Best children bug & spider books according to redditors
We found 191 Reddit comments discussing the best children bug & spider books. We ranked the 103 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 191 Reddit comments discussing the best children bug & spider books. We ranked the 103 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Rainbow Fish
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
No, David!
Are You My Mother?
The Berenstain Bears
Amelia Bedelia
Stellaluna
Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Max
Clifford
The Little Engine That Could
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Madeline
Corduroy
Arthur
Franklin
Edited: to add some more.
Congratulations! :D
The character is a traditional African folktale figure, typically depicted as a spider like this. However, you may have seen it on the cover of Gerald McDermott’s book on the character. Here Is a link to the book on Amazon.
There's only one book with all the answers, and it's not the Quran.
This book was a little more my steez.
Well, it helps if you sound out the words. Eevee, for example, sounds like the letters. Eeeeeee-veeeeeee. Might I suggest some starting material....
I think this is more suitable
He's two. It happens. If I could make a recommendation, though, there is an absolutely amazing book, I'm Trying to Love Spiders, by Bethany Barton. You and he might enjoy reading it together. My students love it! (I teach summer school classes about bugs and spiders to middle school and elementary school students. The older kids are a bit beyond that book, but the little guys love it! They like patting the page whenever "Squish it!" appears.)
Can't go wrong with this
NTA. She's basically decided to raise her kids homophobic in a passive sort of way. You should feel free to not hold back next time this comes up and give a polite, kid-friendly explanation.
Also, I have some gift ideas come Christmastime:
https://www.amazon.com/Worm-Loves-J-Austrian/dp/0062386336
https://www.amazon.com/King-Linda-Haan/dp/1582460612
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WEZR0KC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
(Why yes, I've bought all these and more for my niece and nephew, fortunately their parents don't object to me indoctrinating them into the gay agenda).
Never kill spiders. You're a pussy if you do.
Check out this book. It changed my life.
When I was teaching, I kept these in my classroom library. Not all have an overt vegetarian message, but they are all wonderful books that address vegetarian ideas.
She's Wearing a Dead Bird on her Head! Beautiful watercolor book about women fighting against the popular use of feathers for fashion. Covers some women's suffrage history and the founding of the Audubon Society. I used this one with 5th graders studying American history.
Of course, Horton Hears a Who. The message of this book resonates with kids' and preteens' experience being small and unheard: "A [being's] a [being], no matter how small." Most kids also relate to the feeling of believing in an idea that others dismiss. Horton's steadfastness is a great quality for veg kids to learn.
The Desert is Theirs by Byrd Baylor. Buy all of her books, for real. They're literal pieces of art, and each one has a message that kids sorely need, without preaching. Also, Everybody Needs a Rock is one of my all time favorites.
Hey, Little Ant As a boy is about to squish an ant, it begins to reason with him. The book ends by asking the reader what they would do. Cute and discussion-worthy story for younger readers.
The Story of Jumping Mouse My favorite children's book of all time! Empathy until you're bawling. This book is wonderfully illustrated and I cried every time I read it. It's a bit long - I used it for 3rd grade and up.
For nonfiction science/animal books, I can't say enough about the authors Gail Gibbons (for younger readers) and Seymour Simon (for older kids). They both are very good at presenting facts about animals that preserve the animals' interests.
Miss Rumphuis Beautiful book with the lesson of leaving the world a more beautiful place.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar!
When I was older, it was all about Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Sounds like he views reading as a chore and not a form of entertainment. It may be that he hasn't found a book that clicks with him yet. Try focusing on his interests. Does he have a favorite movie? If its been adapted from a book, it might keep his interest.
Take clues from how he spends his free time. What kind of games does he play? Both Halo and Warcraft have their own line of books. I think it boils down to he need to find reading entertaining, and only he will be able to make that distinction.
He are some choices to try out:
Calvin and Hobbes, Far Side, or even try manga, Naruto is very popular.
Good luck with finding the something that he likes.
Was anyone else obsessed with Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears as a child?
Here are a couple of books that are good for kids but not tooo kiddy.
NatGeo: Ultimate Bugopedia
Yuval Zommer "Big Book of Bugs" (Illustrated)
DK: Super Bug Encyclopedia
Also recommend the Kaufman field guide if you want a good basic field guide.
