Qq Word-of-the-Day

What does a duck say?
If you have any doubt, read one of these delightful quack books!

"Dawdle Duckling"
by Toni Buzzeo

"Little Quack"
by Lauren Thompson

 

"Make Way for Ducklings"
by Robert McCloskey

"Quack and Count"
by Keith Baker

Happy Yummy Summer!
Love, Grandma

Pp Treat-of-the-Day

Pizza makes a pretty good breakfast, lunch, dinner or treat!
Perhaps you would like to make one today . . .

You could make a paper pizza with cardboard
and crayons and bits of colored paper.

But a smiley face pizza made out of dough, sauce,
cheese and pepperoni might taste a little better.

And, if you need any other pointers,  please read
"The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza"
retold by Philemon Sturges

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!
Love, Grandma

Oo Word-of-the-Day

You may have occasions when you need to say "oops"!
Here are a few stories about others' "oops"  . . .


"Alpha Oops! The Day Z Went First"
by Alethea Kontis

 

"It Wasn't My Fault"
by Helen Lester

"Oops!"
a Diaper David board book by David Shannon

"Oops, Sorry!"
a first books of manners by Richard Morgan

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!
Love, Grandma

Nn Treat-of-the-Day

String some fruit loops, lifesavers, pretzels, or whatever
you want onto a piece of floss or string to make a
necklace
you can nibble on while you read a nice book!

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!
Love, Grandma

Mm Treat-of-the-Day

You could make a mud pie if you wanted to,
but muddy buddies might taste better.

To make muddy buddies you will need:

1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter
8 cups Rice Chex cereal
1 cup powdered sugar

In a large bowl microwave the peanut butter, chocolate chips
and butter for one minute. Stir the mixture until it is smooth,
microwaving an extra 30 seconds if necessary.
Add cereal to the bowl and use a large spatula to mix and
coat the cereal. Then pour the powdered sugar over
the cereal and toss to coat . . . or if you prefer,
you can spoon the cereal mixture into a ziplock bag,
pour in the powdered sugar, seal and shake!
Serve immediately or chill for later.

Happy muddy summer reading!
Love, Grandma

 

Ll Word-of-the-Day

Here is a list of "little" books

little people might like to read:

"Little Bear"

an "I Can Read" book by

Else Homelund Minarik

"Little Blue Truck"

a board book by Alice Schertle

"Little Engine That Could"

by Watty Piper

"The Little House"

by Virginia Lee Burton

"The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe

Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear"

by Don and Audrey Wood

"Open This Little Book"

by Jesse Klausmeier

(one of my newest picture books)

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!

Love, Grandma

Kk Word-of-the-Day

What cute kids I saw at the "unbirthday"
splash pad party last week!

Read all about other kids like

the annoying preschoolers in
"An Annoying ABC"
by Barbara Bottner

"Kids"
by Catherine and Laurence Anholt

"The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle"

by Don L. Wulffson

or for the patriotic month of July read
"We the Kids--
The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States"
by David Catrow

Happy Yummy Summer!
Love, Grandma

Jj Word-of-the-Day

Someday you might go to an office . . . or a hotel . . .
  or a school . . . or a warehouse . . . or a workshop . . . or a store
and do a job like your Dads, Moms, Grandpas or Grandmas
do now.  Learn about all kinds of jobs from books like:
 

"Bear at Work"
by Stella Blackstone

 
a board book called
"Hello Kitty What Will I Be A to Z?"

or a big book called
"Jobs People Do"

Earn a bonus reading "scoop" by telling
me what job you might like to do when you grow up?

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!
Love, Grandma

Ii Treat-of-the-Day

"I scream"

                           

 "You scream"

 "We all scream for ice cream!"

While you're waiting to collect your next

ice cream reading treat from Grandma, try

making some ice cream in a bag:

Fill one large (gallon size) ziplock bag with ice cubes and
 6 Tb. of rock salt. Fill one smaller (pint-size) ziplock bag with
1/2 cup milk or half & half . . . 1 Tb. sugar and 1/2 tsp. vanilla.

Seal the small bag and place it inside the large bag.

Seal again carefully and shake until the mixture

 is thickened like ice cream--about five minutes.

Remove the small bag from the large one, wipe it off

and open carefully. Then dig in and enjoy!

Happy National Ice Cream Month!

Love, Grandma