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Minna and the Canine Club Empowering kids through our children's books, learning & fun; because every child is a hero!

This week’s Minna and the Canine Club Teaching Tip is perfect for any age group, preschool through adult book clubs!Not ...
21/02/2024

This week’s Minna and the Canine Club Teaching Tip is perfect for any age group, preschool through adult book clubs!

Not only is it crucial to read engaging books that make children think (we love this book, The Treasure Box by Margaret Wild), but it is also important to ask the deeper thinking questions to kids. One way to make that fun is by using Comprehension Cubes.

These cubes are wonderful and come in packs of 6, with 6 different critical thinking questions on each cube! The questions are not just basic like, “Who is the main character?” but instead give children the chance to discover meaningful messages and have discussions with fellow readers.

These Comprehension Cubes can be purchased on Amazon for $25 and it is called “Reading Comprehension Cubes”. We will also include a link in our stories.

If you prefer not purchasing cubes, you can easily make your own by buying large dice at the dollar store and writing your own questions on each side. The possibilities are endless and it is a way to make reading meaningful and fun!

Happy President’s Day from our little George Washington!Be sure to download our SOAR Presidents Unit for your class, STE...
19/02/2024

Happy President’s Day from our little George Washington!

Be sure to download our SOAR Presidents Unit for your class, STEM class, or homeschool group! The unit covers what President’s Day is, George Washington, John Adams, Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln, as well as 5 key non fiction reading strategies.

Get yours at www.minnaandthecanineclub.com/shop !

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This diva was in no mood to do a Valentines photo shoot 😂We hope everyone had a special day eating chocolates (or cheese...
15/02/2024

This diva was in no mood to do a Valentines photo shoot 😂

We hope everyone had a special day eating chocolates (or cheese, in Minna’s case) and spent time with people they love!

It’s Teaching Tip Tuesday!Of course we have to talk about our new SOAR units for this week’s tip! Learning should not be...
14/02/2024

It’s Teaching Tip Tuesday!

Of course we have to talk about our new SOAR units for this week’s tip!

Learning should not be all worksheets. If we really want to show children the joy of reading, we need to engage their minds with quality content and critical thinking. Our SOAR units use interesting content across curriculums and include fun learning opportunities to make learning fun for kids.

Reading should be fun and kids should look forward to learning!

Check out the SOAR units on www.minnaandthecanineclub.com/shop

Happy Monday from our lovable character, Maggie! We love this quote from the children’s book, What Do You Do With an Ide...
05/02/2024

Happy Monday from our lovable character, Maggie! We love this quote from the children’s book, What Do You Do With an Idea?

PRODUCT LAUNCH coming TOMORROW!!! We have something exciting that we have been working on that is coming tomorrow and it...
05/02/2024

PRODUCT LAUNCH coming TOMORROW!!!

We have something exciting that we have been working on that is coming tomorrow and it is perfect for the month of February.

Stay tuned for tomorrow for the reveal!

Happy February! Who is ready for a new adventure this month?
01/02/2024

Happy February! Who is ready for a new adventure this month?

We believe in using our book series to encourage children to be their best! Our lovable dog characters inspire kids to b...
31/01/2024

We believe in using our book series to encourage children to be their best! Our lovable dog characters inspire kids to be themselves and to make a difference in their communities.

We love it with humans AND their furry friends love Minna and the Canine Club books! They are Bentley approved 👍🏻 (how c...
29/01/2024

We love it with humans AND their furry friends love Minna and the Canine Club books! They are Bentley approved 👍🏻 (how cute is this little Bentley puppy, too?!)!

Order your copy at www.minnaandthecanineclub.com/shop

Which Minna and the Canine Club character are you most like?Minna - feisty founder of the Canine Club who loves her fash...
28/01/2024

Which Minna and the Canine Club character are you most like?

Minna - feisty founder of the Canine Club who loves her fashion

Blue - courageous and kind leader who always has your back

Clancy - the guy who loves his food and sometimes struggles with being anxious

Maggie - the fun loving gal pal next door

Here at Minna and the Canine Club, we believe there is a hero in every child. Our vision statement is To inspire childre...
25/01/2024

Here at Minna and the Canine Club, we believe there is a hero in every child. Our vision statement is

To inspire children to have a love for learning, establish their personal values and have the courage to live by those values day after day.

