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Children’s Book Review and Giveaway: Bob Books Sight Words

by Monica on August 9, 2010

(UPDATE: Congratulations, Lisa and Mitzi! Email me with the address to which you’d like these shipped!)

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Today was a big day for our family. HUGE. The first day of kindergarten for our triplets. I’ll try to dry my eyes long enough to write this review!

In trying to prepare the little people for this big adventure, we’ve used games and other fun tools to help them recognize some basic sight words. We want them to be ready for reading! And Scholastic Books helped us with that by providing these awesome books/flash card sets. Thank you, Scholastic!

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From the #1 bestselling learn-to-read program come two brand-new sets focused on learning and practicing Sight Words.

Sight Words are words that are recognized by sight rather than sounded out, in order to achieve reading fluency. They are the most frequently used words in the English language, and are often unable to be read phonetically (“was”, “are”, and “out” are examples).  Bob Books Sight Words feature the top Sight Words in two sets – one for kindergarten and one for first grade – in order to allow parents and children to read, learn, and practice easily and enjoyably.

Each Sight Words box includes 10 original books, 30 flashcards, and a parent guide.  Soon your child will be saying “I read the whole book!”®

We absolutely LOVE the simplicity of these kits. Each box contains several small booklets (perfect size for little hands) that are numerically ordered for foundational learning. The booklets each focus on a few sight words and are adorably illustrated to hold children’s attention. My kids are already recognizing many of the words in the first few books of the kindergarten series. The repetition in the stories and the reinforcement of the flash cards work in tandem to create a rich learning experience.

Head on over to Scholastic’s Bob Books site to see the other great things they have to offer! There are Sight Word activities and even a  VIDEO presentation on Bob Books.

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Two lucky readers can win a set of their own Bob Books Sight Words PLUS a Bob Books lunchbox (made my Thermos).

Enter to Winthermos back to school lunchbox

(NOTE: Contest open to US residents or entrants with a US resident friend who can accept shipment of the prize package only)

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Winners will be chosen via random.org on August 23rd. Hurry up and enter! What are you waiting for?!?

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Book Review: Eileen Goudge’s “Once in a Blue Moon”

by Monica on November 11, 2009

OnceinaBlueMoonOnce in a blue moon, I get a chance to sit in a quiet place and have some uninterrupted time with a book. A book that has more than 10 words on a page. A book without full-color illustrations or cute rhymes. A book for grown-ups.

Because these precious moments rarely come along, I am picky about what I choose to read. And I don’t want something so complex that I have to overwork my tired brain in the process.

When One2One sent me Eileen Goudge’s Once in a Blue Moon to review, I dove in.

The characters are clearly developed, and their relationships are uncomplicated. That made it an easy read for this busy mom. And while the overall story was a bit predictable, I enjoyed the twists and turns that Goudge included for my journey. I found myself eager to find out what was on that next page.

Synopsis:

Sisters Lindsay and Kerrie Ann have known hardship from an early age. Without guidance from their neglectful mother, their only aid came from an unlikely source, a retired exotic dancer by the name of Miss Honi Love. When the girls’ mother was sent to prison, Miss Honi tried unsuccessfully to save them from being separated and sent into foster care.

Thirty years later, Lindsay is still trying to reconnect with her sister. The owner of a bookstore in the sleepy California seaside town of Blue Moon Bay, she was lucky enough to have been adopted by a loving couple. Unbeknownst to her, Kerrie Ann has suffered a very different life. Bounced from one foster home to the next, she ran away as a teenager before becoming a drug-addicted single mother. Now, newly sober, Kerrie Ann is fighting to regain custody of the little girl who was taken from her.

Neither sister’s expectations are met when they’re finally reunited. But as the two sisters engage in the fiercest battles of their lives, they are at last drawn together despite their differences, restoring belief in the unshakable bond of family.

What the critics are saying:

“Eileen Goudge writes like a house on fire, creating characters you come to love and hate to leave.” Nora Roberts

“Goudge reminds us of the delights to be had in explorations of the improbable.” New York Times Book Review

“Goudge keeps you cheering….” People Magazine

“Eileen Goudge knows the bestseller formula and sticks to it.” Kirkus

Sound intriguing? You can buy your copy HERE. Or check out Goudge’s other bestsellers, Woman in Red and The Diary.

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