tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15319338824265105542011-08-11T07:48:01.000-07:00A color book for children two to six-years-oldRuth Silneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14635244365006281519noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531933882426510554.post-35446815365852424612011-03-25T16:27:00.000-07:002011-03-25T16:27:38.370-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jZG42G9d9zA/TY0hnyMmbXI/AAAAAAAAAbI/fKqr1u97ji0/s1600/GreenValley+AskingQuestions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jZG42G9d9zA/TY0hnyMmbXI/AAAAAAAAAbI/fKqr1u97ji0/s640/GreenValley+AskingQuestions.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Photographs by Jessica Ford Images </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;After reading <b><i>Naptime Secrets</i>,</b> the children were telling me how much they liked the book.</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9nKcaaXMDAA/TY0hqkMrI7I/AAAAAAAAAbM/H-PYKeSVLZ0/s1600/Angelo+AndRuthAt+Kindergarten+Class.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9nKcaaXMDAA/TY0hqkMrI7I/AAAAAAAAAbM/H-PYKeSVLZ0/s200/Angelo+AndRuthAt+Kindergarten+Class.jpg" width="153" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ruth and her great-grandson Angelo. </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1531933882426510554-3544681536585242461?l=naptimesecrets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruth Silneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14635244365006281519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531933882426510554.post-36173539474973284562010-11-13T10:24:00.001-08:002010-11-13T10:28:27.581-08:00<div class="yiv1229585696msonormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Garamond; font-size: large;">“<i>Naptime Secrets </i>does so much to spur imaginations and fosters a love of reading among the children in our <span class="yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1289668289_10" style="background-attachment: scroll; cursor: pointer;">Child Development and Education</span></span>. It is an important investment in the future of our community’s children.” </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="yiv1229585696msonormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Garamond; font-size: large;">Laurie Wishard, President,</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="yiv1229585696msonormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Garamond; font-size: large;">Family Service Agency Center in <span id="lw_1289668289_11" style="cursor: pointer;"><span class="yshortcuts">San Mateo , CA</span></span> . </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1531933882426510554-3617353947497328456?l=naptimesecrets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruth Silneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14635244365006281519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531933882426510554.post-48467606463561922302009-11-06T13:54:00.000-08:002009-11-06T13:54:27.468-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SvSa88LJeCI/AAAAAAAAAYo/vVkYa3bbcHA/s1600-h/LilyAnnFoo_sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SvSa88LJeCI/AAAAAAAAAYo/vVkYa3bbcHA/s320/LilyAnnFoo_sm.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lily Ann Foo <br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1531933882426510554-4846760646356192230?l=naptimesecrets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruth Silneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14635244365006281519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531933882426510554.post-86031489250256019032009-06-10T15:01:00.000-07:002009-09-25T13:51:10.024-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">I gave a talk to the second grade children at the Lomita Park School in April and left a few books for their library. The pictures and reviews are so delightful I want to share them with you.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjAvxGe0-4I/AAAAAAAAAVY/lIjBwRZ10rE/s1600-h/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_2_B.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345825278288788354" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjAvxGe0-4I/AAAAAAAAAVY/lIjBwRZ10rE/s320/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_2_B.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 210px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Kimberly, Valeria, and Estela</span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjAxmWG2N5I/AAAAAAAAAVo/kyGL_iEBZYE/s1600-h/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345827292527867794" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjAxmWG2N5I/AAAAAAAAAVo/kyGL_iEBZYE/s320/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 210px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Jose and John</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA0cpUfreI/AAAAAAAAAWI/nEkqWb2hTng/s1600-h/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_5c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345830424421576162" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA0cpUfreI/AAAAAAAAAWI/nEkqWb2hTng/s320/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_5c.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 210px; width: 138px;" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjAzi1_z-gI/AAAAAAAAAV4/7XHphZkzwQg/s1600-h/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_5_T.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345829431392074242" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjAzi1_z-gI/AAAAAAAAAV4/7XHphZkzwQg/s320/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_5_T.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 210px; width: 288px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Christian, Oscar, Daniel and Brenden</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA2aseK3VI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/HQlXnFRlzS8/s1600-h/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345832589930978642" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA2aseK3VI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/HQlXnFRlzS8/s320/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_10.