
Reading TO a child rather than WITH a child is about as productive as it is when people talk AT me as opposed to WITH me. Note: To keep up with Ruthi Reads Books For Kids, subscribe to this blog and its various social affiliations through our links on the sidebar of this blog. But of course, my book reviews as well as reviews written by other readers of children's books, are all shared with our friends and followers on our official Ruthi Reads Books for Kids Facebook page, and other social sites too. Plenty more reviews of books for kids are in our future and we plan to share them all with you on my book reviews list. Gracie The Undercover Beagle and her Sidekick Blackie.
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth. Ambassador Sally has already fallen in love with books for kids and together we've published a few of our book reviews and recommendations. Sally's début as Ambassador of Ruthi Reads Books For Kids was a big to-do in my article defining my passion for children's books. My darling doll, Sally, is a one-of-a-kind handmade gift from my friend Coletta, delivered to my door as one part of an autumn harvest Steampunk surprise. I am ever so excited to introduce you to my good-voodoo rag doll Sally and to tell you that Sally now fills the role as official Ambassador of Ruthi Reads Books For Kids! You may find that somewhere along the line, those who have built their house strong enough to withstand the battering of the wolves have done so through the inspirational gift of another.Īmbassador Sally of Ruthi Reads Books For Kids I encourage you to treat yourself to another reading and review of its content too. In the re-reading of my copy of The Three Little Pigs, I have come to realize just what a golden book it really is. Education, the Arts and Philosophies, Travel, History, and World Views-these are the necessary ingredients to keep hope alive in the spirits of the poor. The collective we (that's you and me) of society and culture have cheated the poor out of needful things - training in how to live, rather than survive. Just as the wolf in the pig tale was able to gobble up a couple of the piglets, many children born unto poverty are eaten alive by the wolves of less than and have-not.
The elders are all too aware that their youth hunger - not just for food - but also for shelter from the storms a life of impoverishment has brought upon them. Mothers and fathers-those who have not the resources to fulfill the hunger of their children. (Myself included.)īut is this storybook just for kids? I think not. Many of us have grown up and raised our children on one version or another of this traditional folktale for kids. Ah! Yes, most of us know well the classic tale of The Three Little Pigs. Once upon a time there lived a mother pig and her three little hungry piglets. The Three Little Pigs - Buy Now on Amazon