tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post2917816432352016097..comments2024-03-27T21:51:24.656-04:00Comments on Chat with Vera: Also an Octopus by Maggie Tokuda-Hall & illustrated by Benji Davies [Review & Giveaway]Vera Godleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00511948370346834218noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-55887753081364703932016-12-07T21:14:50.625-05:002016-12-07T21:14:50.625-05:00I'd tell her to not listen to her inner critic...I'd tell her to not listen to her inner critic and to reach to push the boundaries of her imagination.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346859108596319721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-66561118519260645682016-12-06T10:18:20.205-05:002016-12-06T10:18:20.205-05:00Another picture book I'd like....Bears in the ...Another picture book I'd like....Bears in the Snow <br /><br />Book reviewed on here....A Child of Books Julie Waldronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944913616498235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-88853926998746282882016-12-06T10:15:50.509-05:002016-12-06T10:15:50.509-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Julie Waldronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944913616498235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-76709851083141070132016-12-06T10:12:40.758-05:002016-12-06T10:12:40.758-05:00My children are very imaginative, they actually en...My children are very imaginative, they actually enjoy writing stories.Julie Waldronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944913616498235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-22161149379278461882016-12-05T22:19:57.824-05:002016-12-05T22:19:57.824-05:00I should elaborate...or just point you here: http...I should elaborate...or just point you here: http://imaginativehomeschool.blogspot.com/2016/11/an-alien-helps-with-reading-and-writing.htmlGalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119498262301807853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-83081443069436443232016-12-05T22:18:37.308-05:002016-12-05T22:18:37.308-05:00I have no problem helping my child be imaginative....I have no problem helping my child be imaginative...he has an imagination as big as the world (bigger, probably). But getting him to write it down? Now, that I haven't figures out yet. Working on it! So far my best method involves talking Aliens on a dry erase board.Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119498262301807853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-25712019402949645512016-12-05T13:54:21.654-05:002016-12-05T13:54:21.654-05:00I'd get them their own pens and notebooks to w...I'd get them their own pens and notebooks to write in :)<br /><br />mia2009(at)comcast(dot)netEdye Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990939471027484238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-27225189219906411772016-12-04T13:12:30.659-05:002016-12-04T13:12:30.659-05:00Sit down and start one with them. My dad used to ...Sit down and start one with them. My dad used to tell us stories and draw pictures to go along with them when we were kids.pamela jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127071293950709772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-74416420030910321982016-12-01T23:00:52.319-05:002016-12-01T23:00:52.319-05:001. Picture book I would like to have - Bramble an...1. Picture book I would like to have - Bramble and Maggie: Snow Day author: Jessie Haas illustrator: Alison Friend<br />2. Book for you to review - The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation author: <br />Shannon Hale illustrator: LeUyen PhamEdna Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08225161457659971698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-77121103595673498292016-12-01T19:06:59.958-05:002016-12-01T19:06:59.958-05:00The very first and most important thing is to enco...The very first and most important thing is to encourage children to read a great variety of content and to expand their vocabulary.Edna Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08225161457659971698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-31224345923407021592016-12-01T07:58:16.398-05:002016-12-01T07:58:16.398-05:00Encourage imagination by leaving kids alone, and d...Encourage imagination by leaving kids alone, and don't buy them overly complicated toys. Nobody needs Legos with motors.<br /><br />Candlewick: There are a lot of books that would be great to have or for people to review. "Rain" and "Snow by Sam Usher look intriguing. "There's a Bear In My Chair" looks charming. "The Fairy-Tale Handbook." "There, There." All excellent possibilities.John Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692188725616854777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-89523405471835579332016-12-01T06:52:59.484-05:002016-12-01T06:52:59.484-05:00(1) One other picture book you would like to have ...(1) One other picture book you would like to have - Bob the Railway Dog<br />(2) One picture book you would like reviewed here on Chat With Vera - The Tightrope WalkersPeggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031124129401178598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-13982682760183120382016-12-01T06:50:51.154-05:002016-12-01T06:50:51.154-05:00I just bought my granddaughter a journal to start ...I just bought my granddaughter a journal to start writing about her day and about her life. Her mother is a writer so I am hoping it will continue with her.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031124129401178598noreply@blogger.com