I can’t touch bugs. My husband has no fear of them; he’ll pick up a spider or whatever and just toss it outside. I’ve seen him pick up a yellowjacket, for crying out loud. I can stand to pick up an ant (the tiny ones), but that’s my limit.
I used to smash bugs when I found them in the house, but since my son was born, I’ve tried to instill a respect for nature and living things in him, so I try to lead by example.
I’ve gotten on the “spider bro” train and leave them alone, mostly. If a stray bug gets inside and my husband’s not around, I trap it under a glass, slide paper underneath, and toss it outside like a spaz, thinking it’s going to swoop back and attack me the entire time. On the whole, I try not to get carried away in expressing my fears.
My son is seven now, and is mostly unafraid of insects. He’ll let things like box elder bugs and fuzzy caterpillars crawl on him, but he’ll run from bees and other stingers. He has a bit of a fear of spiders, but is also fascinated by them. He checked out I’m Trying To Love Spiders yet again from the library this week, and he watches YouTube videos and documentaries about them a lot. He discourages the neighborhood kids from squishing bugs, too.
He does know that there are some dangerous insects and spiders, though, and the gloves are off when it comes to mosquitoes. We haven’t had any run-ins with fleas or ticks, fortunately.
I guess it’s working out all right, even though I can’t always practice what I preach. Blech.
Well, I'd say that's a Very Hungry Caterpillar.
That is a caterpillar!
Source: I read a book about them once
>I would contend that as an atheist and as an atheist myself...
Reading comprehension is hard. Here's something you might like if you feel like bettering yourself. You might also be interested in trying to be less of an asshole.
Whoops! Forget a word!
https://www.amazon.com/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Eric-Carle/dp/0399226907
And https://www.amazon.com/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Eric-Carle/dp/0399226907
Yay, so glad that you and your son are enjoying Red! If you liked that one I suspect you'll like Neither as well :)
I am somewhat familiar with Are You A Boy or Are You a Girl?, but it's not one of my favorites - it's fine, but it's just a bit dry, you know? I think it's tough to write a more factual book that's actually engaging for kids. Jamie is Jamie is slightly more successful at that (similar concept, the main character's gender is never specified and they demonstrate that there's no such thing as gendered toys, activities, etc). And there are a lot more books about gender non-conforming kids than trans kids - some good ones are Jacob's New Dress, Julian is a Mermaid, Annie's Plaid Shirt, Sparkle Boy, and Teddy's Favorite Toy. There's also the book Worm Loves Worm, which is probably intended as a metaphor for same-sex marriage, but arguably works more broadly as well (since the whole point is the worms don't have genders!).
...and I could go on about other books showing different family structures, but I'll stop there for now :P Let me know if you'd like any more recs, I'm always more than happy to talk about picture books!
Here you go.
I'd recommend the works of Eric Carle
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? is a classic, with all the amazing animals.
Can't go wrong with The Very Hungry Caterpillar either.
A House for Hermit Crab will always be my favorite. A hermit crab dislikes his shell for being too plain, and seeks to decorate it with all sorts of undersea life.
Some of my very favorites:
ELL/Immigrant:
The Name Jar
My Name is Yoon
My Name is Sangoel
Ability:
Jessica's Box
My Brother, Charlie
ZOOM!
My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay
LGBTQ+:
And Tango Makes Three
Worm Loves Worm
Introducing Teddy
My Princess Boy
Oh, I <3 looking for books for my kids!! They are 14, 13, 12, 11, and 5. Our son is the youngest, and he loves all the books that his older sisters loved when they were younger. :D
Oh my gosh...Get those kids some books!
I would love this book for our oldest daughter if I win, please.
/u/DrUsual...can you think of any?
Thank you for the contest!
My mother passed away when I was really young, so I was raised by my Grandmother. She's still alive, terribly active and I can't wait for her to come visit me in my house.
But what do I love about her? I love this about her. 30 years ago, she took in three grandchildren under the age of 4 when their mother died and her son couldn't cope with taking care of them. She fed us, she clothed us, raised us even though all her 7 kids were already long out of the house and she had an infirm husband. She made sure there were presents under the tree, taught me to cook and bake, let us go when my father was back on his feet and in a position to care for us, and without hesitation paid for a plane ticket and took me back in when I ran the hell away from my dad and stepmother. She cleaned schools, cleaned houses, did many jobs to be able to do all that. Never once did she tell us "I can't" she just found a way. That's why I love her. Because she took care of me when no one else could.
