Barefoot Books- LadyD: Mellow Yellow Monday

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Spinning, Pushing, and Shoving

Oh my, how my granddaughter has grown! I had taken these photos of her awhile ago in her yellow tutu. She's a natural in it, twirling around like her mother did a very long time ago as a ballerina who majored in dance at Cal Arts. Photo for Mellow Yellow Monday I just learned that this meme has ended, so for 2013 I've posted this collage because seeing little Flora in yellow brings me JOY!

That's Mine!

It was Spring time of last year, and our daughter arrived with her daughter to attend a cousin's birthday party at a local park.

There were lots of food, a pinata and of course balloons! It's a beautiful, spacious park with lots of acorn trees all around. We were surrounded by so many kids.

Of course, my granddaughter spotted some water bottles and desperately wanted one. I knew she was thirsty with all the running around she did that day. It was a fun playground and the kids got a great workout on the slide, swings and merry-go-round.

Once our granddaughter had possession of her water bottle, lo and behold... her little cousin started moving in on her territory!

All of a sudden, there were lots of pushing and shoving going on. You could hear the little ones shouting, "Mine! That's mine!"

Ah, but the story has a happy ending because the parents stepped in and made the children stop fighting and asking for hugs all around... and so they did! Photos of an old navy blue quilt, blue jeans and blue jacket for Blue Monday

James 1:2 – My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials.

Blessed are the peacemakers!

Review

On Bear s birthday, he blows up 10 balloons and greets his party guests at the door. After playing hideand-
seek and musical chairs, the bears have a treasure hunt, enjoy a birthday feast, and say good-bye.
Rhymed couplets are illustrated in the vibrantly colored ink, paint, and crayon artwork. The final spread,
Counting Balloons, challenges kids to count rows of balloons, from 10 to 1, as Bear s cat bats them
about and occasionally pops one. Children can practice counting in this cheerful board book (also in paper)
the latest in Blackstone and Harter s Bear series. --Booklist

Blackstone combines a rhyming counting book and a birthday celebration. Harter s familiar cartoon bear and buddies party with gifts, musical chairs, hide-and-seek, a treasure hunt, and a variety of treats. Readers are given the task of counting the number of balloons as designated in a square at the bottom right corner of each spread. The final spread shows a balloon countdown from 10 to one, assisted by Bear s black-and-white-striped cat. The busy scenes with bright geometrics and patterns promise many fun readings. --School Library Journal

Bear's Birthday

Peek-a-Boo VIII, Hippo

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Happy Reading!

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

A Winter and Summer Cap

Such a delight to see our grandson, adorned in his blue fleece snow cap and warm knitted sweater, frolicking in the snow. What a beautiful site to see snow this time of year in Maine.
Photo collage for Blue Monday

Summer car show, with our grandson sporting about in his orange baseball cap. Such a stark contrast in weather and clothing attire. Here in California, we just don't have the four seasons. We pretty much live in shorts and sandals, somewhat. Do you experience the changing of the seasons or miss the snow where you are? Photo collage for Mandarin Orange Monday

More car photos for Mellow Yellow Monday.
I like to see those fiery flames on cars and motorcycles, too.

Bear Has a Story to Tell

Winter is on its way and, although Bear is getting sleepy, he is keen to tell his friends a story. Sadly Mouse, Duck, Frog and Mole are far too busy making preparations for surviving the winter to listen. This gentle, touching story is quite beautifully told and illustrated, conjuring up the changing seasons and the animals’ habits as the kind, endearing bear patiently helps his friends - and is eventually rewarded. A perfectly paced bedtime story with a delightful twist in the tail.

