The Little Big Book for Moms
More than 440,000 families have treasured The Little Big Book for Moms since it was published in the spring of 2000! This beloved classic's 10th anniversary edition features a fresh cover design, new vintage art, and a new introduction. Still the perfect book for every mom who doesn't want her little ones to miss out on the classic tale of the Princess and the Pea but is also infused with the power of Maya Angelou's Life Doesn't Frighten Me; who laughs aloud over Ogden Nash and adores...
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The Little Big Book for Moms is packed with all the fun, magic, and wonder of early childhood in a beautifully designed, chunky little package. Illustrated throughout with early 20th-century work by artists like Jessie Wilcox Smith and Ida Waugh, this is a delicious treasure for the expectant mother to savor in anticipation, and for the new mother to share with her little ones. Mother Goose, the brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson, e.e. cummings, E.B. White, J.M. Barrie, Maya Angelou, Shel Silverstein, Ogden Nash and Lewis Carroll are like old friends bearing gifts of song, verse, and tales for the new child. Humpty Dumpty, Little Red Riding Hood, Peter Pan, and Goldilocks are but a few of the other well-loved characters who visit these pages. And there's more! Mother and child will delight in activities like finger games and hand shadows. There are recipes for making play dough, soap bubbles, chicken soup, and applesauce. And, when the little ones are finally asleep and mom needs reminding of how adorable they really are, there are excerpts celebrating children and motherhood by such authors as Susan Cheever and Anne Lamott.
P. 105 Play Dough Farm Play dough is a childhood must, so have plenty of it on hand. Young children will appreciate the edible peanutty version while older kids will enjoy play dough for keeps to dry and paint. The small animals are fun suggestions to start with but the wonder of play dough is that the possibilities are endless.\ PLAY DOUGH TO EAT 2 cups powdered milk, 2 cups smooth peanut butter, 1 cup honey, bowl, spoon 1. Combine ingredients in bowl and stir until well blended. 2. Shape, admire, and eat!\ PLAY DOUGH FOR KEEPS 2 cups four, 1 cup salt, 3/4 cup water, 2 tablespoons cooking oil, Optional: food coloring, poster paints. 1. Mix flour and salt in large bowl. 2. Add oil (and food coloring) to water. Pour water slowly into flour mixture, kneading until it becomes soft and doughy. 3. Shape. Projects can be air-dried or dried in a 250 F oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours and then painted. PLAY DOUGH ANIMALS Start with golf-ball sized play dough balls and add pieces suggested below to complete your animals.\ PIG: Add two triangle ears and two small beads for eyes. Flatten a small marble-sized ball into a nose. With a toothpick, press two indents into nose for the nostrils. Finish with a curly tail. MOUSE: Add two flattened balls for ears and two small beads for eyes. Add a ball for nose and a long thin tail. Cut off pointed ends of toothpicks and insert for whiskers. ROOSTER: Add two small beads for eyes and two small triangles for beak. Add three smaller triangles on top for comb.
\ From the Publisher"Filled to its silver gilt-edged brim with Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, Songs, Games and more, with adorable vintage art and 21st century style"\ --Parenthood.com\ "Filled with gorgeous vintage illustrations, fairy tales, recipes, nursery rhymes and games--the stuff moms really need to know--the silver-lined The Little Big Book for Moms, 10th Anniversary Edition, boasts classic treasures that will bring on a case of sweet nostalgia."\ --Parenting.com\ It's something you'll treasure forever!"\ --Frugal Plus\ \ \
