Mother Goose Time Book Giveaway Hop!

This is so exciting! I'm participating in my first Giveaway!  Some of the blog ambassadors for Mother Goose Time and I are doing a Giveaway Hop.  We are each reviewing a few books and then giving them away!  We are doing all of this to celebrate the addition of these amazing books to Amazon.  Previously these books were only available in Mother Goose Time curriculum kits.

At the end of this post I will link up to the other blogs so you can hop on over and enter all the giveaways.  That should better your odds of a win.  Yay!

The best way to teach your child to read is to read to them. There is no App that can do what a parent reading to a child can. Children's brains grow to 90% of their adult weight by the time they are three years old. Parents are their child's first and most important teacher. Singing songs, reciting nursery rhymes and reading books help your child develop their literacy skills long before they are able to read.

The first book I'm giving away is Ocean Animals A to Z by Leslie Falconer. This is my sons absolute favorite alphabet book. The pictures are vivid and beautifully engaging.

Tracing letters is an excellent way for children to learn the  alphabet. We use so many pre-writing skills to strengthen the muscles needed to begin writing. We love tracing letters in books, salt, or sand. Making letters out of dough, or shaving cream is an excellent way to develop fine motor skills while creating a memory of how the letter is formed.

This book is so much fun. You trace letters with your nose, toes, and fingers too. We learned about many new ocean animals like, Volcano sponges and  Fugu.

Next is There Are Bugs Words and Pictures by Chris Lensch. This book came as part of our Bugs and Crawly things curriculum set.

The images jump off the page. The pictures in this book are a vibrant mix of eye catching illustrations and pictures of actual bugs. The illustrations lead to a dialogue about what we see in the pictures and what we already know about the various bugs.

At the end of the book there is a glossary of the bugs. All of my preschool kiddos are nature lovers. They love to get to the end of the book to quiz each other on the names of the various bugs and what they know about them.

Next is  At the Pond by Kelly Nogoski. My little nature lovers are so excited about this book.

The pictures are fantastic. They love taking nature walks to look for the animals in the book. My son swears he has seen an alligator in the pond near our house (he hasn't).  I love books that are interactive.   Nearly every page asks a question or has them act like an animal.

How slow can you go?

The last page of the book is a Did you know? page with facts about the various animals. Did you know, "Dragonflies need warmth to fly and will ofter land when the sun goes behind a cloud."

Now it's time for the Raffle.  Thank you for reading. I hope you win!! Entrants must be 18 years or older. Mother Goose Time is responsible for fulfilling the giveaway. Residents of the USA and Canada only. Void where prohibited by law. After the giveaway is over, I will be asking the winner privately for information to get the books sent to you so be sure to leave your email when it is asked for.

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