Fox in Socks

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What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book?

Amaris is a Dr. Seuss fans. Among Seuss collections, her favorite is this tongue twister - Fox in Socks.

The story starts with a tricky fox and he likes playing tongue-twisting game with his friend, Mr. Knox. 

Mr. Fox will start with something easy, such as  

 New socks. Two socks. Whose socks? Sue's socks. 

 Then something more tricky, such as 

 Hose goes. Rose grows. Nose hose goes some. Crow's rose grows some.

If this is way too easy for you, let's try this:

When beetles battle beetles in a puddle paddle battle and the beetle battle puddle is a puddle in a bottle... ...they call this a tweetle beetle bottle puddle paddle battle muddle.

Isn't this fun? 

This is among Dr. Seuss classic read-aloud series.

Children from 4 to 8 would love this! 

Fox in Socks is available at The Book Depository

Manners in the Lunchroom

Mr. Coleman's class heads to the lunchroom to eat. Leah and Carlos wait patiently in line.
Leah and Carlos are using good manners.

"May I please have some corn?" Alex asks the lunch servers.
He thanks her when she puts the corn on his tray.
He is using good manners.

Manners in the Lunchroom is a fantastic book with brilliant illustrations by Chris Lensch. The book is easy to read for the 5 years old, showing nine great practical examples of using good manners in the lunchroom. 

One of the page showing a girl enjoying lunch with her friend, it said:

Morgan takes a bite of her apple. 

She chews with her mouth closed. 

She waits to talk until she is finished chewing.

She is using good manners.

Both me and my girl laughed right away. She knows how many times I have told her to finish chewing with her mouth closed before she talks and this is now a good example for her to follow.

Then she asked, "Mommy, why this girl sitting on a wheelchair?"

I seized the opportunity to tell her it is common that some people might have difficulties walking, so they need help with a wheelchair.

She then pointed to children with different skin colors, why some have darker and some have fairer skin? 

So we talked about people in different races having different colors of skin tone and hair ... And this will be a fantastic opportunity for them to sharing amazing stories around the world.

Home is always the best school for teaching moral behaviors. 
You might want to refer to my older post on the book Words Are Not for Hurting, that's another great book on the must-read list.

Happy reading!

Manners in the Lunchroom is available at The Book Depository

When Lulu Went to the Zoo

When Lulu went to the zoo ... she was sad for the giraffes and the penguins too.

The tigers were crying really big tears and the life had gone out of the llamas' ears.

Though Lulu was only two times two, she knew that animals should not be in a zoo.

And though Lulu was the size that Lulu should be, she found that she might fit through the bars of the cages and chat to the animals as she swung through the trees ...

Amaris went to Toronto Zoo in Canada last summer when she was five. She was hiding behind us most of the time, scaring the tiger might roar at her or the lion would give her a kiss. 

Kid's imagination - it's difficult to use rational mind to explain.

Just like Lulu in this book When Lulu Went to the Zoo, she saw the tigers crying, penguins wishing to dance on icebergs, flamingo flying in the sky ... they wanted to be set free!

So, Lulu decided to set the animals free and let them live in her home sweet home. 
But as you can imagine the size of an elephant, the energy level of a monkey and the size of Lulu's fridge to fit the penguins; it turned out it was not quite a good plan ... 

This is a wonderful book with colorful and beautiful illustrations for children as early as three. The plot is simple with large room for imagination. 

My girl doesn't quite like the idea of Lulu releasing the animals and bringing them all home, yet we had a fun time reading it together. 

When Lulu Went to the Zoo is available online at The Book Depository