Teagan's Likeable Literature

Likeable Literature: Treasury of Greek Mythology and National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weird but True

By on December 21, 2011

Treasury of Greek Mythology – Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes and Monsters By Donna Jo Napoli, Illustrated by Christina Balit National Geographic Children’s Books $24.95 National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weird but True National Geographic Children’s Books $19.95 National Geographic has been a staple in my house since I was little. The magazines with the [...]

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Teagan’s Likeable Literature: Sweet Reads

By on February 9, 2011

Love is in the air and there’s nothing better than reading with our little ones. The following are some sweet titles that are a perfect read for Valentine’s Day and can be appreciated every day of the year. Tucker’s Valentine By Leslie McGuirk Candlewick Press Ages 2-5 $6.99 You can’t help but to love Tucker.  [...]

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Teagan’s Likeable Literature: Halloween Book Round-up

By on October 7, 2010

Candlewick Press publishes outstanding children’s books for readers of all ages. Since their opening in 1991, they have received more than 1500 accolades and honors and have been named “the fastest growing children’s publisher in the U.S.” by Publishers Weekly. They also publish these books, perfect for Halloween. Alpha Oops: H is for Halloween By: [...]

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Teagan’s Likeable Literature: Dwell Studio’s Books Review & Giveaway

By on August 10, 2010

Welcome our That’s IT Mommy friends, Jill and Theo to Teagan’s Likeable Literature! The following books are from Dwell Studio and they are all published by Blue Apple books and distributed by Chronicle books. I’ve been a longtime fan of Dwell Studio’s colorful textiles. They feature great simple, clean designs in crisp modern colors and [...]

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Teagan’s Likeable Literature: Review & Giveaway – Round The Garden book and cards

By on May 26, 2010

Being a parent and a music educator, I am always amazed at what children can imagine and create.  Whether it is drawing an amazing picture or composing variations on a musical theme ala Mozart, most children seem to naturally create and compose based on their surroundings.  There’s always music and dancing in my house so [...]

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Teagan's Likeable Literature: Pop-up Books (Win!)

By on March 24, 2010

“Pop-Up Book: The term pop-up book is often applied to any three-dimensional or movable book, although properly the umbrella term movable book covers pop-ups, transformations, tunnel books, volvelles, flaps, pull-tabs, pop-outs, pull-downs, and more, each of which performs in a different manner. Also included, because they employ the same techniques, are three-dimensional greeting cards.” Thatsitmommy [...]

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Teagan’s likeable literature: Uglydolls

By on March 14, 2010

“Ugly” doll?  Who would want an “ugly” doll?  Have you ever seen an Uglydoll? Here’s a little history in case you’re not familiar with Uglydolls.  The origin is actually quite romantic! The Uglydoll characters are from the creative minds of husband and wife team David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. Horvath’s soon to be wife, Sun-Min, [...]

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Teagan’s Likeable Literature: MAISY!

By on February 2, 2010

This special post is dedicated to Maisy. Maisy is one of Teagan’s favorite characters from a book. Not a day goes by without reading at least one Maisy book. Maisy is fun, simple and I think Teagan can relate to that mouse’s experiences and emotions. They both love to explore, play and set out on [...]

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Teagan’s Likeable Literature

By on December 10, 2009

Teagan loves books. She’s loved them since she was a few months old. Back then we’d turn the pages for her, point at the drawings or pictures and read the simple words. She’d stare at the pages and her movements and sounds expressed her excitement. Hands down The Rhyme & Discover Book by Vtech was [...]

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