Wonderful photos of the Art Show shared by Cheryl Karp, Early Childhood Director. WHAT AN AMAZING PROGRAM! So happy Sammy could celebrate all the holidays with the children of the Hewlett East Rockaway Jewish Centre Early Childhood Center.
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FIVE BOOKS RELEASED IN LAST YEAR
INTERVIEW WITH SYLVIA ROUSS BY STORYBOOK LADY APRIL 24, 2026 Sylvia Rouss is best known for her Sammy the Spider series, and I have been a fan since my children were little. She published her most recent Sammy book last year, but she has also recently written about preschool, bugs…
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Tu B’Shevat
Tu B’Shevat, the “birthday of the trees”, begins soon. Tu B’Shevat Background Tu B’Shevat, which literally means the 15th of the month of Shevat, celebrates the new year or birthday of the trees. In the secular calendar, the holiday occurs sometime between the end of January and the beginning of February.…
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CELEBRATE PASSOVER WITH SAMMY SPIDER AND THE LITTLEST FROG.
Parents and children, and teachers and students may enjoy visiting my other posts about Passover. And, enjoy Sammy Spider activities too! Just click here! Hag Sameach, Sylvia THREE YOUTUBE VIDEOS – THE LITTLEST FROG, PASSOVER SHAPES, AND SAMMY SPIDER’S FIRST PASSOVER ARE NEXT: Location 2020 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA 90101United States…
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SAMMY SPIDER’S FIRST ABC, an interview with the author
What inspired you to create an ABC book with your iconic Sammy Spider? During the Covid 19 shutdown, I home schooled 3 of my grandchildren so their parents could work. The children were aged 4, 4, and 6. As a retired early childhood educator, I was comfortable with the responsibilities. The grandchildren…
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Free Edition of THE HANUKKAH FABLE OF LITTLE DREIDEL AND SILVER MENORAH and a Video of Sammy Spider’s First Hanukkah read by the author
MacLaren- Cochrane Publishing has closed and the rights have reverted to me as the author. With the consent of the illustrator, we have decided to post the book on my web site. It’s free to download for the enjoyment of children and their families and students and their teachers. Happy…
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