November is almost gone Thanksgiving is around the corner, exactly 10 days away! Check out the Thanksgiving booklist and start a gratitude journal. We have had a wonderful All Saints Day, celebrating with friends. We also had our first snow storm this month and it was a good one: 8 inches over 4 days! And…
Thanksgiving is my favorite American holiday. As an emigrant from a country who does not take the time to stop and give thanks where thanks are due, I have a particular appreciation for this day. I love that it is in the middle of the week, I love to be able to start with Mass,…
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…
Imagination… It is such a treasure for our children. How do we awaken it and nourish it? How do we help them discover this inner wonder that they carry with them? There are so many ways to awaken our little ones imagination, but there are also so many ways for it to be stolen away…
October recap October has been a lovely month here in Colorado, we have been blessed with a beautiful Indian Summer! We were able to go up to the mountains to explore the aspen leaves changing color. The October booklists were chock full of discoveries from Pablo Picasso to how the first bandaids came to be…
With All Souls Day (or Dia de Los Muertos) approaching on November 2nd, it brings to mind picture books that impart family history. For many of us November is a time to remember family members that have died. And as we talk about them, we tell their stories so that they may be remembered by…
Hello, I thought I’d pop in here with a little home education update. We’ve been back at our learning since the beginning of August, and it has been a wonderful start of the year. I only have 3 students for the first time in a very long time! I started with my 3 oldests when…
Fall is my favorite season. I just love this time of year, fall picture books are so cozy and Nature Study is at its best. I love the colors, the smells, the change in weather. It’s the best time for flannel shirts, jeans and boots, my all time favorite. Fall brings so many changes to…
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….
Is A Daily Picture Book just for homeschoolers? NO! My tagline reflects that. A Daily Picture wants to ignite wonder and excitement in children, and their grown ups, no matter their academic affiliation. What is A Daily Picture Book? A Daily Picture Book was born from my desire to provide my children with a well…
