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Old Bear | Cozy Book Review

Monday, October 26, 2015 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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Old Bear by Jane Hissey embodies pretty much everything Caroline loves most in books, namely talking stuffed animals who go on adventures. I purchased this book when I was teaching first grade, long before I became a mother. But I knew that Caroline …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Animal Stories | Picture Books | Stuffed Animals

Bunny Bungalow | Cozy Book Review

Sunday, October 25, 2015 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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Bunny Bungalow by Cynthia Rylant (illustrated by Nancy Hayashi) is one of my favorite picture books. We happened upon it at a consignment shop and it quickly became beloved by all of three of us. It’s a simple story with charming illustrations …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Animal Stories | Family and Home | Picture Books

The Long Winter | Cozy Book Review

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder is a must-read American pioneer children’s novel. It is one of my favorite novels in the Little House series. My husband, David, didn’t read the Little House books growing up and decided to read …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Chapter Books | Laura Ingalls Wilder & Little House Books | Pioneers | Winter

Antler, Bear, Canoe | Cozy Book Review

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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Antler, Bear, Canoe – A Northwoods Alphabet Year by Betsy Bowen includes so many things I love in a picture book including the theme, the subject, and the illustrations. This is one of those books I purchased as soon as I saw it on the …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Family and Home | Picture Books

Gathering | Cozy Book Review

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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Gathering – A Northwoods Counting Book by Betsy Bowen is the companion book to another favorite cozy book I’ve already shared, Antler, Bear, Canoe – A Northwoods Alphabet Year. Each of the books take the reader through both a …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Family and Home | Picture Books

The Little House | Cozy Book Review

Tuesday, October 13, 2015 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton is one of the truly timeless cozy books. This Caldecott winner was written in 1942, but it seems to apply just as much today as it did back then. In fact, I think for many people in our culture The Little House …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Family and Home | Picture Books

Homeplace | Cozy Book Review

Monday, October 12, 2015 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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Homeplace by Anne Shelby is a wonderful picture book for teaching your child about the concept of ancestors. It also gives an excellent representation of how their lives can intertwine with our own decades or even hundreds of years later. This book …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Family and Home | Picture Books

Farmer Boy | Cozy Book Review

Friday, October 9, 2015 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder is a look at her husband’s childhood in upstate New York. It covers the time period of when he was a boy just beginning to mature into young manhood. Of all the Little House books, Farmer Boy is perhaps the …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Chapter Books | Farm | Laura Ingalls Wilder & Little House Books

Winter Days in the Big Woods | Cozy Book Review

Thursday, October 8, 2015 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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It was a foregone conclusion that Winter Days in the Big Woods would be a book I would add to my cozy collection. When fall begins to approach, my mind always turns to Little House in the Big Woods. There is something warm and cozy about the scenes …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Laura Ingalls Wilder & Little House Books | Picture Books | Pioneers | Winter

One Red Apple | Cozy Book Review

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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One Red Apple is a gorgeously illustrated book that traces the life cycle of an apple tree. Written by Harriet Ziefert and with paintings by Karla Gudeon, the book is a visual feast. This was one of those books that as soon as I picked it up in the …

Category: Cozy Book ReviewsTag: Apples | Picture Books
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