Each month Virtual Book Club for Kids selects a new author to feature. You can find the full list of featured authors on our recent Virtual Book Club for Kids Announcement post.
This January we are featuring the talented Ellen Stoll Walsh!
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For Virtual Book Club for Kids we selected three of our favorite Ellen Stoll Walsh books to spotlight this month!
Our featured books for January include: Mouse Count
Have you read any of these books yet?
Ellen Stoll Walsh introduces the concept of counting forward and backward in a suspenseful story that will keep young readers guessing what’s next.
One day three white mice discover three jars of paint–red, blue, and yellow. This lighthearted presentation of a lesson in color is fun for all ages. Plus Walsh’s cut-paper collage illustrations have bold colors and yet quite simple for all to enjoy.
What can you make with one oval, two circles, and eight triangles? Just ask three clever mice–who even find a funny way to trick a sneaky cat.
Have you decided which books(s) you’ll be reading in January?
If you are interested in joining Virtual Book Club for Kids this January, here’s what you need to do…
- Add the Virtual Book Club for Kids dates to your calendar and start reserving or finding your books!
- Pick at least one book to read with your child this month.
- Do a book inspired craft or activity after you read the book.
- Come stop by on the second Thursday of the month and tell us what you did here in the comments or over on our Virtual Book Club for Kids Facebook page!
We hope many of you will join in with us!
Here’s a peak at some fun Mouse Activities inspired by Ellen Stoll Walsh Books
- Mouse Count Activities from The Educators Spin On It
- Mouse Count Sensory Bin from Still Playing School
- Mouse Shapes Learn to Spell Your Name Activity from Growing Book By Book
- Shape Collages Inspired by Mouse Shapes by Inspiration Laboratories
- Mouse Count Lacing Activity From The Educators Spin On It
- Mouse Count Number Lines and Ordering by Rainy Day Mum
- Mouse Shapes Puppets from The Pleasantest Thing
- Triangle Puzzle from Mama Miss
- Mouse Paint Color Mixing Hearts Craft from Toddler Approved
- Color Blending Activity from The Educators Spin On It
- Free Color Book from Playdough to Plato
- Relay Race Game for Mouse Count from LalyMom
- Pattern Activity for Mouse Shapes from Crystal & Co
- Mouse Paint – Colour Mixing Wheel from Science Sparks
For the full list of all of the featured authors and books make sure to consult our Virtual Book Club for Kids announcement post. Feel free to join our Pinterest boards too and find loads of other children’s book inspired activities.
I am so excited that we are kicking off the month with Ellen Stoll Walsh! Let me know in the comments if you’ll be joining in with us this month!
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