WBAY Community Calendar - The Art of Jan Brett
The Art of Jan Brett. (Child / Education, v Other). header, General. Date: Wednesday 1/21/2009. 2 Week(s) 6 Day(s). Time: Call for times. Organizer: Megan Del Debbio ( ). Web Site: http://www.oshkoshmuseum.org. Event Details: ...
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January 2009 ? Trumansburg Community Nursery School
Our last book will be a Jan Brett adaptation called Three Snow Bears. During this week we?ll make a Styrofoam igloo, cut and decorate our own boot, and make soup mix to share. I?m a little snowman, short and fat. ...
Trumansburg Community Nursery School - http://tcns.wordpress.com/

Life is Not a Cereal: Primary Level Artist Appreciation-A ...
By Jenny
Additionally, because my girls and I have already studied many picture book artists (i.e. Eric Carle, Tomie DePaola, Jan Brett, etc.) they are not included in our curriculum plan. We are calling our program "Waiting to Be Discovered": ...
Life is Not a Cereal - http://lifeisnotacereal.blogspot.com/

The Soul of Wit: Out with the old
By Melonius
Web Favorites. All Recipes ? Bakerella ? Core Knowledge Foundation ? Digital Scrapbooking ? Fly Lady ? Handwriting Without Tears ? Jan Brett ? Mormonchic ? Plugged In ? She does hair ? Shelfari ...
The Soul of Wit - http://admit-slip.blogspot.com/

THE BOOKWORM'S BOOKLIST: January Holiday and History Boooklist!
By Bookworm
*Goldilocks and the Three Bears *Illustrated by Jan Brett; *The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas; Aesops for Children *Illustrated by Milo Winter; Cinderella *by Marcia Brown (Caldecott Medal) ...
THE BOOKWORM'S BOOKLIST - http://thebookwormsbooklist.blogspot.com/

A Day of Wonders: January activities
By Laura
After reading Jan Brett's The Mitten, see how many animal cracker animals will fit inside our laced mittens. 13. Use a mitten cookie cutter to cut out bread in the shape of a mitten. Use milk paint (milk with food coloring) to paint the ...
A Day of Wonders - http://adayofwonders.blogspot.com/

Franklin County Whole Child: Happy Birthday!
By Bernice Crouse, Franklin County Library System
Happy Birthday, Dear Duck by Eve Bunting with illustrations by Jan Brett. The desert animals plan a special birthday for Duck. Birthday Monsters by Sandra Boynton is a a fun book that both you and your child will enjoy. ...
Franklin County Whole Child - http://frcowholechild.blogspot.com/

Pinewood Castle: Snow, Snow and More Snow
Maj Lindman: Snipp, Snapp, Snurr, and the Reindeer ? Katherine K. Davis: The Little Drummer Boy ? Jan Brett: The Mitten ? Jan Brett: The Wild Christmas Reindeer ? Jacqueline Briggs Martin: Snowflake Bentley (Caldecott Medal Book) ...
Pinewood Castle - http://pinewoodcastle.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Slmar's World: It's Time to Celebrate
By slmar
The boys didn't get to their cookie or countdown surprise until after nine p.m. The surprise was Jan Brett's The Night Before Christmas, of course. This version has many wonderful surprises in the pictures on the sides of each page. ...
Slmar's World - http://slmar.blogspot.com/

The Miss Rumphius Effect: When Buying a Book Means Making a Difference
By Tricia
written and illustrated by Jan Brett Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia written and illustrated by Ted and Betsy Lewin The Magic Horse of Han Gan written and illustrated by Chen Jiang Hong The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale ...
The Miss Rumphius Effect - http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/

Gypsy Mare Studios: New Barrettes
By Jennifer MacNeill-Traylor
Andrew Wyeth ? Big Town Farmer ? Brandywine River Museum ? Delaware Art Museum ? Eclectic Halloween Art and Artists Group ? Edward Gorey Store ? First Draught Farm ? Jan Brett ? Longwood Gardens ? Madame Talbot ? New Hope, PA ...
Gypsy Mare Studios - http://gypsymare.blogspot.com/

Children's Museum is holding'Mitten Days' Monday, Tuesday
Leelanau Enterprise - Leland,MI,USA
The event will begin each day with story time at 11 am, when museum educator Ann Drake will read The Mitten by Jan Brett, a Ukrainian folktale about a boy ...
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Christmas Books from Our Collection ? Bestbookihavenotread?s Weblog
Trouble With Trolls by Jan Brett. Christmas Trolls by Jan Brett. The Night Before Christmas by Jan Brett. Mrs. Claus Explains It All by Love. Santa Claus by Rod Green. Olivia Helps with Christmas by Falconer ...
Bestbookihavenotread's Weblog - http://bestbookihavenotread.wordpress.com/

Miss Priss: Holiday Round-Up
By Miss Priss
My kids love the Jan Brett book Gingerbread Baby! We had to decorate them too. . . Yummy! Don't these just make you want to eat them, especially since two five year olds decorated them and had been licking the icing off their fingers ...
Miss Priss - http://missprisstx.blogspot.com/

Snowy Books for Winter-Loving Texans ? BookKids Recommends
Posted in Picture Books, Staff Rec - Emily, Staff Recommendations | Tagged amy ehrlich, caldecott honor, caldecott medal, classics, cold, cold weather, december, ezra jack keats, fairy tale, folktale, hans christian anderson, jan brett, ...
BookKids Recommends - http://bookkids.wordpress.com/

Eva Nelson: Jan Bretts Christmas Treasury Seven Jan Brett Books in ...
By Eva
Featuring seven Jan Brett books in one--'The Mitten, The Wild Christmas Reindeer, Trouble with Trolls, The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Hat, Christmas Trolls', and 'The Night Before Christmas'--this treasury draws upon the cultures of ...
Eva Nelson - http://eva-nelson.blogspot.com/

