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“It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations–something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.”

- Katherine Patterson

The Adventures of Katie Bubbles Book 1

suesbooks — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:12:08 +0000

As with the holidays, sometimes we receive gifts in the mail. We love books. They can’t get enough of them. It was a very cute book.

The Adventures of Katie Bubbles Book 1

The Boston Adventure

by Steven Hill Jr and illustrated by his then 9 year old cousin Sydney Patricia Hill.

This is a cute adventure chapter book. There are 17 short chapters with each chapter being about a couple of pages long. It is a book that can be read to a class of 6 year olds or older. You could help them read it to a younger sibling or read for themselves. It is a story of the adventures of Giggles Bubbles and his sister Katie Bubbles. It starts with Giggles trying out a science experiment in Katie’s pool. Little did he know that Katie would be curious and climbed into the pool to find out what was in her pool. Well, the rest you will have to read yourself to find out what happened during her adventures and how she helps some people on the way. I don’t like when people give away the story. I would much rather find out myself, wouldn’t you? It is a fast moving, fairly easy to read, funny story. Get the book and read it. Your children will enjoy it.

In the back of the book are a list of words with definitions that children may not know. So, they may learn some new words also.

Have a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year! Keep reading!

Spreading Joy during the Holidays

suesbooks — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:47:22 +0000

Wow! It is December already. Have you ordered your children’s selections? Holidays are filled with all the fun things like decorating the tree, crafts, holiday songs, holiday food, and other great holiday stuff. Making cookies. Let your children read ingredients from holiday recipes while you bake together. It’s a great way for them to practice reading. They also can learn about measurements and temperatures at the same time. Talk about colors that are seen during the holiday. Read along words to songs. One of the best ways to encourage a love of reading is to set aside time to share and read with your children every day. Read everything they see, the road signs, the toy catalogs, the cook books, magazines, books of their choice and make some of them non-fictions. Here are some great holiday songs.

“Few children learn to love books by themselves. Someone has to lure them into the wonderful world of the written word; someone has to show them the way.” – by Orville Prescott, “A Father Reads to His Children”

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Most Effective Thing We Can Give

suesbooks — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:38:31 +0000

“It’s not the toys in the house that make the difference in children’s lives; it’s the words in their heads. The least expensive thing we can give a child outside of a hug turns out to be the most valuable: words.” From Chapter One: Why read aloud? The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

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Happy Halloween – Great picks

suesbooks — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:05:05 +0000

Happy Halloween!

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Reading Tips

suesbooks — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:15:22 +0000

Returning to school can be exciting, stressful, or even scary for some children. Start a new tradition in your family. Write a letter to your child on their first day of school. Offer encouragement, share special things about your child that make you proud, and save your letters to re-read at the end of each school year.

Create a reading contest with your family. Set a goal for your children. If they read so many books, they get a reward. Be creative! Rewards can be anything your child would get excited about. Perhaps, it would be the next title in a series they are reading, going out for ice cream, or having a slumber party.

Encourage imagination – play games with your child while waiting in line. Plan a vacation that they would like to take or a make believe birthday party. Take turns making up a story. Ask them what they would like to be when they grow up and why. Talk about a friend or relative who you have not seen in a while. Imagine what you would say to them.

After reading a book to your child, encourage thinking by asking them questions. What words do they not understand? Have them draw pictures of what happened in the story. Does this remind them of anything or anyone? Do they think that this could really happen? Does this remind them of another story?

If your child is restless, suggest they draw pictures while you are reading. Use toys, food, or pictures while reading to them.

Let your child think up a different ending. Reading boosts their vocabulary. Continue to read aloud to them even after they have learned to read for themselves. Read from books that are above their reading level.

“A book is the most effective weapon against intolerance and ignorance.” – quote from Lyndon Baines Johnson

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. ~ quote of Benjamin Franklin.

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suesbooks — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:15:12 +0000

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suesbooks — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:52:54 +0000

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Ways to Help Children With Autism

suesbooks — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:50:19 +0000

Ways to help children with Autism

1. Teach Language

**Look and Say Books – find an object in its home-

ABC Flashcards, Baby Sister, Beach, Birthday, Cinderella, First Words Flashcards, Goldilocks and the Three Bears

**First Word books and flashcards – At Home, Farmyard Tales First Word Book, First Words Donkey FC, First Words FC, First Words Pairs FC, Very First Words, Very First Words Bedtime, Very First Words in Spanish, etc.

**First 100 Words Sticker Books, Everyday Words Sticker Books – First Hundred Words Coloring Book, First Hundred Words in Chinese, French, German, Spanish, First Hundred Words in English, French, German, Spanish Sticker

**First Thousand Words Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Spanish, First Thousands Words Sticker in English, French, and Spanish

**Everyday Words French, Everyday Words Sticker in French, German, and Spanish For more

2. Teach Visual Discrimination

**Find the Bird, Duck, Kitten, Piglet, Puppy, Teddy. For more.

**Look and Say Books – find an object in its home

ABC Flashcards, Baby Sister, Beach, Birthday, Cinderella, Counting Rhymes, Farm, Finger Rhymes, First Colors, First Shapes, First Words Flashcards, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Stories for Bedtime, Night-night Stories, Nursery Rhymes, Things that Move, Town, Vacation, The Zoo. For more . Also, Baby’s Very First series here .

