Poetry To Teach Children to Love Language Be the Best Nanny Newsletter’s new year resolution is to read more to children this year. We hear poetry everyday but often take it for granted. We hear poetry in the songs we sing and in the books we read. Poetry is often used in children’s books because […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs You’re Lovable to Me by Kat YehWith a rhythmic text and whimsical illustrations, You’re Lovable to Me celebrates the love between parent and child that transcends behavior and time and enables a mother rabbit to tell each of her six bunnies that, no matter what, […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs Be the Best Nanny Newsletter has been encouraging nannies and au pairs to read more to children this year. February is Black History Month in America, so there is no better time to read books about our individual uniqueness to our charges. When I was […]
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen It’s not surprising that John Schoenherr received the 1988 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in Owl Moon. The watercolors in this book capture the wonder and beauty of the walk through the woods in the snow. The main character’s older brothers have been out “owling” with their father, but now […]
The Snowy Day By Ezra Jack Keats and Activities Review by wannabwester The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats won the prestigious Caldecott Award in 1963. The book is not only a fine story, but also featured the first African American main character to be depicted in a children’s picture book. This ground-breaking book was […]
Weekly Trip to the Library Be the Best Nanny Newsletter asks nannies and au pairs to read more to their charges as their new year’s resolution. Click here to see why. Babies, toddlers, and preschoolers learn to love reading when they equate it with loving attention and a happy time of sharing. The best place […]
Make Reading Books with Children a New Year’s Resolution Welcome to 1/1/11. Be the Best Nanny Newsletter recommends nannies and au pairs read more with children. This is a new year resolution that any parent and child would love for you to do. Studies prove that the most important thing adults can do in preparing […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs A Christmas Carol: A Young Reader’s Edition of the Classic Holiday Tale By Charles Dickens There are many versions of this classic tale First published in 1843. We chose this easy reader version as an introduction to this classic holiday ghost story for nannies and […]
There is Still Time to Give the Gift of Children’s Books If you haven’t bought the children you care for a gift yet, giving books is always a great gift for nannies and au pairs to give to children. There is still time to visit your local book store. Think of your charges favorite book […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs From simple solutions to sophisticated scenarios, 365 Ways to Prepare for Christmas by David E. Monn provides straightforward tips on how to do holiday shopping, entertaining, decorating, gift wrapping, cooking, and more. There are think-ahead strategies designed to keep you out of the trenches the […]
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