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Children can learn more about the symbols associated with the 4th of July and ways families celebrate the 4th with this wonderful collection of books. When you have finished reading them you might enjoy, creating a creating a threaded necklace, patriotic confetti eggs, or a cardboard tube flag.

4th of July Books for Kids

One Nation Under God: A Book for Little Patriotstalks about our country and government in a way young readers will understand.

Sweet Land of Liberty (1) (Ellis the Elephant)> is wonderful book about an Elephant who wants to learn about America’s history while on a visit to the library.

Story Of Americas Birthday is a simple board book talks about America is simple words and pictures.

The Story of the Statue of Liberty (Rise and Shine)is a simple board book by the same author as The Story of America’s Birthday. It highlights the beginning of the song the Star Spangled Banner and about our flag.

The Pledge of Allegiance has been in my book collection since I was a classroom teacher. The book shared the song The Pledge of Allegiance and has beautiful photos from around the United States that illustrate various parts of the song.

Our American Flag (American Symbols) shares the various versions of our flag from its first design to our present design.

O, Say Can You See? America’s Symbols, Landmarks, and Important Words shares many of the symbols and landmarks that the United States are known for.

Fourth of July Mice! (Green Light Readers Level 1) is the story of a mouse family had how they celebrate the traditions associated with the 4th of July.

Our American Flag (American Symbols) is the tale of what a little girl sees as she rides her bike around town during the 4th of July.

Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck explains how while trying to pick up a garbage in a truck she has never driven before Grandma ends up in the 4th of July parade.

Many of these books discuss 4th of July traditions or American landmarks. I think the 4th of July is a great time to share with your children the traditions and heritage tied to this wonderful holiday.

If I left your favorite 4th of July book of the list, please leave me a comment sharing it with me.

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My Book Tie-Ins of the Week:

The Bump by Mij Kelly just arrived in my spring shipment of books from Tiger Tale Books to review last week. I couldn’t wait to share it with you this week. I really love it.

It is a story about a mom sharing how she went out getting ready to have a baby. It is a story shared with the child when he is a little older but, you only get a small hint at the beginning of the story that it was about them.

The mom gathers things the baby will need, she gets scared, she feels unprepared, and she feels love for this wonderful child she can only see when she is at the doctor’s office.

She shared the healthy and unhealthy things she eats as well as how big her clothes got as the bump grew.

This lovely book covers so many of the things I went through when I was expecting. The wonderful pictures by Nicholas Allan make you laugh and cry. His pictures of the growing mom and her world are such fun.

What did we do?

Made Fruit Smoothies

When I was expecting, I craved smoothies and milkshakes. Meet the Dubiens has a fabulous post called that gave me great hints on smoothie making.

JDaniel loved the idea of making smoothies. We made several different kinds using the Dubiens formula of frozen fruit + a liquid + yogurt.

We made strawberry yogurt+ frozen pureed strawberries + berry fruit juice.

Next, we made vanilla yogurt+ frozen pureed mangos + milk.

Finally, we made peach yogurt + frozen pears + milk.

The post on smoothies on Meet the Dubiens suggested getting small freezer containers to freeze the leftovers. We did just that.

Snuggled Up to Read Books for Young Children

I received the spring books being released by TigerTale Books at the end of last week. This week JDaniel and I curled up with one of these favorite baby blankets to read them along with one that came in a previous shipment. ( Watch for a giveaway for this book to go up on Sunday.)