**1001 Things to Spot series & Great Searches – more complex pictures, might be overwhelming for some, but perfect for others, choose according to their age and needs.

1001 Animals to Spot, 1001 Bugs, 1001 Monster Things, 1001 Pirate Things, 1001 Things to Spot at Christmas, 1001 Things to Spot in Fairyland, 1001 Things to Spot in the Sea, in the Town, Things to Spot Long Ago, Things to Spot on the Farm, On Vacation, 1001 Wizard Things to Spot.

Big bug Search, Great Animal Search, Great Dinosaur Search, Planet Earth Search, Undersea Search, Wildlife Search. To see more.

3. Teach Sensory Integration

**Touchy-feely books – different textures on each page Baby’s Very First Touchy-Feely, Baby’s Very First Touchy-Feely Animals, Baby’s Very First Touchy-Feely Christmas Book, Cars, Dinosaurs, Fairies, Farm, Jungle, Kittens, Mermaids, Noisy Touchy Feely Set, Nursery Rhymes, Penguins, Polar Bears, Touchy Feely Flashcards, Trucks. Check them out here.

**That’s Not My series – Angel, Baby Boy, Baby Girl, Bear, Bunny, Car, Dinosaur, Dolly, Donkey, Fairy, Frog, Kitten, Lion, Monkey, Monster, Penguin, Pirate, Plane, Polar Bear, Pony, Princess, Puppy, Reindeer, Santa, Snowman, Teddy, Tiger, Tractor, Train, Truck

**This is My series with sound – This is My Car, My Digger, My Dinosaur, My Duck, My Kitten, My Monster, My Puppy, My Tractor

4. Teach Social Stories

**First Experience series: Complete Book of First Experiences, Going on a Plane (w/sticker), Going to School (w/sticker), Going to the Dentist (w/sticker), Going to the Doctor (w/sticker), Going to the Hospital (w/sticker), Moving House (w/sticker), New Baby, New Puppy Sticker Book. As seen here

**Look and Say Books – as listed in #1 -see items and scenes associated with everyday events and places

5. Teach Visual Perception Skills

**Jigsaw Books – start out with 2 or 4 pieces, then go up to 50 pieces, all with full colorful picture under the puzzle. Start with Busy Bus, Busy Truck, Naughty Woolly Chunky Jigsaw, Under the Sea Jigsaw book, ABC Jigsaw, Goodnight Baby, Lift-Out Colors Jigsaw, Playtime Baby, Shapes, to Christmas Baby Jigsaw, Christmas Jigsaw then to others. Animal Jigsaw Atlas, Castle Jigsaw, Dinosaur Jigsaw Atlas, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Romans, Fairytale Jigsaw, Flowers, Four Seasons, Greek Myths, Jigsaw Atlas of North America. Check them out here.

6. Teach Reading Comprehension

**Spin and Match Books – Set of Fun on the Farm, Kings, Cookies, & Quackers, and Tell Me a Story – simple stories that ask comprehension questions. Check it out here .

**First Reading Series One and Two – asks questions at the end of story – Fox and the Stork FR1, Sun and the Wind FR1, Bears IR FR2, Brer Rabbit Down the Well FR2, Chilly Little Penguin FR2, How Zebras Got Their Stripes FR2, There Was a Crooked Man FR2. Very First Reading set as seen here.

**First Reading and Young Readers – pictures with not too many words- Bugs- IR FR3, Danny the Dragon FR3, Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar FR3, Dinosaurs IR FR3, Frogs- IR FR3, Leopard and the Sky God FR3, Magic Porridge Pot FR3, Monkeys IR FR3, Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly FR3, Scaredy Cat FR3.

Baba Yaga FR4, Butterflies – IR FR4, Elephants IR FR4, Little Red Riding Hood FR4, Owls IR FR4, Penguins – IR FR4, Polar Bears- IR FR4, Thumbelina FR4, Why the Sea is Salty FR4. See them here.

Cinderella YR1, Dogs, Stories of YR1, Dolls and Fairies (c/v) YR1, Elves and the Shoemaker YR1, Emperor’s New Clothes YR1, Fairies, Stories of YR1, Fairytale Castles YR1, Gnomes & Goblins YR1, Jack and the Beanstalk YR1, Magical Animals YR1, Mermaids YR1, Monkey King YR1, Nutcracker YR1, Pirates, Stories of YR1, Puss in Boots YR1, Robots YR1, Rumpelstiltskin YR1, Sinbad the Sailor YR1, Sleeping Beauty YR1, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs YR1, Sorcerer’s Apprentice YR1, Stories of Princess YR1, Story of Hanukkah YR1, Story of Toilets, Telephones & Other Useful Inventions YR1, Unicorns YR1.