As for books, James and the Giant peach for my son, to load onto his kindle with other books, that he'll be getting for Easter, so Hey bean!
You may have ruined it by introducing your kid to the version with the button (and without removing the batteries first), but it is popular and commonly available in a version that does not have that button.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar https://www.amazon.com/dp/0399226907/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_brggAbQY3JERW
What the normal version does have is a feature where the pages have a hole in each of the fruits, and where the pages grow in width as the quantity progresses, succeeded by a two-page spread showing the climactic peak of gluttony. And no buttons.
I grew up reading this book
I have always been nice to spiders ever since.
Have you tried non-western fairy tales? There are tons of African folk lore tales and Chinese tales out there if you look. Things like Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears and the Anansi stories are good. Also Tikki Tikki Tembo and The Funny Little Woman.
There are a bunch more, but they paint a much different view of the world than the Grimm stories do.
I wonder how many people in that sub were read Be Nice to Spiders as a kid. I was and always felt it had a lasting impact on me.
Fuck earwigs though, stay out of my ears you little demons!
Yeah, I second the book idea. Not totally unique but I think three to five books for kids that you loved when you were a child or that your child loves are great. That's what I always go with and that's what we used to do when I would go shopping with my mom. My faves that aren't super obvious (i.e. not "Good Night Moon") are Jamberry, Jesse Bear What Will You Wear (that's my name, so, I loved it, obviously), Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (huge hit for me and later for my sis, which would make sense if you know the plot), Snow Day, and Happy Birthday Moon.
If you want to go absolute classics, these are some of my faves: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, In the Night Kitchen, The Giving Tree, and Harold and the Purple Crayon (Probably my favorite children's book of all time).
Hope that helps!
Edit: formatting
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I second the library suggestion- they will have so many resources available to you, usually including story times specifically for this age group! It’s a great way to learn practices you can bring home.
I would check out Jbrary - this blog is run by two children’s librarians and they have TONS of resources and book suggestions. They also have a YouTube channel with lots of songs, rhymes and finger plays to work in with literacy development.
For 1-year olds you should look for board books- sturdy cardboard books that your child will easily be able to handle with you.
Some book suggestions:
Where is Green Sheep? By Mem Fox
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
There are TONS of books that would be great for this age- those are just some of my favorites. Others you might consider:
-Anything by Donald Crews
-“Spot” books by Eric Hill
-Pete the Cat by James Dean/Eric Litwin (there are board books available specifically for young readers)
-“The Bear” books by Karma Wilson- these aren’t usually available as board books but they are great rhyming stories
-“Maisy” series by Lucy Cousins
I apologize for any formatting issues- posting from mobile. Good luck!
Be Nice to Spiders https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060220732/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_AKE8BbYJ43Z5V
No problem at all, this has been fun! I actually listened to the audiobook version of Anansi boys, and it's a great audiobook as they got a very talented voice actor to do the reading. He was wonderful at conveying all the different accents for people from all over the world. He did a great young londoner voice, and he did a great old Caribbean woman voice.
And I'm from Canada, myself, though when I briefly lived in Florida as a child and I remember having an Anansi picture book. I didn't know it at the time but a lot of the really fun, really interesting stories told to kids there were actually African legends and folk tales that were carried over to the Caribbean and then to Florida.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle :D
do you have
http://www.amazon.com/Very-Busy-Spider-Eric-Carle/dp/0399215921/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_3
http://www.amazon.com/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-board-book/dp/0399247459/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_6
http://www.amazon.com/The-Adventures-of-Thomas-Otter/dp/0861123778/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1261371101&amp;sr=1-1
well no... it was this one
Over in the Meadow
Little Blue Truck
One Duck Stuck
Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?
Sheep in a Jeep
Jamberry
The Napping House
Hand Hand Fingers Thumb
Bubble Gum Bubble Gum
This brought back great memories. Also, type any title into youtube to listen to a reading so you know if you like the book before buying. As for category, "animal noises" or "onomatopoeia" are good search terms.
