Learn to Read

John and Anna will be entering kindergarten this year and will need to learn to read. I want to help them out, mostly because John is visually impaired and will have a much harder time learning to read than the typical child. Anna has down syndrome so it will take her a longer time. Any help I can give them is going to benefit them greatly.

But not just my special needs kids will benefit, yours will too. Help give them the boost they need to get a leg up on their pre-k through 3rd grade class with http://www.clicknkids.com/. Priced at $29.95 (very reasonable) it has great reviews and a money back guarantee!

Poingo Reading System

Looking for a last minute gift that will please the parents as much as the child? Then look no further than the mypoingo reading system for ages 3 - 7. This set comes with 2 books, the reader pen and retails for about $35. (Available at http://www.amazon.com/ and toys r us.) You can find it for under $30 at your local Costco.

New Wonder Bear Book

This book comes available on September 18th and I definitely think it'll be one to add to our library. It doesn't have any words in it, just pictures that tell a story. Just let your child's imagination run wild and the book will be different each time it is read. Let them help you describe what it going on!

Two kids plant mysterious seeds (all that’s pictured on the envelope is a blue top hat), and up grows a remarkable flowering vine, out of which emerges an even more remarkable big white bear. On his head is the top hat—a hat that allows him to work all kinds of magic that day. He pulls monkey after monkey from the hat, blows bubbles in amazing shapes, and transforms flowers into spectacular floating sea creatures.

The two kids are wide-eyed with wonder, and you will be too. This is a dazzling debut—a vibrant, welcoming, strikingly original picture book

Available at http://www.target.com/ or other retailers.