Talk Like A Pirate Day AYE MATEY

International Talk Like a Pirate Day is on the horizon, so we hope you'll be joining us on 19th September for a  sailor's hornpipe and a tot of grog!
We're celebrating all things pirate with the launch of our latest animated singalong - Portside Pirates. Available now! and on the 17th September, the video gives you the perfect excuse to break out the Parrot Puppets and slap on an eye patch for a pirate-themed great time!

CHECK OUT OUR BOOTY:

Pirate Books and Puzzles

Macaw Parrot Puppet

Macaw Finger Puppet

If you need some help with how to be speakin' pirate-like then ne'er be afraid me hearties, there's a website that should help:  http://www.yarr.org.uk/talk/

We'd love to see photos and videos of you and your children enjoying your Pirate story time.  Please forward them to thecozybooktree@yahoo.com and we will proudly display them! 

YO HO HO Have yerself a barrel o'fun!

 

Today's Video Is: The Animal Boogie Ages 3-7

Does your little one love to sway and boogie woogie oogie?  Put your little one on your lap and have a listen and a watch our Award Winning Sing-a-long book and CD called The Animal Boogie.  Down in the Indian jungle, the children and animals are learning about actions like leaping, stomping, shaking and flapping while meeting different jungle creatures.



Have FUN!

Bonding With Your Little One

Reading to your child even right after birth helps your baby to become used to the sound of your voice. Reading in soft tones creates a soothing environment to your child and switching off between mommy and daddy is a great idea.

As your baby develops into toddlerville (no, not a real word but I like it) he or she now starts to look at story time as fun, exciting and reading often becomes a ritual between child and parent with squeals of "Mommy (or Daddy), again, read it again!" In other words, you are bonding with your child.

The focus here is not to start "teaching" them to read at such a young age but to teach them to use their imagination, get wrapped up in the story and have FUN! The learning to read part will come. Fundamentals have a way of unraveling themselves when shown by example. You are their example.

My son and I enjoyed our reading time together. By the time he was 3 if I was not ready at our usual story time boy did I hear about it! It was our time to bond, time to let both our imaginations run wild with giggles and oooo's and ahhhhhh's. Story time sometimes ended up into making a "play" out of the story and acting out parts. He was so proud when he started to learn to read on his own and could then read to me. We would take turns switching off during storytime. I'd read, then he'd read.

There is nothing better than bonding with your child. These are the years to cherish. Ohhhhh how I miss him curling up into my lap, looking up to me with those huge brown eyes with light in them knowing we were about to embark on another fun journey together. One day, when my son becomes a father I hope he remembers this joy, bonds with his children and keeps the imagination train chug chugging along.

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Go Green - Go Global Meet Eco-Libris

Trees. They are a subject near and dear to my heart. As you get to know me you will find I am what they call a "tree hugger". I adore trees. They make me smile and feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Every since I was a little girl my favorite thing to do is, grab a book and blanket, find me a big tree and curl up under it and read for hours or lay and stare up at the sky watching the clouds make shapes as they move slowly across the sky.

The Cozy Book Tree (that's us) as you know by now are Ambassadors for Barefoot Books and both us and our publisher is focused on the environment, we are always looking for new ways to help preserve our planet’s resources. We were delighted to find Eco-Libris – a company who helps publishers and book buyers to be green!

Eco-Libris Vision

Let’s start with the bottom line: we believe in providing people with easy and affordable ways to take responsibility for their actions and go green. We don’t believe in preaching doom and gloom. It’s not our style. We do believe in taking action and in the power of small changes to make a big impact.

Visit Their Website HERE

Eco-Libris is a green business that enables people to do something reasonable, affordable yet with an impact: plant one tree for every book they read. By working with individuals and publishers to plant trees in developing countries, Eco-Libris makes sure that each tree is planted where it provides significant value for both the environment and the local communities.

We worked with Eco-Libris on our book Earth Tales to plant a tree for every copy we sold of Earth Tales this past Spring.

We continue to promote their program through our Ambassador Community and want to spread the word about their great work as much as we can.

Find out how you can make a direct impact on the environment by planting a tree for every book you read by visiting www.ecolibris.net.

Thank you!

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