Alice in Wonderland YR2, Around the World in Eighty Days YR2, Beauty and the Beast YR2, East of the Sun, West of the Moon YR2, Enchanted Castle YR2, Gulliver’s Travels CD Pack YR2, Heidi YR2, Little Princess YR2, Mystery Mansion YR2, Pinocchio YR2 (CD pack also), Prince and the Pauper YR2, Railway Children YR2, Robin Hood YR2, Rome IR YR2, Romeo & Juliet YR2, Secret Garden YR2, Shocking Story of Electricity – IR YR2, Stage Fright YR2, Story of the Olympics YR2, Trains YR2, Wizard of Oz YR2.

Anne Frank IR YR3, David Copperfield YR3, Florence Nightingale YR3, Marie Antoinette YR3, Martin Luther King Jr. IR YR3, Moonfleet YR3, Oliver Twist YR3, Tale of Two Cities YR3, William Shakespeare IR YR3, Winston Churchill IR YR3. Young Readers series here.

7. Teach Reading Fluency

**Easy Words to Read Series – simple rhyming phrases, simple pictures, phonetics plus Find the Duck series as seen in #2. Big Pig on a Dig, Fat Cat on a Mat, Fox on a Box, Frog on a Log, Goose on the Loose, Hen’s Pens, Mouse Moves House, Sam Sheep Can’t Sleep, Shark in the Park, Ted and Friends with CD, Ted in a Red Bed, Toad Makes a Road. As seen here.

**Flap books – simple rhyming text with flaps to lift on each page, plus Find the Duck series as in #2. Dinosaurs Lift the Flap, Dragons, Flip Flap Airport, Flip Flap Cars, Flip Flap Farm, Flip Flap Body Book, Lift the Flap Atlas, Lift the Flap Counting Book, Lift the Flap Word Book, Nightime LTF, Pets LTF, Sharks LTF, Trains Lift and Look, Under the Sea LTF, Animal Hide and Seek, Animal Homes, Construction Sites, Diggers, Dinosaurs, Duck’s Key, Where Can It Be?, Emergency Vehicles Lift and Look, Farm Animals Lift and Look, Hide-and-Seek Dragons. Look Inside Science, Look Inside Your Body, On the Beach, Planes Lift and Look, Who’s Hiding on the Farm?, Who’s Making that Smell?. As seen here .

**Picture books – Beautiful, colorful, simple pictures, simple text. Alphabet Picture Book, Animal Picture Atlas, Beauty and the Beast, Black Beauty, Children’s Picture Atlas, Christmas Carol, First Picture Action Rhymes, First Picture Animals, First Picture Dinosaurs, First Picture Fairytales w/CD, First Picture Math, all First Picture series and Picture books too many to name. Check them out at www.suesbooks.us .

8. Teach Fine Motor Skills

**Lift the Flap Books as seen in #7

**See Inside Books (Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, Fairyland, Famous Buildings, Inside How Things Work, See Inside math IR, See inside Recycling and Trash, See Inside Science, See Inside Ships, See Inside the Second World War, See Inside Your Body, See Under the Sea). Good for older children, has more text.

**Sticker Books – pincher grasp/ pressure control. Check them out here

**Slot books – Goodnight Baby, Playtime Baby, Squirrel’s Tale, There’s a Mouse in the House. As seen here.

**I Can Draw series – pincher grasp strengthening. I Can Draw Animals, I Can Draw People, What Shall I Draw?, Animal Stencil Book, Animal Stencil Cards, Big Book of Playtime Activities, Christmas Stencil Cards, Dinosaur Stencil Book, First Stencil Cards Christmas, Stencil Book, Tractors and Trucks Stencil Book. For older children, there are 50 Things to Draw and Paint, Big Book of Things to Draw, 365 things to Draw and Paint, How to Draw Animals, Fairies and Mermaids, Horses, Lettering, Princess and Ballerinas, Trucks and Tractors, Drawing Horses, Drawing Pirates, Drawing, Doodling and Coloring Book. As seen here

9. Teach Motor Planning

**I Can Draw series as seen in #8 – teaches step by step how to do things

10.Teach Critical Thinking Skills

**Learning Palette-child figures out answer in the mind, select correct colored disk to answer the question. Simple self-correcting, shows correct answer. Too many to list, but they can be seen here. Watch how the learning palette works here.

**Activity Cards – 50 Brain Games, 50 Optical Illusions, 50 Rainy Day Activities, 50 Science Things to Make and Do, 50 Secret Codes to Break, 50 Travel Games and Activities, 100 Things to Do on a Trip. Check them out here .

More information on Autism

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Wikipedia’s definition of Autism

Autism Fact Sheet

KidsHealth on Autism

Autism Research Institute says Autism is Treatable!

Mayo Clinic’s definition

Unraveling the Complex Genetics of Autism

Updated Autism News

Five Types of Autism

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