Making Books come Alive
This book immediately brought back the memory of another day spent at Walden Pond with my son. The story is a simple look at one of America’s more simple men Henry David Thoreau. In 1845 in Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau built a cabin in the woods and lived there alone for two [...]
I couldn’t have known it would come to all this when we found that note by W.W. inside an old book at the yard sale: From there the adventure began into one of our all time favorite books, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“. Chapter by chapter we explored the world of Willy Wonka. What [...]
As part of the Natural Nester At-Home Nature Summer Camp eCurriculum we’re sharing the day with a very dear friend of mine Miss Rumphius. How many of you love Miss Rumphius ? I Do !!! I Do !!! Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney is a classic. I’ve read it to a variety of nieces and [...]
It’s Frog Week at the Natural Nester Summer Camp. I was recently hiking in the mountains and spied a very small tree frog. He was so cute and it made me think of the book It’s Mine by Leo Lionni. “ On the island lived three quarrelsome frogs named Milton, Rupert, and Lydia. They quarreled [...]
Today’s post is sponsored by Wisdom Tales Press and leads us on a journey to a crossroads where heart, mind, and nature meet. Author/Illustrator Demi in her book Saint Francis of Assisi brings to life the magnificent stories of this beloved saint through illuminated artwork and brilliant storytelling. Demi effortlessly re-tales St Francis’ [...]
As part of our Natural Nester At Home Summer Nature Camp book jumps we’re jumping into a wonderful tale about a very endearing inch worm in the book Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni. Leo Lionni, an internationally known designer, illustrator, and graphic artist, was born in Holland and lived in Italy until he came [...]
I don’t know where you live, but where I live Spring came very late this year and it is still cold and rainy. We’re ready to see the sun. I know many of our friends in the Midwest United States feel the same way. What if we could bake bread in the shape of the [...]
Today’s post is sponsored by Wisdom Tales Press, a company dedicated to sharing the world’s wisdom, beauty, and cultures, one beautiful book at a time. In this elegant read, we ventured into the world and land of India, the God Krishna, and Hinduism in the book The Fantastic Adventures of Krishna by author/illustrator Demi. When [...]
Patricia Polacco is a very favorite author/illustrator here. As part of our A Natural Nester At Home Summer Nature Camp Series, we’re jumping into her book “The Bee Tree” for wildflower/bee week. This charming book features a real life book adventure between a grandfather and his grand daughter. Mary Ellen complains that she is tired [...]
How does one mix the topics of mountain top removal (“MTR”) and immigration into one intelligent read for children ? Silas House and Neela Vaswani have written a poignant book which deals with both topic seamlessly in Same Sun Here. This is a tender story about an unlikely friendship between a boy from Kentucky [...]
Valarie is author of the book The Fox Diaries: The year the foxes came to our garden, a mom, writer, crafter and photographer.
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