 Cami Kangaroo Has Too Many Sweets by Stacy C. Bauer
Book Description: Cami Kangaroo loves sweets. In fact, she can't stop thinking about them. Even after Mommy catches her eating from a bucket of ice cream, she still finds ways to sneak them. Will she ever be able to listen? Cami Kangaroo is funny, uplifting story about the importance of honesty and following the rules, even when you don’t want to. Christians Review (written by him, with no editing)::- I liked this story, it shows you that you don’t sneak treats or get bad teeth and to be honest and eat better. Mummy’s Review: A beautifully illustrated book about a Kangaroo called Cami, who like most of us has a sweet tooth and through many sneaky ways she manages to get all her favourite treats and doesn’t listen to her mummy about how she could get cavities, until she goes to the dentist. I loved reading this story with my boy and this reinforced the idea that sweets are treats and not for everyday use, that he is in charge of his health and finally above all to list and be honest. All in all a great read.
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3/14/2019 0 Comments Cerebral Palsy awareness month
My beautiful son, aka 'Boy' which is what my daughter calls him... as a ongoing project and bonding experience we are reviewing books together. We will read weekly different book subjects but our first week is going to focus on anxiety, positive thinking and emotions. So join us as we learn, laugh and hopefully love some of the wonderful books out there.
 The Scaredies Away by Stacie Florie and Barry McDonagh Book description: Eight-year-old Jack is scared...of the dark...of swimming in the ocean...and of riding the biggest roller coaster on the boardwalk. Jack usually runs away from what scares him. Most people do! But now that his cousin Clay has taught him how to overcome his fears all on his own, Jack is ready to take on the world! And with the Magic Finger Countdown, you will be too! Mummy’s review: Scardies Away is a book about an eight year old boy who is scared of going on Big Red, which is a huge ride. In this book the boy is taught about how to do the MFC which is short for the Magic Finger Count down. This book is beautifully illustrated, bright and has lots of great images for children to enjoy. My son really enjoyed the visualization of the MFC and I feel that it something we will be using to help him when he is worrying. My only comment that is not 100% positive hence the 9/10 is that I found it very wordy, I wasn’t expecting an overly simplified book but for my seven year old who loves to read, he got a bit caught in it. The message however is brilliant with a great skill to help with anxiety….all in all a great read, I also loved the advice in the back of the book…that was really nice addition. UPDATE: We have used the MFC a few times when anxiety comes and it has had some success..so yay. Vote 9/10 Christians review (written by him, with no editing) What I like about the book is it gives the key to make scardies Fly Away. I like the mfc, I like the shades and the colour and the type of book. Vote 10/10  Will I be ok? By Laurie Wright About the book: To little children, the world is B-I-G and full of confusing situations that create hard to handle feelings. Telling children repeatedly that they will be okay doesn't work. Share the funny pictures in 'I Will Be Okay' with your children while reinforcing the idea that they are not helpless, and that they can do things for themselves when they have tricky feelings, that will help them feel okay again. Mummy’s review: I loved the simplicity of the book, the images were well drawn and I loved the different scenarios that no matter what “I will be ok”. My son enjoyed reading the book and the message it gave and he read through it very quickly. Christians review (written by him, with no editing): What I liked the most was the theory of the book don’t be scared of things that all is ok. 9/10  Don’t Feed The Worry Bug by Don't Feed The WorryBug (The WorryWoo Monsters) by Andi Green
Book description: Meet Wince, The Monster of Worry, and his number one nemesis, the WorryBug! join Wince as he discovers the secret to keeping his worries from getting monstrous. Mummy’s review: I loved this book which is about Wince the Monster of Worry, as he starts worrying he gets a worry bug and the more he focuses on his worries the bug grows and grows. Until he decides he has had enough of his worry bug and sets about to rid himself of his worries. This story is beautifully illustrated and a fun way to approach the subject of worrying. My son loved it and so did my daughter and I have no doubt we will be reading it again. Christians review (written by him, with no editing): I like that the worry bug got bigger and bigger, then shrank because he stopped worry. Never worry because it won’t help. 10/10 |