How can we all help the children in our lives be an everyday hero? Here are some of our favorites that we share with kids (and adults!):
-you don’t need to do something “big” to be a hero
-being an everyday hero can mean asking someone who is lonely to play with you at recess
-making small differences in the lives of those around you end up making BIG differences

How can you help the children around you see themselves as a hero today?

We are back! We thought after a few week hiatus we should reintroduce Minna, our inspiration behind our children’s book ...
24/01/2024

We are back!

We thought after a few week hiatus we should reintroduce Minna, our inspiration behind our children’s book series, Minna and the Canine Club. Minna is our feisty rescue dog, who from day one, acted like a human. She thinks she can do what we can do, and makes us laugh every day. Not only is she funny and spirited, but she reminds us to never give up. Our business and our book series is focused on helping kids be the best they can be. We truly believe there is a hero in every child, and we want the dog characters in our books to inspire kids to be themselves and do their best to make small differences in the world each day. Minna is always being a hero to us by making us laugh!

Merry Christmas from all of us at Minna and the Canine Club! ✨
25/12/2023

Merry Christmas from all of us at Minna and the Canine Club! ✨

Merry Christmas, Eve! How amazing are these illustrations for “Minna’s Night Before Christmas” done by 9 year old, Colli...
24/12/2023

Merry Christmas, Eve!

How amazing are these illustrations for “Minna’s Night Before Christmas” done by 9 year old, Collin Tran!

Read “Minna’s Night Before Christmas” by clicking the link in our bio and see if you can design your own illustrations to go with the story!

It’s the Christmas weekend and everyone over here is over the flu and is off from work for two weeks! The real life Minn...
23/12/2023

It’s the Christmas weekend and everyone over here is over the flu and is off from work for two weeks! The real life Minna and her brother Elmer are very excited! Can you guess what’s on their Christmas list?!

This week in Minna’s Library we are featuring a few of our favorite Christmas reads by Jan Brett!We love a good author s...
17/12/2023

This week in Minna’s Library we are featuring a few of our favorite Christmas reads by Jan Brett!

We love a good author study for the following reasons:
1. It introduces kids to different styles of writing and illustrations
2. Authors inspire kids to want to write their own stories
3. Most authors use a certain type of style, so kids can more easily catch onto plots, which makes them a great tool for teaching predicting

Jan Brett is so fun because she has amazing borders around all of her illustrations that tell a more intricate story. Her books are sure to engage your child!

Follow for more tips and happy reading!

We love when kids love Minna and the Canine Club books!
15/12/2023

We love when kids love Minna and the Canine Club books!

Happy Monday, everyone! Let’s reintroduce our beloved characters from Minna and the Canine Club! We created these charac...
11/12/2023

Happy Monday, everyone!

Let’s reintroduce our beloved characters from Minna and the Canine Club! We created these characters, each with their own unique personality, so every child could identify with one of them in the books.

Minna: The feisty founder of Minna and the Canine Club

Blue: Courageous and humble leader

Clancy: Shy but sweet friend who sometimes struggles with anxiety

Maggie: Lovable and fun friend

Which one is your child like? Stay tuned each Monday to get to know each character in more depth!

We love books over here, obviously, so each week we will share some of our favorite books! We will post them, along with...
11/12/2023

We love books over here, obviously, so each week we will share some of our favorite books! We will post them, along with read aloud links, to Minna’s Library!

This week, we have some favorite Christmas books:

🎁A Christmas Carol: Such a classic read with a timeless message. This story is perfect for teaching character traits and how characters can change across the plotline!

🎁Dianne Goode’s American Christmas: A book filled with many beautiful Christmas stories. We love this book because of the traditional stories that are so often missed these days by “glitzier” ones.

🎁The Night Before Christmas: A beautiful poem that can teach kids all about rhyming (and great for phonics, too!). For older kids, have them read it and write their own version of “The Night Before Christmas”!

