Dawn Renee Stephens's Blog, page 20
October 12, 2009
Crocodaddy
This adorable story by Kim Norman reminds us of the great adventures many of us had withour dads. I remember as a little girls swimming in Lake Erie with my dad. Who didn't love to pretend their dad was a crocodile or a shark swimming under the water. I can still remember my heart pounding as I fell deep into that make-believe world and he'd swim around circling me from under neath the water. I remember watching my husband play the same game with my daughters when they were young as well.
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October 5, 2009
The Very Hungry Caterpillar – and a new life
On Thursday, Oct 8 – Read Across America is asking us to join in reading,
The Very Hungry Catapillar by Eric Carle to children. Make sure you have a copy of this book and are ready to read and registered. Register at www.readfortherecord.org
So, in joining in the effort I chose this book for the blog today.
The fabulous thing about this book is the pictures. Kids love the way the book has "flap" pages and holes in the food that look like the catapillar ate right through the pages.
Our Bible...
October 2, 2009
Learning the Bible from Pinocchio -by Debbie Boush
Learning the Bible from Pinocchio
Although The Adventures of Pinocchio, a classic of children's literature, was originally written in February of 1883 by Carlo Collodi, the movie adaptation by Disney (February 7, 1940) is, without doubt, the most well known version of the book. These Bible lessons relate more to the Disney version than the original book although some of them may relate to both.
The lessons to be learned are in Italics.
The Characters:
Pinocchio, the puppet made of wood. He...
October 1, 2009
Harry the Dirty Dog, Lost Dog and Lost Son
Today, our picture book is Harry and the Dirty Dog. I loved this book as a kid. so much that today I own a dog that looks alot like Harry. In the book, Harry is a very happy dog.-except fo one thing, he hates getting a bath. Infact, he hates taking baths so much that he buries the scrub brush in the yard and then runs away from home. While away, he becomes quite dirty. He has fun, but also gets dirty and dirtier, Then finally he misses his family and returns home. His family doesn't know...
September 25, 2009
Here is a great resource for learning about Christian Children's Books
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This is a blog done by Christian Moms. I love reading their reviews because they review the books after they have read them to their own children. They only review Christian Children's books, so it is also a great resource to let you know what is available. This is Good Stuff!
September 23, 2009
What's Write For Me Radio Interview
Dellani Oakes hosts "What's Write For Me". Here is the link to replay the show and listen to her as she interviewed me. I share what it is like to author and illustrate your own book, and the journey that I took to get there.
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September 22, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are.
Who doesn't love this book? Max puts on a wolf costume and then "goes wild".
If for some unknown reason you aren't familar with this story, let me fill you in. After all, the movie will be out in less than a month, and you should be prepared.
Max puts on a wolf costume and then begins to be so wild that he causes a lot of mischief and gets a tad disobedient in answering his mother. He is sent to bed without dinner. In his room, however, a forest grows and opens to ...
September 17, 2009
September 16, 2009
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (& a Chance to Pray)
I must say I was suprised when I heard the children's book, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett was being made into a movie. Pleasantly suprised! I read this book to my students every year when I taught school. I had several objectives in reading it. First and foremost, it really got kid's imaginations to run wild! They loved the idea of food falling form the sky. I typically gave them a writing assignment where they would create a town like "Chewandswallow" where other things b...
September 10, 2009
Are you addicted to the internet?
I found this video rather interesting. According to it, if you spend more than 2 hours non work time you are at risk of being addicted to the internet and may need rehabilitation which is offered for $14,000 and you are given 45 days where you cannot connect. OK, the thought of 45 days with no internet really began to freak me out – so I must be in need of this, but then, how do I seperate my work internet time form my personal internet time. – it all overlaps and truth be known I'm probably ...
