Pie in the Sky
This weeks book review is Pie in the Sky. You haven't heard of it you say? Well, neither had we until we went to the library. This story is about the growing cycle of a cherry tree throughout the year. This book is great for your younger kids and older kids. There is a short story part to the book, but on each page there are riddles in smaller case wording. They are similar to "I-spy". At the conclusion of the book there is a full cherry pie recipe that you can make with your ...
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
When I told Little Chef K we were going to read the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs he was very excited! He enjoys watching the movies, and didn't know there was a book that we could read. This story starts with a Grandfather who tells his grandchildren about a town called Chewandswallow. This town looks just like any other, but there aren't any grocery stores and restaurants to have a kitchen. The town has crazy weather 3 times a day. What kind of weather? You will have to ...
The Little Red Hen
This week we read The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney. This was a new book for Little Chef K. He enjoyed the illustrations of all the animals, and looked forward to the next part of the story. While looking for this book at the library we found different interpretations of the story. At the end of the book the Hen either makes bread, cake, or pizza. I like the original version of the story, so we went with the bread. The Little Red Hen is a tale loved by many generations. It ...
Green Eggs and Ham
This week we are reviewing the book Green Eggs & Ham by Dr. Seuss. This is a classic book that most people have read. This book is such a fun read for kids of any age. This book includes opportunities for reading, rhyming, listening, and remembering the process of the story each time you read. The book, I feel, portrays a great message - do not be afraid to try new things. It has been a great lesson for my 4 year old who is a picky eater. I knew I wanted to make green eggs ...
Stone Soup
We are so excited to post about the book Stone Soup. There are many different versions of Stone Soup, but they all have the same theme of sharing and caring. This version, of Stone Soup we enjoyed a lot. It is about a young boy who "tricks" an older woman into thinking soup can be make from a single stone. He starts out by begging the old woman for food. When she does not help this hungry boy, he asks for a stone. This woman becomes intrigued and opens her kitchen up to the ...
Bean Thirteen
This weeks book we have read and had fun with is Bean Thirteen. The readers meet Ralph and Flora who are insects. They are picking beans for dinner. Flora goes to pick bean number 13 and Ralph shouts, Don't do it!. Ralph believes bean 13 is unlucky. They try to split the beans evenly for dinner, but to no avail. There is always one left over. Will they come up with a solution to their problem?
We loved this book not only for its bright illustrations, but because is teaches ...
Carrot Soup
This weeks book is Carrot Soup written by John Segal. The authors text and detailed illustrations tell the story of a rabbit who's favorite food is carrot soup. The book starts with the reader meeting Mr. Rabbit while he is looking through seed catalogs. There is a great page of different kinds of carrots which engages the reader. Mr. Rabbit plows, plants, waters, weeds, and waits for his carrots to be ready. When harvest day arrives he doesn't find any carrots! They have all ...
Horton Hatches the Egg
Have you heard of the book Horton Hatches the Egg? We hadn't until we were looking at Dr. Seuss books at the library. We came across Horton Hatches the Egg and brought it home. We liked this book because it is based on an Elephant, Horton, who told a bird he would sit on her egg and wouldn't get off. He sat on the egg through rain, snow, hunters, and others laughing at him. But he continued to say "I meant what I said, And I said what I meant.... An elephant's faithful One hundred ...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
This weeks book is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. When I told Little Chef A she was very excited. Although she hasn't read the book, she has seen the movie multiple times and loves it. I gave her a challenge to read the book. I'm sure she will enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed it.
While reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, we decided to make some fun chocolates of our own. For you to do this with your Little Chefs you will need Chocolate molds, candy chocolates, a ...
Ten Apples Up On Top
We love reading books that can be interactive, so Ten Apples Up On Top! was a great choice for us. We like this book because we can work on our counting and math skills. Not only that, but Dr. Seuss has great books that hold the younger kids attention.
We have always liked reading Ten Apples Up On Top but I had never really thought about actually balancing apples on our head. So we went right to it with our apples in the fridge. Little Chef K had a blast seeing how many apples ...
