[important] This is Part 2 of a 2 part post on recommended Storybooks for kids this festive season[/important]
Looking for new books for your kids?
Here are five more books which I recommend to add to your Christmas shopping list.
#1- The Tale of Ole Green Eyes
The Tale of Ole Green Eyes by Cathy Kennedy is a story about two sisters and their adventures while staying with their grandparents over the weekend. The story is based on a story told to Cathy by her husband’s grandmother, grandma Sarah.
Luca Lashes and His First Trip to the Dentist by Nicole and Damir Fonovich is one of the books which is part of the Lucas Lashes series of books. Available in English, French, Italian and Spanish this book brings us through the fears kids have of the unexpected and how they can overcome it.
Iris and the Dragonflies written by Rosemary Daniels revolves around a middle age school girl named Iris who is able to talk to Dragonflies. She was a girl who loved nature and would rather spend time by the creek where the dragonflies lived alone instead of being with her friends from school. It was there that she discovered her family history and their magic abilities.
Terrible, Awful, Horrible Manners by Beth Bracken is a colourful picture book teaching about the importance of having good manners for kids age 4-6 yrs old.
Pete the Monkey is one boy with really bad manners. He doesn’t give too hoots that he is being rude and gross. In fact Pete enjoys the attention he gets from misbehaving. One day he got to experience a taste of his own medicine when his parents and sisters ganged up against him during dinner.
To read the whole review of Terrible Awful, Horrible Manners just click here
#5- Cougar Cub Tales: The Sneezy Wheezy Day
Cougar Cub Tales:The Sneezy Wheezy Day by Sharon Cramer is one book out of three from the series of book under Cougar Cub Tales. This book which is aimed at young readers age 2-8 is filled with lovely water colour painting like illustrations of the cougars and the other forest animals who they visited .
Stepping into nature is something that it is easy for us living in Singapore. There are many different parks at our doorstep and we are simply spoiled for choice. One of our favourite family activities is to bring the kids to the various parks around our island. Many of the parks are located near waterways or even the seaside so one can take in the sights of both land and sea at the park.
This month we visited Labrador park with the kids during the weekend. It has been nearly 3 years since we last visited the park and it was great to let them revisit this park. We played the game ” I Spy” with the kids and went around looking and identifying the various flora and fauna at the park.
The beautiful tiny flowers we saw.
It is really amazing what one can come across during a walk in the park. There are so much to see and so many things to learned. It was like a hands on biology lessons for the kids as we talked about how plants grow and their life cycle.
The mushrooms we spotted
The kids were introduced to fungi when I spotted these mushrooms blooming among the grass. They were intrigued to see them up close and wondered if they were edible. It was a good opportunity to educate them that not all wild grown plants are edible and best not to pluck and digest them when they are unsure.
Tiger girl is still unable to walk too much for long distances so we popped her in a stroller and she enjoyed the sights as we walked along. However she didn’t stay in the stroller for long when she spotted this contraption at the park.
Any trip to a park will be incomplete without a round at the playground. You could see the kids eyes light up as they dashed towards the slides. They had one of the highest slides which I have seen at an outdoor playground. The tallest slide was at least as high as a 3rd floor apartment!! Everyone took turns going down the long slide, including the adults, and we had lots of fun.
Do you bond with your kids over nature too?
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