Blue Monday: Wheels

 For Blue Monday and Mellow Yellow Monday

Went to the local Avocado Festival and Biker Rally, what fun! Weather is warming up.

One of the fun songs for me to play and sing with my grandson that I posted on my piano blog is:
Beginner-music-steps-wheels-on-bus

The Wheels On The Bus

D
The wheels on the bus go round and round
A                D
Round and round, round and round
D
The wheels on the bus go round and round
A              D
All around the town

*now that you have the form I am only going to list the first lines of each verse*

2. The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish
3. The driver on the bus goes "Move on back!"
4. The people on the bus go up and down
5. The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep
6. The baby on the bus goes "Wah wah wah!"
7. The parents on the bus go "Sh sh sh"
8. The wheels on the bus go round and round

Guitar Chords 

You could play the song with these 2 chords, F and C7. 

 For Book Sharing Monday:

Board Book for Ages 1 and Up, $5.99

The Wheels on the Bus: A Sing 'n Move Book (Baby Genius Sing 'n Move Book)

For more wonderful photos, I"m participating in the following memes,
 

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

Blue Monday: The Blue Parrot

We went to the Safari Park in San Diego on Saturday for an early Mother's Day outing and surprisingly, we pretty much had the whole park to ourselves. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park, formerly known as the San Diego Wild Animal Park, is a zoo in the San Pasqual Valley area of San Diego, California, near Escondido. For more information, visit Safari Park

There's about 3500 animals or so that inhabit the 1800 acre park. I love the African feel of the place. This blue parrot is one of my favorite birds at the park but there are many native bird species; the California Condor is the largest North American land bird and was once on the brink of extinction. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park started a captive breeding program and started reintroducing the California Condor to the wild in 1991.

I chose this beautiful parrot that I captured with my Nikon D200 for two memes that I enjoy participating in, Blue Monday and Mellow Yellow Monday.

For Book Sharing Monday:The Parrot Tico Tango

Last week I brought Barefoot Books to Santa Fe Montessori School for their Book Fair. What a wonderful turn out and the community was so supportive, with great sales. One popular paperback book that the children loved, The Parrot Tico Tango, lives in the rainforest with his animal friends. Tico Tango wants all of the fruit in the forest, even though it belongs to other animals. Will he learn what s right and wrong? The rhyming text teaches colors and animals, as well as an important lesson about sharing.

There's so many colorful fruits in the book and an important lesson to learn about not taking other people's stuff. Great for ages 4-8. To view more images of the book, visit The Parrot Tico Tango

Blessings,






“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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Blue Monday: Awnings and Letters

Blue Awnings

Blue Letters; Blue striped towel and shirt

 On Sunday, we took a leisurely stroll down the pier. There's something so refreshing when a storm passes and clears the air. Southern California has sunny skies, once again! Our prayers go out for the Midwest with all the tornado action we've been seeing on the news.

For other wonderful Blues, visit our hostess Smiling Sally

Book Sharing Monday

New! Ruby's Sleepover

Available in May

Hardcover $16.99

9781846865930 

Paperback $7.99

9781846867583

Ruby and Mai are camping out in the backyard. As the night draws in, all sorts of scary characters head towards their tent. Luckily, Ruby has some magical objects in her backpack, but will they be enough to keep the girls safe?

• Joins popular title Ruby's School Walk as the second book in the Ruby series.
• Features artwork by Miriam Latimer, whom Publishers Weekly praised by saying that her "quirky, energetic acrylic and collage art playfully tweaks perspective and scale."  

Rave Review:
"As the weather turns and young readers yearn to be outside, share this well-designed tale for a most satisfying ending to a good night"--Kirkus   

Other Book Posts for illustrator Miriam Latimer 

1. Ruby's School Walk

2. The Prince's Bedtime 

3. Emily's Tiger 

I love these books and look forward to reading the new one next month!

Happy 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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Girls Just want To Have Fun

Sometimes, girls just want to have fun... right?! Well, we went to the store and found these very cool navy blue striped shorts. 
Penney's had some great items on sale, plus they were giving away free "bunny ears!" Do you have a JC Penney or an Old Navy near you?

As you can see, the shorts started on the top of her head and ended around her waist with the price tag still on. I had so much fun with the 'grandlittle' and I thought her yellow dress was special for Mellow Yellow Monday and her shorts go well for Blue Monday.

 Daughter and granddaughter are back home and I miss them already. The house is so quiet now, except for our cat, Jazz!

For Book Sharing Monday

Emily's Tiger Paperback $7.99

Emily's Tiger (Barefoot Books Publisher)

Watch out - Emily is off and running again! This little girl has a problem with her temper, and every time she gets angry she turns into quite the little tiger. This quirky picture book addresses behavioral issues with humor and an emphasis on intergenerational relationships.

Great for ages 3 to 7 years

The author is Miriam Latimer. For more information, visit her website. I love the cover art on Emily's Tiger... At 18 months, are granddaughter can say 100 words... most impressive!

Have a wonderful week ahead. Keep reading to the little ones!

“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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