Su La Li: Meet my 3 Year Old
By Elizabeth L.
... Mo Willems Books ? Eric Carle Books ? Feathers for Lunch - Lois Ehlert ? Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom - Martin, Archambault and Ehlert ? Zin, Zin, Zin a Violin - Lloyd Moss ? Sandra Boynton Books ? Dr. Suess Books ? Jan Brett Books ...
Su La Li - http://sulali.blogspot.com/

All Things Supercinski ? Blog Archive ? Josiah?s Picks
Some other favorite authors include Jan Brett (another amazing illustrator), Anne Rockwell?s transportation books for the young toddler boy (Cars, Trucks, Planes, Machines, Things That Go, Toolbox, etc.), Eric Carle books, especially 10 ...
All Things Supercinski - http://www.supercinski.net/

Keyboarding Korner: Amber May gets round of applause in class
Valley News Today - Shenandoah,IA,USA
They've read several different versions of the story and some related gingerbread stories by Jan Brett and Lisa Campbell Ernst. Some of the ways they have ...
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Affordable fun
KVUE - Austin,TX,USA
Try this: PajamaRama Storytime focuses on The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett and includes cookies and coloring activities. {TriRight} Tonight at 7:30 at ...
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Pupils Take Classmate To Heart
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
The event was based on Thanksgiving stories the children read by author Jan Brett. Following the meal, the children ringed the pavilion and sang traditional ...
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Mom Is Teaching ? Blog Archive ? Just asking?
We've had a copy of The Mitten by Jan Brett in Peanut's room for a while but hadn't gotten around to reading it. Yesterday at nap time, Peanut picked it out for me to read [...] Peanut is an excellent kid - if you could order kids from ...
Mom Is Teaching - http://www.momisteaching.com/

Cozy Homemaking: Christmas.Day.2008
By Sonia
19 : Print & laminate Christmas themed bookmarks (our were from Jan Brett's website) 20 : Sort out (and archive) all their drawings/artworks/creations of the current year (coming to an end) Keep the best ones / most loved ones, ...
Cozy Homemaking - http://cozyhomemaking.blogspot.com/

Gingerbread Friends
Jan Brett makes me want a Gingerbread Friend in this delicious new book! Children just eat this story up with the colorful illustrations. You can spend so much time looking at the beautiful pictures with your children. ...
Holiday Compare Site - http://holidaycomparesite.com/

Every School Every Thursday -- Ankeny
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
Students in Cindy Crouch's second-grade class have been reading books by one of their favorite authors, Jan Brett. As the students read, they are practicing ...
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Every School Every Thursday -- West Des Moines, Clive & Waukee
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
The three first-grade classes have been reading multiple versions of "The Gingerbread Man" including Jan Brett's "Gingerbread Baby" and discussing how folk ...
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Parenting Toddlers ? Blog Archive ? A Must-Read
We?ve had a copy of The Mitten by Jan Brett in Peanut?s room for a while but hadn?t gotten around to reading it. Yesterday at nap time, Peanut picked it out for me to read to her. (She puts up no argument whatsoever about nap time when ...
Parenting Toddlers - http://www.parentingtoddlers.net
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A Matter of Memories
By Jill Marie Paulson
With over 600000 copies sold, Jan Brett?s New York Times bestselling edition of Clement Moore?s classic Christmas poem celebrates its tenth anniversary with a note from Jan and an exquisitely redesigned jacket with red foil trim, ...
A Matter of Memories - http://www.amatterofmemories.com/

Book Nut: May All Your Days Be Bookish and Bright
By Melissa
That, and Gingerbread Baby, by Jan Brett and Owl Babies, by Martin Waddell. You can't say she's not well-rounded. A, who just turned five, is the most introverted child of the bunch. She doesn't like starting anything, but once she gets ...
Book Nut - http://melissasbookreviews.blogspot.com/

amusing muses: Tidings of Joy
By Alberta and Ava
Story: The Wild Christmas Reindeer(Jan Brett) Movie: One Magic Christmas (it makes Mr. Al cry) Verse: And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, ...
amusing muses - http://amusingmuses2.blogspot.com/

The Book Stacks ? Blog Archive ? To All the Readers?
We've had a copy of The Mitten by Jan Brett in Peanut's room for a while but hadn't gotten around to reading it. Yesterday at nap time, Peanut picked it out for me to read [...] Foley on Sports Illustrated, Brooke Hogan Holiday Update ...
The Book Stacks - http://www.thebookstacks.com/

"Gingerbread Friends" by Jan Brett
The Tribune - Kingwood,TX,USA
Talented Jan Brett is not only the author but illustrator using bright colors, well defined shapes and bound to be loved by your little ones. ...
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Give The Gift Of Reading
(based on Norwegian folktale), Jan Brett (illustrator). Just Enough is Plenty, Barbara Diamond Goldin. A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree, Colleen Monroe. Mooseltoe, Margie Palatini. Farolitos of Christmas, Rudolfo Anaya ...
TBO News Metro - http://www2.tbo.com/content/list/news/metro/

Kaleidoscope Books, Cards & Gifts: Thank you to Everyone Who ...
By Kaleidoscope Books, Cards & Gifts
We had so much fun on December 17th during the fundraising event for the Friends of the Upton Town Library, where Lisa Stratton the children's librarian conducted story time featuring the Jan Brett books Gingerbread Baby and Gingerbread ...
Kaleidoscope Books, Cards & Gifts - http://uptonbookstore.blogspot.com/

