Anyone have The Happy Day, by Ruth Krauss in their home? It is a 1950 Caldecott Honor Book so it might be more well known than I think. Abby came home a couple of weeks ago really sad that a little girl had moved out of her class. I showed her this book that I
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There are lots of days when I feel like reading short & sweet stories to the girls. At our latest Barnes & Noble outing while we were in St. George, the girls found these gems. Squish Rabbit, by Katherine Battersby Squish Rabbit, by Katherine Battersby is about a sweet little rabbit that feels
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I wanted to post about these two Halloween things a while ago. But in the past two weeks I have just been…WOW. I put too much on my plate, and even though it is all fun…it’s just too much. I tend to have to learn lessons the hard way, and my poor husband & family
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Fall Is Not Easy, by Marty Kelley is a fall book we love. It makes us giggle — the tree just cannot get the hang of things! It feels good during the spring, summer and winter, but FALL?! Fall is just throwing the tree for a loop: I feel like the tree right now. I
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If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dussen is awesome. Another author that can write like he has the imagination of a kid! In my opinion, if you don’t have that imagination, you have no business writing or illustrating children’s picture books. If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dussen follows the imagination
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I put Abby into afternoon Kindergarten for a reason. Shae takes her longest nap in the afternoon, exactly during Abby’s school time, so now Poki (Cameron) and I can have the afternoon all to ourselves!! I get them both ready for school at the same time and they both pack up their backpacks. I put
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There is still time to sign up for your local library’s summer reading program! So for this whole week I’ll share some of our most recent pretty awesome book finds. Earth to Clunk by Pam Smallcomb is another book my girls found at the library that ended up being a real hit. This little boy
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There is still time to sign up for your local library’s summer reading program! So for this whole week I’ll share some of our most recent pretty awesome book finds. Mrs. Muffly’s Monster by Sarah Dyer is not a book I would have picked up on my own. Sometimes the covers on books are not
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There is still time to sign up for your local library’s summer reading program! For this whole week I’ll share some of our most recent pretty awesome book finds. In Home by Alex. T Smith. There are four friends who live in the same house and have a nice life together until they get in
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There is still time to sign up for your local library’s summer reading program! For this whole week I’ll share some of our most recent pretty awesome book finds. I Must Have BoBo! by Eileen Rosenthal is a book you need to have if your child is attached to a certain “lovie,” like a blanket
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