Kids Parents Club

Christmas is the most wonderful time in a year when some of our dreams could come true. Maybe today the real meaning of Christmas Tradition is often forgotten but one should know that real Christmas story is based on Christian Bible. It is told in two different books: Matthew and Luke chapters 1 and 2 and you can easily find to read it online. So the Holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The actual birthday of Jesus is not known; therefore, the early Church Fathers in the 4th century fixed the day around the old Roman Saturnalia festival (17 – 21 December), a traditional pagan festivity. The first mention of the birthday of Jesus is from the year 354 AD. Gradually all Christian churches, except Armenians who celebrate Christmas on January 6 (the date of the baptism of Jesus as well as the day of the three Magi), accepted the date of December 25th.
In American/English tradition, Christmas Day is the day for opening gifts brought by jolly old St. Nick or ‘Santa Claus’ which was a real person. He was a Christian leader in the 4th century AD and gave money to poor people without them knowing about it. It is said that one day, he climbed the roof of a house and dropped a purse of money down the chimney. It landed in the stocking which a girl had put to dry by the fire! This may explain the belief that Father Christmas comes down the chimney and places gifts in children’s stockings.
Many of our current American ideals about the way Christmas come from the English Victorian Christmas, such as described in Charles Dickens’ in his novel “A Christmas Carol.”. Dickens began writing his “little carol” in October, 1843 finishing it by the end of November in time to be published on 17 December 1843 with illustrations by John Leech wich provided eight illustrations for A Christmas Carol.

The first and best of his Christmas Books, A Christmas Carol has become a Christmas tradition and easily best known Dickens’ book. And maybe till now this book stays as a wonderful Christmas gift for children and not only. Anyway you can find the novel in “Reading Together” section to read “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens together right now.

Percy Muir B.T. in his book “English Children’s Books, 1600 to 1900″ published in 1954 marked such famous children book illustrators as Mary Belson, Kate Greenaway, Toby Teachem, Marshall and others great names wich played remakable role in art of illustration.

PERCY H. MUIR writes in the dediocation asressed to Edgar Oppenheimer:
My dear Oppenheimer,
It is fitting that this book should be dedicated to you for, apart from the constant
help and advice which you have given me since I began to write it, it is doubtful
whether, but for you, it would ever have been written at all. Let me explain how
this comes about.

In 1945 I was engaged in planning a publishing venture in which children’s books
were intended to figure very prominently. On my advice the collection of the late
F. R. Bussell was secured as a whole on its being offered at Sotheby’s auction rooms.
The first and only use to which it was put in this country was the Exhibition with
which the National Book League opened its doors at No. 7 Albemarle Street in May
1946. Most of the 1,001 exhibits came from the Bussell Collection.

The publishing venture came to naught; and the books were stored until 1949,
when a selection of them was sent on a touring exhibition in the United States.
Before they were sent to America I secured for my own collection of children’s toys
and games all that was suitable in it; and thereafter my interest in children’s books,
as such, flagged until it was reawakened by your own infectious enthusiasm, and
especially by the fortunate opportunity to see a part of your collection when I was
in New York.

Since then, partly I am happy to say at my instigation, you have acquired the
major portion of the Bussell Collection; and although the gaps caused by my incur­
sions have been remarked upon by you more than once, added to the riches that you
already possess the Bussell books make you the owner of by far the finest collection
in existence of children’s books of all nations.

This book does not presume to teach you anything; neither are its occasionally
controversial opinions intended to commit you to anything. It is no more than a
tribute and an offering to a great collector, and a very good friend.

Yours most sincerely,
PERCY H. MUIR

Takeley, 1953.
This book is very informative and filled perfect factual materials and no dough can be interesting for all book’s lovers.
As a matter of fact there are many books which are commonly regarded as “classic” children’s literature speaks on multiple levels and which are able to be enjoyed by both adults and children and here a good illustration has important role in understanding or interpretation of the text.
I’d like to write more but Bennie does not let me to do it. He wants to go out right now and he is asking me about. So I have to go.
Have a nice day.
(the illustration by Kate Greenaway)

Do you know that thirty-eight percent of all fourth graders in the United States can’t read this simple poem? Certainly millions of children in America can’t be stupid, lazy, or have ADD. Children sitting in the best classrooms in the country struggle with reading. Moms and dads are scratching their heads wondering whether to get a part-time job to pay for tutoring for Jerome or Ashley. What is the cause I don’t know really I’m just sure that in the most cases it depends from us, their parents? Is your child one of them?

May be you have to start to help to your child right now? First of all reading together is great chance both to learn and to understand what the problem of such situation is. Besides there are great number resources in internet you can find which can help both of you on the way.

(the picture you see here is drawn by me)

All parents know how a reading is deemed necessary for almost every aspect of life. So it’s no wonder that they want their children to be good readers as soon as possible.
During early childhood, kids are first exposed to language through listening and speaking. This starts as babies look at parents who are speaking, and it continues as kids learn to use sounds and gestures to communicate their wants and needs. Typically, at the age between 1 and 1.5 y.o. they use words to label objects and ask for things. By 3 years, most children are speaking in sentences and able to follow basic rules of grammar (for example, plurals and verb tenses).

During these early years, you have to start to learn you kids to read and to write, primarily through their interaction with books. That said, make sure to starting reading to your child early and often — it will encourage an interest, and it’s a really lovely way to spend time together. When you help their children learn to read, you help them open the door to a new world.

Today my daughter Rachel is really happy. She has got the gift, seventth book about Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The success of the novels among our children has made aothor Rowling the highest-earning novelist in history.
“You are protected, in short, by your ability to love! The only protection that can possibly work against the lure of power like Voldemort’s! In spite of… temptation and suffering… you remain pure of heart, just at you were at eleven when you stared into a mirror that reflected your heart’s desire… and it showed you only the way to defeat Voldemort, and not immortality or riches”. This is just a short quotation from the book. What can I say – right words.

here is several icons with quotes from Harry Potter that I’ve found in inet for her.