Books with author Rebecca McDonald

Using a mind palace is a great way to remember things. The idea is to associate what needs to be remembered with strong visual images in a set location (spatial learning). Planting ABC in a Garden of Memory pins letters to funny images within a set environment, utilizing alliteration to drive home proper pronunciation, and an ABC rhyme for faster acoustic memorization of the alphabet based upon the usage of sound patterns and syllable repetition.From ancient Greece, to Sherlock Holmes, and all of the memory masters in between, the mind palace has existed for centuries and is the perfect tool to help your child learn their ABCs.Use Planting ABC in a Garden of Memory as a resource to help your child advance through their ABCs and onto beginning reading by combining historic and cutting-edge techniques of memory management which help to establish immediate associations that shift learning from short term to long term memory. Have fun planting your ABCs in a garden of memory!

On a trip to the bakery, Petey and Vesters are supposed to wait outside, but when Petey sees an old family friend he can’t help but follow her inside. With all of the wonderful smells, Petey is happy just to sit and sniff, but something in the corner catches his eye and the real fun begins.Join Petey and Vesters in their sticky, sweet Great Cake Caper!

The Ogre wants the Kung-fu Master to teach him the ancient arts, but burping, farting and bad hygiene certainly aren’t good behaviors that a master would stand for. Written in the spirit of an Aesop’s Fable; both characters in the story have important lessons to learn and they aren’t always easy. The Master and the Ogre come to discover that changing one’s nature is far more difficult than changing one’s behavior.

Petey loves to help his family, but he can’t climb trees, so while the family builds a playhouse Petey tries to keep busy and ends up in some big trouble, soaking his best friend, Vesters the cat who hates water, and tangling with a big yellow bumble bee named Charlie who ends up losing his temper. Come along with the Lamb Family pets for some rip-roaring fun.

Upon an a simple, ordinary piece of paper lives three scribbles. Just your regular old scribbles to the average person, but in the hands of a child the scribbles become everything imaginable. Help your child move from scribbling to drawing and become the artist they want to be with the adorable story, The Scribbles. Never underestimate the power of the scribbles and the amazing imagination of children. Through the eyes of a young child the clouds in the sky take on all kinds of shapes, from animals, to dragons and cityscapes; and on the beach becomes kingdoms and backyards are where rockets launch and unicorns graze. Kids have a way of bringing the simplest things to life. For toddlers, wild lines are the beginning of a creative journey, for preschoolers scribble lines are a little more thought out. When kids get to kindergarten, scribbling is a serious undertaking that with encouragement will blossom into a love of drawing and creating. It's easy to forget humble beginnings and focus only on the step by step lessons that teach children the skills to draw, but it's in those scribbling moments that travel way outside the lines that imagination begins to expand and build. My own scribbles had long been forgotten; until, when teaching my children to draw, I came across those long lost friends, peeking up from the page, and the book The Scribbles came to life. Celebrating all the stages of artistic development is an integral part of growth. For kids, scribbling is one of the first steps in artistic expression. This is a story that celebrates being a beginner, so the next time a young child brings you their page of scribbles look a little closer and imagine what you might find.

Growing up isn’t easy, and one of the major struggles is knowing what to be. Be is a book that takes a fun look at the many possibilities of what we can be in our life. The choices are endless. Be encourages self-respect and is filled with positive ways to spend the day. Whether with family, friends alone or at school, part of being human is figuring out what to be.

Calling all young space explorers, rev up your rockets! It’s time to help Alpha rescue the alfurbets in this awesome ABC adventure book. Learning the alphabet is out of this world fun as Simon, the computer helps Alpha, the Alpha-bot keep the galaxy safe. It’s an alphabet book that young astronauts will love! Travel through the entire alphabet in this ABC book that tells a story of spaceships, aliens and a super smart robot determined to rescue every missing letter! And to wrap it all up, sing along with Alpha and his alphabet song. A toddler ABC comic book that makes learning the alphabet an exciting space adventure. Comics for kids are a fun way for young children to learn their ABCs. For ages 2-5.

How Many Letters Are in the Alphabet? teaches children the ABCs along with the numbers 1-26, preparing them for success in kindergarten. It’s a simple and basic way to teach kids their letters as well as beginning to count their numbers. Large and bright letters make the ABCs easy to learn. Clear and concise page layout simplifies number recognition and makes counting each of the letters easy to follow.

The Ogre wants the Kung-fu Master to teach him the ancient arts, but burping, farting and bad hygiene certainly aren't good behaviors that a master would stand for. Written in the spirit of an Aesop's Fable; both characters in the story have important lessons to learn and they aren't always easy. The Master and the Ogre come to discover that changing one's nature is far more difficult than changing one's behavior.Filled with issues on facts of life and topics to start discussions on growing up, The Ogre and the Master is a unique story of growth and struggle where the main characters are anything but perfect. Written in the cautionary style of the classic children's fable, the story also uses language and issues of today to create an engaging and humorous tale that kids will want to read again and again.In the world of children's fantasy books, Ogres are a mythological creature not to be messed with, on the same level as the cunning dragon. Terrorizing the land is the Ogre's favorite pastime so it's understandable that most people would avoid someone with such a cruel nature, but not the arrogant Master, he decides to tame the Ogre and utilize his ferocious nature for his own personal gain.The Ogre and the Master is filled with vividly rich watercolor style illustrations that will captivate young children and older kids alike.

Sami and Thomas Learn to Read Book 2 gives more learning material for beginning readers to confidently build their reading skill. Vocabulary development combined with entertaining stories that have simple sentences keep children engaged and excited about their reading accomplishments. Using a combination of words that can be sounded out and common sight words, Learn to Read with Sami and Thomas is the perfect continuation of your child's reading journey.Vibrant images with captivating characters help young readers want to read again and again. For Beginning Readers ages 5 and up