Showing posts with label adventures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label adventures. Show all posts

Friday, January 17, 2014

Book Review: The classic treasury of childhood wonders

I recently discovered this delightful treasury as I was browsing the shelves for another book.  I love finding books by serendipity. Compiled by Susan H. Magsamen and published by National Geographic, the Classic Treasury of Childhood Wonders: favorite adventures, stories, poems, and songs for making lasting memories, is beautifully designed from cover-to-cover. No exaggeration!
Even the table of contents is eyecatching and inviting. The treasury is divided into five broad subject headings that speak to a child's heart: outdoor exploring; dream it, make it; magic and make-believe; yummy in my tummy; and bathtime, bedtime, dreamtime. (Well, that last topic might speak more to a parent's heart at the end of a busy day.) You can begin at the beginning, or open this book anywhere and read poems or nursery rhymes, feast on the beautiful art by artists and illustrators, and guide your child through more than 30 activities which help develop skills in communication, critical thinking, creativity, and more.