I ended up taking a hiatus from working my Usborne business due to some personal reasons, mostly due to my health. But, I am back feeling better than ever and ready to work the business. I love that I can take a break if I need to and the business is here for me when I get back!
In August if you host a book party at your home or even online you can get double the FREE books! Now who doesn't love free books!
Our average host receive $300 in FREE and discounted books, and this is without the double FREE book offer!
It's fun and easy for you. You just provide the place, guests, and refreshments, if you want them and I do the rest. I will come in and show your guests the books, answer their questions, and help them shop for the books that are perfect for the kids in their life!
The books sell themselves! They are beautiful and well made with great story lines that will keep your kids reading! And our reference books are so full of information that is presented in an easy to understand manner that many homeschool curriculums use Usborne books!
So what are you waiting for? Let's get your party scheduled today so you can start earning FREE books!
Friday, August 3, 2012
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Usborne Book Club
Once a month we will have an Usborne Book Club. The kids will come for an hour, we will read a book and make a craft. They will each receive an Usborne book to take home with them. The price will be $10 for the first child, this will include the cost of a new book. Additional siblings will vary depend on how expensive of a book you choose.
I have a list of books that go along with each month's theme for you to choose from. All the books are under $10, you will only be paying for the books for the additional children. You can choose to have each child have the same book or a different book.
October 29, 2010 at 4:30pm we will be reading a Halloween Story and doing a Halloween craft. Book being read is 13 Ghosts Of Halloween
November 19, 2010 at 4:30pm we will be reading a book about please and thank you and doing a Thanksgiving craft. Book being read is Say Please!
December 17, 2010 at 4:30pm we will be reading a Christmas Story and doing a Christmas craft. Book being read is The Nutcracker
January 14, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a story about achieving goals and doing a craft. Book being read is Learning To Fly
February 11, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a story about love and family and making Valentines. Book being read is Best Family In The World
March 18, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a story about what makes each of us special and unique and then doing a craft. Book being read is Unique Monique
April 15, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a Spring book and doing a spring craft. Book being read is In The Nest
May 20, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a book about Butterflies, seeing live butterflies and doing a butterfly craft. Book being read is The Butterfly
June 24, 2011 at 4:30 pm we will be reading a book about volcanoes and making volcanoes. Book being read is Volcanoes
July 22, 2011 at 4:30 pm we will be reading a story about the beach and doing a beach craft. Book being read is On The Beach
August 19, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a story about dinosaurs and doing a dinosaur craft. Book being read is The Dinosaur Who lost His Roar
September 23, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading Alice In Wonderland and having a Un-Birthday Party.
October 28, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a Halloween Book and doing a Halloween craft. Book being read is Happy Birthday Oliver Moon
November 18, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be cooking and everyone will receive an Usborne cookbook.
December 16, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading Christmas Story and doing a Christmas Craft. Book being read is A Christmas Carol
Selections are subject to change.
I need to know a week before the class what book you want if you want to pick it up at the class. Late pickups are available.
Send me a message how many kids, boy/girl, and their ages and I will send you the list of appropriate books for each theme. Also let me know if they are above or below grade level, what you want to focus one and any other information that I might need when picking out books.
You are welcome to visit my Usborne site and look at the books we will be reading and such. Don't forget to sign up for the monthly giveaway to win $50 in FREE books. Also let me know if you are interested in earning FREE books for the kids in your life whether it's family, school, or an organization.
I have a list of books that go along with each month's theme for you to choose from. All the books are under $10, you will only be paying for the books for the additional children. You can choose to have each child have the same book or a different book.
October 29, 2010 at 4:30pm we will be reading a Halloween Story and doing a Halloween craft. Book being read is 13 Ghosts Of Halloween
November 19, 2010 at 4:30pm we will be reading a book about please and thank you and doing a Thanksgiving craft. Book being read is Say Please!
December 17, 2010 at 4:30pm we will be reading a Christmas Story and doing a Christmas craft. Book being read is The Nutcracker
January 14, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a story about achieving goals and doing a craft. Book being read is Learning To Fly
February 11, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a story about love and family and making Valentines. Book being read is Best Family In The World
March 18, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a story about what makes each of us special and unique and then doing a craft. Book being read is Unique Monique
April 15, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a Spring book and doing a spring craft. Book being read is In The Nest
May 20, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a book about Butterflies, seeing live butterflies and doing a butterfly craft. Book being read is The Butterfly
June 24, 2011 at 4:30 pm we will be reading a book about volcanoes and making volcanoes. Book being read is Volcanoes
July 22, 2011 at 4:30 pm we will be reading a story about the beach and doing a beach craft. Book being read is On The Beach
August 19, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a story about dinosaurs and doing a dinosaur craft. Book being read is The Dinosaur Who lost His Roar
September 23, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading Alice In Wonderland and having a Un-Birthday Party.
October 28, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading a Halloween Book and doing a Halloween craft. Book being read is Happy Birthday Oliver Moon
November 18, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be cooking and everyone will receive an Usborne cookbook.