Snarky Librarian: ...And So It Goes...!
By Jeff S.
PICTURE BOOKS; the BRAMBLY HEDGE books, by Jill Barklem; anything by Jan Brett; "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Book" by Lauren Child; "Cinder Edna" by Ellen Jackson; "Piggie Pie!" by Margie Palatini; anything by Patricia Polacco ...
Snarky Librarian - http://snarky-librarian.blogspot.com/

The Icy Day (by Justin) | Mrs. Enoch's Class Blog
?We read Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett today and wrote our own gingerbread stories? by Cooper. ?We had math. We used a number line and solved problems? by Cooper. ?We had SSR today?by Devon. ?In the stories we are writing we ...
Mrs. Enoch's Class Blog - http://mrsenoch.edublogs.org/

THE BOOKWORM'S BOOKLIST: Preschool, Kindergarten Themes~ 20 Booklists!
By Bookworm
The Hat by Jan Brett The Hat by Tomi Ungerer The Mitten by Jan Brett PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN THEME: COLOR *Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle *Freight Train by Donald Crews (CM) ...
THE BOOKWORM'S BOOKLIST - http://thebookwormsbooklist.blogspot.com/

The Toby Show: Random Christmas Art Projects
This Jan Brett book is a new gift. I just brought it out the other day and we read it for the first time and then did another construction paper project where we decorated the Gingerbread Baby with hole punched paper and cut-outs. ...
The Toby Show - http://thetobyshow.typepad.com/the_toby_show/

AsianNewsRadio: julie chen - Maxima Blog: Pastries
By apepafykiytid28305
Taming of the shrew ? Julie chen ? Woody mccorvey ? Silverlit palm z rc plane ? Warren act ? Jan brett ? Migrant mother ? Inside the actors studio ? Huntington wv ? Canvas on demand ? Powered by Blogger. Subscribe to . ...
AsianNewsRadio - http://asiannewsradio-4s2.blogspot.com/

Sunday Salon - December 21, 2008
It is not too late to put your name in for my giveaway of Jan Brett?s wonderful childrens book The Wild Christmas Reindeer. To get a chance to win, email me at [email protected] with the word ?SANTA? in the subject line. ...
caribousmom - http://www.caribousmom.com/

Storytime with the Girls. : Gingerbread Friends ? Gingerbread Friends ? Jan Brett: Gingerbread Baby ? Jan Brett: Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury ? Julie Stiegemeyer: Saint Nicholas: The Real Story of the Christmas Legend ...
My Thoughtful Spot - http://sweatpea6797.typepad.com/

Oshkosh kids draw wintry wonderlands; two win books
Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh,WI,USA
The contest was inspired by ?The Art of Jan Brett? exhibit at the Oshkosh Public Museum, which is open through Feb. 1. The exhibit is inspired by the ...
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KENDAL RAUTZHAN: Books an option for late shoppers
Reading Eagle - Reading,PA,USA
Choices this week: "The Old Pirate of Central Park" by Robert Priest; "The Mitten" by Jan Brett; "Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse" by L. Barrett George. ...
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Favorite Winter Holiday Children's Books... | Gather
Heidianna, Jan Brett's books are some of my favorites! I love how she includes hidden stories within the story, especially with that little hedgehog....and the authenticity and bright colors of her folk illustrations. ...
Gather: Articles by Great Books for Kids - http://greatbooks4kids.gather.com/

Free Coloring Pages 4U: The Tale of Despereaux Coloring Pages
By marilisa
The Tale of Despereaux Coloring Pages ? Free Printable Christmas Cards to Color ? Free Kwanzaa Coloring Activities ? Free Printable Christmas Toys ? Free Printable Christmas Coloring from Jan Brett ? Free Printable Advent Wreaths ...
Free Coloring Pages 4U - http://freecoloringpages4u.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Parker's Kindergarten: Christmas Party
By TheParkerFamily
Central Cass ? Crayola ? Enchanted Learning ? Holland's Kindergarten Blog ? Hubbard's Cupboard ? Jan Brett ? Kid Zone ? Kinder Korner ? Kindergarten + ? Looky Books ? Mrs. Holland's Kindergarten ? North Pole ? Pumpkin Carving ...
Mrs. Parker's Kindergarten - http://mrsparkerskindergartenclass.blogspot.com/

Cozy Homemaking: Moos.And.More
By Sonia
Activities Advent Calendar - Day 19 : Print & laminate Christmas themed bookmarks from Jan Brett's website. No photo, sorry. But you get the idea. :) Time for me to leave, it's late now. Have a wonderful weekend everyone ! xoxoxo ...
Cozy Homemaking - http://cozyhomemaking.blogspot.com/

That's a wrap
SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford,MA,USA
The Partners staff said to check out "Gingerbread Friends," the latest from award-winning children's author Jan Brett. Another award-winner is Virginia Lee ...
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Read, Learn, and be Happy: Jan Brett Magic
By Jane Heitman Healy
Author-Illustrator Jan Brett's magic began in the parking lot, where her enormous bus proclaimed the stops on her Gingerbread Friends tour. Inside the store stood a large backdrop with a scene from the story. Eager fans of all ages fell ...
Read, Learn, and be Happy - http://readlearnandbehappy.blogspot.com/

Celebrate The Author Challenge
Margaret Atwood (b. November 18, 1939) - The Robber Bride (completed November 23, 2008; rated 5/5; read my review). December:. Jan Brett (b. December 01, 1949) - The Night Before Christmas (completed December 15, 2008; rated 5/5; ...
caribousmom - http://www.caribousmom.com/

A Matter of Memories
By Jill Marie Paulson
The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett Aloo-ki glances up from fishing and sees her sled dogs floating off on an ice floe. She races after them and comes upon an igloo. Being a curious girl, she goes inside only to find no one home. ...
A Matter of Memories - http://www.amatterofmemories.com/

Traits Of Gifted Children | Gifted Children
GINGERBREAD FRIENDS, written and illustrated by Jan Brett 4. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder 5. THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, by Clement C. Moore.. AAP Sports News (Australia) - AFL: Simpson quits as 'Roos skipper ...
Gifted Children, How To Recognize... - http://www.specialgiftedchildren.info/

?Twas the days before Christmas
Bancroft This Week - Bancroft,ON,Canada
Jan Brett, renowned for her richly illustrated children?s books, has created another adventure for the Gingerbread Baby. In Brett?s version of The ...
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Make room for more ginger

Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA
Check out the story "Gingerbread Friends" by Jan Brett at your local library. Your children will also enjoy "The Gingerbread Rabbit" by Randall Jarrell or ..

