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  • '10, 9, 8...Owls Up Late!' Book Review
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    ’10, 9, 8…Owls Up Late!’ Book Review

    My preschool son absolutely adores owls. Whenever I take him to a zoo, he asks to see any owls first. During the holidays, he even asked for an owl toy. He also loves reading books with me and his sisters. When recently offered the chance to review 10, 9, 8…Owls Up Late! written by Georgiana […] More

  • 'The 12 Joys of Christmas' Book Review
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    ‘The 12 Joys of Christmas’ Book Review

    Christmas is right around the corner, and my kids and I have been reading piles of holiday books together. My toddler son is also quite interested in learning to count. Whenever I count something off and hold up my fingers as I go along, he holds out his hand and “counts” along with me. I […] More

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    ‘Let’s Count Fish!’ Book Review

    As part of her homeschool preschool education, my daughter has been working on the basic math skill of counting. To help her learn her numbers, I have been checking out as many counting books as possible from the library. Thus, when Michaela Schuett recently offered me the chance to review her Let’s Count Fish! children’s […] More

  • 'One Witch' Book Review
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    ‘One Witch’ Book Review

    “One witch on a hill had an empty pot to fill,” begins One Witch by Laura Leuck with illustrations by S. D. Schindler. Recommended for readers ages 3 to 8, One Witch is a fun little Halloween story that incorporates counting from one to ten into the holiday poem. Told in rhyme, One Witch follows […] More

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    ‘Duck & Goose, 1, 2, 3’ Book Review

    My daughter and I are huge fans of the Duck & Goose series by Tad Hills. The board book Duck & Goose, 1, 2, 3 is no exception. In fact, of all the books that my husband and I bought our daughter for Christmas and her birthday this past year, all of the Duck & […] More

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    ‘Ten Puppies’ Book Review

    Ten Puppies by Lynn Reiser is a book about numbers, counting, and addition for young readers ages four until about second grade. Using the story of a mother dog who raises ten puppies, the book teaches young children to count from one to ten. Additionally, each set of pages pairs two numbers that add up […] More