July 3rd, 2009

Useful Links

Cooking and Kids
Cooking tips and recipes to help children (and their families) work with food. Chef Crombie answers questions about food and cooking concerns.

All About Apples
Orchard with lots of apples and apple information.

Self Publishing
The home depot for the author

Dharoo.com
A shopping resource

E-Moxie Data Solutions, Inc.
Website design and website hosting for an affordable price.

Littlest Christmas Kitten Book
Reveals the connection between the birth of Christ and the legend of the cats.

Corporate and premium Gifts
Garrett Popcorn is known throughout the Chicago area as one of the tastiest snack foods & makes an excellent corporate gift.

Culinary Schools
CookStreet.com offers a wide variety of culinary courses for everyone from the aspiring professional chef, to the backyard grill master.

Snaptail Books
Information about Amy Houts' NEW cookbook, "Cooking Around the Country With Kids: USA Regional Recipes and Fun Activities". Watch for it summer'09!

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All About Apples - Apple Recipes	Children's Books Helping Children Learn, Listen, Communicate
Food - Cooking	Parenting - Education - Family Life
Apple Pie	Children's Christmas story book
Cider Making	Cooking with children
Apple Information	Character Education
Country Living Folk Sayings	Listening

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Apple Books

From the Apple Orchard - Recipes for Apple Lovers Price: $14.95	Apples, Apples Everywhere - Favorite Recipes From America's Orchards Price: $14.95
Apples Price: $13.95	Our Apple Tree Price: $6.95

Children's Books

Listening to the Mukies and Their Character Building Adventures. Price: $12.95	Cooking Around the Calendar With Kids - Holiday and Seasonal Food and Fun Price: $24.95
The Littlest Christmas Kitten Price: $16.00	Cooking Around the Country with Kids: USA Regional Recipes and Fun Activities Price: $19.95

Regional Country

Listening to Rural Midwestern Idioms/Folk Sayings
Price: $9.95

Spotlight on Children's Books

NEW! Cooking Around the Country with Kids:
USA Regional Recipes and Fun Activities
by Amy Houts

Take your kids on a "tour around the country"
from your very own kitchen. Let them experience
America's food and culture through these
easy-to-use recipes and activities.

The recipes are perfect not only for family and company, but for class parties, scout meetings, and other themed get-togethers. It is a natural extension to many areas of the school curriculum.
It makes American history really come to life in the classroom.

Cooking Around the Calendar with Kids: Holiday and Seasonal Food and Fun.

By Amy Houts

Buy this book for your child or grandchild and see the satisfaction they receive from "working in the kitchen."

Kid-friendly recipes add enjoyment to a young cook's kitchen adventures.

Soon your children will be clamoring to help in the kitchen. You will hear: "Choose me! Choose me to help with dinner tonight!"

Author Amy Houts is also the author of five Dora the Explorer books.

Listening to the Mukies and Their Character Building Adventures.
By Robert Bohlken, Ph.D.

Character building book helps kids make good decisions.

Wise and optimistic Mukies must solve problems in order to live together in peace and harmony.

This read-aloud book provides the setting for an easy exchange of thoughts, feelings, and ideas about values and ethical issues.

Sit down and listen to your kids. You will be glad you did!

The Littlest Christmas Kitten
By Lee Jackson

Author Lee Jackson says...
"So many times when I am with families they tell me how much they love my book, The Littlest Christmas Kitten. They tell me children read it over and over."

"It's a really great feeling to know this book is helping children enjoy the story while helping them gain a close-up, richer understanding of the Holy Night".

This special Christmas story is perfect for cat lovers of all ages.

"Will the little kitten be found?" its Mother wonders. Why are the animals excited and moving about? Before the night is over there is the crying of a baby and angels singing. Children love this story!

Listening to Rural Midwestern Idioms/Folk Sayings
By Bob Bohlken, Ph.D.

"Two Pickles Short of a Quart" and other sayings by Northwest Missouri State University professor, Bob Bohlken, are found in this book, Listening to Rural Midwestern Idioms/Folk Sayings.

Some are good for a laugh. Others you must ponder and then comes the "ah ha" moment.

This entertaining guides will have you chuckling as you recall expressions from an almost lost early rural culture.

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