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Great rhyming book for young readers! Very cute holiday book with lovely illustrations. As a parent of dyslexic children, the repetitious rhyming is great for teaching children to read on their own. Highly recommend. - Verified purchaser
Milly is silly, and the rhymes are sublime! I am a teacher with more than 30 years of experience in elementary grades, so I know what kids like. Kids like animals. Kids like humor. Kids like rhymes. Kids like real-life stories. Win-win-win-win, because A Silly Milly Christmas has ALL of those things! And to be serious for a moment...scientists have proven that rhythm, repetition, and rhyme help children build neural networks in their brains that are necessary for reading. Parents, PLEASE read books like A Silly Milly Christmas to your children over and over again. Your children will LOVE Milly while you prepare them for school and life success! - Verified purchaser
I Love Silly Milly! Silly Milly is a delight! She is fun and loving and a joy to follow! The illustrations are amazing! The rhyming of her antics are lyrical and easy to follow. I look forward to finding out what Milly will do next! - Verified purchaser
Great Christmas Book! This is a great book for teaching children rhyme and repeating phrases. The pictures are very well drawn with good detail. I read the book for a parent/student involvement event at my elementary school and the parents and students thoroughly enjoyed the book. - Amazon purchaser
Product Description
Spend the holidays with a lovable pup!
Silly Milly adores her family and all that is Christmas! At their Christmas Eve dinner, She greets the guests, peeks at presents, sings Christmas carols, longs for snow, and more. She’s even on Santa’s nice list!
Pet lovers will surely recognize Milly’s big-dog antics and her unique Christmas traditions. What other family member can get away with licking the whipped cream bowl or drinking from the toilet?
A Silly Milly Christmas is a heartwarming holiday read: Lyrical limericks aid literacy development and laughter Vibrant art stimulates happy moods Fun repetition will have everyone using the word “willy-nilly”
A Silly Milly Christmas is perfect for reading aloud, elementary classrooms, and animal lovers everywhere. Great fun for ages 4 through 8. Makes a perfect stocking stuffer, too!
Kids love seeing pictures of the real Milly! Follow her on Instagram @sillymillythedane.
See Milly’s other limerick-based books: Silly Milly the Dane, A Silly Milly Birthday, and A Silly Milly Fall.
From the Author
Hello! The original limericks in A Silly Milly Christmas were thoughtfully written to help children learn and become excellent readers!
-Rhyming and repetition have been proven to significantly enhance the cognitive development of children. It's good for their brains!
-Language learning is increased through phonemic awareness and word recognition through context. Their ears and eyes work better together!
-Memorization of rhymes and repetitive verse grows confidence and provides opportunities for bonding and positive social interactions. They read and smile more!
From the Inside Flap
Dedicated to our four-legged friends everywhere,The small and the tallThe shaggy and sleekwith huge hearts of goldEach one unique!
From the Back Cover
Oh, Milly you make Christmas silly!It's Christmas Eve, and Milly is willy-nilly with excitement as friends and family start to arrive! Lyrical limericks will have both young and old giggling with glee as this real-life Great Dane spreads holiday cheer with her unique "petitude."
About the Author
Hi there! I'm Sheri Wall. When my boys were young, we would read aloud so, so much! It was a great way for me to snuggle with them and have absolutely no guilt about making the laundry wait. I especially loved rhyming books, and my boys did too! We would delight in the sing-songy rhythms and take turns finishing the verses.
My boys are now grown, and my husband encouraged me to channel my creativ