Pros: Charming, heart-warming, exposes children to some great vocabulary words. Cons: None.
My youngest child is a teenager, now, but I still have most of the books I read to them when they were very young. And even though reading a bedtime story every night sometimes seemed a chore, each book is a treasure of memories for me, now. ...
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes is a delightful book about learning to be proud of oneself. This book is one of several Henkes books that we have found through different book clubs (mainly Scolastic). This particular book was...
Pros: Great for reading aloud!/Charming illustrations/Story with many messages/Helped me learn how to spell "chrysanthemum"! Cons: The "big" words might be difficult for young readers
Chrysanthemum, a picture book by author/illustrator Kevin Henkes, is one of my family's favorites. Ideal for reading aloud, the story is both funny and touching -- in fact, it's "absolutely perfect," just like the main character, a...
About a year ago, when my husband and I were expecting our first child, we had the usual debate on what to name him/her. We, at the time did not know if it was a boy or a girl, but we had...
Pros: Beautiful artwork, teaches an important life lesson, kids can easily relate Cons: None. What a great book!
I believe in giving children names as unique as they are. When I was growing up, I was the only kid in my school with my name. I didn't always like my name and in fact, it was often mispronounced and misspelled and I took quite a bit of teasing for it....
Pros: Teaches several lessons and is fun to read. Cons: I didn't like the epilogue when Chrysanthemum laughed at someone for messing up.
Her name is Chrysanthemum. For the first years of her life, she loved her name. She loved the way it looked and the way it sounded. Then, she started school. Compared to the other students, her name was so long. She was picked on and teased for it....
Pros: Provides a Teach-Able Moment lesson, entertaining, enjoyable to read Cons: none
"Chrysanthemum" is a great book because it is enjoyable, entertaining and educational. Books are wonderful at teaching children lessons. "Chrysanthemum" does just that.
Pros: good lesson, great story Cons: None that I can think of
There are many of us who don't like our names or something else about ourselves. If your or your child experiences this, you need to read Chryanthemum.
This book teaches people to like themselves for themselves and not want to be...
Being from a Greek background, I have children with very long, unusual names. I always tell them that their names are unique and special, and that being different is better, but kids will be kids, so you never know how other children will react when they...
She was a perfect baby, and she had a perfect name. Chrysanthemum. When she was old enough to appreciate it, Chrysanthemum loved her name. And then sh...More at HotBookSale
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