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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Children Books That Are Great For Kids

There are many benefits to children books. A child that reads has a better shot or a higher chance at getting good grades in school than a child who doesn't. Children's books exposes our children to the world of books. A world where anything is possible. It is in this world that children learn to have fun while reading. When a child is having fun, it is highly likely that he will keep doing the thing that he is having fun with. Children books contain a lot of knowledge and facts. They are not just stories. They contain information about the world we live in. They contain facts about animals, information about musical instruments and information about the society we live in today.

One of the best children story books I've ever read was "D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths". This book is about various stories and various heroes in Greece. In is about myths and mythological creatures. You can learn a lot of things about Greeks, and the famous Greek mythologies through this book. It is a great source of adventure, fun and excitement for kids. Even adults can enjoy this particular book. If you haven't read it, it is never a bad time to start. I highly recommend people to read it.

The illustrations of "D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths" are amazing. They are very well done, and fit the stories very well. The stories are very easy to read and they feel very light that it doesn't feel too overwhelming. The adventure and excitement of the events that happens to the heroes will grip children and adults to keep reading this particular book until the end of the story. This children book is very fun, entertaining and very enjoyable. Most of the stories in this book made it to tv shows and motion pictures or movies to be exact. So the stories have been enjoyed by adults and children alike even after so many years have passed.

Children story books are a wonderful way to pass some time, and relax. Children books are also a valuable form of entertainment for adults and children. One of the things I think most parents should do is to read to a child a simple children story books. Children story books aren't complicated. They have many illustrations to help tell the story. So even if you can't read English, have a terrible English accent or if you can't read English very well, it is still ok since you can tell the story just by looking at the illustrations.

There are many more children books that are very fun to read. You can always come to my website to read more personalised children books.


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Aesop's Fables - A Great Book For Children

Books are just wonderful for children. Children also love to read books. They are a great source of entertainment, fun, and information about the world they live in. Kid's books can teach children various things about the world we live in. It can teach them the characteristics of animals, moral lessons, religious stories, read, write and even the sound of musical instruments. These are the many reasons why children love to read books. When I was a child, I really liked reading children's books. Stories meant for kids aren't heavy; they consist of illustrations and texts that tells the story. Even today, I still like to read children story books.

One of my most favorite books of all time is Aesop's fables. There are various children's books featuring Aesop's fables. The stories are very famous after all. Aesop's fables are all about animals with human characteristics. Sometimes they can even talk. Some animals or creatures are also make believe like dragons, wild beasts and etc. The stories are often very short and only contain 3 to 5 paragraphs of texts. However, this is enough to tell the story and to put emphasis on the point of the story.

Aesop's fables also feature a moral lesson in the end. The moral lesson makes sense and the story puts a lot of emphasis on the moral lesson. This is one of the reasons why kid's books featuring Aesop's fables are wonderful. The moral lessons can teach a child various things like living with integrity, being humble, lying is bad, and various other things. The stories are very good and very well done. It is hard to believe that these stories were told a long time ago and they were able to withstand the hand of time. The stories are still enjoyed today even after many generations have passed. Children from various countries and various ethnicity were able to enjoy these timeless and classic stories through children books.

I also like other kid's books although there are many books meant for kids in the world right now. There are just so many children book genres and different types of children's books that it is impossible to read them all. So it is really important to have recommendations from someone who knows a lot of good kid's books like me for example. There are many different children book genres like personalized children's books, myths, fairy tales, mysteries, legends, and etc. I know a couple of really good books from different popular genres.

There are many more children books that are very fun to read. You can always come to my website to read more books for children.


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Monday, July 11, 2011

The Great Snowball Escapade by J.D. Holiday

Book Garden Publishing, 2010
978-0-9818614-2-5
$5.99 US
Ages: 6 to 8
Rating: 4 stars

Synopsis:
Bud was very mean to Wil at all times. Bud was irritated by everything that Wil did. Wil constantly upset Bud, and he put her down. No one would take her side of the story either, not even her mother. It got so bad that she wanted to go and live with her grandmother instead of putting up with Bud. But her mother wouldn't allow it.

Wil's Mom said that he was mean because he was hurting. He wasn't a bad kid, just going through a lot of changes. Wil was upset that no one was taking her side. She thought that nothing would ever change about her predicament until she was stuck with Bud during a few snow days. Can they reconcile their differences and live in harmony?

Overall Thoughts:
This is a great book about how to deal with mean siblings and kids. It offers great lessons about how to cope with bullying-types of behaviour and mean kids. These are important lessons to learn. Siblings can have a difficult time getting along. Many kids will be able to relate to the issues in this book.

About the author: J.D. Holiday is the author and illustrator of two children's books: Janoose the Goose, picture book and a chapter book for six to eight year olds, THE GREAT SNOWBALL ESCAPADE. A chapbook of her short stories called, Trespasses was published in 1994 and she has had short stories printed in literary magazines and numerous articles about writing and publishing published. She is a member of both The Society of Children's Writers and Illustrators, (SCBWI) and Small Publishers of North America, (SPAN.) J.D. Holiday lives in the Delaware Valley of Pennsylvania.

VS Grenier, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of SFC, is an award-winning editor and author, who was voted one of the Top Ten Editors in the Preditors and Editors Poll in 2007 & 2008. Grenier is a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature and is a member of the League of Utah Writers, SCBWI and Musing Our Children.

Websites:

Author site http://vsgrenier.com/

Company Site http://storiesforchildrenpublishing.com/


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Sunday, July 10, 2011

What Makes A Great Children's Character?

Children are big business. If you can create something that children around the world will love you can guarantee that they will pester their parents into getting it for them. Now some people go down the road of creating individual products that kids like and enjoy using, but where the real money is, is in merchandising. To take advantage of this you need a load of normal products but with incredibly popular children's character emblazoned on the side. As long as this character is on something, from pencils to wallpaper, there will be a demand for it because kids love the character and not necessarily the product.

So how do you come up with a great children's character? Let's look at some of the most popular ones of all time and see what they offer.

Spider-man

Spider-man is a super hero who was just a normal guy who was bitten by a radioactive spider that gave him super spider-like powers. He can climb walls with his fingertips, sense danger and heal himself. Boys especially love him, along with most other superheroes as they are tough and exciting.

Bart Simpson

Bart is a member of the Simpsons family who have been on our televisions for a long time. He is not particularly who parents would like their kids to see as a role model, but he does normally learn from his mistakes and the show as a whole promotes good family values.

Harry Potter

Harry is a globally recognisable character who is loved thanks to the stories in J K Rowling's children's books. Children love Harry Potter because he is a child like them, he goes on exciting adventures and is generally honest and nice.

Bugs Bunny

Bugs Bunny is one of the most enduring characters on our televisions. He was originally created as a character in a series of short films used to introduce feature films and newsreels in the cinema. Children love him because he is clever and funny and has easy to repeat catchphrases. Plus he is a bunny rabbit.

Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh is a bear who lives in the woods and loves honey. He spends most of his time walking around with his friends and getting into adventures with his human friend Christopher Robin. Younger children love Winnie the Pooh because he makes for a very cuddly bear and also because this characters books for children are simple and wholesome. There are a wide variety of Winnie the Pooh children's books that play host to a wide selection of hundred acre wood characters.

If you can get any of the traits of these characters into a character of your own, you will be on to winner.

Sam Qam is a merchandising expert. He has sold many books for children and finds that children's books are often the most inspiring due to the limitless imagination of children.


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