[Ad- gifted product] Amelia has been well into Cosmic Creatures: The Runaway Rumblebear, reading this book most evenings as her daily reading book. This book is all about little aliens, which look like cute pandas with long tails, who need saving! This book is a chapter book, with smaller, black and white drawn pictures throughout, looking like sketches from a diary.
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[Ad- gifted product] Robin is a 6 year old who has quite good reading skills! We read each and every day, though previously we have not dived into chapter books. They seemed quite daunting and grown up, especially with the lack of colored pictures. Recently, however, we got our hands on Princess Minna: The Enchanted Forest, a chapter book perfect for her age, complete with beautiful, colorful pictures for her to enjoy as well.
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[Ad- gifted product] If you frequent the blog, you will know that Kai is a big fan of Horrible Histories. Because of this, we have all of the Horrible History books there is, and he’s read them all. In looking to find new books for him to enjoy, we found Ted and His Time Travelling Toilet; Shakespeare Shake-Up, a book that feels like it’s in the same vane as Horrible History; an educational book that has funny (for tweens) humour, an interesting to follow story, and some history thrown into the book!
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[Ad- gifted product] When it comes to reading bedtime stories to the children each night, we love to pick up new books to keep things fresh. More and more, we have been focused on adding in books that depict other cultures and other people. Learning about various cultures and understanding that there are different people that all have different beliefs and upbringings is really important in our home. The George Padmore Institute is doing a wonderful job publishing children’s books and reading material that fill the void that the 2020 Black Lives Matter campaign highlighted was needed. Dream to Change the World was the first in this series of new publications, with Jump Up! A Story of Carnival being the second.
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[Ad- gifted product] Minecraft has been a favorite game in our home for quite some time. At one point, the eldest had a Minecraft themed room, complete with a DIY Minecraft Dresser, and had a Minecraft themed party as well. When it comes to official Minecraft Books, Kai has a grand collection. He has a book of Minecraft Maps, all of the encyclopaedias, many survival guides, and a few unofficial stories that he enjoys dipping into. Minecraft: The Haven Trials is a new, official Minecraft Adventure Story, that takes you into the world of Minecraft, following Cece, who is dealing with a lot of the same stuff Kai is dealing with at his game.
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