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 210px; width: 174px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Johanna N</span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA2aorWmjI/AAAAAAAAAWY/ZUy7arcUvgk/s1600-h/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345832588912532018" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA2aorWmjI/AAAAAAAAAWY/ZUy7arcUvgk/s320/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 210px; width: 170px;" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA2bIUxTYI/AAAAAAAAAWg/LW6Duol4sqI/s1600-h/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345832597407747458" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA2bIUxTYI/AAAAAAAAAWg/LW6Duol4sqI/s320/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 210px; width: 173px;" /> </a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Melanie and Delilah</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA349JxelI/AAAAAAAAAWw/GDVb6QB9Hns/s1600-h/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-style: italic;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345834209316534866" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA349JxelI/AAAAAAAAAWw/GDVb6QB9Hns/s320/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 210px; width: 196px;" /></a> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Sammie, Lizzy and Victor</span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA34oN27JI/AAAAAAAAAWo/rQDEr3HxDcU/s1600-h/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-style: italic;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345834203696524434" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA34oN27JI/AAAAAAAAAWo/rQDEr3HxDcU/s320/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 210px; width: 294px;" /></a> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Mikaela and Jaqueline</span><br /></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA5gHIZJPI/AAAAAAAAAXI/a0c0Q-q278c/s1600-h/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345835981521626354" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA5gHIZJPI/AAAAAAAAAXI/a0c0Q-q278c/s320/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 210px; width: 111px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA4_kTtEfI/AAAAAAAAAW4/XuQ1UK53ZIw/s1600-h/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> </a><span style="font-style: italic;">Cindy and Elizabeth</span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA4_kTtEfI/AAAAAAAAAW4/XuQ1UK53ZIw/s1600-h/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345835422418014706" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kQJgOi0JWl8/SjA4_kTtEfI/AAAAAAAAAW4/XuQ1UK53ZIw/s320/Lomita-Park-2nd-graders_9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 210px; width: 174px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Kaja</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1 -369098753 63 0 4129279 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@Arial Unicode MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1 -369098753 63 0 4129279 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; mso-layout-grid-align:none; punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><span style="font-family: &quot;; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Art experiences need to be part of life. Mothers have sung soothing lullabies to their babies around the world. Receiving by hearing, or seeing, or expressing their own art through dance, or drawing, or sculpting with clay, or writing, will improve their education, and no matter what course they take in life, it will be enhanced by having had arts experiences</span><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">-- Excerpt from <i>YOU and THE ARTS<span style="font-size: large;">? </span></i><span style="font-size: small;">Ruth's upcoming book.</span> <br /></span><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1531933882426510554-8603148925025601903?l=naptimesecrets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruth Silneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14635244365006281519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531933882426510554.post-78035987940035453362009-05-14T14:04:00.000-07:002009-05-14T14:06:42.810-07:00For those of you with little children give them materials to draw uninhibited. From this they first learn hand eye coordination. As they get a little older, have them tell you a story about what they drew. It is important to always compliment their natural creativity whether you understand what they do or not. Allow them to explore without judging.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1531933882426510554-7803598794003545336?l=naptimesecrets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruth Silneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14635244365006281519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531933882426510554.post-8755613048634687612009-02-03T14:58:00.000-08:002009-04-02T13:30:21.815-07:00"I can’t explain how much my two-year-old daughter Keyena loves Naptime Secrets. She enjoys looking at the pictures and at times I even hear her making up her own stories to go along with the pictures. She has taken that book everywhere with her everywhere. It warms my heart to see my child so excited about reading"<br /> – Ayela Whitende.<br /><br />"Wonderful! The pictures are relaxing for the children before their naptime."<br />-- Jinny Atkinson<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1531933882426510554-875561304863468761?l=naptimesecrets.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ruth Silneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14635244365006281519noreply@blogger.com0