I am so very excited about this week’s picture book! This is the one that inspired this entire Advent idea! I hope you have as much with it as I did and that you will have great long lasting memories, simply, as a family. The Trees of the Dancing Goats From the childhood of Patricia…
An Orange for Frankie is probably one of my very favorite Christmas stories. I hope you fall in love with the Stowell family like we did. Enjoy (and have tissues ready)! An Orange for Frankie Another delightful tale from Patricia Polacco’s family! This one takes place during the Great Depression and recounts the generosity of…
These next 6 Sundays I will post an Advent picture book selected from A Daily Picture Book Advent and Christmas Booklist with a simple craft and a recipe. For this first Sunday of Advent, I want to turn inward and re-center on my family. Gifts of the Heart by Patricia Polacco is the perfect picture…
Thanksgiving is such a sweet holiday once you take the extra fluff out of it and look at its intention and its origin. As I mentioned last year I love the fact that it focuses on family and friends and being grateful. There are no presents to give or receive, it is an opportunity for…
Rhino in the House: The Story of Saving Samia, by Daniel Kirk is bringing us a bit of sunshine in the midst of November’s grey. November 17th is Anna Merz’s birthday. Anna was a British conservationist who established a rhino sanctuary in Kenya. Rhino in the House is a small glimpse at her life. My…
Advent and Christmas… I do not really want to think about that yet, but the clock is tick ticking and so I must. But I SHALL enjoy every last bit of fall first. We are having such a wonderful and prolonged fall that I don’t want to miss a bit of it. But back to…
We all have a Bucket List. Some of us have it written down, some of us hold it in their heart and mind, but it’s there. On my Bucket List is a visit to each USA National Parks. I have crossed a few off my list already but this week was a big one. Visiting…
Featured image: All Souls Day, Joža Uprka (1861–1940), 1897 Grey is November… starts a poem by Elsa Beskow. And I often find that it is so, even if she wrote from Sweden. The liturgical year is, once again, so fitting in its dedication of the month of November. If the weather is grey, thinking about…
I love my home library! Every time someone walks into our home for the first time and they see the walls covered with books, their reaction is always the same: “Just what I expected!” And then they start perusing the shelves. And that makes me so very happy! I love sharing books with friends and…
When I discovered the book: My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Stephen Alcorn, I could not resist! Poetry and geography blending harmoniously together? Say no more, I was sold. The rich texts of the poems, the stunning illustrations. This is a beautiful book that belongs on…
