On my latest trip to the thrift store I came upon a complete collection of the 12 books of My Book House for Children books. In perfect condition. For $30. And even though I already have the full set, I bought it. I could not leave it there when I knew so many friends could…
On the first day of summer, I would like to bring to you a fun summer picture book collection. Summer is not my favorite season. I do not enjoy the heat… Give me snow, some rain and new flowers or falling leaves any day, but heat, no thanks. So I find summer to be the…
The National Western Stock Show is a big deal in the Denver area every January, since 1906! It is two weeks dedicated to anything and everything ranching and farming. The true spirit of the cowboy is strong and well alive during this time. It reminds us that Colorado is still the center of the West…
I love a new notebook, any kind of new notebook is just so inviting! From journals to binders, they call to me, they invite me in, they tug at the creative strings of my heart. Notebooking is half creativity, half academic. Let’s look into Notebooking with our children, what has worked and what hasn’t and…
The waiting is over, we have welcomed our King and now we celebrate His Incarnation. The Christmas season is one of the most joyous seasons in the Catholic Church. How can we live it well and keep Christ at its center?This is the second post on the living the Liturgical Year well. The first post…
The Night of Las Posadas is one of our favorite Christmas picture books that we have turned into a tradition. We read it every year, on December 16th. We love the beautiful story of the miracle that might have taken place on a snowy December 16th near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Tradition This is a…
Jolabokaflod is a wonderful Icelandic tradition has recently made a grand entrance in our American literary world. The tradition is to give others books on Christmas Eve and to spend the evening reading, sipping hot cocoa and munching on cookies. Our Christmas Eve is too crazy for that, therefore we have started doing this on…
Every fall, they start popping up in craft and home decor stores, they are collected by many and embraced by all. What are they? Nutcrackers, of course! Everyone knows and can hum the tune of the famous ballet. Many of our little girls have had at least one experience of being on stage as a…
Geography is something that I have always enjoyed and appreciated. Map-making and map-reading have something so mysterious and magical about them. They can, literally, take you anywhere. At A Daily Picture Book, we practice both map-reading and cartography regularly. Right now my girls and I are working on a map of the USA over a…
A little while back a dear friend came to me with an interesting project: Could I create a mother-daughter book club, similar to The Well-Read Mom, but using picture books? What an interesting project this has been! Cottage Tales From this request was born Cottage Tales, a mother-daughter monthly book club based on picture books….
