A Teacher’s Heart by Melissa Lavi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow what a great read and wonderful reminder that teachers do so much with all their heart ❤ I loved how the author reminds us all teachers have different ways of teaching but that they all do it with love in their hearts.
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SHALOM ISRAEL is an exciting family book that takes you on a journey through the diverse and beautiful streets of Israel. Enjoy the views from the North to South and everywhere in between. Watch as the lush green landscapes transform into wide and open deserts before your very eyes. Join us on this wonderful trip and adventure.
Melissa Lavi is a published children’s book author, and pre-school teacher for the last 20 years. Working with children has given her the ability to address complex situations in a clear and simple way. Most of her stories are based on experiences she has encountered both as a mother and as a teacher, and they are all ‘tried and tested’ in her classroom each day.
Melissa lives in Hong Kong with her husband and three children.
The Messy Kids by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoy this authors stories as each has a lesson or 2 to learn as well as having such great illustrations!
This was a fun story showing a child’s imagination and how he teaches the messy kids how to clean up. Was a really fun read my kids enjoyed it.
“The Messy Kids” by Lois Wickstrom is a children’s book that attempts to convey the importance of cleanliness and tidiness through the concept of “messy kids” who possess a whimsical quality reminiscent of pixies. However, I found that the original message of the book did not come across effectively. The imagery of the “messy kids” seemed more confusing than illuminating, and the child’s admiration for their messy ways felt contradictory to the intended lesson of cleanliness. Personally, I did not find this book to be my favorite from this author, as I believe there could have been a clearer and more engaging approach to teaching children about tidiness. Unfortunately, my 4-year-old grandson shared the sentiment and grew bored before we even reached the halfway point.
Holding Up the Sky by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I have read many of Lois’s books, and this one is just as cute with underlining messages. Holding Up has both a giant and monsters, and through the story, teaches the importance of not bullying or name calling, and persevering and being each others’ champions. I liked how the character holding up the sky could be anyone’s dad and not a super hero physique.
A felt the book was a little wordy for the youngest crowds, but ages 4 and up should appreciate the story. The colorful illustrations add to, and not distract, from the story.
Holding Up the Sky by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Holding Up the Sky (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom. I love this author so much. She always writes the cutest stories and they all have a lesson in them. This one is about Colleen and her dad who is very tall and whose job it is to hold up the sky or at least that’s what everyone thinks. People are scared of her dad because he is so big! Colleen just wants everyone to love her dad and not be afraid of him so she decides to have a party so everyone can see the dad she loves. While at the party her dad lets his hands down to play with the kids and strange things begin to happen. Read this fun, cute book that teaches us that just because someone looks different doesn’t mean they are bad. My 5 year old nephew loves this book and they make great gifts as well.
Holding Up the Sky by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Myself and my kids were so excited to see we had another Lois Wickstrom book to read and it was put straight to the top of the list. This was a great and colourful story, that was entertaining and educational. The topic of the book is one that most kids will experience in one way or another and I think the author has done a great job of touching on this in a sensitive and refreshing way.
The pictures throughout the book really help my kids attention. They have loved to look at them in conjunction with the story and they enjoyed the whole book. This was another success in our house and we are already looking forward to the next.
Holding Up the Sky by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I thought the story was simple enough for young children to read and understand. My 6 year old grasped the meaning easily and was very engaged. It just seemed to end abruptly. That’s my only complaint. The artwork was lovely. The meaning behind the story was good. I’d recommend this book.
The Messy Kids by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Great children’s book. This book help you see chores through the child’s eye. Great characters, and strong storyline. Making normal everyday things fun. Recommended to all readers.
Great children’s book. This book takes you on an adventure. Team building and get different perspectives. Great characters, and strong storyline. Recommended to all readers.
Holding Up the Sky by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Great children’s book. This book takes you on an adventure. Team building and get different perspectives. Great characters, and strong storyline. Recommended to all readers.
Holding Up the Sky by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This author is just brilliant with children’s books!
This book you meet Colleen and her dad. Her dad is a giant and holds up the sky as his job. People fear this giant man and claim he’s making up his story about holding up the sky.
Colleen decides to have a party for all the townsfolk who are scared of her dad. Her dad let’s his hands down for a minute during this party and people learn that he is not a scary cruel giant but just another person like them.
Very cute story with lots of good educational lessons built in
A Teacher’s Heart by Melissa Lavi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a cute little story. I think it is a good story for parents with children who are getting ready to start school as it provides them with the knowledge that although teachers come in many shapes and sizes they all have something in common, the desire to spread knowledge. I think that knowledge will help the kids who have some fear when starting school. I enjoyed reading this book and recommend it to anyone who has children who are getting ready to start school.
Helpful Hudson by Dannielle Pickford
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Helpful Hudson is a sweet story following Hudson and his family as they learn a helpful lesson somethings you can be too helpful. You can help others but first, you need to look after yourself. I really enjoyed the importance of self-care explained in a child-friendly way.
The Messy Kids by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another gem from Lois Wickstrom with beautiful illustrations. Chester is very relatable and like most children doesn’t want to clean his room. We follow a very messy tale as Chester meets the messy kids.
A Teacher’s Heart by Melissa Lavi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was an adorable story for young children. The graphics are pleasing to the eye and include diverse representation of teachers. I read this to my three-year-old grandson and it kept his attention the whole story. The text reads like poetry and the illustrations match nicely to capture a young imagination!
