Welcome to A Daily Picture Book—a place where every day can hold the turning of a page, the spark of a story, or the wonder of seeing the world through new eyes. Picture books aren’t just for children; they’re little doorways into history, imagination, and delight. Here, you’ll find booklists that follow the calendar’s rhythm,…
Just a quick note to wish you a blessed Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows! Enjoy this beautiful FREE coloring page from: https://brightlyhude.com/my-works. Scroll al the way down to the bottom of the page! Adalee Hude is the illustrator of Our Lady of Sorrows; Devotion to Mary’s Seven Sorrows for Children, by Patrick O’Hearn, published…
I know, it’s a little too early in the year to bring up snow. However, when I discovered this intriguing picture book, full of actual pictures, and the life of Marie Peary, I could not wait to share it with you! The Snow Baby: the Arctic Childhood of Admiral Robert E. Peary’s Daring Daughter by…
This blog post has a mind of its own, lol! First it was supposed to be all about fall picture books, then all about trees and now? Now it is a delightful nature adventure amongst leaves and leaf people. A mix of nature walk, nature journaling and arts and crafts, I have a feeling this…
I have started something new and very exciting! And which has been on my heart for a long time… Making available the picture book based curriculums I have created for my family is one of the reasons behind this blog. And now it is a reality! A dear friend of mine was struggling to piece…
The month of September is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows. It might seem a strange dedication for a month that contains both Our Lady’s birthday and the feast of her Holy Name. It is so easy to spend time contemplating the joy of Our Lady at the Nativity. But contemplating her sufferings? That is…
Labor Day honors the American worker and his effort to build the beautiful country that we enjoy now. I have gone through my library and selected a dozen or so picture books that are a beautiful testimony to the American worker. I tried to include a little bit of everything, from anonymous workers to better…
In honor of the approaching 250th anniversary of the foundation of our country I am highlighting picture books relevant to our national identity and history. National Parks are a tremendous part of our identity. People around the world can recognize Old Faithful, El Capitan and many of our other landmarks. In truth, it was part…
This year with my preschooler we will be using the Catholic Children’s Treasure Box magazines for a gentle catechesis. I love using the Catholic Children Treasure Box books with my pre-schoolers and kindergartners. These books are, like many older books, beautifully illustrated and written in graceful language. True living books. They are gentle but to…
This new home education year has a lot of novelty for us, which is exciting as it is also my 19th year of homeschooling!! The biggest change is that I will not always be home and that my schedule is somewhat all over the place. Therefore I have had to streamline as well as reinforce…
