Children's books, Patriotic, American History, Founding Fathers, Independence Day

The Story of America's Birthday is a short, and nicely illustrated children's board book by Patricia Pingry that tells in simple language, the story of America's Independence from King George and England. It's not supposed to be a detailed, (or even historically accurate) account, but gives a general overview of why Americans celebrate the 4th of July. It's general purpose is to help generate conversation about that important day in American history, so that children can begin to feel the importance of freedom, as we are truly one of the only "free" countries in the world. It is designed as a general overview to hopefully generate a curiosity about country and our freedom.

Overall, I think it carried off it's intended goal.

Bookmom (BW)
Author, Engine Ed's Colorful Train

Train books, books for kids, telling time, Engine Ed

Tell the Time with Thomas, by Christopher Awdry and Ken Stott is a cute train book that uses the characters from the Adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine. It's purpose, besides that of entertainment of kids, is to teach time. It has a built in clock that shows up through the cut-out on each page for readers to set each time the page turns and tells a new time on Thomas's schedule. It is a good book for young children just learning to read and tell time (probably through the second grade). My favorite part about the book is the cut-out clock. It makes the book interactive. Nice touch

Bookmom (BW)
Author, Engine Ed's Colorful Train

Counting books, chilren's stories, ladybugs, bedtime stories,

Ten Little Lady Bugs, by Melanie Gerth is the very first story my son fell in love with. He loved this book so much he would take it to bed with him. Ten Little Lady Bugs has adorable illustrations with a rhyming story about ten lady bugs that disappear, while all the while they are all gathering with their friends at home. It is a hardback book with cardboard pages for little ones from 0 through about age 5-6. It's a delightful story to read to a young child. Enjoy.

Bookmom (BW)
Author, Engine Ed's Colorful Train

Becoming Me;A Story of Creation

This book by Martin Boroson and Christopher Gilvan-Cartwright is an insightful book about creaton. The illustrations are brilliantly colorful. The content is thought provoking, yet very easy to understand for the little ones. It is told in the first person and my favorite line in the book is...."But as soon as I became you, you forgot that you were me." It is published by Skylight Paths Publishing in Woodstock Vermont.



I liked the connection the authors made between human-kind and God.

Bookmom (BW)
Author, Engine Ed's Colorful Train