Friday, January 15, 2010

Cookie's Week


Cookie's Week by Cindy Ward (Author) & Tomie dePaola(Illustrator)

Recommended Age: Not mention

Board Book: 30 pages

What to expect: A book spells out what a cat will do in entire week. A more of "date" book. It goes, On Monday, Cookie fell in the toilet. There was water everywhere

Age when read to Yvette: 19 mths & 20 mths

Book review: Yvette has liking for cat. So it not difficult for her to appreciate this book. I created many "sound effect" as I read to her to engage her interest too. Eg, I will say "Slash" when I read till "There was water everywhere".

Thursday, January 14, 2010

你好


你好 – 新疆青少年出版社


阅读年龄没指名

故事大纲: 这是一系列关于皮皮狗的故事, 故事情节非常简单。这故事教导礼貌。

琬文阅读年龄:19 个月 与 20个月

读后感:很巧,学校也在教这个主题。故事生动又有趣。

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Spot's First Easter


Spot's First Easter by Eric Hill


Recommended Age
: Not mention

A Lift-The-Flap (Board) Book: 22 pages

What to expect: The Easter Bunny has hidden some eggs for Spot to find. Spot's friend Helen joinis in , and the search becomes a counting games.

Age when read to Yvette: 19 mths & 20 mths

Book review: Needlessness to say, Yvette loves this book very much. Her favorite character Spot. Personally I find this is a good counting book too.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Play-doh

I made shapes and I left my Play-doh sit overnight without keeping them and didn't realise it will became dry and hard.

To restore the softness, I add water and working it in to moisten the PLAY-DOH compound. (Play-doh is made of wheat.)

It works!

Monday, January 11, 2010

Lapbooking

If you keen of doing lapbook with your child, visit these two sites (here & here). They are cool!