When I was in my early twenties, I decided I wanted to learn to knit. I found a Klutz craft book, a series I’d loved as a teen, with step-by-step instructions, a set of knitting needles and even a yarn needle for sewing. A few weeks later, I’d made a scarf, a purse and even …
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Father’s Day is this weekend and Scholastic Canada is celebrating with some great books that illustrate that special bond between a dad and his kids. I received a few of Scholastic Canada’s newest books featuring dear old dad to review and they are a great choice for little ones this Father’s Day! Mighty Dads by …
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Even though spring is officially here, the weather here in Saskatchewan hasn’t let my boys get outside as much as I would like. In fact, we woke up to a snowstorm this morning! With wintry weather keeping us indoors more than we might like, I’m very grateful to have all kinds of fun indoor puzzles, …
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One of my favourite things about public school is Scholastic book orders. I used to love looking through the flyers when I was a child and now every month Zackary brings home a book order that the two of us can peruse together. I have to admit, I sometimes will even buy a book for …
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One of the ways that I keep my boys busy during the summer is with books and this year Scholastic Canada has some great choices for preschoolers and young school-age children. I received Some Dads and Zoe Gets Ready to review recently and my boys and I sat down to read them together. Since Father’s …
My darling oldest son has officially started Kindergarten and he absolutely loves it! He’s so sociable that I expected he would have a great time, but he was still a little nervous about going to “the big kid school.” Fortunately, we had some great autumn releases from Scholastic Canada to help shake off the nervousness …
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My boys love books as much as I did when I was a child and that fact makes me so happy. Zackary will even sit and listen to long non-fiction books as long as they are about topics he enjoys. But his favourite books are still picture books for the time being and both he …
Holiday Gift for Book-Loving Children For many people, there is no better Christmas gift than a good book. My Christmas just doesn’t feel complete unless I have a great new novel among my Christmas presents, and many of my other family members feel the same way. While both of my sons are too young to …
