It’s spring and time for gardens! Nature is bursting out all over, wildlife is emerging after the hidden quiet of winter, so this is a great time to talk about the artist, writer, and naturalist, Beatrix Potter. Helen Beatrix Potter was born in London in 1866, and published her first and best-known book, The Tale …
Children’s Books by William Steig Today I want to share with you four of my favorite children’s books by William Steig, an author and illustrator who started writing children’s books at the age of 61, after a long career as a cartoonist for the New Yorker. These books have been around 30-50 years and were …
I hope everyone had a wonderful Saint Patrick’s Day! (I know it was two weeks ago, but this year has been a little crazy, right?) The morning of Saint Patrick’s Day I totally forgot what day it was and sent Ava off to school with absolutely no green. I had even bought her a jazzy …
March 19th is SPRING! Brought to you by In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb by Newbery Honor Award winner Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Caldecott winner Emily Arnold McCully. With that mouthful of introduction, we expect a trumpeting parade of spring, and we are not disappointed. In like a Lion Out Like a …
GIRAFFES CAN’T DANCE Written by Giles Andreae & Illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees My daughter received this book as a Christmas present from daycare last December. The daycare organized a visit with Santa where each child got a picture with Santa and a wrapped gift. My daughter was none too happy with meeting Mr. Clause, however, …
We’re all looking forward to spring, but here in the mountains we have snow flying and daffodils barely peeping out of the ground. The spring equinox begins late on March 19th, so until then let’s wallow a little in the excitement, and challenges, winter can provide. I want to tell you about a terrific book …
Did you know that today, March 2, is Dr. Seuss’s birthday? What better day for a post about the best Dr. Seuss books for toddlers? Dr. Seuss was born 116 years ago today in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Seuss is one of the greatest known and loved children’s authors, and also one of the most prolific. …
2020 LEAPLINGS, PREPARE TO LEAP THIS LEAP YEAR! Another leap year is again upon us and I’ve rounded up some of my favorite books for children about leap years and leap year babies. What is a leapling? What is a leap year? A leapling (also leaper, leapster, or Leap Day baby) is a person born …
Ah ah ah! I have a new favorite book series. I stumbled across it while doing research for my MLK, Jr. Day post (I am Brave: A Little Book About Martin Luther King, Jr.) It turns out that the ‘I am Brave’ book is part of a series called Ordinary People Change the World. The …
STORY-TIME! Before I dive into my Never Touch a Monster book review, I want to give some background on how we discovered this book. I was at Barnes & Noble a couple weeks ago for their Saturday morning story-time and to pick up some gifts. Ava loves looking at all the books but today she …