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I Love You, Little Bird I Pad App
I Love You, Little Bird by Jennaya Joy Monroe is an interactive 3D app for I Pad. The app is an interactive 3D story book written for children ages 2-5 years old. The actual book is available on...
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The Reading Lesson: Review and Giveaway
As a teacher, I have known the benefits of early exposure to books for children. I read to both of my boys from the time they were very young and continue to do so now. My 10 year old still loves to...
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Explore Science and Reading with The Hungry Caterpillar
This guest post was submitted by Sarah Normandie. There are so many great spring activities you can do with your young child, but my favorite is linking science, art, and reading with The Hungry...
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Reading With Your Kids – Inspiring a Love of Reading
This week’s tackle was submitted by Jim Denney. Some of my earliest memories are of my mother reading books to me. And some of my happiest memories are of reading books to my own children. My two kids...
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Christmas Giveaway 2013 Music Together Storybooks
Music Together, the acclaimed international early childhood music education program for children birth through second grade, has enriched the musical lives of families around the world. Since its...
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Reading Aloud with Your Kids During the Holidays #spon
This is part of a sponsored campaign, written by 5 Minutes for Books managing editor Jennifer D. I love sharing books with my kids. They are old now (9 and 15), so we are past the sit in the lap and...
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McGraw-Hill Invites You to Spread the Word and March Into Literacy
According to the International Reading Association, about 40 percent of high school students lack the literacy skills sought by employers. In the U.S., an estimated 32 million adults are unable to...
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Caillou: What’s That Funny Noise? Preschool Reading App
Disclosure: I received a special code to purchase this iPad app and have been compensated for my time in writing this post. My daughter is 3 1/2 and loves books. We read every night before bed and then...
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4 Top Children’s Book Series for Girls
Julia and Sophia love books with strong leading characters who are girls. These are their favorite chapter book series… Note: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. #1 – Junie B. Jones My girls...
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Back To School Giveaway: Set of Captain No Beard Books
In this Back to School Giveaway, 5 Minutes for Mom contributor, Jenny Nanninga, shares a look into a series of stories to spark your children’s imagination. This post is sponsored, but as always the...
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5 Tips to Hook a Reluctant Reader
5 Minutes for Books reviewer and mom of two boys Nancy shares some of the ways that she overcame her son’s picky reading habits. My sixth grade son doesn’t quite fit the definition of a reluctant...
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Travel from Your Armchair This Fall
Bonnie is here to share some books great for armchair traveling. With September more than halfway over, many of us are happily putting away the remnants of our summer vacations and settling into normal...
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Are You Trying to Read More in 2015?
Nancy, a 5 Minutes for Books staff reviewer, is here to share her plan to read more in 2015. I’ve heard many people this month mention how they are hoping to read more this year. Would you like to?...
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Imagination Station Takes Your Children Through History
Anna here with two books that will take your child through history in a fun imaginative way! Thanks to Tyndale House Publishers for sponsoring this giveaway post. My kids are not big readers...
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Let Your Child Giggle In Print Alongside Elmo with @PutMeInTheStory #Giveaway
Anna here again with a fun app that puts your child in a virtual story with Elmo and his friends! This giveaway and post are sponsored, but our opinions are our own. Have you heard of the innovative...
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Which Classic Book Would You Most Like to Revisit?
I was not even twenty years old when I was first exposed to the story of Les Misérables. My then-boyfriend gave me his copy of an international cast recording of the stage performance in its entirety,...
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School is Winding Down, Power Up Their #SummerReading
5 Minutes for Books managing editor Jennifer Donovan is here to share about how she’s going to encourage her son to keep reading this summer. You’ll be hearing more about #SummerReading since we are...
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Put Your Child in a Story with Elsa & Anna from Frozen #Giveaway
Anna here with a fun giveaway for fans of Frozen, plus a chance to win a Frozen Dream Vacation Sweepstakes. When I was a child, probably about 3 or 4 someone gave me a picture book that had my parents...
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Getting Silly with my boys and Captain Underpants
Nancy (and my boys) here to bring you the latest from Dav Pilkey in this sponsored post from Scholastic. Captain Underpants, along with his two least favorite students, George and Harold, have been...
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How to Make Reading Resolutions
5 Minutes for Books Managing Editor Jennifer is here to help you set and meet reading goals for 2016. Yes, I’m a semi-professional book reviewer. Yes, I love it. Yes, I was a bookworm as a kid and...
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