On Monday January 23rd, I woke-up early with butterflies in my stomach. Not unlike the Oscar’s, last Monday was the kid lit’s equivalent with the presentation of the ALA awards. The ALA Live-stream didn’t work and I became completely dependent on twitter to discover who won the most coveted awards in children’s literature. It [...]
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We are getting ready to spend the holidays with our family and friends up in Montreal Canada. The most exciting part of this trip is the idea that there will be lots of snow. It got me thinking about all of the books we like to read that have something to do with snow, winter, [...]
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Today we have a great collection of unicorn reads for middle readers. These books are wonderfully crafted. All of the book descriptions come from the publishers. Happy Reading !!! Middle Readers The Young Unicorns: The Austin Family Chronicles, Book 3 Madeleine L’Engle The Austins are trying to settle into their new life in [...]
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Over the summer I was doing a lot of research for some articles and crafts I was doing for Little Acorn Learning. Honestly, I’ve never known much about unicorns, so when I got the assignment I happily dove in. What we discovered were some incredible legends and stories. Here is our look at reading about [...]
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First I’d like to welcome and say hello to all of our new subscribers and Facebook Fans. It’s so wonderful to meet your here. If there was going to be a theme for this last weekend it would have been crafting. Though our hands and eyes were busy creating fun things, our ears and minds [...]
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I spent last week in New York City attending Book Expo America as well as seeing the sites. As I was walking around the city I got to thinking; I wonder how many childrens books are written in New York City or about New York City? Here's the list I came up with. I'm sure [...]
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In honor of Earth Day I thought I would re-post some great green reads for kids. Have a great Earth Day and be inspired! Know that there is no act is to0 small to make a difference. Happy Earth Day! Toby Alone by Timothee de Fombelle Toby Lolness is less than 2 millimeters tall. He and his family [...]
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Happy March everyone and a very happy birthday to one of our favorite authors, Dr. Seuss! It’s time to grab your hat and read with the cat. Not only is it Dr. Seuss’s birthday, but it’s Read Across America Day. Everyone is our family is a huge Dr. Seuss fan. We decided to celebrate in [...]
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I want to thank everyone who participated in the giveaway contest hosted by Rhythm of the Home. Your comments were so kind and lovely. I want you to know how much I appreciate your visits here and how much I love doing this. Jumping into books is a chosen lifestyle and means so much that [...]
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Over the weekend my sweet son "O" and I got into this conversation whether there were book series when I was a kid or did book series just recently come out, like in his lifetime. There were some great series when I was a kid, first and foremost being The Little House Series but there [...]
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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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