First published 2010
Susan Magsamen opens her treasury with a simple premise: childhood memories form through shared experiences between generations. She organizes her collection into five distinct worlds that capture what matters most to young minds. Magic and Make-Believe offers stories that spark imagination. Outdoor Exploring encourages discovery beyond four walls. Crafts and Construction provides hands-on projects for busy fingers. Yummy for the Tummy celebrates food and cooking together. Bedtime, Bathtime, and Dreamtime creates rituals for day's end. Parents and children find poetry selections and nursery rhymes perfect for evening reading. Rainy afternoons transform with instantly available activities pulled from these pages. The book serves multiple purposes: bedtime companion, activity guide, and art collection for browsing. Magsamen creates a resource that grows with families, offering new parents and grandparents a foundation for building connections across generations.
Genres: family, reference, poetry, childrens
Vibes: emotional, intimate, whimsical
Tropes: found-family
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century, 21st-Century
160 pages · Hardcover · National Geographic Children's Books