NPBM Blog-Along: Princesses
Did you know that November is Picture Book Month? Trick question, because it never was before… but now it is! Picture Book Month is an international initiative to celebrate children’s books and debunk...
View ArticleNPBM Blog-Along: Dinosaurs
Did you know that November is Picture Book Month? Trick question, because it never was before… but now it is! Picture Book Month is an international initiative to celebrate children’s books and debunk...
View ArticleNPBM Blog-Along: Shapes
Did you know that November is Picture Book Month? Trick question, because it never was before… but now it is! Picture Book Month is an international initiative to celebrate children’s books and debunk...
View ArticleDeck the Halls 2011
Our halls are decked, fa la la la la! On Black Friday, Sam and I put up all the Fall decorations and pulled out the massive red plastic bin that holds all the Christmas decorations–a massively reduced...
View ArticleNPBM Blog-Along: Numbers
Did you know that November is Picture Book Month? Trick question, because it never was before… but now it is! Picture Book Month is an international initiative to celebrate children’s books and debunk...
View ArticleA Few of My Favorite Things: Christmas Picture Books
One of my favorite things about unpacking the Christmas box each year is gathering the holiday picture books and enjoying them again. I grew up listening to the same Christmas books read aloud each...
View Article2nd Annual National Picture Book Month
Somehow, we’re halfway through November and halfway through National Picture Book Month! source Remember last year, when I took on Picture Book Month as my 30-day blogging challenge? I blogged every...
View ArticleLittle Bits of Cheer
I’m not going to lie, this past weekend was a tough one. Saturday was spent saying goodbye–to the redwoods, to our little cabin, to family vacation, to my parents and brother as they dropped me off...
View Article3rd Annual National Picture Book Month
It’s that time of year again… time for me to remember that we’re already (more than) halfway through November, and once upon a time I used to be much more tuned into the world of children’s literature....
View ArticleChristmas Eve Reading
Merry Christmas Eve! Every year I try to choose a new book for my Christmas collection. (OK, sometimes it’s more than one…) Winter Lights: A Season in Poems and Quilts, by Anna Hines I’ve had my eye...
View ArticleBasket of Books: 6 Months Old
Peek inside Amelia’s basket to see what books we are loving right now! Due to my love of children’s literature (and book hoarding), Amelia had a library of picture books before she was even born....
View ArticleTBT: Bookshelf Organization
Last weekend I reorganized my bookshelves. Again! They’ve been in rainbow color order since we moved into the new house, but after a recent purge there were large chunks of empty spaces and instead of...
View ArticleNight Night Books
Amelia’s bedtime routine is consistent: after dinner and bath, it’s time to brush teeth, put on pajamas, and read a book. Then there are two rounds of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, sound machine on,...
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