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anitamarie
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Posted: Dec 14 2009 at 5:16pm \| IP Logged

I just got this book. Does anyone else use it? If so, how do you use it? TIA

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Posted: Dec 14 2009 at 8:20pm \| IP Logged

I have not seen this one before, but I love the front cover! PLease let us know what you think!

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Posted: Dec 15 2009 at 1:08pm \| IP Logged

Yes, Anita!

We use it.

I read 3 or 4 stories from it a week. There are many seasonal type stories in here that are just charming, most with an emphasis on character or virtue building. There are sometimes sweet little poems after a story. Darling! At first, I thought the stories were out of order in terms of following the seasons, but I've found that they really do move with the seasons. For example, right now, we're on p. 183, Christmas Chimes. We've been reading some delightful Christmas/winter seasonal stories...and will continue again after Christmas. If you start reading in August/Sept.-ish you could start at the beginning and follow the stories in the book through the year.

If I could make a recommendation based on this...if you're just getting this I'd start reading in the middle of the book. Just spend a few minutes flipping through and start wherever the book reflects the season you currently find yourself in. We just love this book of gentle and lovely stories. They're a perfect fit for my preschooler/Kindergartener though all the children listen.

(**Note - there was one story you might want to adjust a bit...I can't remember where it was now...I wish I had made a note in the margin...but it was easy to correct wording on the fly. It had to do with a Jewish person, I believe. Remember, this book was written originally in 1890 and societal acceptance of certain language and descriptors have changed some.)

Hope this helps, Anita!

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Posted: Dec 15 2009 at 2:00pm \| IP Logged

Jennifer:

Thanks so much for the great information. Just in flipping through I have been delighted with the stories. I can't wait to incorporate this with my youngers.

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Anita

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Posted: Dec 22 2009 at 4:15pm \| IP Logged

FYI, this is available free online at The Baldwin Project:

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