Every book in The Guardians of Ga'hoole Series, which is about an owl society on the bring of war. Teaches a lot of moral and life lessons, but in the disguise of owls. I loved this series as a child.
Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and any other book written by Roald Dahl. Just a warning for The Witches (although I couldn't find it in Kindle Format), it really spooks some children. I tried to read it to my little cousins and it just outright scared them. Although they are skiddish in the first place.
The Tale of Despereaux, Which is a book about a mouse (Desperaux) who goes on a quest to save a human princess. Great book.
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, I'm not sure if this is too old for him or not, but it's super cute. And a real boy book too.
If he hasn't read them yet, every Dr. Seuss book ever.
Ella Enchanted, absolutely loved this one too. I re-read it countless times when I was younger.
The Phantom Tollbooth, which is just another great book!
Momma didn't raise no fool.
if i win
My son is 2.5, I love reading to him.
He absolutely loves The Gruffalo and can remember all the words. He even says randomly "Daddy, i'm going to tell you a story about the gwuffawo"
Monkey Puzzle is also a fave.
Hungry Caterpillar is a must really. One of my childhood favourites.
The Lauren Child books are great fun too.
Join the library if you havent already (my boy has his own library card which he thinks is pretty cool) it means you don't have to buy them all and aren't stuck with piles of them. He also likes going and choosing them too.
James and the Giant Peach! Used books are always welcome in my home.
I have both read the book and seen the movie, but not as an adult! I loved it when I was younger and something tells me that Dahl will be able to stand the test of time. The books are always better than the movies!
Thanks for the contest!
Not a parent, just partial to books I read as a kid. The Stinky Cheese Man, Rainbow Fish, I'm always going to think Goosebumps for the 8-12 crowd, Anansi the spider and Abiyoyo
If you're looking for another good read try Clan Apis. A very entertaining and enlightning tale about bees. Unfortunatly I never see it in discussions about great graphic novels, it really deserves more credit.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar!
Pretty much anything by Robert Munsch, especially The Paper Bag Princess, and Mortimer
Something appropriate for your reading level.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
When my son was born, almost 16 years ago, someone gave this book to us. I think we read it once and sold it at a yard sale.
It is a freaking creepy as hell book.
We also got this weird ass book which was promptly binned.
That being said my kid's favorite books were "The Wheels On the Bus", anything by Eric Carl, Dr Seuss, Winnie The Pooh, Goodnight Moon, Miss Spider's Tea Party and a few more that I can't think of right now.
That's a brown "very hungry caterpillar."
Source: I read a book about it
I'm scared shitless of them.
My parents read me this book when I was a kid
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Slugs-David-Greenberg/dp/0316326593
Tldr for the book
Slugs are funny, till they rip children to pieces, pull out their eyes and kill them in their beds.
Great reading for a developing mind
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We do outdoor toys for Easter! I think I'm just putting together one big basket for both boys(3yo and 11mo). I know I'm doing a bubble machine, chalk, a magnifying glass for looking at outdoor stuff, play doh, bug book To go with the magnifying glass.
Definitely Elmer!
and
The Very Hungry Caterpiller
Were two of my faves as a kid :)
This (http://www.amazon.com/Nice-Spiders-Margaret-Bloy-Graham/dp/0060220732) was a book my mom used to read to me. It was one of my favorite books, and to this day I don't kill spiders.
For a beautiful, fun and accessible book to learn about honeybees, try and get your hands on a copy of Clan Apis by Jay Hosler.
Provide some age context.
If you are talking little kids, this, to my way of thinking, is the ultimate rockstar of kids books.
Unexpected: I used to manage a children's bookstore in NYC and I was working on something at the front counter, head down. A man approaches and asks where the David Kirk books are. I lead him to the section, point them out and begin to tell him a bit about the artist. He says, "yes, he's designing something for my house." I look up and it's Peter Gabriel. My heart stopped.
King Bidgood's In The Bathtub
Also The Napping House
Ah, the old 'ask a question and pretend they didnt answer it' routine. I got it. (I'm not gonna fuck around playing that game. You expected me to say something hypocritical and I didn't, get over it.)
Hey man, if you're really facing that much of a problem trudging through that daunting wall of text, how about you stay off reddit a little until you get your reading level up. Here's something that might be more your speed.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Eric-Carle/dp/0399226907
Bye.
