<DIV>Everyone knows how important it is to read with children. But how can you continue your child's learning experience and enjoyment of a story once you close the book? <BR><BR>In her engaging new book, Peggy Kaye shows parents and teachers how to play learning games based on classic children's books. <i>Games with Books</i> features 14 picture books, from <i>Harold and the Purple Crayon</i> to <i>Bluesberries for Sa</i>l and 14 chapter books, from <i>Winnie the Pooh</i> to <i>Charlotte's Web</i>. For each book, Kaye provides a summary and then offers three to four games that will keep kids entertained while they are practicing valuable reading, writing and math skills. The games require few materials and can easily be played both in home and at school. They cover a wide skill and age range. In addition to her creative and fun approach to learning, Kaye offers a wonderful bonus in her new book: a selective list of great children's books that no reader -- young or old -- will want to miss.<BR></div> <DIV><b>Peggy Kaye</b>, a tutor and eductional consultant, is the author of <i>Games for Math</i>, <i>Games for Writing</i> and G<i>ames for Learning</i>. She has a master's degree in early-childhood education from Columbia University's Teachers College and has taught in both public and private elementary schools. She lives in New York City.<BR></div> <DIV>Kaye shows educators and parents how to play learning games based on classic children's books. <i>Games With Books</i> features fourteen picture books, such as <i>Harold and the Purple Crayon </i>and <i>Blueberries for Sal </i>and fourteen chapter books, such as <i>Winnie the Pooh </i>and <i>Stuart Little. </i>For each book, Kaye provides a summary and then introduces three to four games designed to help children develop crucial reading, writing, math, and conceptual skills. The games require few materials and can easily be played both in home and at school, and they cover a wide skill and age range.<BR></div> <DIV>"[Kaye] takes 28 well-loved kids' books, from picture books to novels for third-graders, and provides instructions for easy activities (using inexpensive, ready-to-handle materials) to build upon the reading experience."—<b>Rosemary Herbert, <i>The Boston Herald</i></b><BR><BR>"Peggy Kaye is the teacher everyone wishes they had, the teacher from heaven. Her special genius is for turning something you're doing already—in this new book, reading aloud to your children—into an act of education. And for Peggy Kaye, an act of education is an act of imagination. She stretches the creative muscles. Her games will inspire your kids, and maybe they'll inspire you, too."—<b>Louis Menand</b><BR><BR>"Very imaginative and stimulating . . . Kaye has written a guidebook for turning well-known children's stories into playful learning games."—<b>Angela Nurse, <i>Daily News</i> (New York)</b><BR><BR>"Kaye offers innovative activities, from word plays to crafts, to deepen children's experience of some great vintage stories. A gentle, encouraging instructor, her book will be especially appealing to homeschoolers."—<b><i>Mothering</i></b><BR><BR>"An extremely valuable resource."—<b>Betty Holmes, Director, United Federation of Teachers, Dial-a-Teacher</b><BR></div>