.armchairbea.com/" target="_blank">Armchair BEA</a>?</div>
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Because this is the first few months of my blog, I will definitely not be attending any of the conventions in NYC, but I will try my best to participate in Armchair BEA.</div>
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I can't wait to meet new bloggy friends!!!</div>
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Are you attending any of the Book Blogger events? Let me know in the comments.</div>Antonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755281873844356757noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5300514761177482727.post-54466194716027259222012-04-27T16:53:00.001-04:002012-04-27T17:00:02.309-04:00Book Review-Once Upon a Potty by Alona Frankel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I received this book a few months ago from a friend when I mentioned to her that I wanted to introduce the concept of potty training to my then 18 month old son. He wasn't very interested in the potty, or the book, for that matter. Now, at 20 months old, he is used to seeing the potty around the house and he is getting interested in the book.</div>
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<i>Once Upon a Potty</i> is a book about a child who receives a big present from his grandmother. He opens it and finds this strange thing inside. He goes through the motions of trying to determine what this thing is (maybe a flower pot or milk bowl for the cat).</div>
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He finally realizes that it is a potty for "making Wee-Wee and Poo-Poo into."</div>
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This book was originally written in 1975 for the author's own son who was potty training at the time. It is a bit dated in that the potty illustrations have not been updated. Of course the sound strip was added after the fact but the illustrations and text have not been changed.</div>
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Also, if your children are literal about pictures, they may be a bit confused about their potty. The "potty" in this book is not a potty chair like we use today, but more of a pitcher with a handle.</div>
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Overall, the general concept of teaching your child about the purpose of a potty is there and my son enjoys pushing the buttons and hearing the sounds. Because he was already familiar with his potty, this book didn't do too much damage, but I probably wouldn't recommend it to a parent who is new to potty training or a child who has never seen a potty before.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Usborne Books & More is partnering with Demibooks to promote Storytime. Through direct sales, home shows, book fairs, fundraisers, grants, school and library sales, Usborne Books & More promotes Usborne and Kane Miller print books. Now, we're adding digital titles to the Usborne Books & More catalogue. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you work with an Usborne Books & More sales consultant, please enter your consultant’s ID code when you register Storytime. If you don’t have the code right away, don’t worry you can add this later in Settings – but please do add this to your account as soon as you can and get the current month’s "UBAM Book” free for you to download. It’s a way for us to thank you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When we add new books to the Store, you will get a notification on your iPad's Notification Center. Please accept notifications when you first install Storytime. You can always go to the iPad's Settings - Notifications to change how Notifications are displayed for Storytime.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As you all know, I am an Education Consultant for Usborne Books and More. By entering my consultant id <b>P3864</b> you will be allowed to download a title for <i>FREE!!!</i>*</span><br />
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<br />Antonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755281873844356757noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5300514761177482727.post-59632469954333787572012-03-02T14:36:00.000-05:002012-03-02T14:36:15.531-05:00Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8QBkkjE8ik/T1EfGB25MTI/AAAAAAAAANM/71l9xSx_jmo/s1600/Read+Across+America+Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8QBkkjE8ik/T1EfGB25MTI/AAAAAAAAANM/71l9xSx_jmo/s320/Read+Across+America+Logo.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, we did the only logical thing: pull out all of CJ's Dr. Seuss books and read them all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took advantage of one of those trial offers to a kid's site and got six Dr. Seuss books and this bag for only $0.99. You sure can't beat that deal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He took a moment to hold up two of his favorite books from the set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Mr. Brown Can Moo </i>is his absolute favorite book of all times. He loves all the crazy noises that we make when we read it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He took a break from reading to play with the iPad cover, only to realize that I had the iPad in my hand taking pictures of him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What special activities do you have planned for Dr. Seuss' birthday? Be sure to let me know in the comments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Antonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755281873844356757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5300514761177482727.post-79499452524210636092012-03-02T02:22:00.000-05:002012-03-02T02:22:38.916-05:0010 Tips for Reading Aloud to Children<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OSe0QEJjWzE/T1BytEnfJyI/AAAAAAAAAMc/UwKnku6Jw4I/s1600/the+read+aloud+handbook.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OSe0QEJjWzE/T1BytEnfJyI/AAAAAAAAAMc/UwKnku6Jw4I/s320/the+read+aloud+handbook.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Based on "Thirty DO's to Remember When Reading Aloud" by Jim Trelease</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First of all let me just say, I LOVE THIS BOOK. It has the best tips on how to begin reading aloud and which books to choose, suggests ways to create reader-friendly home, classroom, and library environments. And my favorite, it gives tips on luring children away from the television.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Remember: The art of listening is acquired.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Set aside at least one traditional time each day for a story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Read slowly enough for the child to build mental pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Use plenty of expression, change your tone of voice, and adjust your pace to fit the story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Encourage involvement; invite the child to turn pages for you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. Ask "What do you think is going to happen next?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. During repeat readings of a predictable book, stop at key phrases and allow the child to provide the words.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8. If you can't finish a chapter, find a suspenseful spot at which to stop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">9. Vary the length and topics of your readings, fiction and nonfiction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">10. Reading aloud comes naturally to very few people. To do it with ease takes practice. It's worth it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What tips do you have for reading aloud to children? Be sure to let me know in the comments.</div>Antonishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755281873844356757noreply@blogger.com4