Hello Book Bums families! This week’s newsletter is here to get you ready for Valentine’s Day. We’re offering games, poetry, learning activities, history, and book ideas! However you celebrate the day, we hope it’s a good one for you and those you love. Bookbums.com is an Amazon Associate; We earn from qualifying purchases. This means […]
Hello Book Bums families! This week in the newsletter we’re thinking about royalty. Dr. Christy shares a royal book recommendation and then takes us into the writer’s craft in its pages. We also explore regal word roots and why queen starts with qu. Here’s a game to try. Choose your favorite royal word – princess, […]
Hello Book Bums families! We hope you have been enjoying the snowy weather. Extra days at home are a great time to read, craft, or sneak some fun learning into your child’s day. This week in the newsletter we share ideas for all that and more. Read on for snowy poetry, grammar tips, groundhog facts, […]
Hello Book Bums families! What do the Bengals and Lunar New Year have in common? It turns out, a lot. Dr. Christy explains it all in this week’s newsletter. We also ask questions about reading comprehension, and share a handful of book recommendations. Enjoy! Bookbums.com is an Amazon Associate; We earn from qualifying purchases. This […]
Hello Book Bums families! This week in the newsletter we are celebrating MLK. We’re sharing book and movie ideas, inspiring words, and even some family history. You’ll also find our regular features exploring word roots, helpful grammar tips, and fun literary holidays. What would you like to see in the newsletter? You can always to […]
Hello Book Bums families! Happy 2023! We hope your new year is off to a healthy, happy start! In this week’s newsletter Dr. Christy dives in to the benefits of being a writer and shares lots of tips for making writing part of your day and part of your life. We also share websites, podcasts, […]
Hello Book Bums families! The new year is almost upon us. Here at Book Bums we are excited to be with you for another year exploring language and books and doing all we can to help you raise great readers and writers! This week in the newsletter we share some inspiration – books, resolutions, quotes, […]
Hello Book Bums families! This is a very special edition of our newsletter as we are celebrating our first birthday! We’re so grateful to all of you who have read and enjoyed our work all year. This week we’re sharing some of our favorite features from newsletters past. We love to hear from you! You […]
Hello Book Bums families! This week’s newsletter has everything you need to get in the Thanksgiving spirit. We’re sharing a host of fun tools, crafts, and games to practice everything from place settings to thank-yous to good manners. We’ve also included a holiday poem that may surprise you. (Did you think it went with a […]
Hello Book Bums families! We hope you have been enjoying the beautiful fall weather. This week in the newsletter we share ideas and resources to honor Veterans Day and get ready for Thanksgiving. We’ve included two downloadable PDFs for your use. As always, we share book recommendations, writing tips, and fun word info as well. […]