the most successful detective agency in the world. Instead, Timmy is determined to make Total Failure Inc. He knows it wasn’t his best idea, but he refuses to talk about it. During a momentary loss of focus and concentration Timmy agrees to include Total’s name to the agency, making the company name TOTAL FAILURE,INC. His partner is a fifteen-hundred-pound polar bear named Total. Timmy Failure is the founder, president and CEO of his detective agency. Read aloud: age 8 and older Read yourself: age 8-9 and older 1: Mistakes Were Made’ written and illustrated by Stephan Pastis, Candlewick, 2013, 294 pages, $14.99 hardcover Librarian’s Choice Library: Spring City Library, 245 Broad St., Spring CityĬhoices this week: ‘The Borrowers’ by Mary Norton ‘An Extraordinary Egg’ by Leo Lionni ‘The Cuckoo Child’ by Dick King-Smithīooks to Buy The following books are available at favorite bookstores. Than just a bit appalled To think that I was only fiveĪnd starting to go bald!’ From losing hair to peeling skin to teeth falling out, these and other very real concerns that children have are dealt with in the most hilarious manner.įor anyone who likes a good laugh and for all the children who sometimes wonder about their physical well being, this delightfully creative book with its comical illustrations is bound to be a winner in your home. ‘I think it was three days ago I first became aware. ‘Parts’ written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold, Dial, 32 pages They’re counting on you.īooks to Borrow The following book is available at many public libraries. No matter how hectic your day, make time to connect with your kids.
Twenty minutes of reading aloud to your child every day will accomplish more than you could ever measure.Ĭhallenge yourself to know your child better. One simple way to spend time with your children is to read together. Children need unconditional love and someone interested in who they are today and the person they are becoming. Children need a parent to listen to their questions and provide answers without criticism, mockery or sarcasm. Kids need parents to spend time with them every day to listen to their problems, fears and complaints, their victories, challenges and accomplishments. That’s a fact, but here’s another one: unless we connect with our children several times a day, there is a strong risk that we will not know who our children are, what they need, or how to help them grow. Everyone is busy and it often seems near impossible to squeeze one more thing into the day.
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