December 16, 2011 at 4:30pm we will be reading Christmas Story and doing a Christmas Craft. Book being read is A Christmas Carol
Selections are subject to change.
I need to know a week before the class what book you want if you want to pick it up at the class. Late pickups are available.
Send me a message how many kids, boy/girl, and their ages and I will send you the list of appropriate books for each theme. Also let me know if they are above or below grade level, what you want to focus one and any other information that I might need when picking out books.
You are welcome to visit my Usborne site and look at the books we will be reading and such. Don't forget to sign up for the monthly giveaway to win $50 in FREE books. Also let me know if you are interested in earning FREE books for the kids in your life whether it's family, school, or an organization.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Unique Monique-Review
For those of you who have not heard the great news, Usborne has bought Kane Miller Publishing! In the process of obtaining Kane Miller Usborne has officially changed their name and logo. We are now called Usborne Books and More.
How does all this affect you? And what does this mean to you the customer? It really doesn't affect you the customer at all, except now you get to purchase great Kane Miller books from your Usborne Consultant! Yay! Isn't that great news?
To celebrate the fact that we now have Kane Miller books I decided to spotlight one of my favorites, Unique Monique!
Unique Monique is a great story about a young girl who has to wear a uniform to school. The only problem with the uniform is that she doesn't get to be unique.
She ends up trying different accessories to show her own unique style. Each accessory then gets copied the next day by all her peers and is then banned by the principal.
Until at the end Monique does find something that will express her unique style that is all her and no one can ban! Aren't you just dying to know what it is? Well, you'll have to get the book to find out what she can do to finally be unique!
I love this story because it helps teach the principle of individuality as well as the fact that everyone is unique. I also like the fact that she keeps trying, and that the first few things she tries are not allowed but she doesn't give up.
The book measures 11.5 x 8 inches. It is suggested for ages 5-9, though I think all ages will truly enjoy this book!
It retails at $7.95! WOW! What a great price. For less then $10 you can add Unique Monique to your home library!
Visit my website http://www.socalusborne.com/ and see what other great titles Usborne has to offer!
Please, don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or comments you might have!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Cinderella--First Stories
The Cinderella book from the First Stories collection is just delightful. It has 16 pages that have bright well drawn pictures done by illustrator Stephen Cartwright.
This book was written for young children who are just beginning to read. It is a dual reader, meaning that the line at the top of the page is for the child to read and the lines on the bottom of each page give more detail and are meant for the parent or an older sibling to read. The story is easily understood with just the lines written at top so the child can read it on their own. The illustrations are superbly done giving rich meaning to the story.
As many of you know I home school my two daughters. They are 11 months apart, and sometimes this gap is huge while at other times it is incredibly small. The gap never seemed as huge as when I was teaching them how to read. The younger one, who is almost a whole year younger, took longer to grasp reading. This was a perfect book for my daughters to read together. I told the younger one that she was to read the line at the top of the page and the older one was told to read the lines at the bottom of each page. They were ecstatic to read a book together, and neither realized that one part was easier than another.
Another added treat with this book, as is the case with most of the Usborne Books illustrated by Stephen Cartwright, is that there is a little yellow duck hidden on each page! The kids have a great time finding the duck. Some parents have discovered that it is easier to let the kids find the duck on each page before they read what is written! Regardless of when you look for the duck, the child can find the duck even if they are too young to read.
This book is part of the Accelerated Reader titles. Accelerated Reader (AR) is a reading management software that is used in over 60,000 schools. AR helps teachers by providing and easy way to monitor all forms of guided reading practice.
This book is recommended for ages 3 and up. My girls, ages 6 and 7, still enjoy reading and looking at this book.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Usborne Eggs And Chicks Review
We love the book Eggs and Chicks! We are in the middle of doing a unit study on, you guessed it, eggs and chicks, and we have found the book to be an invaluable tool in our home school.
We started out our unit study by having a man from church bring us a couple of eggs and a couple of chicks to our house so we could watch them hatch. We will have the chicks for two weeks and then he will come back and pick them up. Anyway, when he dropped them off we had two new chicks and two eggs. One of the eggs hatched the day he dropped them off and one has still not hatched, I'm not sure if it will.
The girls were so excited about the chicks, all day long they kept calling me over to see the chicks or the new cracks in the egg. You should have heard the squealing when the egg hatched! They sat there for an hour watching the new chick dry off, the feathers fluff up, and the chick gaining more stability and strength.
The book is great because it is written on young reader level 1, so even my 5 year old can read and understand it. It talks about all different kinds of birds and their eggs. Birds that nest, birds that are in the snow, unusual shaped eggs. It also talks about how the chick grows inside the egg and about the chick hatching from the egg. About learning how to fly, eating and growing up.
This book is also great because it is an Internet Referenced book. Meaning that it gives you at the back of the book the Usborne Quicklinks Website, where you can go and discover more information about eggs and chicks. You can watch a movie about birds, watch a video of chicks feeding and more!
My girls with the eggs in the incubator!
The book is recommended for children 6 and up but younger children will enjoy looking at the pictures and having someone tell them about what they are seeing!
The Chicks!
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