National Humor Month who? April is chock full of special days and celebrations for the world to enjoy. National Humor Month is one of those that can be “inter-twangled” other other holidays and enjoyed at the same time. Kinda like coupon stacking..only better National Humor Month was founded in 1976 by Larry Wilde, an [...]
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It’s time! Hopefully everyone had a chance to jump on the Earth Day bandwagon and enter to win our Incredible Get Outside/Earth Day Book Giveaway. In honor of Earth Day, Jump Into A Book wanted to honor Mother Earth and our great outdoors by giving away 14 books to one very lucky home. THE WINNER [...]
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As a family we have a very special journey coming up; we’re going to Paris! To get ready for our grand adventure I’ve put together an ooh-la-la booklist that even if you’re not planning to go to Paris, you will wish you were. Included are some great travel guides and very fun stories. We’re gearing [...]
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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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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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