A Bedtime Favorite and Book of the Day I was playing some sort of puzzle with my young nephew several years ago. The puzzle had all different sorts of trucks. I am not a truck expert so I was excited to recognize something other than a dump truck. “A steam shovel!” I said, picking up …
Library Trip! This past Saturday I went to the library for the first time since the pandemic started. My library has just started allowing people to browse inside for a short time instead of using remote curbside pickup. Ava came too, and Steve and the baby. The atmosphere was quiet and peaceful, and even though …
Happy Winnie the Pooh Day! It’s a National Holiday, of course. 😊 Winnie the Pooh Day is celebrated by libraries and schools everywhere each January 18. The day is in honor of Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne’s birthday, who was born on January 18, 1882. A.A. Milne wrote stories about the lovable bear and …
Reading is so good for young minds. It helps them grow and develop and become better people. It provides them with the ability to learn. Reading gives children the freedom to read about different ideas and develop critical thinking skills. And, of course, it’s fun! These literary quotes from authors and poets talk about the …
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anne Dewdney tells the story of Baby Llama’s bedtime and the drama that ensues when Mama Llama is not able to immediately come check on him. It’s a great tale to soothe children’s bedtime fears of being alone in the dark. This book is aimed at children ages 1-5. Llama …
The highlight of summer for this grandma and grandpa was a week at the beach with all the children and grandchildren. After months of little time with grandchildren due to the pandemic, we were able to gather and spend as much time as we wanted, and it was wonderful. There were balloons, bubbles, and books, …
Celebrations across the world With the holiday season in the US right around the corner (too soon, right!?), I’m looking forward to writing about my favorite Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas books. And as I start reading to Ava about our holidays and traditions, I want to include other culture’s holidays as well. It’s so important …
Wave Book Review Wave, by Suzy Lee, is a wordless picture book about a little girl’s day at the beach. The story is told entirely by pictures, which makes sense, as author Lee is first and foremost an illustrator. She received her BFA in painting and her MA in Book Arts. Illustration The book is …
Hoppity Frog: A Slide-and-Seek Book Review Dad here again! For this go around I thought I would go back to one of my daughter’s favorite early books. The book is a simple concept, large format board book called Hoppity Frog. It easily ranks as one of the most read books for when Ava was in her first …
From Back of the Bookshelf to Fan Favorite I remember buying a board book copy of the beloved children’s classic Goodnight Moon for my daughter just after she was born. I was in the midst of new child preparedness and wanted to build the perfect library for my baby. (Here’s what I ended up with!) …