Books to Request at Your Local Library

I love reading and my children do too. We are constantly putting new books on hold at our local library. Besides secular books, I also like to check out books by members of my religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sometimes it's hard to discover new books. I have done searches by publisher, but sometimes the local library doesn't have anything recent. I've recently started requesting that my library purchase books that we're interested in reading. Most libraries have an online request form that patrons can use. You can also request books via interlibary loan. I like checking books out at the library before buying to see if it's something my family will love. Here are some books published by Cedar Fort Publishing, many of the authors are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, that you might be interested in reading:

Children's Books

• Lehi, Lehi, What Do You See? by Sandra Meaders, Published 2018, ISBN-1462122426, $12.99 
• 250 Fascinating Facts about LDS Temples by Rebekah Pitts, Published 2018, ISBN-462122973, $13.99 
• 250 Fascinating Facts about Latter-day Saints by Rebekah Pitts, Published 2019, ISBN-1462123147, $13.99
• The Atonement of Jesus Christ is For Me by Sierra Wilson, Published 2018, ISBN-1462121942, $14.99

Adult Fiction

• The Road to Freedom by Shawn Pollock, Published 2017, ISBN: 1462121314, $12.03 
• Secret of Haversham House by Julie Matern 
• Simply Starstruck by Aspen Hadley Blind Dates
• Bridesmaids & Other Disasters by Aspen Hadley  
• The Time Key by Melanie Bateman 
• Willow Springs by Carolyn Stoor Steele
• Soda Springs by Carolyn Stoor Steele

Adult Non-Fiction

• Fire on Ice: Gospel Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Sports by Jeremy C. Holm, Published 2014, ISBN: 1462113672, $12.95 
• Early Homecoming: A Resource for Early-Returned Missionaries, their Church Leaders, and Family by Kristen Reber 
• Senior Missions: What to Expect and How to Prepare by Marnae B. Wilson
• Hope After Suicide by Wendy Parmley
• Trial of Faith by Dusty Smith 

 To learn more about what books Cedar Fort has to offer, click here.

Lehi, Lehi, What Do You See? Preschool Activities with Enos and Forests

I read Lehi, Lehi, What Do You See? to my daughter. After we read the story, we went back to the pages on Enos and I expounded the story on Enos. We discussed how he found a quiet place to pray and prayed all day. We talked about how he prayed to repent, for his people, and for his enemies. We then worked on practicing writing the letter "F" on our dry erase board and learning games.

I created a worksheet full of empty numbered trees. My daughter placed her thumbprints on the tree based on the number. We used washable ink.

We also played a game where numbered trees were hiding a "deer." She had to identify the number she wanted flipped over to find the deer.

 I created an alphabet tree and my daughter worked on matching uppercase letters with leaves (I bought them on Amazon, but I couldn't find an exact match.) marked with lowercase numbers.

We played a math game where we each had a tree trunk. We rolled a die and collected leaves for our trees. After we collected all of the leaves, we counted our leaves to see who had the most and least.

Download the free printable for these activities here.



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Lehi, Lehi, What Do You See? Learning Activities with Jacob and Bees

I did a homeschool preschool lesson with kids using my book, Lehi, Lehi, What Do You See?. I read the whole book to my kids and then flipped back to the pages about Jacob seeing bees. I explained to my kids about how Jacob and his family were commanded by the Lord to go into the wilderness and travel to the promised land. I further explained that it was hard for them to travel in the wilderness, live in a tent and sometimes go without food. I went on to explain that Jacob's family continued to do what the Lord commanded and eventually were blessed by reaching a land that they called Bountiful. The land had many fruits and bees that produced honey. I told them that sometimes we go through hard times and the Lord blesses us for our efforts. After the mini-scripture story lesson, we did some activities related to bees. Here's what we did:


 1. I created a B for Bees Tracing Page. My 4-year old traced the letters on the page and worked on practicing coloring in the lines. For my 2-year old, I pointed to the letter B and made the B sound. She then colored the paper.

 

2. I created a finish the pattern sheet. My 4-year old practiced cutting out the pattern pieces and glued them on. With my 2-year old, I stated the pattern and helped her figure out what went next. She glued on the pieces by herself.

 

3. I created a sheet with six beehives on it. My 4-year old and 2-year old put bee stickers on the hives that corresponded with the number on the hive. I purchased the bee stickers on Amazon and you can find them here.

4. I created different colored beehives and bees. My kids worked on matching the colored bees to the corresponding beehive. This helps them work on sorting skills and understanding their colors.

5. We worked on placing beehives in order by size from biggest to smallest.

6. I cut out a hive shape, bee shape, bee wings, stripes for the hive, door for the hive, stripes for bee via construction paper. I cut a straight line a few inches of a blank construction paper. My kids glued the hive to the blank construction paper. My kids then assembled and glued a bee together and glued it onto a Popsicle stick. The bee on the stick could then be placed in the slit in the construction paper and "buzz" around the hive.

You can download a free printable pack of the bee learning activities that we did by clicking here. This also includes a pre-writing/cutting page and a hive that you can laminate to create a lacing card.



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Short Investigations Blog Tour, Review and Giveaway

In the small town of Heber, Utah, a strange 911 call occurs concerning the murder of a former resident of a woman. Her body is found in Rhett Ketchum's barn and Rhett becomes the prime suspect of a police investigation. Rhett hires Short Investigations to find the real murderer and help him prove his innocence.

Max and Patches Fisher are the father-daughter team behind the PI agency, Short Investigations. As they work together to clear Rhett's name, Patches becomes more and more attracted to Rhett. As Rhett becomes a target, the team must work together to discover the truth before things turn deadly.

Short Investigations is a fast-paced suspense novel. The suspense in the novel has twists and turns that keep the reader interested and guessing on who did the crime. The romance in the novel seemed a little underdeveloped in my taste and a little unnecessary. I could easily see Short Investigations becoming a series and having multiple crimes to solve. It was a fun summer read. To learn more about Short Investigations, click here.

Blog Tour Schedule:

*August 20^th: http://mybookaday.com/blog/

*August 21^st: https://ldsandlovinit.blogspot.com/, http://gettingyourreadonaimeebrown.blogspot.com/, http://empowermoms.net/, https://www.rockinbookreviews.com/

*August 22^nd: http://sweetlymadejustforyou.com/blog/, http://lifeiswhatitscalled.blogspot.com/, https://rachellechristensen.com/blog/

*August 23^rd: http://bonnieharris.blogspot.com/

*August 24^th: https://whynotbecauseisaidso.blogspot.com/, http://brooklynberrydesigns.com/, http://booksaresanity.blogspot.com/

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Color Game to Play with Lehi, Lehi, What Do You See?

My kids (ages 2 and 4) love playing games and reading. They really enjoy it when we combine the two. We read Lehi, Lehi, What Do You See? and played a color game.

Each time we read about the color or object that a prophet saw I asked them to go and find an object around the house that was the same color.  My kids loved hunting around the house looking for colored objects or toys. It was easy for my 4 year old and a little tricky for my 2 year old. They asked to play the game again and again.

You could also adjust the game to make it harder for kids by associating a number with the color objects to find i.e. find two red things, three yellow things, etc.

To make the game easier for kids, you can gather colored objects or toys and set them next to you as you read the book and have the kids point to the object that matches the color that you're reading.

Playing the game while reading the book will help kids learn their colors and have some fun. This is a great activity for toddlers and preschoolers.

To learn more about, Lehi, Lehi, What Do You See?, click here.

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Reader Appreciation Giveaway

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