Family Fun Nights: 140 Activities the Whole Family Will Enjoy
by Lisa Bany-Winters
This nonfiction book is full of fun ideas for activities that the whole family can take part in. The activities are broken down into sections which include Talent Night, Circus Night, Poetry Slam Night, Movie Star Night, Giggle Night, Sticky Icky Night, Splash Night, Opposite Night, Animal Night, and many, many more. Each section contains at least three activities. Some of the activities include a parade, rhyme time, movie title charades, trick time, paper towel art, backyard in a bottle, face masks, masquerades, gypsy dance, life stories, around the house trivia, and take the tail off the donkey. Some of the activities are crafts, games, experiments, and many other fun things to do.
Turtle in Paradise
by Jennifer L. Holm
In 1935 Turtle’s mother gets a new job as a housekeeper, but the lady who hires her does not like children and does not want Turtle to live there with them. There is not much of a choice, so Turtle has to go live with her aunt in Key West, Florida while her mother is working. Her mother’s new boyfriend, Archie, has told Turtle that someday they are going to live on “easy street,” but Turtle is not convinced. Turtle is also not a big fan of other children, as they have never been that nice to her, and her aunt has three boys, which does not improve her mood. Turtle learns that her cousins earn some candy by taking care of “bad babies” so that their families can have a little peace. They also have a diaper rash crème that works really well. For this reason, the boys are nicknamed “The Diaper Gang.” Turtle is not impressed by this at all. She spends her days hanging out with the “gang” as they take care of the babies. The boys learn, though, that Turtle is pretty clever when she figures out how to get a free ice cream one night. Turtle finds that she really misses her mother. Turtle also finds out that everyone on the island has a nickname, so she does not feel so bad about hers. When she goes out to find sponges with Slow Poke, Turtle learns the tale of Black Caesar’s treasure. The next day she gets to meet her grandmother, who is not very nice, but she and Turtle come to an understanding. Soon Turtle seems to be fitting into Key West. Will she get to stay there or will she end up living in a new place with her mother? Will Turtle and her cousins find Black Caesar’s treasure? Will Archie be able to give them a life on “easy street?”
The Name Quilt
by Phyllis Root and pictures by Margot Apple
Whenever Sadie went to stay with her grandmother over the summer, her grandmother would tuck her in at night with the name quilt. The quilt was made of all kinds of little pieces of fabric and had many names on it. For a bedtime story, Sadie would ask her grandmother to tell her about one of the names on the quilt. The pieces of the quilt are fabric from the clothes that the people were wearing when the events of the story happened. Sadie felt close to all of those people whose names she could see on the quilt. Then one day after washing the sheets and quilts and hanging them out to dry, Sadie and her grandmother go fishing. They take a nap, too. When they wake up a bad storm has blown in, and her grandmother tells her get down, because there is a tornado. When they get back to the house after the storm, the quilt is gone. Sadie is very depressed, but her grandmother is just happy that they are both okay. That night, grandmother asks whose story Sadie would like to hear. Sadie did not believe that her grandmother would remember the stories without the quilt, but her grandmother tells her that she does not need the quilt to remember the stories. Sadie remembers names from the blankets, and her grandmother tells her the stories. Will Sadie’s grandmother remember all of the stories of the family members whose names were on the quilt? Can Sadie and her grandmother make another quilt to help them remember the stories?
by Lisa Bany-Winters
This nonfiction book is full of fun ideas for activities that the whole family can take part in. The activities are broken down into sections which include Talent Night, Circus Night, Poetry Slam Night, Movie Star Night, Giggle Night, Sticky Icky Night, Splash Night, Opposite Night, Animal Night, and many, many more. Each section contains at least three activities. Some of the activities include a parade, rhyme time, movie title charades, trick time, paper towel art, backyard in a bottle, face masks, masquerades, gypsy dance, life stories, around the house trivia, and take the tail off the donkey. Some of the activities are crafts, games, experiments, and many other fun things to do.