Uncommon Grace: Save Handmade!
Sara Perry: Christmastime Treats: Recipes and Crafts for the Whole FamilyA Holiday Celebrations Book ? Sara Perry: Christmastime Treats: Recipes and Crafts for the Whole FamilyA Holiday Celebrations Book (Creative Crafts) ? Jan Brett: ...
Uncommon Grace - http://uncommongrace.typepad.com/uncommongrace/

Postcards From Holland: Oh The Weather Outside is Frightful
By heidi
Some Favorite Children's Authors. Beverly Cleary; C.S. Lewis; E.B. White; Eleanor Estes; Jan Brett; Max Lucado; Russell Hoban. Some Favorite Children's Books. Owls in the Family - Farley Mowat; Homer Price - Robert McCloskey ...
Postcards From Holland - http://postcardsfromholland.blogspot.com/

snow day | yoyomama
The Mitten by Jan Brett The Mitten is a superb reworking of an old Ukrainian folktale. Nicki accidentally drops one of his hand-knit mitts when he?s frolicking in the snow. Various animals squeeze into the mitten, seeking shelter from ...
yoyomama - http://www.yoyomama.ca/

African American Literary Review & News: Best Reads of 2008 ...
By Publisher
GINGERBREAD FRIENDS, written and illustrated by Jan Brett. (Putnam, $17.99.) The Gingerbread Baby just wants somebody to play with; an adaptation of the classic tale. (Ages 4 to 8) ...
African American Literary Review & News - http://traceyricksfoster.blogspot.com/
 

A Holiday Reading Tradition For The Whole Family
NPR - USA
He settles onto the couch with 7-year-old Larkin to read Jan Brett's Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?, which the family refers to as "the snausage book ...
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THE BOOKWORM'S BOOKLIST: 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle
By Bookworm
*Goldilocks and the Three Bears *Illustrated by Jan Brett; *The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas; Aesops for Children *Illustrated by Milo Winter; Cinderella *by Marcia Brown (Caldecott Medal) ...
THE BOOKWORM'S BOOKLIST - http://thebookwormsbooklist.blogspot.com/

Miss Cathy's Corner: My recent reads
By misscathy
Vividly illustrated in Jan Brett?s characteristic style, this beautifully re-imagined fairytale is sure to delight those familiar with the traditional story and new readers alike. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart ...
Miss Cathy's Corner - http://misscathyatthelibrary.blogspot.com/

My Thoughtful Spot: Back to Back Birthdays
Jan Brett: Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury ? Julie Stiegemeyer: Saint Nicholas: The Real Story of the Christmas Legend ? Julie Stiegemeyer: Saint Nicholas: The Real Story of the Christmas Legend ...
My Thoughtful Spot - http://sweatpea6797.typepad.com/my_thoughtful_spot/

*Story*Time @ Upton*Library*: StoryTime @ Kaleidoscope!
By *Lisa*
I will be reading the classic story of The Gingerbread Baby, re-told and illustrated by Jan Brett, followed by Jan Brett's newest book, an original sequel, Gingerbread Friends. Copies of these, and other books by this popular author, ...
*Story*Time @ Upton*Library* - http://uptonstorytime.blogspot.com/

Crafty In Coffeeland: Dreaming of a White Christmas...
By Catholic in Coffeeland
Our Author of the Month. Our Author of the Month Jan Brett. Gluten Free Saints' Days. Papa's Birthday ? St. Bridgid ? St. John the Baptist 1 ? St. John the Baptist 2 ? St. Lucia ? St. Nicholas ...
Crafty In Coffeeland - http://craftyincoffeeland.blogspot.com/

[IntegratingTechnology] Re: Jan Brett's website
By chapicha(chapicha)
on Jan Brett's site so I read and tried a few things. While I was at my first smartboard workshop I got an idea. I can copy images from the site and add it to my smartboard software and I can make the interative gingerbread on my ...
Kids to Know - http://kids2know.blogspot.com/

Saturday, December 13, 2008
By The Brown Family (DC)(The Brown Family (DC))
We want to thank Leslie Williams, Mattie's kindergarten teacher for the wonderful new Jan Brett book, Gingerbread Friends. I visited Leslie's class last December and read the classic Brett book, Gingerbread Baby. ...
.... Mattie's Blog - http://mattiebear.blogspot.com/

Favorite Holiday Picture Books....
By Are we having fun yet?(Are we having fun yet?)
I love Jan Brett. Her illustrations (often including animals) are bold, colorful and whimsical...and the stories lines are very sweet. I particularly like how she incorporates smaller "windows" of illustrations on each page that ...
In Quotations - http://perchmommy.livejournal.com/

Advent day 13, a parcel and teacher's gifts
By Elaine Simpson
The one without a title is a Jan Brett version of Clement C Moore's -'Twas the night before Christmas' All the Jan Brett books have such beautiful illustrations. The book at the back is really good it is a picture puzzle/riddle where ...
Thimbleina - http://thimbleina.typepad.com/thimbleina/

Books for Holiday Giving
By CT(CT)
Moore/Jan Brett The Christmas Bears by Chris Conover Olivia Helps with Christmas by Ian Falconer The Nutcracker by Susan Jeffers The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg Christmas at Stony Creek by Stephanie Greene ...
DPL News & Views - http://doverpl.blogspot.com/

Sants pet pictures will help Rescue Me
The Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USA
Use craft sticks, coffee filters and muffin cups to create holiday crafts and enjoy "The Mitten" by Jan Brett. (740) 349-5550. Mystery Book Group meets 6:30 ...

