Icky germs, beautiful snowflakes, and a chorus of farm animals, you'll find it all in this collection of interactive poems. These rhymes are perfect for brain breaks and for encouraging children to use their imaginations. They might pretend to be falling leaves, firefighters going to a rescue call, or baby birds in spring. Each page includes a poem, plus information on how to use the rhymes to promote movement and imaginative play. Smiles & Wiggles is a book for teachers, as well as parents. Whether you have kids in a classroom or in a living room, you can use these action rhymes to get young...

Sometimes, the gentle butterfly imagines what it might be like to be other creatures . . . bigger, stronger, louder animals; those who don't have fragile wings, who don't have to fly around all day. But when she stops daydreaming and starts thinking about how her wings carry her through life's challenges, the butterfly reminds herself of the incredible strength within her colorful, breakable wings. This tender story was inspired by the courageous spirit of the "butterfly children," the boys and girls battling a rare disease known as Epidermolysis Bullosa, EB. Children with EB have skin as...

Sometimes, the gentle butterfly imagines what it might be like to be other creatures--big, strong, loud animals--those without fragile wings. Those who don't have to fly. But when she stops daydreaming and starts thinking about how her wings carry her through life's challenges, the butterfly reminds herself of the great strength within her colorful, breakable wings.

This tender story was inspired by the courageous spirit and tenacity of the "butterfly children," the boys and girls battling a rare disease known as Epidermolysis Bullosa, or EB. Children with EB have skin as delicate...