Turtle in Paradise
by Jennifer L. Holm
In 1935 Turtle’s mother gets a new job as a housekeeper, but the lady who hires her does not like children and does not want Turtle to live there with them. There is not much of a choice, so Turtle has to go live with her aunt in Key West, Florida while her mother is working. Her mother’s new boyfriend, Archie, has told Turtle that someday they are going to live on “easy street,” but Turtle is not convinced. Turtle is also not a big fan of other children, as they have never been that nice to her, and her aunt has three boys, which does not improve her mood. Turtle learns that her cousins earn some candy by taking care of “bad babies” so that their families can have a little peace. They also have a diaper rash crème that works really well. For this reason, the boys are nicknamed “The Diaper Gang.” Turtle is not impressed by this at all. She spends her days hanging out with the “gang” as they take care of the babies. The boys learn, though, that Turtle is pretty clever when she figures out how to get a free ice cream one night. Turtle finds that she really misses her mother. Turtle also finds out that everyone on the island has a nickname, so she does not feel so bad about hers. When she goes out to find sponges with Slow Poke, Turtle learns the tale of Black Caesar’s treasure. The next day she gets to meet her grandmother, who is not very nice, but she and Turtle come to an understanding. Soon Turtle seems to be fitting into Key West. Will she get to stay there or will she end up living in a new place with her mother? Will Turtle and her cousins find Black Caesar’s treasure? Will Archie be able to give them a life on “easy street?”
The Name Quilt
by Phyllis Root and pictures by Margot Apple
Whenever Sadie went to stay with her grandmother over the summer, her grandmother would tuck her in at night with the name quilt. The quilt was made of all kinds of little pieces of fabric and had many names on it. For a bedtime story, Sadie would ask her grandmother to tell her about one of the names on the quilt. The pieces of the quilt are fabric from the clothes that the people were wearing when the events of the story happened. Sadie felt close to all of those people whose names she could see on the quilt. Then one day after washing the sheets and quilts and hanging them out to dry, Sadie and her grandmother go fishing. They take a nap, too. When they wake up a bad storm has blown in, and her grandmother tells her get down, because there is a tornado. When they get back to the house after the storm, the quilt is gone. Sadie is very depressed, but her grandmother is just happy that they are both okay. That night, grandmother asks whose story Sadie would like to hear. Sadie did not believe that her grandmother would remember the stories without the quilt, but her grandmother tells her that she does not need the quilt to remember the stories. Sadie remembers names from the blankets, and her grandmother tells her the stories. Will Sadie’s grandmother remember all of the stories of the family members whose names were on the quilt? Can Sadie and her grandmother make another quilt to help them remember the stories?
Say Daddy!
by Michael Shoulders and illustrated by Teri Weidner
At the hospital a mama bear reads a book to her newborn baby bear about life and its wonder. Mama makes sure to say “Say Mommy” to the baby, because she wants “Mommy” to be the baby’s first word. Daddy reads a book to the baby about dreams and wishes. He tells the baby, “Say Daddy,” because he wants “Daddy” to be the baby’s first word. All of the members of the baby’s family: brother, Aunt Grace, Uncle Roy, and Grandma read books about friendship and kindness, adventure, laughter, and families. When they are all finished reading their books, they encourage the baby to say their names as the first word. At the family reunion, the family gives presents to the little bear baby, and the baby speaks for the first time. What is the present that inspires this first word? What do you think the first word is?
by Michael Shoulders and illustrated by Teri Weidner
At the hospital a mama bear reads a book to her newborn baby bear about life and its wonder. Mama makes sure to say “Say Mommy” to the baby, because she wants “Mommy” to be the baby’s first word. Daddy reads a book to the baby about dreams and wishes. He tells the baby, “Say Daddy,” because he wants “Daddy” to be the baby’s first word. All of the members of the baby’s family: brother, Aunt Grace, Uncle Roy, and Grandma read books about friendship and kindness, adventure, laughter, and families. When they are all finished reading their books, they encourage the baby to say their names as the first word. At the family reunion, the family gives presents to the little bear baby, and the baby speaks for the first time. What is the present that inspires this first word? What do you think the first word is?
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