Monday, June 11, 2012

Parents' Place Memories





Lori (mommy) 
Claudia (cute ponytail girl)
Chinanit's Class





"I found my tribe at Parents' Place. I had twins and everyone was so nice about it..."Sister do whatever works for you-you have twins!" I made my best friend at PP. She even moved next door to me so that she wouldn't have to have more kids. I tell everyone with a baby that they should to go Parents' Place. It was a LIFESAVER!" - Leah Thomson



 


Simone & Kane Snyder (parents)
Dian Snyder
Linda's "Young at Art" Class










Our babies (Bean & Diego), reaching out to those wee ones who came before...
Shoshana 

Monday, June 4, 2012

CHILDREN’S BOOKS THAT ACCURATELY REFLECT OUR WORLD

The following list represents some of the great literature available to parents.  These specific books introduce children the many different cultures and types of people that make our word rich and interesting.  All of the books in this list may be found in the Parents’ Place Library


§  A Little Bit of Soul - Amy Wilson Sanger
§  Chaat and Sweets - Amy Wilson Sanger
§  Yum Yum Dim - Amy Wilson Sanger
§  Let’s Nosh! - Amy Wilson Sanger
§  Hola! Jalapaeno - Amy Wilson Sanger
§  Mangia!  Mangia! - Amy Wilson Sanger
§  Hats Hats Hats - Ann Morris
§  Houses and Homes - Ann Morris
§  Shoes Shoes Shoes - Ann Morris
§  Tools - Ann Morris
§  Bread Bread Bread - Ann Morris
§  On the Go - Ann Morris
§  Was It the Chocolate Pudding? - Sandra Levins
§  Two Homes - Claire Masurel
§  Give Me My Yam! - Jan blake
§  Goodnight, Daddy - Angela Seward
§  Under the Lemon Moon -  Edith Hope Fine
§  Alicia’s Happy Day - Meg Starr
§  The Colors of Us - Karen Katz
§  Miss Tizzy - Libba Moore Gray
§  Playtime - Kate Petty
§  Umbrella - Taro Yashima
§  All the Colors of the Earth - Sheila Hamanaka
§  Feast for 10 - Cathryn Falwell
§  Dumpling Soup - Jama Kim Rattigan
§  Two Eyes a Nose a Mouth – Roberta Intrater
§  Arnie and the New Kid – Nancy Carlson
§  The Lion Who Had Asthma – Tricia Brown
§  Someone Special, Just Like Us – Tricia Brown
§  Even Little Kids Get Diabetes – Connie Pirner
§  We Can Do It! – Laura Dwight
§  Andy and His Yellow Frisbee – Mary Thompson
§  Be Good to Eddie Lee – Virginia Flemming
§  Luna and the Big Blur – Shirley Day
§  All Kinds of Children – Norma Simon
§  My Nose, Your Nose – Melanie Walsh
§  Hands Can – Cheryl Willis Hudson
§  I am America – Charles R. Smith Jr.
§  It’s Okay to be Different – Todd Parr
§  What a Wonderful World – George Weiss
§  Shades of People – Shelley Rotner