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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When Julie, editor for the Rhythm of the Home blog, sent me an email asking me to help her compile a list of great Montessori and Waldorf reads, I was so happy to help. Please head on over to the Rhythm of the Home blog to have a look at some very inspiring and informative [...]
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I recently received an email asking me about bedtime reads for multiple age groups. Like you, I too had to face this issue. What do you do when you have children the ages of 3,5, and 7 ? How do you meet everyone's night-time story needs? One wants an engaging story that everyone can [...]
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What the Oscars are to film, the ALA Youth Awards are to American Children's Books. Every year a committee of librarians and other children's experts choose the best work in children's literature based on original and creative work. Guiding parents,educators, and librarians in selecting the best material for their audiences, the ALA awards are recognised [...]
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A very happy new year to everyone. I thought I would start the new year off by sharing a little bit about where I live. Nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, I live a few miles from the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Throughout the year we spend many [...]
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Toby Alone by Timothee de Fombelle Toby Lolness is less than 2 millimeters tall. He and his family are part of a whole civilization that lives inside a giant tree. His father has discovered an inconvenient truth about the health of the tree and if they don't change their irresponsible ways their tree will die, [...]
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We can hardly wait and night sky preparations are at hand. It's considered the best night time show of the year !!!! From Earth Sky: "From late night on Tuesday, August 11th till dawn on wednesday, August 12th, a decent sprinkling of Perseid meteors may adorn this summer night, despite the pesky moon. Lie back [...]
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I often get asked,"What books are there for boys?" At first I thought this was going to be a daunting task after raising two girls but now a whole new world has opened up for me because I'm sharing great reading with my only son. Of course we have read all of the classics i.e. Tom Saywer, Robin Hood, King Arthur,Farmer Boy,Willie [...]
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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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