Favorite Christmas activities
By Alicia(Alicia)
I'd recommend any of Jan Brett's books (Night Before Christmas, The Mitten, The Hat, Trouble with Trolls, Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?, etc.). (Look for a future posts on my favorite children's/picture books, based on those in ...
SMD Teacher - http://smdteacher.blogspot.com/

I smell Gingerbread
By kit(kit)
Remember Paul Galdone's forever wonderful story of The Gingerbread Boy and Jan Brett has great gingerbread fun and a new book The Gingerbread Baby. You can find more links to gingerbread fun on Author. Cynthia Reeg's site ...
Kit's Creations - http://kit-grady.blogspot.com/

:CHRISTMAS BOOK COUNTDOWN: The Wild Christmas Reindeer
By Jill Marie Paulson(Jill Marie Paulson)
The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett Teeka, an Arctic girl who lives "in the shadow of Santa's Winterfarm," knows it will be a struggle to round up the reindeer who'd roamed wild on the tundra since last Christmas. ...
A Matter of Memories - http://www.amatterofmemories.com/

What to Give
By BayShore Books LLC(BayShore Books LLC)
... they will be giving this season and which books they would most like to receive. If Stuart Woods or Geraldine Brooks is on your shopping list this year or if you are a huge Nick Hornby or Jan Brett fan, check out Penguin?s site on.
BayShore Blog - http://bayshorebooksllc.blogspot.com/

The Big Book of Christmas
By Dorothy(Dorothy)
Seven years ago, author/artist Jan Brett was touring to promote her Christmas Treasury. Tori and I bundled into the car and waited in line at a church hall in Charlotte, VT to meet her. Tori picked out a copy of The Gingerbread Baby for ...
Morning pages, huh? Well sure,... - http://vermontquilter.blogspot.com/

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Books: The best Christmas/winter author ...
By Mary G(Mary G)
Jan Brett?s Christmas Treasury contains what I think are her best Christmas stories. The Treasury includes: The Mitten, The Wild Christmas Reindeer, Trouble with Trolls, The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Hat, Christmas Trolls and The ...
St. Athanasius Academy: - http://saacademy.blogspot.com/

No Excuse This Time!
By TN Mimi(TN Mimi)
Yes, I have four copies of Jan Brett's The Twelve Days of Christmas. I can't plead age or disorganization this time...I knowingly bought all four. The big book is Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury - a collection of seven of her stories, ...
TENNESSEE MIMI - http://tennesseemimi.blogspot.com/

New to USA Today bestsellers ? 12/11
By Nora Rawlinson
Levine/Scholastic. #31 The 39 Clues: One False Note, Gordon Korman, Scholastic. #53 How to Talk to Girls, Alec Greven, Kei Acedera, Collins. #114 Gingerbread Friends, Jan Brett, Putnam Juvenile. New to the USA Today list, this has been ...
EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian... - http://www.earlyword.com/

All About Gingerbread
By stphilipsns
During our Duck & Rabbit meetings, we read the story Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and the older children created their own pictorial scenes from the story using the fabulous prompts and artwork available on the author?s website (link ...
Ducks and Rabbits - http://stphilipsns.wordpress.com/

More Great Gift Ideas...and Events too!
By Hope(Hope)
... Motherland, on Tuesday night acknowledging National Grief Support Week and then more great kids activites on Saturday, December 20 with the Monthly Birthday Bash (movie, crafts, and fun!) celebrating author Jan Brett's birthday. ...
Monson Free Library Blog Bits - http://monsonfreelibrary.blogspot.com/

Stories of winter
El Dorado Times - El Dorado,KS,USA
The next story was "The Mitten" by Jan Brett. "This story is an old folk tale from the Ukraine," said Leonard. This book described activities that animals ...
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Good Weekend for December 12-14
The San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco,California,USA
[11 am, Kepler?s bookstore, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park] Gingerbread Story Time: Sit in on the retelling of Jan Brett?s classic fairy tale ?Gingerbread ...
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The Gingerbread Baby
By Aspergertopia(Aspergertopia)
After the kids went to bed I went to Jan Brett's website. You can imagine my delight when I came across this printable game. As soon as the kids were asleep I printed it out and laminated it. I have it sitting on their little table ...
Aspergertopia - http://aspergertopia.blogspot.com/

Ice.Ice.Baby
By Sonia(Sonia)
I had found one online on Jan Brett's fabulous website. If you never visited, and that you know Jan Brett from "The Mitten" or "The Hat", then you're going to spend quite a lot of time on the her website !!! And one last thing before ...
Cozy Homemaking - http://cozyhomemaking.blogspot.com/

Favorite Children's Illustrators
By TonyaG(TonyaG)
I love Jan Brett. We have Gingerbread Baby, Gingerbread Friends, The Mitten, and The Night Before Christmas. I also love Audrey and Don Wood (I think Don is the illustrator). We have the Napping House and Piggies. ...
Doc Mom - http://docmom-gray.blogspot.com/

