This entry was written by our new partner Jenn Aaron of Barefoot Books. She will be doing a review every month for us to learn about some of the books Barefoot offers that can help us teach our children about diversity and other cultures. If you would like to purchase any of these books, please visit Jenn’s website at: http://www.barefootfamily.mybarefootbooks.com and use code EV01 when checking out! - - Lisa

Playtime Rhymes for Little people a re-release with a newly recorded singalong CD featuring Susan Reed. This hand-sewn anthology is full of exmples of Clare Beaton’s wonderful fabric and embellishment work. It includes a collection of forty popular action rhymes with favorites such as “I’m a Little Teapot” and “Head and Shoulders,” as well as less familiar selections such as “Fishes Swim in Water Clear” and “There’s a Wide Eyed Owl”.

Barefoot says, “The book is designed to help children develop language and counting skills while improving their coordination and encouraging them to interact. Playtime Rhymes for Little People is a glorious anthology that will keep children happily occupied for many hours, and will be treasured for many generations.”

Kids will be familiar with a number of the poems, and will be delighted with the ones they’ve never heard before. Poetry is an important part of building pre-reading skills, as well as strengthening the abilities of beginning readers. This is a book that you can be proud to give as a gift for a baby shower, birthday, christening, easter, or any number of other special occasions. The best gift you can give is the gift of reading- just 20 minutes a day can boost early literacy rates and the enjoyment of reading for years to come.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 at 5:13 pm and is filed under Blogz Review, Kids, Reading, Recommendationz. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.