Happy reading!

She’s a fashionista. She’s a detective. She’s a canine. She’s Marvelous Minna, and now she’s a teacher. Minna starts a s...
10/12/2023

She’s a fashionista. She’s a detective. She’s a canine. She’s Marvelous Minna, and now she’s a teacher. Minna starts a school for a group of neighborhood dogs known as the Canine Club. She had no idea how difficult it would be to get all the canines to school, especially her gal pal Maggie. These canines live in the heart of town. This provides them with many opportunities for – shall we say adventure. In this first book you will meet this delightful group of rescue dogs.

Get book one in the series at www.minnaandthecanineclub.com/shop !

It’s that time again! We love Christmas! I think it’s time we write a Minna and the Canine Club Christmas story. What do...
08/12/2023

It’s that time again! We love Christmas! I think it’s time we write a Minna and the Canine Club Christmas story. What do you think?! 🎄🎅🏻🐾

Looking for a special (and actually useful) Christmas gift for a child, teacher, or parent?! Fill your cart with Minna a...
25/11/2023

Looking for a special (and actually useful) Christmas gift for a child, teacher, or parent?! Fill your cart with Minna and the Canine Club books!

Order online at www.minnaandthecanineclub.com/shop or if you’re local, come see us today at Rivertown Mall! We will be there all day with our special Black Friday pricing of $12/book! It will be the last day to get that deal!

Happy shopping!








We are having a blast on Black Friday! We’ve met lots of new people and have signed books this morning, but it’s always ...
24/11/2023

We are having a blast on Black Friday! We’ve met lots of new people and have signed books this morning, but it’s always fun seeing kids we know! Here is Ava, one of Erica’s third grade students! Ava just bought book 2, Minna and the Canine Club Save a Life!

Which book would you buy?!

We are at Rivertown Mall all day today with our special Black Friday price of $12/book!

Happy shopping!

www.minnaandthecanineclub.com

Happy Thanksgiving from our furry friend crew! We hope everyone, whether dressing like a pilgrim like Sully, preparing f...
23/11/2023

Happy Thanksgiving from our furry friend crew! We hope everyone, whether dressing like a pilgrim like Sully, preparing for Christmas music on the piano like Minna and Elmer, or getting cozy by the fire like Mac, enjoys this special day of giving thanks.

(Minna is just hoping for a bite of Turkey 🦃😅.)

Happy Halloween, everyone!•••••••••••
31/10/2023

Happy Halloween, everyone!











Shelli Abel - author & teacher extraordinaire reading her book, “Minna and the Canine Club Meet a Ghost.” Kids love this...
30/10/2023

Shelli Abel - author & teacher extraordinaire reading her book, “Minna and the Canine Club Meet a Ghost.” Kids love this spooky and meaningful story! Order yours at www.minnaandthecanineclub.com/shop









This girl knows a good book when she sees it! Order this cute Halloween story about Minna and her friends at www.minnaan...
30/10/2023

This girl knows a good book when she sees it! Order this cute Halloween story about Minna and her friends at www.minnaandthecanineclub.com/shop

Happy Halloween! 👻🎃

Sharing Minna and the Canine Club books today with the young and old! •••••
14/10/2023

Sharing Minna and the Canine Club books today with the young and old!





Minna and the Canine Club's Teacher Tip Tuesday:Get your kids, especially reluctant readers, hooked on a series! If a ch...
10/10/2023

Minna and the Canine Club's Teacher Tip Tuesday:

Get your kids, especially reluctant readers, hooked on a series! If a child gets invested in a character, they will want to read more about them. This will lead them to checking out the second book and beyond! This tip works like a charm, and has not yet failed, even for our most reluctant readers.

Here are some of our favorite book series that have worked wonders for us (with the lexile level):

-Henry and Mudge - 300s
-Mercy Watson - 400s
-Ivy and Bean - 500s
-I Survived - 600s
-Little House on the Prairie - 500s
-Boxcar Children - 600s
-The Penderwicks - 800s
-Pippi Longstocking - 800s
-Minna and the Canine Club (of course!) - 500

What are some of your favorite children's book series?

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