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Websites on dealing with grief for younger children

Kids Health http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/death.html An article from the National Association of School Psychologists http://www.paplv.org/Parent%20Grief%20Handouts/Death%20and%20Grief%20in%20the%20family-%20parent%20tips.pdf Focus on the Family http://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/your_childs_emotions/how_to_help_your_child_grieve.aspx
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Find out who will win Illustrator of the Year!

Will it be...... Emeraldalicious by Victoria Kann Ages 4-8 When Pinkalicious and Peter decide to visit their favorite park, . . . more Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dewdney Ages 3-5 Llama Llama likes to sing.Gilroy laughs at everything.Llama sings out . . . more Pete The Cat: The Wheels on the Bus by James Dean Ages 4-8 #1 New York Times bestselling artist James Dean makes Pete . . . more ...
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Children's Choice Book Award Finalists! Stay tuned to see the winners....

Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year Alphabet Trucks by Samantha R. Vamos Ages 3-7 Everyone’s heard of a tow truck. And a pickup truck. . . . more Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier Ages 2-5 After a nice long hibernation, Bear wakes up and craves . . . more Chamelia and the New Kid in Class by Ethan Long Ages 3-6 Chamelia is a chameleon who loves to stand out in . . . more Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos Illustrated by: Joy Ang Ages 4-8 When Baby Billy is born with a mustache, his family . . . more The Day the Cra...
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Great early literacy website!

DaybyDayNY is a website for young children and their families. It is part of the New York State Library early literacy initiative Ready to Read at New York Libraries . Click the link below and you will find the Day by Day  NY literacy calendar. http://daybydayny.org/ Have fun! ~Miss Elena
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Great Resources for Apps

Featured App: JibJab Jr. JibJab Jr. is where ebooks, cameras, and apps meet. You can upload a picture of your child easily into any JibJab Jr. book (the first one is free) and then read your child a clever rhyming story with his image in the leading role. A great kid-pleaser!! Great Resource for Great Apps: Common Sense Media  www.commonsensemedia.org The iPhone Mom          www.theiphonemom.com Moms with Apps          www.momswithapps.com Enjoy!
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New parenting books!

Enjoy these new titles specifically for parents! The Philosophical Child by Jana Mohr Lone    108.3 L; Parents Collection Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron, 3rd edition     649.3 Y;  Parents Collection Raising Freethinkers- a practical guide for parenting beyond belief  by Dale McGowan, Molleen Matsumura, Amanda Metskas, and Jan Devor     649.1 M; Parents Collection  Raising My Rainbow: adventures in raising a fabulous, gender creative son by Lori Duron Foreward by Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka   306.874 D; Parents Collection It takes a child to raise a parent: stories of evolving child and parent development by Janis Clark Johnston 649.1  J; Parents Collection
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