Gingerbread House Workshop for Kids
Hear Jan Brett's Gingerbread Friends and make your own house out of graham crackers, icing, candy and imagination. For children age 8-12 and children age 7 and under with an adult. Limited to 20. Please pre-register. ...
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh... - http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/beechview/

Lessons Week 12 Dec. 11-18
By yliniemi
1st Grade: Read Jan Brett?s newest book: Gingerbread Friends and then create gingerbread houses using the template from Jan Brett?s web page. 2nd Grade: Read Jingle Bells by Iza Trapani (Christmas Around the World) and Eight Wild Nights ...
Miss Yliniemi's Library Media Lessons - http://yliniemi.wordpress.com/

Greenways story walk brightens Sterling Rail Trail
The Landmark - Holden,MA,USA
"The Mitten" by Jan Brett is the featured story along the Rail Trail in Sterling from the Quag Bridge to the Cider Mill. Combine a winter children's story ...
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Printable Christmas Activities from Jan Brett
By [email protected] (marilisa)
Christmas is my favorite season for making crafts with children. Happily, the internet is loaded with websites that offer free printable crafts. Visit Jan Brett's website for loads of free printable holiday coloring, cut and paste ...
Free Printable Activities - http://freeprintableactivities.blogspot.com/

Advent... Day 9
By Julie(Julie)
(I think my mom found it at a garage sale.) The story is... kind of fluff, but we enjoy the artwork. Honestly, the book wasn't that impressive, but Jan Brett has a fun website with TONS of free activities, printables, etc.
Herding Grasshoppers - http://herdinggrasshoppers.blogspot.com/

December 10, 2008
By mtbethel
Reader's Workshop: We will be studying the author Jan Brett and thinking about characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end! Writer's Workshop: We are revising and editing our small moment stories. We will use a Writer's Rubric on ...
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Anticipation
By Andrea(Andrea)
Anything by Jan Brett, especially if it includes Trolls (last year I had to hid Trouble With Trolls under the bed because I got sick of reading it), but also The Mitten and the Gingerbread Baby. A Jolly Christmas at the Patterprints by ...
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Gingerbread Day
By Heather Jeppson(Heather Jeppson)
We did read "Gingerbread Baby" by Jan Brett to kick off our day. Then we made some sugar cookies and gingerbread men shapes. We had fun decorating them and putting some Christmas sprinkles on them all. While the gingerbread men were ...
Mommy's Little Helper - http://mommylittlehelper.blogspot.com/

How Sweet It Is! Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett
By GTC(GTC)
Jan Brett's just published Gingerbread Friends is a non-Christmasy but festive holiday treat, illustrated lavishly in her familiar style. As is her wont, Brett provides lively pictorial borders around each page which hint at the ending ...
BooksForKidsBlog - http://booksforkidsblog.blogspot.com/

Twenty Great Christmas Books for Toddlers
By Catherine(Catherine)
Although it's not about Christmas, "The Mitten" by Jan Brett is a great book about winter. In this adaptation of a traditional Ukrainian folk tale, animal after animal climbs into a boy's lost white mitten until finally one sneezes and ...
Catherine Wheels - http://catherinewheels78.blogspot.com/

Our Favorite Christmas Books and A New Tradition
By Shannon(Shannon)
Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett Harvey Hare's Christmas by Bernadette Watts Mouse and Mole and the Christmas Walk by Doug Cushman Santa's Toy Shop by Al Dempster (This is an old Disney/Little Golden Book - probably would be considered ...
Song of My Heart - http://shannon-songofmyheart.blogspot.com/

Christmas stories
By prairiepoppins
Seuss - great rhythm, great message, a lot of fun to read aloud, Sandra memorized it last year; The Night Before Christmas illustrated by Jan Brett - the illustrations are like the season - full of many boxes with treasures to be ...
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So this is what it is like....
By Roxy(Roxy)
Most of them are based on my Jan Brett Christmas collection. We will be doing a cute and fun lesson on The Mitten, in which we will make our own paper mittens and little critters to put inside. For Who's Knocking on Christmas Eve we ...
Down Home in TN - http://downhomeintn.blogspot.com/

Holiday books for children
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
The estimable Jan Brett's latest confection, Gingerbread Friends (Putnam, $17.95, 32 pp., ages 4 to 8), is a luscious holiday sequel to Gingerbread Baby ...
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Fiction1. Cross Count...
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
Gingerbread Friends, written and illustrated by Jan Brett. The Gingerbread Baby just wants somebody to play with; an adaptation of the classic tale. ...
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muffin tin monday - the gingerbread baby
By Heidi @ Blue Eyed Blessings(Heidi @ Blue Eyed Blessings)
I chose The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. This is actually a book we have around all year long, so Mikayla was familiar with its story. My last year of teaching I used this book for a writing lesson at Christmas time, so I was quite ...
Blue Eyed Blessings - http://blueeyedblessings.blogspot.com/

Ornament Swap
By bear picnic(bear picnic)
I know there's a myriad of things you can do with shrinky dinks, felt, pom-poms, and trim; here's what Baby Bear and I came up with after reading Jan Brett's The Mitten :. This one is my favorite:
bear picnic - http://bearpicnic.blogspot.com/

Re: [IntegratingTechnology] Re: Jan Brett's website
By chapicha(chapicha)
I am able to use Jan Brett's website with my mac. Love her work. This > site is very useful in the classroom. > > Gingerbread Friends Coloring Mural > http://www.janbrett .com/mural_ gf/gf_main_ page.htm ...
Kids to Know - http://kids2know.blogspot.com/

A Merry Christmas Interview
By Melissa(Melissa)
I also like the traditional stuff: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Polar Express, The Other Wise Man, The Night Before Christmas (our version is illustrated by Jan Brett; I have to stop myself or I'd have a ton of different versions of ...
Book Nut - http://melissasbookreviews.blogspot.com/

