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You all know how much I love sharing holidays, particularly the lesser known ones, and this Friday night we in the Jewish community will celebrate a particularly special one. Shavuot, which literally translates as "weeks", is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals mentioned in the Torah, along with Pesach (Passover) and Sukkot, which celebrate both agricultural and historical events. In the case of Shavuot, this event is deeply meaningful: the Jewish people receiving the Torah, the very foundation of our belief system, on Mount Sinai. For learning about the Jewish holidays, I love Allison Ofanansky's non-fiction picture books, with photos by Eliyahu Alpern. In this case, "Cheesecake For Shavuot" (2013) follows a class of Israeli children as they work in their school garden and kitchen to prepare for the holiday, including making some traditional dairy treats! A great intro to the holiday for any kid! Note: special thanks to the amazing @ashspeedteaches for the pictures! Check out her page for more information on the holiday. ♥️ 🥛 🥛 🥛 #NoodlenutsKidsBooks #CheesecakeForShavuot #AllisonOfanansky #EliyahuAlpern #MillbrookPress #PJLibrary #Shavuot #Shavuos #CountingTheOmer #JewishKids #JewishFamily #JewishMom #JewishBooks #JewishNoodlenuts #JewishHoliday #Blintzes #cheeseblintzes #HolidayBooks #LearningEveryDay #MulticulturalLearning #multicultural (at Mt Sinai) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqgoxjHw_j/?igshid=154fuwmknulnd

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We've all had a friend like Rabbit. You know the one, who means well, but invariably every "perfect" plan they have ends in disaster? In Eric Rohmann's Caldecott-winning "My Friend Rabbit" (2002), Mouse bemoans the fact that wherever Rabbit is to be found "trouble follows". But so does fun, and in this sparely-worded but highly humourous story, there is plenty of fun to go around. ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ #noodlenutsclassickidlit #noodlenutskidsbooks #myfriendrabbit #ericrohmann #caldecottmedal #friendship #rabbitsofinstagram #miceofinstagram #mouseandrabbit #unlikelyanimalfriends #unlikelyfriendships #teachersofinstagram #homeschoolmum #teacherstuff #earlychildhoodlearning #millbrookpress https://www.instagram.com/p/B5lfG3GHnAl/?igshid=chh1x5f1u5yl

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I love words and language! So there's nothing I love more than a picture book that's chock full of clever wordplay. And one of my favourites for many years has been Andrew Clements and Salvatore Murdocca's "Double Trouble in Walla Walla" (1997), the story of a school"infected" with a "word warp" that has everyone spouting hilariously descriptive double-barrelled idioms. 📚📙📗 The kids in my life could never get enough of this one, and with its frenetic, tongue-tying pace, it's sure to become a favourite read-aloud with yours as well. Perfect for kids 5+ or even a little younger if they have an interest in silly wordplay, this is a must for any family library. ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ #noodlenutsclassickidlit #noodlenutskidsbooks #bookstagraminthe6ix #doubletroubleinwallawalla #doubletrouble #andrewclements #salvatoremurdoccaartist #salvatoremurdocca #millbrookpress #carolrhodabooks #wallawalla #wordplay #puns #language #cleverwordplay #funnywords #funnywordplay #wordsarefun #readingrecommendations #storytime #readaloudbooks #readalouds #bestreadaloud #booksforchildren #childhoodfavorite #picturebooksofinstagram #picturebook #readingismagic #readwithyourkids #kidsbookswelove https://www.instagram.com/p/B116LoOHGuR/?igshid=3lao3le1hsaj

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Much of our favourite children's poetry comes in collections, but occasionally gorgeous lyrical verse for kids comes in the form of a single poem that is a storybook in itself. And in the case of Laura Purdie Salas' trio of books, "A Leaf/Water/A Rock Can Be..." (2012-15), these beautiful poems are also that rarest of early childhood treasures: POETIC NON-FICTION! Illustrated dreamily by Violeta Dabija with some of the most stunning artwork I've seen, each book explores an aspect of nature in all of its myriad uses and forms. **Note: I have to admit that Laura is a former client of mine, but while I adore her, I have no extra bias here. These multi-awatd-winning and -nominated books are objectively spectacular!! ⏺ ⏺ ⏺ #aleafcanbe #watercanbe #arockcanbe #violetadabija #millbrookpress #poetry #poems #poetryforchildren #booksinverse #nonfictionbooks #nonfictionbooksforkids #nonfictionforkids #childrensnonfiction #scienceforkids #sciencebooksforkids #earlychildhoodeducation #earlyyearsstem #sciencepoetry #naturepoetry #booksaboutnature #nature #water #leaves #rocks #childhoodunplugged #growingreaders https://www.instagram.com/p/BztncVLHPtF/?igshid=1jsu08647c522