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I hope you are all remembering to not only use, but share with staff and parents, all the wonderful artwork Jan Brett so generously makes available on her website at www.janbrett.com. This could make a great newsletter blurb!!  If you can't fit in using her Halloween items before the big day, look ahead to Thanksgiving, and Christmas. And don't forget.... she even has Library signs! And bulletin board materials, coloring pages and activities galore. The lady is amazing! I just shared it with my son, who is teaching English as a second language to a group of preschoolers in Moscow. What a treasure trove for him...especially after he receives the Jan Brett books I mailed last week!!                                                                                                                   Katie

 
 
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_Joel Henriques has generously shared his Printable Toys with the public on his blog. He may think they're for preschoolers but I think lots of older children will enjoy adding some color and using them for a variety of creative activities. Maybe they'll even be inspired to design some of their own! I personally love the Travel Size Paris set and think you could pair this with books like How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World as well as Eloise and the Madeline series, Babar, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and The Inkdrinker series to name a few. You could extend the concept to a world wide display by adding his Sydney Opera House and then maybe having the students create some other notable landmarks.