Children’s books are a wonderful way to celebrate and learn more about holidays.
Easter is almost here! Holidays have been lots of fun in our family for the past year or so. My three-year-old is at an age where she is really appreciating and understanding the traditions and rituals that go into holidays. When she was very little we would dress her up in the appropriately adorable seasonal …
A leprechaun used to visit us each year when my children were young. When we woke up on Saint Patrick’s Day, there were little green footprints across the kitchen counters, over chairs and windowsills – a trail leading to pots of gold chocolate coins around the house, sometimes with hints of rainbow colors and glitter. …
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes Book Review International Women’s Day comes on March the 8th, Easter is only a month away, and spring is around the corner. So, I have for you an old Easter tale published in 1939 that I hadn’t seen since childhood. The Country Bunny and the Little Gold …
It’s the twelfth day of Christmas, and I am reluctantly thinking about packing away ornaments, curbing the cookie and candy indulgences, and moving seasonal books from the bookshelves. Stacks of old and new favorites about winter celebrations will move to make room for others. A few of these books stay on the shelf longer (okay, …
Sometimes the Christmas season can get a little crazy with shopping, cooking, and everything it takes to make the holiday season special for your family. Reading a familiar book can be a grounding return to normalcy in the midst of the craziness. Favorite books are like hanging out with an old friend. We know who …
I’ve been having fun exploring some of the new Christmas books this December, new meaning books of this century! I wrote about my favorite old books last time, and now it’s time for some updated treasures. What I’ve been looking for is the kind of book I expect to become a classic; something that resonates …
It’s December! I have opened two windows on my chocolate Advent calendar and I am contemplating Christmas music – is it too early? I am browsing my Christmas boxes in the storage room and trying to remember which one has the seasonal kitchen towels and cookie tins. The only real nod to Christmas has been …
Let’s talk about Advent calendars! Yes, I know it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet. We still have to get through the turkey, the thankfulness, and the history lesson of the (dubious) first feast. This year, thanks to the pandemic, we are urged not to travel and not to gather in groups larger than ten, if that. …
Tis the season! And this time I do mean that fall-into-winter glide through Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. I’d like to share with you some of the vintage books for these holidays that my children clamored for again and again back in the day. I’m always a little surprised when I see my favorite old children’s …
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 …