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Avi's Mom, Dad, and Great Aunt
Avi's Mother and Grandmother and Grandfather below
Can you believe that Avi is three already?! Wow, time does indeed go by fast. And, of course, there were celebrations all around the families and we even went out to have lunch... And of course I had books but waited to share when we came back...
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Love is lending a helping hand.
Love is watching from the front row.
Love is playing on the weekend.
This eye-catching picture book is on thick cardboard which is endurable, but also eas for little hands to carry with them from room to bed... The theme is one to which we can all relate--family members who surround the little child loved by all!
Pointing out that families can be made up of different people of all shapes and sizes, it enhances the natural curiosity of a child to get to know who and how they are loved--each page presents a picnic or baking cookies or just making the child laugh to be enjoying a happy time!
Dragon - Sibling Rivalry helps children learn about having a new or ongoing sibling, or friend, with whom they need to get along. The little boy is named Drew and has a pet dragon named Diggeory Doo!
But Diggory's cousin came to stay for a short visit. A little dragon named Lolly Lou... And, for Diggery Doo? You see, Doo thought it would be fun... But things didn't go as he thought!
Hi, I'm Drew, and I have a dragon pet. His name is Diggory Doo. But for a while last summer, we had not one, but TWO!
Dragons are not common pets and raising them is tough. One dragon living in your house is really quite enough!
Diggory's cousin came to stay. Uncle Bill was out of town. It was like we had a sister; Diggery's world turned upside down!
But Diggery learned some lessons from his cousin Lolly Lou. If I tell you all about it, then you can learn them too! Because Diggery cried out it was going to be fun!
At first Diggory was excited, for Digg0ry Doo had never had a baby sister--This was the first time ever. He welcomed her with open arms. But it seemed the fun was over before it had begun
When Lolly Lou saw Diggory's toys, she dove right in to play. And that made Diggory mad at her on the very first day. He snatched his toys from Lolly Lou which made her cry and then Mother scolded, "Diggory Doo, Don't Do That Again! (in a loud voice!)
Then Diggory filled his water gun and soaked poor Lolly Lou; Daddy took his gun away to punish Diggory Doo. Then Diggory found a frog and chased Lorry 'round the yard. We warned him to be good, but I guess it was too hard!
"Diggory," I suggested, "you should find a book to read to your cousin...
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This book is about the size of a comic book and has a shiny cover and back. All pages have colored pictures with small paragraphs on each page to explain what is happening...This picture book's characters are all able to talk, so can be considered for a young child who already has a sibling, or when somebody visits.
This book is part of a large series, so if your child enjoys dragons like most children do, it may be just what you are needing.
I started early with getting books for Avi who is not yet reading, of course. It's my belief that putting books in a child's hands as early as possible provides a way to teach children for the rest of their lives!
God Bless
Gabby
