Customer Review: I bought this book to use with my job as a special education preschool teacher who travels from site to site. I use this book to teach colors and counting. I love it because it follows the song "The 12 Days of Christmas" and the kids love to sing along with it! I also made felt cut outs of each... more info
Customer Review: Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming is a great book for home or for the classroom. It could be an outstanding book to use for a bed time story because each of the animals in the story must find their friend to tell them it is time to sleep for winter. Also this short book could be an excellent book to... more info
Customer Review: This book is perfect for teaching about color, description, and, best of all, good food. The bright images are larger-than-life picnic bits and the writing makes it all good enough to eat. This is pretty much a classroom staple for me.
Customer Review: This is a hit with both me and my daughter. It's a lot of fun to read aloud (and to hear read aloud!). The text is predictable and rhyming, which are both great for learning to read, and it teaches animal sounds. The pictures are bright and colorful. My daughter loves looking at the pictures, and... more info
Customer Review: This is a very colorful book (see for yourself in the "search inside this book" feature) for the pre-school and under set. It begins with a drawing of a child watching a caterpillar in the tall grass. Then there are more caterpillars crunching and munching, hummingbirds darting and dipping, bees... more info
Customer Review: I feel that I owe author/illustrator Denise Fleming an apology. Ahem. Dear Ms. Fleming - please forgive me for confusing you, each and every time I see a picture book of yours, with fellow children's author Lois Ehlert. I know that you and Ms. Ehlert may have much in common (your audience, your... more info
Customer Review: This beautifully illustrated book is an excellent introduction to conservation and ecology for 5-7 year olds. The illustrations are inviting, and the text helps draw in young readers.