Phew just got from a long business trip, opened my laptop, saw the red icon, and ow yeah, I remembered I was arguing with this psychotic bitch on the internet.
Anyway, okay let's continue.
> What is the solution then? You're being awfully cryptic and I suspect that's because you don't actually know.
I don't know if you actually read my comment or actually comprehend English, but I did give a solution, so stop being so fucking obtuse.
Here I'll write it again, the solution is to be ASSERTIVE if somebody harassed you or abused in any way stop being a pussy and stand up for yourself, I gave you two extreme examples; you can just say no, or you can quit and start your own company.
(God, I doubt that you'll understand this) Historically, women were regarded as equal when they had started proven that they were independent, that they have their own strength, that their existence does matter.
Examples;
Jane Goodall, she fought for the well-being of Chimpanzee in a dilapidated country in Tanzania, where women were treated far worse than Indonesia or any other part of the world.
She is a beautiful woman and was harassed not just for her looks but her intellectual as well, yet she was undeterred and independent.
When the poachers, massacred the animals under her sanctuary, she didn't cry or posted an angry letter or ranted about sexism, these poachers were notoriously vile and wouldn't think twice in murdering their opponent, but she went straight to poachers and began lambasting them in front of their faces, this is why people respected her.
Malala Yousafzai, she was shot in the head, when the Taliban entered her bus, he asked "Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise, I will shoot you all" and she bravely stood up, but did that stop her? Did she complain about sexism? No! She never stops struggling, and despite everything that she did, there are still cynics that criticized her.
Marsinah, a female Indonesia activist, was raped by an iron pole, yes, they actually stick a pole inside her vagina, because she was defending the workers' right.
Bill Burr was interviewed once and asked was the reason why there aren't as many female comedians out there because we're living in an unjust society, where women were considered as subspecies?
His answer, fuck that, everybody eats shits out here, do you think male comedians became successful because they had a penis hanging out of their crotch instead of a vagina?
Colored people went through the same struggle, and yet we still see white supremacist, extreme alt-right, it's a perpetual state of tribulations. If you wanted to be valued you must act even though the entire planet is against you, and this is true for everybody, male or female.
> This is just name-calling. Personal attack. More name calling. Lol more personal attack. Lol wow sexist much? This is just more name calling and baseless personal attack, only directed to a whole gender Lol exactly it wasn't an argument, just more name calling and personal attack.
You're just mad that you couldn't come up with a cogent riposte.
You were the one who initiated the condescending comment, and then when I descended to your level you demanded that I will argue with you respectfully? Fuck no!
The first "Wut" comment, I knew you were just a psychotic and moronic cunt.
> Context. It's important. Try and pay attention to it one of these days.
AGAIN FUCKING READ MY COMMENT, I even quoted her original comment so she knows which context I was replying to.
> Not that it's any of your business but since you brought it up, I actually run a business making 5 USD figures a month.
Hah! doubt it, somebody who scours the internet just to argue about trivial sexism would be making 5 USD a month, unless if your dad helps you, or if you're a prostitute, do you suck old man's dick so you can buy a bag, cunt? Did your mom teach you how to do it? hahaha.
Hey, could you lick my sphincter? I'll trade you a candy for it.
> So you're saying attractiveness matters in more professions that flight attendant
Nope, I didn't say that and learn English, your grammar gave me cancer.
> So you're saying attractiveness should increase how well someone does her job. Then it should show up on the excel sheets, yes? They should close more deals etc, so then why not just judge that using more measurable metrics? There are stupid attractive people, too. How do you know they perform better if you don't measure their performance?
Again context, read her original post, read my comments and connect the dots.
> Here's how to run a successful business: measure, collect data, interpret data, make improvements based on the data, profit, repeat. It's 2017. The people who know how to properly use data make bank.
Context. It's important. Try and pay attention to it one of these days. The boss was trying to gain new business and based on the data, or his research he found out that his clients like boobs, and there's a probability for him to gain that said business if he were to please their client.
> There's a reason why business students spend a ton of time learning about performance metrics in class.
Most successful businessmen became great because they were persistent, committed, disciplined, knows how to manipulate the market, and actually never gotten any degree.
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, unanimously said that degree is not important, they all have faced self-doubts in their lives.
