by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Peter H. Reynolds Peter H. Reynolds is a favorite children’s book writer who has started a social change agency called FableVision with his brother, Paul. Their idea was to help “create stories that matter, stories that move.” This book is full of...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Kat Zhang Illustrated by Charlene Chua This would be a great book for four- to 7-year-olds, especially when studying Asia. The story begins in an Early Childhood or Lower Elementary classroom when their teacher reads them a story about dragons and...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
ALL THE COLORS WE ARE: THE STORY OF HOW WE GET OUR SKIN COLOR TODOS LOS COLORES DE NUESTRA PIEL: LA HISTORIA DE POR QUÉ TENEMOS DIFERENTES COLORES DE PIEL Written by Katie Kissinger Photographed by Chris Bohnhoff On every page of this book the text is in...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Carolinda Goodman Illustrated by Mariia Luzina Carolinda Goodman’s book is written as a poem. She describes in a rhythmic way all the full moons around the year. She gives the name of the moon and why it got that name. Mariia Luzina beautifully illustrates...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Ellen Galinsky Have you ever wondered if there are stages to parenthood like there are for childhood? The answer is, “Yes. There are.” Ellen Galinsky did an in-depth study of parents during different times from when their children were “imagined” to...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
WATER LAND: LAND AND WATER FORMS AROUND THE WORLD Written by Christy Hale I love this book for the classroom or at home! Christy Hale based this book on our land and water forms from the cultural area of Montessori classrooms. She not only wrote the text (of...
by Lorna McGrath | MFA, TC February 2024
Dear Montessori Family Alliance Members, Welcome to 2024! Thank you for being part of our international community of Montessori families! Join us for our weekly Tuesday Family Life Webinar Series and our monthly Wit & Wisdom: Family Chat Sessions. Both broadcasts...
by Lorna McGrath | MFA, Practical Life, TC February 2024
Practical Life is a fundamental part of the Montessori curriculum. Dr. Maria Montessori wrote, “Education should not just be preparation for university, but preparation for life.” We want our children to have the skills and knowledge to function very well...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, TC February 2024
Water Land: Land and Water Forms Around the World Written by Christy Hale I love this book for the classroom or at home! Christy Hale based this book on our land and water forms from the cultural area of Montessori classrooms. She not only wrote the text (of which...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Faye Lundberg This book is a paperback booklet originally created to fill a need in the author’s school. She found that parents were interested in knowing more about their child’s classroom experience. Her idea was to share information about the basic...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Pat Prisk, Illustrated by Jason D. McIntosh This is a wonderfully fun, imaginative story of getting cleaned up! The illustrations are very colorful and fanciful! They make cleaning up a joyful adventure rather than drudgery. Pat Prisk shows (down in the...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Andrew Newman, Illustrated by Alexis Aronson Our friend and author Andrew Newman has added another bedtime book to the collection, including Snuggle Breathing. This is a lovely story for just before going to sleep about the power of hugs to help ourselves...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Karen Robbins Illustrated by Rachael Brunson Karen Robbins has written two sturdy books for two- to four-year-old’s about animals: Think Farm Animals and Think Zoo Animals. The pages can be easily turned, and the flaps easily opened by young hands. The...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Karen S. Robbins I was pleasantly surprised when I opened this book for young children. I was expecting a book that has too much to sort out on a page, is visually distracting for young children, and could easily be torn or damaged by accident. The...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Britta Teckentrup This is a little board book for your infant or toddler. There is one quite realistic, colorful picture and one word on each page. Pages that are opposite each other in the book are opposite sizes. As you read this book together, your...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Gavin McCormack Illustrated by Iris Villarrubia Parents will find this book to be a quick and easy reference for everyday living practices with their child. Gavin McCormack has boiled down one-hundred ideas that are in alignment with Montessori philosophy...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Sue Unstead I just discovered that DK Publishers has a reading series. As always, this book is beautifully illustrated with photos of real honeybees, flowers, honeycombs, and all the other things that are part of a honey bee’s life. Amazing Bees is a...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, MFA, Tomorrow's Child
Written by Tamara Ellis Smith Illustrated by Evelyn Daviddi Ivan’s parents split up and are living in separate houses. Ivan didn’t like that he had to go here and there. He didn’t think he could be happy and himself with his parents apart. It took a little time and...