In my experience Children find these books very engaging and very funny. It is a charming and funny story about a little mouse who requests a cookie and well, if you give him a cookie you better also get him a glass of milk and so on. There are a few really great ones in this series including If YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE, and IF YOU GIVE A MOOSE A MUFFIN Check back soon for a post on 5 more awesome books… I have many 🙂ġ) If YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE by Laura J Numeroff (available at ) There are just so many amazing (yet equally terrible) books for preschoolers and toddlers that I will limit this post to 5 of my favourite. I now have bins, and bins, and bins of books – and what’s worse is that you can never STOP buying books because there are always new ones coming out, and soooo my book collection continues to grow. While most college students were out shopping for fashionable clothing and shoes, I was stocking up on children’s books… I know.Īnyway, my love of books continued and when I started my first job as a preschool teacher I implemented the Scholastic book program, in our Child Care Centre.

I have collected many of his books over the years and I never ever, ever get tired of reading his stories. A favourite author of mine is (no surprise) Robert Munsch. Wheeler she won't be in PTA next year and returns to her art.When I enrolled in the ECE program at Seneca College, I developed a love for children’s literature. Finally, Barbara completely lets go: She tells Mrs. She mentally crumbles under the PTA's request that she cut out thousands of felt stars to paste on the gymnasium ceiling, while also keeping a clean home and cooking delicious meals for her family.

'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret': Judy Blume, Rachel McAdams talk periods, book bansīarbara is sent into a silent spiral of attempting to keep up with the status quo.

While Margaret feels peer pressure, namely from Nancy Wheeler (Elle Graham), Margaret's mom is crushed by the expectations of PTA president Jan Wheeler (Kate MacCluggage), Nancy's mom. McAdams' character becomes a stay-at-home wife and mother, and volunteers for every PTA committee at Margaret's school. In Blume's book, Margaret's mom, Barbara Simon, is a professional artist, but in the movie, her passion for painting is put on the back-burner. Margaret isn't alone when it comes to major life changes: Her mother also struggles to adjust to their new suburban life.

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