Steve Jobs, never follow what the market dictates, he had created his own innovation based on his belief and intuition. Read his book, ow, well, learn English first, because the words are complicated.
Here start with this book, https://www.amazon.com/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Eric-Carle/dp/0399226907
> So because there are extreme feminists fighting stupid battles in Australia, that means all the things feminism strives for everywhere else, including in Indonesia, is ridiculous? If not, I don't see how that article is relevant to this thread.
No, I didn't say that. I even said that women in Indonesia were historically more respected than the western counterpart, I was mocking her statement.
AGAIN, OP problem was something that could've had been solved if she were more assertive, douchebags are everywhere, although her boss might not actually one, and she is just a large baby.
Her insecurities made her irrational and started blaming others aspects such as feminism, instead of facing her own fear, which I think is ridiculous, just like the extreme feminism in Australia or everywhere, their thinking was based on female insecurities rather than rational thinking.
TL;DR; Again stop being a cunt, stop eating MSG, go back to elementary school again, when somebody make a comment don't reply them with a condescending comment like you know everything, learn proper English or just use Bahasa because I can speak that too, and come back to me when .. mmm... maybe 50 years from now? once you learned what diction is, segue, cognitive dissonance, logical fallacies, and real history about women's suffrage, ow, maybe just basic vocabularies, okay bitch?
I thought this may help my fellow new parenters out there. If you're anything like me, you scoured the internet checking off every "must-have" baby items list before your LO was born, but I still ended up having Amazon deliver things about every other day for the first couple months.
As a disclaimer, I'm not saying these are MUST HAVE items. I just went through my Amazon purchases and I'm writing down some things that I purchased in those 3 AM wee hour Amazon shopping sprees.
Here's a compilation of everything that I felt I missed in my preparation for my baby girl:
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I hope this helps! Let me know if there's anything you would add to the list.
>No I'm distinguishing between PC bullshit and actualities in what's accurate.
I'm sure you're a delight at the dinner table...
The very fact that you said everything I'd recommend would boil down to "socialism" tells me, very matter of factly, that you actually don't know what it is. If you did, you'd understand that socialism isn't a destination or final product but merely a theoretical transitioning point from capitalism to communism. With that in mind, I've included a few reading selections that are suited for your level:
This one should get you ready for this one. When you think you're up for the challenge, try this one on for size.
One of my favorite children's books.
http://www.amazon.com/Nice-Spiders-Margaret-Bloy-Graham/dp/0060220732
> There are also pickles(tsukemono) of watermelon rind in Japan.
This is interesting! One of the newest kanji I'm learning is 物! It's so neat to see it in other words!
Here's a book that's slightly above your reading level but would be a good challenge for you. I can't find it online so you might have to purchase it:
James and the Giant Peach
Are there any good Japanese children's books you might recommend? My vocabulary and grammar are not as good as your English and I've been looking for reading material that is my level.
She's already reading (voluntarily!) from the third grade library, and she's got a number of more advanced books — mainly fact books like this and this — at home. We read at home for at least 20 minutes a night every other night, sometimes longer and/or more often. (Sometimes I read with her, sometimes her mother does, and sometimes she reads on her own.)
Her school uses a program called "Rocket Math" at her level. If you're not familiar with it, it has an A-Z rating system for each math principle (addition, subtraction, etc). She's completed level Z on addition and subtraction and is now on multiplication (level D, I think). She's actually capable of doing the higher level multiplication problems but as it's a time-based system she's not up to that point yet. But she knows (for example) what 7x8 or 9x6 is; it just takes her a bit of time to get to the answer. On evenings where she isn't doing her reading practice, she's using the Rocket Math app to practice.
She has an electric guitar and occasionally plays Rocksmith on my PS3. It's not her favorite thing; she's not terribly into musical instruments, though she does enjoy it when she does pick it up.
I am going to go with $11.18. Here is my item. I am trying to stock up on books for the classroom. Thanks for the chance :)
My daughters favorite book. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale
http://amzn.com/0140549056
is it The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
http://www.amazon.com/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-board-book/dp/0399247459/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1250709722&amp;sr=1-1
Tactically, it makes no sense for a Russian-funded troll to engage in this argument at all. Please learn to read, it will aid with large-scale political understanding, I recommend starting with this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-Eric-Carle/dp/0140569324.