This picture book, like so many, came into our life at a used book sale and surprised us. I had never heard of Gilbert, nor Sullivan, but I knew the writing of Jonah Winter was always excellent and the illustrations enchanted me. Yes, I do totally judge a book by its cover. And most times…
And just like that it’s May! May is always such a busy month… We have three birthdays, we will be wrapping up the school year, and start planning for the next one. There are graduations, confirmations, First Holy Communions,farm work picks up drastically… And then Memorial Day weekend announcing the grand days of summer. “How…
In order for our children to have the opportunity to fall in love with poetry, they have to have poetry readily available. Through the years, we have built a small poetry library and we all enjoy having easy access to it. From A.A. Milne to Maya Angelou, building your Poetry Library is a delightful endeavor!…
Poetry is a wonderful topic to linger on, isn’t it? There is so much to it: the poetry itself, its author, the poet, and the mechanics of poetry. I was hoping to have a wonderful year-long poetry curriculum ready to introduce to you this month, but time was not on my side to accomplish that….
Do you remember the first time you went to the zoo and saw a real, live, honest to goodness rhino face to face? I’m sure it was a bit of a shock but you had seen pictures and maybe movies, so you knew what to expect. But if you had never even heard of a…
Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? What better month to dwell into poetry than the heart of spring. I had grand plans for this month, but time was not on my side, so it will be for next year, lol! Instead we will keep it simple, easy and so enjoyable that, hopefully,…
O Jesus, Who by reason of Thy burning love for ushast willed to be crucifiedand to shed Thy Most Precious Bloodfor the redemption and salvation of our souls,look down upon us here gathered togetherin remembrance of Thy most sorrowful Passion and Death,fully trusting in Thy mercy;cleanse us from sin by Thy grace,sanctify our toil,give unto…
Lenten Watchfires is a Lenten series based on the Beatitudes and the lives of the saints following the delightful picture book Rejoice and Be Glad! If you missed the previous installments you can find them here: Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Peter, Saint Juan Diego, Saint Benedict, Saint Faustina, Saint Frances of Rome and Saint…
Today, March 26th, is Robert Frost’s one hundred and forty second birthday! I discovered Robert Frost at the same time my children did one December morning at the library when we picked up the book Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening illustrated by Susan Jeffers. And it was the first time poetry in English…
Lenten Watchfires is a Lenten series based on the Beatitudes and the lives of the saints following the delightful picture book Rejoice and Be Glad! If you missed the previous installments you can find them here: Saint Francis of Assisi,Saint Peter, Saint Juan Diego, Saint Benedict, Saint Faustina. This week we have two little known…
