Children’s Hour with Red Riding Hood and Other Stories

Posted in Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on January 23, 2012

This collection of classic stories, edited by Watty Piper, contains mostly familiar tales. Little Red Riding Hood The Goose-Girl Babes in the Wood The Sleeping Beauty Snowdrop and the Seven Little Dwarves (Snow White) What stood out to me about this book was the illustrations.  The color pictures are beautiful.  Along with them are black Read More »

Sparkie Comic Books

Posted in Hobbies and Crafts, Kindergarten, Literature, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on January 23, 2012

If you have never listened to the old radio show Big Jon & Sparkie then you have missed out on a fun adventure!  My middle daughter loves that series. And to her delight, I found these old Sparkie comic books! The first is volume 2 from the series.  Sparkie meets King Midas. In volume 4- Read More »

The Adventures Of Pinocchio

Posted in Humanities, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on January 21, 2012

The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio, an animated marionette, and his poor father, a woodcarver named Geppetto. Introduce your children to the puppet Pinocchio who gets into all kinds of trouble! Download the ebook from gutenberg.com here.  The version Read More »

The First Book of Bees

Posted in Animals, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on January 20, 2012

Everything you ever wanted to know about our buzzing little friends- the bee!  This book details- with colored illustrations and flowing text- the different kinds of bees, how they build, how they find flowers, what bee products are used by man, etc. 75+ pages of bee-rific fun!  Public Domain! Download The First Book of Bees Read More »

The Slant Book

Posted in Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading on January 20, 2012

What kind of a book has crooked pages?  Why- a slant book of course! What happens when baby Bobby’s stroller goes rolling down a hill?  All kinds of fun things! This silly picture book is written by the author who brought us The Rocket Book. Download The Slant Book from gutenberg.org. More resources: Goody Two Read More »