Saint Lucia Unit
By StorybookWoods
Christmas Trolls by Jan Brett Make a Hedgie basket to go with story. Ekte Norsk Jul Vol. 1,2, &3: Traditional Norwegian Christmas. Norwaycolor Swedencolor Norway Coloring Book, Sweden Coloring Book By:Sevig, Kirsten ...
Storybook Woods - http://storybookwoods.typepad.com/storybook_woods/

Week 11, Day 21: December 2, 2008
By studiocam
By Jan Brett. The former is about women?s invisible labor, and the ease in which it is performed when practiced on daily, weekly, yearly basis. Ofcourse, the man in the story thinks it is nothing to care for a home, animals, ...
Mountain View Educational Collaborative - http://mtview.wordpress.com/

Books Glorious Books
By reindeerdreams
Twas the Night Before Christmasby Clement Morre, illustrated by Jan Brett. 4. Madeline?s Christmasby Ludwig Bemelman. 5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss. Other Best Seller and Top Pick Resources ...
Reindeer Dream's Christmas Blog - http://reindeerdreams.wordpress.com/

All Rights Reserved
Leominster Champion - MA, USA
12 FRIDAY Listen to the story "The Mitten" by Jan Brett, and afterwards make some mitten themed holiday cards at 10 am at the Leominster Public Library, ...
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Providence O?Christmas Trees Gala Raises Record $1 Million
The Open Press (press release) - USA
?Twas the Night Before Christmas,? a tree adorned with hundreds of decorations inspired by the illustrated works of Jan Brett and designed by Marcy Brown, ...
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Family calendar
The Spokesman Review - Spokane,WA,USA
After-school Specials (Moran Prairie) - Celebrate children's book author Jan Brett through stories, crafts, and games. A different author will be celebrated ...
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Jan Brett
By Robin(Robin)
I'm sure everyone out there know about the wonderful work Jan Brett does writing children's books, but I wondered how many of you ladies know about her lovely and useful website? Use this link to get a bundle of goodies for all kinds of ...
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SUPER-DUPER SITE:JAN BRETT
By Nancy Ward(Nancy Ward)
The fun begins as soon as you click SUPER-DUPER SITE (above). Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
PaperFriendly - http://paperfriendly.blogspot.com/

Holiday Recommends for Kids!
By reading woman(reading woman)
Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett. Jan Brett's illustrations are what make this book. Add a pop-up surprise ending and the recipe for gingerbread running through the margins and you've got a holiday inner for the 6 and under crowd. ...
Between The Covers - http://tatteredcoverbookstore.blogspot.com/

Warehouse Sale
By elisabethcrisp
To Coco, who wielded a Jan Brett picture book, he yelled, ?Put that down!? He lifted Cherry?s recently released copy of Seekers, spitting, ?Doesn?t this come in paperback?? The veins in his neck throbbed. His jaw, rigid. ...
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The design is created by Judy Ha nd- Judy Hand Painting Studio ...
By Life's Beautiful Path(Life's Beautiful Path)
... Eric Pinder http://www.ericpinder.com/ who lives in New Hampshire, Bethany Roberts http://www.bethanyroberts.com, Jan Brett http://www.janbrett.com/ author and illustrator, Gail Gibbons http://www.gailgibbons.com/ a non-fiction ...
Life's Beautiful Path - http://marynidasmith.blogspot.com/

Jan Brett's Night Before Christmas
By Carrie Reading
Jan Brett's books are always full of detailed illustrations that totally captivate the reader and draws them into the story. Her version of The Night Before Christmas is a great version to read with your child. You are in for a treat! ...
Parent Child Reading - http://parentchildreading.typepad.com/parentchildreading/

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December Blog
By patreed
Then move into our Christmas Theme by visiting Jan Brett?s website; reading the ?Gingerbread Friend? Story, creating our own Christmas Card and visiting the other activities that are available to us on that website. ...
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Christmas Post Day 8: A "Sweet" Activity At Christmas
By Marybeth(Marybeth)
?Gingerbread Baby? by Jan Brett. ?The Gingerbread Cowboy? by Janet Squires. ?The Gingerbread Man ? An Old English Folktale? by John A. Rowe. ?The Gingerbread Girl? by Lisa Campbell Ernst. ?The Gingerbread Boy? by Richard Egielski
Cheaper By The Half Dozen - http://marybethwhalen.blogspot.com/

These are a few of our favorite....
By Amber, That's Me!(Amber, That's Me!)
Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett- Love this author/ illustrator. I had several of her books in my classroom when I was teaching. Cute little version of the story. Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman- We have ...
Everything Except The Grill - http://everythingexceptthegrill.blogspot.com/

BTT 12/4 - 5 Questions
By shelburns
Certainly; a children?s author - Jan Brett. 2. Have you read everything he or she has written? Yes, and I own almost all of them as well. 3. Did you LIKE everything? Yes! 4. How about a least favorite author? Can?t really say that I do, ...
Write for a Reader - http://writeforareader.edublogs.org/

Holiday Mail for Heroes
By Edumentor(Edumentor)
Like Jan Brett's retelling of the Ukrainian folktale The Mitten, the streets of New York City have once again begun filling with visitors from around the world, faces full of wonder and delight at the sights and sounds, ...
Quinceberry - http://quinceberry.blogspot.com/

Favorite Books of 2008. { Warning: Long List! }
By Milly Marie (Melissa)(Milly Marie (Melissa))
Gingerbread Friends Written and Illustrated by Jan Brett Best Illustrated Books: { source: New York Times } The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant and Illustrated by Melissa Sweet We Are Ship (The Story of Negro League ...
"imaginary~dreamer" - http://millymarie.livejournal.com/

