once upon a time…..
Reading fairy tales with the kids is FUN-damental! ~ Bette A. Stevens
“if you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.
if you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― albert einstein
Archive for the ‘Reading with Children’ Category
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How to Get your Kids to Read
Happy reading with kids ~ It’s FUN-damental! ~ Bette A. Stevens, Maine author/illustrator http://www.4writersandreaders.com
I found a lovely post on Amazon by Jeff Gunhus, and just had to share! Jeff details how he started his Jack Templar book series as a way to get his two young boys to read. This is what he has to say:
“My son Jack was smart and outgoing. He got great grades. But he liked reading books about as much as he liked walking behind our two yellow labs on clean-up duty. He was way more interested in movies, TV, video games. At first, I wasn’t too worried. But his vocabulary and writing skills began to slip. I decided to do something.
I created the Early Morning Book Club. That was my name anyway. To Jack, I’m sure it was the Early Morning Torture Club. The plan was that we’d get up early and Jack would read out loud to me for an hour. Luckily for him…
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THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT, EDWARD LEAR
An old favorite of mine with an awesome new photo! ~ Bette A. Stevens
The Owl and the Pussycat
by Edward Lear
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The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
‘O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!’
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Pussy said to the Owl, ‘You elegant fowl!
How charmingly sweet you sing!
O let us be married! too long we have tarried:
But what shall we do for a ring?’
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-tree grows
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose,
His nose,
With a ring at the end…
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At home or on the go this Easter weekend, share the gift of reading with a child!
HAPPY EASTER & a FREE BOOK for YOU!
Share the gift of reading with a child this Easter! ~ Bette A. Stevens
Share the gift of reading with a child this weekend. AMAZING MATILDA is FREE from April 19 (Saturday) through April 23 (Wednesday), 2014
Download your award-winning monarch butterfly picture book adventure HERE
Have a wonderful Easter weekend and lots of fun reading with the kids in your life!
Bette A. Stevens
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AMAZING MATILDA’s
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Looking for the Perfect Picture Book for the Kids this Spring?
AMAZING MATILDA’s
got you covered!
One concern parents have is how to inspire their children to meet challenges with patience and persistence. This is the plot of the award-winning picture book, AMAZING MATILDA: A Monarchs Tale, written and illustrated by Bette A. Stevens. In this story a caterpillar wants to learn how to fly. She asks all of her friends in the meadow, but doesn’t find an easy answer. Yet, she continues the quest until, at last, she becomes what she wants to be—a butterfly. AMAZING MATILDA offers adults the opportunity to inspire the children in their lives to meet their own challenges with patience and persistence.
AMAZING MATILDA is available in paperback and eBook versions and it’s an AMAZON KINDLE MATCHBOOK—that means, when you buy the paperback, you can download the eBook version for FREE! Order your copies right here.
#FREE RESOURCES: Stevens has put together two (2) FREE companion pieces to make talking to the kids about AMAZING MATILDA and learning all about Monarch butterflies exciting and fun.
Amazing Matilda Finger Puppets and Fun & Learning with Monarchs can be downloaded at the tab at the top of this page. These resources will not only keep the kids talking about the book with their finger puppets, they’ll learn about Monarch Butterflies and their endangered habitat and includes learning and activity sites for butterfly gardeners and teachers as well. They’ll also learn about monarch and milkweed preservation. Don’t miss these two great resources for families, clubs, classrooms and homeschoolers.
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SHE LOVES CHILDREN SO SHE’S WELCOME HERE…BETTE A. STEVENS!!!
Thank you so much, Nonnie Jules. It is an honor to be a guest on WATCH NONNIE WRITE! ~Bette A. Stevens
Writing and Illustrating a Picture Book
AMAZING MATILDA was so much fun to write and illustrate. It’s even more fun to interact with my young readers now that my book is published and in their hands. Here is a photo of the Thank You Letters sent to me from fourth grade students last fall and the letter that I wrote back to these amazing students:
November 12, 2013
Dear Mrs. Glynn & Fourth Graders,
I was thrilled to check my mailbox last week and find your wonderful Thank You Letters. They really made my day. Your notes and illustrations are fantastic. There is nothing that makes an author happier than hearing from her fans. I’m so glad that you enjoyed AMAZING MATILDA. I definitely enjoyed meeting all of you, reading my book and answering your thoughtful questions about writing and illustrating books. It was also wonderful to have the…
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Monarch Butterfly Facts, Crafts, Games, Gardening and more…
Download your FREE pdf from Bette and have lots of family fun with the monarch butterflies!
https://4writersandreaders.com/fun-learning-with-monarchs-2/
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Share the Gift of Reading!
AMAZING MATILDA by Bette A. Stevens teaches kids the value of friendship, patience & persistence.
Find out more at February 12, 2014
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uthor Interview http://lindaraeblairauthor.wordpress.com/author-interviews-2/authorillustrator-interview-bette-a-stevens-childrens-literature/
- FREE downloadable pdf from author Bette A. Stevens https://4writersandreaders.com/fun-learning-with-monarchs/
- AMAZING MATILDA’s Video Debut http://youtu.be/-UGukoyteso
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Share THE GIFT OF READING…
Melissa’s got a brilliant way to share the gift of reading this Valentine’s Day!
This year, Melissa Taylor is giving her kids Valentines’ Day Book Bucks instead of stuffed animals or candy.
Melissa has made free printable book bucks you can easily download and print for your kids, too! http://imaginationsoup.net/2014/02/valentines-day-book-bucks/
Gift of Book Bucks
Post by Melissa Taylor
Like most kids, my kids love to choose their own books to read. They enjoy browsing the bookstore almost as much as me. (Which is one of my favorite things EVER.)
I think book bucks are win-win: kids get to pick out their own books, and we all get a fun outing to the bookstore.
– See more at: http://imaginationsoup.net/2014/02/valentines-day-book-bucks/#sthash.0AvxKsKk.dpuf
HAPPY READING & GIVING! ~ Bette A. Stevens at http://www.4writersandreaders.com
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10 Awesome Reasons for Reading Aloud to Your Kids Whatever Their Age.
Invest in the future… READ WITH THE KIDS! ~Bette A. Stevens, Maine author/illustrator http://www.4writersandreaders.comhttp://www.4writersandreaders.com
Bette A. Stevens, Maine Author 
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on 07/20/2014