A Teacher’s Heart by Melissa Lavi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What can I say? This book was absolutely beautiful. It captured all the aspects of different teacher styles and most importantly underlined the true essence of a teacher’s heart and why they do what they do. As an Early Childhood Education student myself, I resonated with the thoughts in this book and felt it was perfectly written for its target age group. A lovely gift for teachers or students!
Reviewed by @sparkinside
Holding Up the Sky by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Colleen’s dad holds up the sky all day long come summer and winter. No one believed her dad held up the sky until he took a break to play with the kids. Cute book, very colorful, beautiful pictures.
review by @xchellex
Helpful Hudson by Dannielle Pickford
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Helpful Hudson by Dannielle Pickford is a children’s book about a very young man named Hudson. Hudson loves to help his family and friends but soon learns the importance of taking care of himself. This was such a good story. Children and adults alike can definitely learn from this book. Seeing Hudson take care of others is great but seeing what happens when you don’t take care of yourself is more important. I love that it shows from a young age that you have to take good care of yourself to be able to take good care of others. The illustrations were vibrant and fun. I love that Hudson’s family rallied around him when he was burned out. This was a great lesson to learn.
A Teacher’s Heart by Melissa Lavi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a cute story. This story was so true of children and their first days of school, no matter what age or grade. All parents and teachers are to set the best example to our children. Making their school experience joyful. This author played it out in her story. Shining a well written light on our educators. The story covers all nationalities and sizes of people around the world. This is a must have for all libraries and home bookshelves.
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Helpful Hudson by Dannielle Pickford
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is an engaging and entertaining book that teaches children the importance of taking care of themselves. It brings a new take on kindness that not all children will have thought about. I thought this book did a great job of opening up new topics for discussion that myself and my daughter hadn’t touched on before.
I think the message in this book is one for adults to take note of as well. The best way to look after others is to make sure you look after yourself first. This was a great, educational book and should be shared with children.
Holding Up the Sky by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Yet again anther really cute read form this author. I loved the illustrations in this book to they were nice and colourful and engaging. The story had a lovely rhyme to it which is great for children as well as the hidden message behind the story. It would be great talking point for children about how we treat people who are different and we should get to know everybody regardless of what they look like.
The Messy Kids by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another cute story by Lois Wickstrom where she incorporates life lessons for kids into it. Chester doesn’t want to clean his room (what kids does) and so he compromises and says he’ll go clean the sandbox first. While out there, he meets the Messy Kids and whatever Chester does, they can do it bigger and better than him. They follow him into his room to clean and initially, they shove everything under the bed, but when Chester’s mom comes in and tells Chester that he knows better than that, the Messy Kids use their strengths to help Chester clean his room the right way. As always, I love that Wickstrom weaves lessons into her books and I love the illustrations.
Reviewed by @meggs1717
Holding Up the Sky by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a really cute story about Colleen and her dad and his job of holding up the sky. Colleen’s friends and their parents don’t actually believe that her dad holds up the sky so she invites them over to see. They still don’t believe her so her dad stops holding up the sky and begins to play with them. Nothing immediately beings to happen so Colleen begins to doubt her dad; however, subtle things start to go wrong so Colleen has to fix it. I really enjoy how Wickstrom is always able to weave life lessons into her stories. The illustrations for this book are fantastic as well.
Reviewed by @meggs1717
Helpful Hudson by Dannielle Pickford
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The art in this book is absolutely beautiful. Hudson and his baby brother Cooper are the cutest. I love that this touches on self love for kids, I see lots of children always trying to be helpful and wanting to help, but its nice that they take time to do what they want to do, and adults should encourage that.
A Teacher’s Heart by Melissa Lavi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Sweet book, lovely art work. This is great to show kids all of their teachers will not be the same every year, that they come in many different ages, races, sizes, and genders. That the teachers they have throughout school will all be different in regards to how they teach and how they act, but at the end of the day they just want to spread their knowledge onto the next generation.
The Messy Kids by Lois J Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Messy Kids by Lois Wickstrom. I love this author, her books are so wonderfully written and beautifully illustrated. They also always teach kids something in the lovely stories. This one is about Chester who doesn’t want to clean his room so he goes outside to clean the “sandbox’. While he is playing in the sandbox the “messy” kids come over to play. They end up following him into the house to help him clean his room. Such a fun book for ages 4-8. My nephews have loved all these books and they would make amazing gifts too. I have bought several of all of them.
A Teacher’s Heart by Melissa Lavi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book would make a great end-of-the-year gift for a teacher. It would also be a great book to read to a youngster about to start school. Teachers, for the most part, are really super great people! This book highlights some of the features of teachers to show their “human” side outside of the classroom.
The illustrations are very well done in this book as well!
A Teacher’s Heart by Melissa Lavi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really thought that this was such a sweet book. The author really has written a easy to read book for kids. This book brings a good lesson for kids to know. The author does a good job of showing every side a teacher can be and gives just a little perspective into what and how a teacher ticks. I really like that this is a very simple book as it will help children to get confidence in reading and also show how teachers can be. I would recommend this book to anyone with small children.
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A Teacher’s Heart by Melissa Lavi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
5 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Easy, fun and sweet book dedicated to all kinds of teachers…regardless if they are young or old…teachers may all be different but truly there is one similarity….They all have a “Very Big Heart”.
I love that a young reader can see from the wonderful illustrations and words that teachers are truly awesome and want what is best for them to learn and grow.
Helpful Hudson by Dannielle Pickford
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Helpful Hudson was such a cute book. It taught an important lesson in a way young kids could easily understand. The artwork was beautiful and it was an easy read for young one. A great addition to your children’s book collection.