1 1/2 year hiatus from blogging

It's been a while. Sorry. In the past year and a half we moved twice and had a baby. I am proud to say that we are stable now, and I will be posting more often! Hope I didn't lose you in the last year!

The Usborne Book of Fairy Tales

I apologize that it has been a few days since my last review. I will be posting a review of "The Usborne Book of Fairy Tales" very shortly.
--Misty

See Inside Your Body

See inside your body is a fabulous book for kids of ALL ages. It is a hard back, cardboard book with over 50 flaps to lift. With this books you can follow food as it travels through your body, see how your bones and muscles function, or learn amazing things about your five senses.

On the page below, we see how the heart works. The flap on the arm lifts up and you read how valves in your veins "only open one way so your blood can't flow backwards" (6).

The interactive pages and interesting illustrations will captivate any child that picks up this book. It will help the child who doesn't like science. It will capture their attention and your child will love learning!

Even adults will love this book! My husband Dustin hates science. Really hates it. But See Inside Your Body facinated him. He read every page and liked learning things such as "the little bumps on your tongue are trenches that trap spit and detect smell" (12).

Puppies

Puppies is another "touchy-feely" book. It is larger in size than the "That's not my" series, so it has a greater variety of textures on each page. The book explores the different activities puppies usually like to do. Such as, sniffing, playing, chasing, digging, and sleeping. What I like most about this book is that it teaches that most puppies like to do these activities, but there are some who don't. For example, this page says,

"Most puppies like to chase. . . but not this one."

Brooklyn loves this book. It has kept her entertained for hours. And I don't mind reading it too!

Announcing Contest Page!

I will periodically hold different contests. The prizes will vary and ALL contests are sponsored by me. November's contest is "Tell Me About Your Favorite Usborne Book." Follow this link to enter smartypartybookscontests.blogspot.com (You don't have to own an Usborne book to qualify, so go forth and enter!)
Good Luck!

That's Not My Santa

"That's not my Santa" is part of Usborne's "That's not my" series of touchy-feely books. My favorite feature about the book is the interactive tactile elements. Kids learn the adjectives "soft, sparkly, rough, fuzzy, squashy and fluffy" by actually feeling each page. Brooklyn, a 7 month old, loves to look at the colorful illustrations and feel the different textures on each page.