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 …
Tag: summer
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 …
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 …
five for a blast of summer
Take some summer heat. Add cold cherry lemonade and a stack of picture books. Mix with children worn out from a day of swimming. Makes one heap of bliss! Food Truck Fest!, written by Alexandra Penfold, illustrated by Mike Dutton …
dive into all things summer…a splash of picture books
Every season has its splendors. Now’s the time to celebrate the radiance of summer! Summer is …old-fashioned outdoor playtime! And Then Comes Summer, written by Tom Brenner, illustrated by Jaime Kim published in 2017 by Candlewick Press Flip-flops and lemonade …
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ten for comforting reading-together moments
Last week was brutal. Here in the U.S. where tragedies are fresh, and of course around the world in places that hardly get a nod of acknowledgement from us over the violence that relentlessly engulfs them. Wherever you are, I hope that …
ten for heading to the beach
This week — ten gracefully-aging books celebrating summer at the beach. a beloved Frank Asch favorite Sand Cake, written and illustrated by Frank Asch originally published in 1978; this edition 2015 by Aladdin One of my favorites from when my …
ten more as we celebrate midsummer!
Bonkers, sci-fi read-aloud Cakes in Space, by Philip Reeve, illustrated by Sarah McIntrye published in 2014 by Random House A Poglite named Ploodle and ferocious frosted cupcakes! One slickery Nameless Horror and our champion of bravery, a little girl named …
this week’s crop of ten top books
Because it’s pool time! Swimming, Swimming, lyrics from an old song, illustrated by Gary Clement published in 2015 by Groundwood Books Big, bold, sunny-day illustrations carry us along an energetic run-through of this classic children’s song. If you don’t know …