The Wind in the Willows: An Annotated Edition

Few stories have the lasting magic of Ratty, Mole and Toad, but each generation must have their imaginations awakened by a fresh interpretation and David Roberts’ magnificent contemporary illustrations will delight anyone coming to this adventure for the first time. Cautious Mole, kindly Ratty and wise Badger are vividly realized but it is the outrageous, boastful Mr Toad who leaps from the pages so memorably.
Age 6+

Boy Who Swam With Piranhas

Orphaned Stan lives with his Uncle Ernie and Auntie Annie, until Ernie starts a new business - canning Stan’s pet goldfish. Stan leaves to join the circus where the daredevil star Pancho Pirelli encourages him to try swimming with piranhas.
Almond’s rambunctious prose sweeps us along in its slipstream, and his exaggerated characters and ridiculous situations are pure slapstick comedy, but gradually the story builds towards its climax and its message hits home: give a child belief in himself and there’s no limit to what he can achieve (but don’t try this at home).
Age 6+

Pirates Love Underpants

Big, bold pictures and excitable, energetic verse.
Pirates are the latest to delve deep into drawers territory, seeking the elusive Golden Underpants by sailing across Big Knickers Bay but they been beaten to it.
Bundles of bloomers and boxers are guaranteed to get the little ones giggling, and there’s plenty of shouty piratical yo-ho-ho-ing to join in with.

Port Side Pirates (A Barefoot Singalong)

You'll love this one!

Traverse the high seas with a lively band of buccaneers as they enjoy a melodic adventure aboard their galleon. Includes fun information about historical pirates, pirates around the world, and even a helpful chart naming the parts of a ship. Includes a dual-purpose audio and video CD to listen to the singalong on a CD player or listen and watch the video animation on a Mac or PC.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and many blessings for the New Year!

Warmly,

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

Bird, Book and Candle

I was so surprised to look outside my piano studio window and find some visiting birds in our fountain, especially this beautiful male bluebird, sialia mexicana

As farmers, we welcome bluebirds for their beneficial properties because we need them to rid the garden of insect pets! Perhaps my husband will want to build boxes with a sloped roof to help them build their nests. Do you have a bird house or bird feeder in your yard? If so, what type of bird visits your area? I love birds, especially the sound that a red tail hawk makes. Photo for Blue Monday

The American Goldfinch, is a small North American bird (Wild Canary) known in the Finch family Here he is nestled in our Crepe Myrtle Tree that has lost all its leaves for now. We're very happy to see their arrival around the running water in our fountain, and on the avocado tree limbs. Photo for Mellow Yellow Monday

Our Crepe Myrtle Tree in our back yard hasn't lost all of its leaves yet. Although it's nothing like "the turning of the leaves" in New England, we sure get a thrill seeing this fall color amidst our many Palm Trees throughout our ranch. Photo for Mandarin Orange Monday

Along time ago, I had won a candle kit giveaway by atoygarden.com from a fellow blogger. There were 12 sheets of 8" x 8" of beeswax and 4 yards of cotton wicks. I finally had a moment to roll them out with the help of my grandson. Don't you think they'll make lovely stocking stuffers?

Although this is temporarily out of stock on Amazon, there are used ones for sale. I remember selling a lot of these books to teachers who had a "bee unit" to cover. This is a very educational book with rhyming text. I really like this one, especially because we once were bee keepers. Do you like honey?

The Beeman

Happy Reading!

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

Bagging Books

I was wrapping up a book school fundraiser last May and forgot I had these photos. It's always exciting to see tons of books around your living room and then to dive into the work ahead of bagging up all the individual orders and delivering them to the school where the book fair was held. I originally signed up with Barefoot Books as an ambassador to be on my daughter's team, to help support her as a team leader. She is doing very well on the East Coast while I've pretty much retired from selling Barefoot Books. I enjoy reading children's books to my grandchildren, and I'm writing my own stories. I've enjoyed the journey, meeting sweet families at farmer's markets and going to public , private and Montessori schools. Thanks so much for your support through the years and remember, you can always order these beautiful books through my daughter at www.BarefootBookNook.com or through my Amazon links as an affiliate.

I'm a huge fan of author, Jane Yolen. Have you read any of her books and if so, do you have a favorite?
The Barefoot Book of Dance Stories (Barefoot Books)

The Animal Boogie is an awesome book, combined with a very catchy song, it's a huge winner with toddlers and pre-schoolers. If you have the time, you might be interested in the video on YouTube. Join in with the singalong.
The Animal Boogie

The World Atlas has been so popular in the schools, home school and family libraries. They also have the app for iPads that is awesome.

Barefoot Books World Atlas

While we were in full production with the book distribution, we paused our work for a delicious snack, our very own persimmons. The Fuji persimmons are crispy like an apple, while the other type are much larger in size and mushy inside when ripe like jelly. Yummy!