A few months back I posted a number of dynamic picture books giving us glimpses of other cultures. Today I’ve got another set. These titles always make me perk up when I spot them. I especially love the growing movement …
Category: picture books
nice for November
As the cold creeps in and the evenings start earlier and earlier, November is a nice time for longer and more leisurely story hours. This collection is full of gems for a wide age range. Hope you find something here …
laughter is good medicine…forty funny finds
I’ve just returned from a marvelous holiday in Ireland and Portugal. My husband and I gaped in stunned wonder at majestic cathedrals, hiked in both blustery wind and sunshine along rugged coastlines, and were warmed by friendliness and hospitality from …
a dozen treats for October
I’ve got scads of delicious stories to dish out to you just now, rising in stacks on my family room floor, so I’m going to tempt you with a dozen at one go and try to keep my comments brief. …
rising up for restoration
Did you ever have one of those weeks? When your top priorities are unseated by even top-per priorities, and your sturdy to-do list smizzles away like a sandcastle at high tide? Yup. I thought you had. That’s been this past …
especially for September
September is a time of returning. Returning to routines, to school, returning home from travels and vacations. Migratory creatures begin returning to warmer spaces, and daylight and nightfall return to more familiar cadences after the sun’s wild excesses of summertime. …
sail to new places
I have a definite soft-spot for books giving me a window onto other cultures. Today I’ve got a raft of enticing stories that do just that, and I’ll be returning to this topic again later this fall with a second …
awesome August options
August is a transitional month for many of you. Still full on summer, yet school routines hover just around the corner. The titles I’ve chosen for this month’s batch of books range the spectrum: some rejoicing in make-believe and fresh …
one crocodile, two crocodile, three crocodile
Now that Chance the Snapper, that wily Chicago alligator, has been captured, it seems the perfect time to unleash a trio of snappy crocodile books that emerged this year! Treat yourself to some toothy treats! Little Doctor and the Fearless Beast, …
just right for July!
How’s the summer treating you? Taking a mostly-break from my blog has definitely been revitalizing for me. For one thing, it’s freed me for a bit of gardening. I am entirely a novice gardener. So, small things feel monumental: tomatoes …
