September and October are my favorite months of the year. Rhythms return after summer days punctuated with splash and spontaneity. Cooler air approaches. Evenings lengthen with the sun heading to bed earlier and earlier. All of which makes for ideal, …
Category: picture books
six for starting school
Short and sweet today. Six reads for a variety of school start-ups! global schools… Adventures to School: Real-Life Journeys of Students from Around the World, by Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul, illustrated by Isabel Muñoz published in 2018 by Little …
barraged by blaster rifles!
Today I’ve got a different sort of post. From time to time I am asked by young moms or homeschoolers for particular book suggestions or lists. The other day, a young friend wrote to ask for some ideas for her …
a kaleidoscope of cultures…picture books for loving a big world!
If you follow Orange Marmalade, you already know that I have a heart for books that shine the light on the marvelous variety of ways people live, all the places people love to call home, around the world. You can …
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warm as toast…five to bring a smile
I’ve read a boatload of books this summer. Today’s list of five rose to the top of my stacks for their sheer, sunny, good will. Need a dose of smiling? Settle in with these: A Dog with Nice Ears, written …
preschool perfection
Today, five books just begging to be read with the little shavers in your households. All peachy keen for ages 2 and up. I Really Want to See You, Grandma, written and illustrated by Taro Gomi originally published in Japan …
another splash of summer…a list of five
Don’t let those back-to-school sales fool you. It’s still full-on summer, with sunny days plum perfect for outdoor fun. Here are five happy books to keep you in summer-mode! Run Wild, written and illustrated by David Covell published in 2018 …
let’s go camping!
Setting up the tent on a carpet of pine needles. Hiking to the music of waterfalls. Sipping hot tea around the campfire, watching sparks drift beneath the night sky. Ahhh! There’s nothing like a camping adventure. Here are a few …
peachy beach-y reads
Heading to the beach? Vacationing seaside? After a long day of sun, surf, and sand, capture your kids’ fancy with one of these peachy, beach-y reads. Even if you’re landlocked this season, you can feel the velvet ocean breeze, hear …
sweet as pie in July
Pie is for Sharing, written by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard, illustrated by Jason Chin published in 2018, a Neal Porter Book, Roaring Brook Press My grandmother made the best blueberry pie imaginable, exploding with the tiny, wild blueberries she picked, and …
