The Lego Play Book by Daniel Lipkowitz

Posted on October 31, 2013 by FCA Editor

The Lego Play Book has over 200 different LEGO Builds and encourages kids to think, build and play creatively. Spectacular Illustrations. A perfect book for Lego Lovers!

The Incredible Flexible You, Sundance Music

Posted on October 31, 2013 by FCA Editor

Tom Chapin’s latest family recording, his lucky 13th, is something completely new for this three-time Grammy-winning “Pioneer of Children’s music”, a unique collection of 12 original songs to help young listeners navigate the trick waters of social interaction. Created in tandem with groundbreaking book of the same name, this collection of clear, witty and irresistibly catchy pop, folk, rock and reggae songs teach without preaching. These fun and family friendly tunes will get kids moving, singing and interacting with friends, family and classmates.

The Family Doodle Book

Posted on October 31, 2013 by FCA Editor

Doodle Book, 50+ prompts that let parents and kids doodle together, Adams Media. This is a doodle book that promotes Family Fun! “

*The first doodle book on the market, includes 100 fun-for-all prompts that turn doodling into a bonding experience the whole family will remember for years to come.

*A 2009 study in the journal, Applied Cognitive Psychology, found that doodlers were better able to retain information if they learned it while doodling.

*110,000 people search for doodle inspiration on Google every month.

“Anyone who has a kid knows that they love to draw, but why should kids have all the fun? With the Family Doodle Books, the entire family can let their creativity roam free as they sketch out their responses to 100 imaginative prompts Each spread will provide readers with plenty of space to create their masterworks as well as fill-in questions to help them capture the moments, places and things they adore. From their favorite foods to their preferred beach activities, kids and parents alike will discover more about each other as they draw their way through interactive prompts like:

Prompt: Each of you can only eat one food for the rest of your life! Find a place on the plate to draw that food!

Prompt: Your next family vacation is on Mars! Everyone draw your new alien friends!

Prompt: What do you think you’ll look like in 15 years? Everyone draw your face!

The Family Doodle Book will bring hours of laughter and smile as families come together to create artwork, and memories that will last a lifetime.

The Best in Me

Posted on October 31, 2013 by FCA Editor

“A Lot of Good in There” is not just the first song on Dave Kinnoin’s latest recording but a perfect description of the entire CD. The Best In Me sets songs about character to a rock ‘n’ roll beat. Dave’s most ambitiously produced recording to date highlights the simple notion of helping children make good character choices even when faced with difficult situations. Dave has assembled a remarkable group of kickin’ musicians and first rate vocalists that combine with stellar songwriting to make good character something to sing about.

The Artist's Way for Parents by Julia Cameron

Posted on October 31, 2013 by FCA Editor

The Artist’s Way for Parents by Julia Cameron. “For decades, people have been asking me to write this book. The Artist’s way, focuses on a creative recovery. We re-cover the ground we have traveled in our past. The Artist’s Way for Parents focuses on creative cultivation, where we consciously and playfully put our children on a healthy creative path toward the future.” Julia Cameron.

From the bestselling author of The Artist’s Way, comes the most highly requested addition to Julia Cameron’s canon of work on the creative process. The Artist’s Way for Parents provides an ongoing spiritual toolkit that parents can enter, and re-enter, at any pace and at any point in their child’s early years. According to Cameron: “Every child is creative and every parent is creative. Your child requires joy, and exercising creativity, both independently and together, makes for a happy and fulfilling family life.” Focusing on parents and their children from birth to age twelve, The Artist’s Way for Parents builds on the foundation of The Artist’s Way and shares it with the next generation. Using spiritual concepts and practical tools, this book will assist parents as they guide their children to greater creativity.

The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family's Life with Art & Creativity, Jean Van't Hul, Roost Books

Posted on October 31, 2013 by FCA Editor

Bring out your child’s creativity and imagination with more than 60 artful activities from the creator of ArtfulParent.com, in this colorful book by Jean Van’t Hul. Art making is a wonderfully fun way of your children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening their fine motor skills and developing self confidence.

The more than sixty engaging arts and crafts projects included here are accessible and developmentally appropriate for one- eight year olds, and they’re a far cry from the cookie-cutter crafts many of us did in school as kids. From bubble prints to musical chairs art, these activities allow children to explore art materials, techniques, and ideas as they grow more creative every day. With activities for downtimes, action art for releasing energy, and recipes for making your own art materials, this book is your go-go-guide for raising an artful family.

The Animal Book A Visual Encyclopedia of Life on Earth

Posted on October 31, 2013 by FCA Editor

The guide to life on our planes is packed full of information of more than 1,500 specimens, big and small.

Talk With Your Kids by Michael Parker M.ED.; Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

Posted on October 31, 2013 by FCA Editor

Michael Parker, head of the prestigious Cranbook School in Sydney, has taught ethics to children for twenty years and knows that skill is required to help children reason their way through ethical situations and to make the right decisions. But he also knows that these skills can be learned.

In “Talk To Your Kids”: Conversations About Ethics-Honesty, Friendship, Sensitivity, Fairness, Dedication, Individuality, and 103 other things that really matter, Parker guides parents through the process with general techniques to initiate and maintain such conversations, and provides dozens of examples using today’s most pressing issues. In these uncertain economic times, children feel more pressure than ever before to succeed academically, as well as athletically and socially. In assisting them, parents sometimes feel more like chauffeurs than caregivers. At the same time, kids are spending more time online, where they can be anonymous and unregulated, and parental influence feels even more distant. But parents can help kids navigate the world ethically. In “Talk To Your Kids”, Parker walks parents through the conversational techniques that will ensure open discussion and mutual respect.

The books includes more than 100 topics, ranging from cheating and peer pressure to climate change and eating meat.

Someone's Sleepy by Deborah Lee Rose, Illustrated by Dan Andreasen; Abrams Books for Young Readers

Posted on October 31, 2013 by FCA Editor

In this tender rhyming picture book, a mother readies her child for bed. Their nightime ritual includes bathtime, brushing teeth, hugs and a storybook read aloud. Once tucked under the covers with stuffed animals, the child is lulled to sleep, watched over by her night-light and puppy friend. This is a wonderful bedtime story with sweet text by Deborah Lee Rose, complimented by the warm illustrations of Dan Andreasen.

The tender rhyming lyrics of Deborah Lee Rose’s lullaby book were put to music by Grammy Award winner Tom Chapin, the “pied piper of children’s music.” The story follows a mother and child through their loving nightly ritual. $0.99 at www.cdbaby.com

Rock N Learn Sight Words DVD Level 3

Posted on October 31, 2013 by FCA Editor

Kids read or sing along with fun characters to learn sight words quickly and automatically. Sight words are the most common words in children’s literature. Sight Words Level 3 covers over 60 words – all first-grade Dolch words and many Fry’s. Also reviews some words taught on Levels 1 and 2.