Tag: Robert Munsch

For you late shoppers…

First, a homily from The First National Bank of Dad by David Owen, lightly edited: Children who are read to regularly from early ages develop lifelong skills that can’t be acquired from the Disney Channel. They become better listeners and find it easier to pay attention in school. Their vocabularies grow rapidly. They develop the…

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“Hey, dragon.”

One of the all-time classic children’s books. A dragon attacks Princess Elizabeth’s castle, burns up all her clothes, and kidnaps her fiance, Ronald. She decides she’s going to get Ronald back, so she dons a paper bag and tracks the dragon down to his lair. The illustrations are great but it’s the story and its…

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