Christmas Books
By Ms. Lois(Ms. Nissa)
This one is illustrated by Jan Brett and the pictures are gorgeous! When you look at them you feel like you're right there in the middle of it all. Come on in and check these out. There are TONS of Christmas books with multiple copies ...
Pomona Public Library - http://pplchildrens.blogspot.com/

The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
Putnam Juvenile (2007), Hardcover, 32 pages.
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Jan Brett's Night Before Christmas
By Carrie Reading
Jan Brett's books are always full of detailed illustrations that totally captivate the reader and draws them into the story. Her version of The Night Before Christmas is a great version to read with your child. You are in for a treat! ...
Parent Child Reading - http://parentchildreading.typepad.com/parentchildreading/

Jan Brett Flash Card Dolch Word List main
Jan Brett Flash Card Dolch Word List main.
Dori's Tumble through the internet! - http://dorioakes.tumblr.com/

December Blog
By patreed
Then move into our Christmas Theme by visiting Jan Brett?s website; reading the ?Gingerbread Friend? Story, creating our own Christmas Card and visiting the other activities that are available to us on that website. ...
St. John Fisher School Technology Center - http://fishertech.edublogs.org/

Christmas Post Day 8: A "Sweet" Activity At Christmas
By Marybeth(Marybeth)
?Gingerbread Baby? by Jan Brett. ?The Gingerbread Cowboy? by Janet Squires. ?The Gingerbread Man ? An Old English Folktale? by John A. Rowe. ?The Gingerbread Girl? by Lisa Campbell Ernst. ?The Gingerbread Boy? by Richard Egielski ...
Cheaper By The Half Dozen - http://marybethwhalen.blogspot.com/

These are a few of our favorite....
By Amber, That's Me!(Amber, That's Me!)
Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett- Love this author/ illustrator. I had several of her books in my classroom when I was teaching. Cute little version of the story. Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman- We have ...
Everything Except The Grill - http://everythingexceptthegrill.blogspot.com/

Make it a family date at the Oshkosh Public Museum
Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh,WI,USA
Make it a family date and find adventure in the museum?s hands-on Jan Brett art and activities display. Find out more, including admission costs and daily ...
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Printable Advent Calendar from Jan Brett
By Cynthia Townley Ewer
Simple enough for children to make, but elegant enough for adults, this free printable Advent calendar will brighten your home as you count down to Christmas. From JanBrett.com:. Christmas Treasury Advent Calendar.
Organized Christmas - http://organizedchristmas.com/

Our Favorite Christmas Books
By [email protected] (A Day That Is Dessert)
The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett - the original gingerbread boy story as told and beautifully illustrated by Jan Brett. The boys also like her story The Wild Christmas Reindeer. The 12 Days of Christmas and The Night Before Christmas ...
A Day That Is Dessert - http://www.leciawphinney.com/

December Book Bag
VII. and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; Two-Book Literature Study for Grades and nbsp; and nbsp; K-3: Jan Brett and rsquo;s Gingerbread Baby and Gingerbread Friends. A. Sequential Order. B. Story Map. C. Compare and Contrast ...
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Gingerbread Men
By Jennifer(Jennifer)
They read the Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. They played with homemade cinnamon play-dough with a gingerbread man cookie cutter and then their play went into the oven and magically became a cookie. He was a bit confused when he played ...
if you're happy and you know it - http://hilldds.blogspot.com/

Great Christmas and Winter Books for Children
By Linds(Linds)
After my photo post this morning, I wanted to share some of our favorite Christmas and winter children's books. Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson The Mitten and The Hat by Jan Brett Hopper Hunts for Spring by Marcus Pfister ...
This Abode - http://thisabode.blogspot.com/

Holiday Project's & Printables by Jan Brett
Posted By: trek2039 - ~ Trim a Jan Brett Gingerbread Baby House ~ Trim a Jan Brett Christmas Tr...
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Jan Brett website: Jan Brett free AZ activites
By Therese Lisieux
Jan Brett?s website has a great collection of activities that are neatly categorized in alphabetical order, from A - Z. Jan Brett is an author if children?s books. There is a biography and photos of Jan Brett at the link. Enjoy!

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Red & Green & Pink
By piseco
This morning, since today is also Jan Brett?s birthday, the holiday book was the fantastic Jan Brett?s Christmas Treasury. We adore this collection of seven great picture books, including The Mitten, The Wild Christmas Reindeer, ...
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Happy Birthday Jan Brett
By Day Nursery Indianapolis
Today is the birthday of the beloved author and illustrator Jan Brett. With over thirty three million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation?s foremost author illustrators of children?s books. If you click on the hedgehog ...
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Jan Brett's Christmas Treas...
By selectsplat
If you are looking for a special book for your child, "Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury" is a beautiful oversize children's picture book, containing seven of her most popular children's stories. Advertisement:
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Let it Snow !
By Allie(Allie)
The Mitten" by Jan Brett is visually impeccable, each page is so full of details that you will find yourself staring at them long after you have read the words. The story is about a little boy who looses a mitten and what happens next. ...

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Day 1 - Make an Advent Calendar
By Kelsey
Jan Brett?s Christmas Treasury; Antonella and her Santa Claus; The Nativity; The Polar Express; A Baby Born in Bethlehem; The Legend of the Poinsettia; The Little Drummer Boy; B is for Bethlehem; All for the Newborn Baby ...
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Getting Ready
By Blair(Blair)
I'll be readying the children's hearts by reading lots of good Advent and Christmas stories and starting our Charlotte Mason approach this week with "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Jan Brett and "Country Angel Christmas" by Tomie ...
Blair's Blessings - http://blairandsteven.blogspot.com/