by LearnAsYouGrow on February 16, 2010
In the past, several companies offered customized children’s books that allowed the buyer to customize the name of the main character. This offered a unique experience for children as they could read their own name in the story.
Little Wonder Company, LLC is now offering the ability to customize the look of the main character as well. Their site includes a Character Creator that enables buyers to build custom characters.
The options for customizing the character include:
gender
skin tone
face shape
hair color
hairstyle
eyes
glasses
freckles
and more
While the resulting character will not look exactly like the child for whom the book is intended, the resemblance of the main character may provide a unique experience for the child.
by LearnAsYouGrow on February 12, 2010
The team at Christian Children’s Book Review is doing another book giveaway!
The giveaway includes two children’s book packages and they offer three ways to enter. Visit the post at http://ccbreview.blogspot.com/2010/02/giveaway-time.html and do one (or more) of the following:
1.) Post a comment answering the question: “Is there a Bible story you wish you could find in a children’s book but can’t?” On a personal note, I am very interested to see the responses to this question.
2.) You can become a fan of Christian Children’s Book Review on Facebook
3.) Mention the giveaway on your blog or website.
Good luck!
by LearnAsYouGrow on February 9, 2010
Allison Morris recently posted about the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loDMRzPiCic.
In the video, actor Brian Cox teaches a toddler, Theo, some lines of Shakespeare. I love how Theo attempts to match Brian’s tone and inflection.
It should serve as a reminder that children learn by mirroring our words, patterns, and actions.
Enjoy!
by LearnAsYouGrow on February 5, 2010
The San Francisco Chronicle recently posted on their Baby Blog about reading children’s books aloud.
It is great to see some coverage on the topic, but I think the responses to the post is the best part.
The diverse reading habits of families are interesting and I wonder how some of these traditions and attitudes impact the child’s love of reading (or lack there of).
From “I try to steer away from the ones I hate reading out loud” to “while our daughter was still in utero I read ‘Anne of Green Gables’ to her” and everything in between.
What about your family? What are/were your reading traditions with your children?
by LearnAsYouGrow on January 31, 2010
I recently saw an article from The Providence Journal online about a children’s book written in 1972 called “2010: Living in the Future”.
According to the article, “Dan Sinker, who teaches journalism at Columbia College Chicago, bought the children’s book as a library discard in the ’80s, and is putting it online, a few pages a day of photos and text…Books that try to anticipate the future often seem to miss the mark, envisioning massive change where it doesn’t happen…On the other hand, the kitchen seems to anticipate the Peapod grocery delivery system quite well.”
The book is posted online at http://2010book.tumblr.com/.
Now that 2010 has arrived, it is interesting to read the predictions from 1972. While most are flawed, some of predecitons resemble some aspects of technology and society today.
If you visit the site, keep in mind that the navigation arrows are reversed. It is a bit confusing.
