Showing posts with label Debbie Harter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Debbie Harter. Show all posts

Books About Bears

A Bear Wagon: Marilyn Scott Waters
 It seems everyone of my grandchildren have held these delightful books about bears at one time or another. They love to see the bears in different professions as they head off to work. My grand kids from ages 5 on down play with bear puzzles and games, and coloring activities. How about your family?

I could go on and on about the other bear books published by Barefoot Books but here are 5 for today that come from a winning team of Blackstone and Harter.


My Marketplace


Head off to work with Bear as he delivers mail and learns about other professions. Rhythm and rhyme drive the clever text, and a full-spread illustration of the professions at the end reinforces the learning and invites readers to go back through the story to spot the different working bears.

Board Book-Paperback for $6.99
 Discover lots of different shapes with Bear — there are triangles on the waves, diamonds on the crown and stars in the sky. Rhyme, repetition and counting establish this book of shapes, and a two-page spread recapping the shapes and colors reinforces the educational building blocks.

Bear On A Bike-Board Book and Paperback

 There are so many wonderful things to point out on each page when you ride about with this adorable, cuddly Bear with a repetition and poetic flow of the story. This is a favorite of preshoolers.

Bear In Sunshine available in Board Book and Paperback
 Enjoy the seasons with Bear, as he partakes in a different activity for each kind of weather. The rhyme and humor of the text help to introduce the concepts, and a two-page spread of the four seasons offers a recap at the end.

The newest addition to the Barefoot Books series is:

Bears Birthday-Paperback-Written By: Stella Blackstone and Illustrated By: Debbie Harter
This book is about joining Bear as he celebrates his birthday.  Children can help Bear count backwards from 10 to 0 and find out who is making his balloons disappear. The text and colorful pages are best for ages 2 to 6 years. 

The cool thing is that if you want to look at (preview) more of these book illustrations, visit http://ladyd.barefootbooks.com 


LadyD with Barefoot Books is participating in two book memes on Monday:
5 A Day Books and Book Sharing Monday.





“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” — C. S. Lewis

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Surrey Bikes

Surrey Bikes


I came across these brightly colored surrey bikes for pedaling around the beach. This is a fun way to soak up beautiful surroundings. It's always a refreshing time and a memorable one to head towards the beach, take a walk on the pier along the harbor and see the bikes pass us by. 


A single surrey costs $20.00 in rental fees.


Double surrey will be $30.00 for rental fee.  

Have you ever been on one? I have not had this experience yet.

One of the best sites I have found online for personal safety and bike riding tips for kids is Tips For Tourists

Perhaps you are familiar with Barefoot Books "Bears"series.


About Bear on a Bike

Join Bear as he tries out different forms of transport and has an adventure with each one. Rhyme and repetition support the learning layers of travel and transportation, as Bear travels in a raft, a rocket ship, a boat, a bike, a steam train, and a carriage.



Ages 2 to 6 years

Written By: Stella Blackstone
Illustrated By: Debbie Harter



Board book and paperback for $6.99
http://ladyd.barefootbooks.com

Photo Credit: The Graphic Fairy









“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” — C. S. Lewis



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Children's French Bilingual Books and Fancy Nancy

Cover of "Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Pa...Cover via Amazon
Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Paris by Jane O'Connor is an I Can Read! book. Level is simple sentences for eager new readers.

 "Paris, France, is the fanciest city in the world. When Ms. Glass tells the class that the new student is from Paris, Nancy cannot believe her luck. Nancy brushes up on her fanciest French words. She is ready to make a new ami. (In French that means friend.) But Robert would rather talk about horses than the Eiffel Tower. Robert may not be as fancy as Nancy, but that doesn't mean they can't have fun!"

What I love about the author's children's book series, is that in the back of each book you will find, Fancy Nancy's Fancy Words.
 In this particular book, kids will learn the meaning of French words, such as Belle and Bonjour. Plus, young children will discover big words, like gorgeous and perplexed. It's a fun book and I'm a fan of Fancy Nancy.

Barefoot Books has published several books in French, too.

Paperback $6.99

Paperback $6.99
Paperback $6.99

Paperback $6.99

Bear about Town/L’Ours dans la ville

From Monday to Sunday, Bear is busy round and about town: buying bread, running errands, going to the gym and meeting his friends. This bilingual edition includes vocabulary words in French and English and is perfect for classroom or home learning.
Ages 2 to 6 years
Written By: Stella Blackstone
Illustrated By: Debbie Harter

Bear in Sunshine/L'ours au soleil

Take your first steps to speaking French with Bear! This bilingual edition teaches first French words for weather, phrases about different pastimes, simple sentence structure and key vocabulary. The story is supplemented by an easy vocabulary list at the end.
Ages 2 to 6 years
Written By: Stella Blackstone
Illustrated By: Debbie Harter

Bear in a Square/L'ours dans un carré

Take your first steps to speaking French with Bear! This bilingual edition teaches first French words for shapes, how to count in French, simple sentence structure and key vocabulary. The story is supplemented by an easy vocabulary list at the end.
Ages 2 to 6 years
Written By: Stella Blackstone
Illustrated By: Debbie Harter

Bear at Home/L’ Ours à la maison

Come along with Bear and learn about the different rooms of his house. Rhyme and repetition builds vocabulary and a full spread “blueprint” of Bear's house reinforces the learning layers. This bilingual edition includes vocabulary words in French and English and is perfect for classroom or home learning.
Ages 2 to 6 years
Written By: Debbie Harter, Stella Blackstone

For more information regarding these books and other Barefoot Books, stop by and browse!
http://ladyd.barefootbooks.com

 What a fun way to learn. So, keep reading!


“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” — C. S. Lewis

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