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Understood Betsy – A Month of Cozy Books

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Understood Betsy was one of my favorite novels when I was girl. But (to be perfectly honest) I didn't read it for a very long time and in the process kind of forgot why it was a favorite.When I read it again, it all came back to me why I loved it so much as a girl and even as a young woman. It was an easy choice to include in A Month of Cozy Books. (It is also included in my list of 100 Wholesome Books for Girls and Tweens.) Understood Betsy Betsy is a mousy orphan girl who lives in the city with her great-aunt and great-aunt's daughter … [Read more...] about Understood Betsy – A Month of Cozy Books

100 Books from Our New Home Library

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When we did our cozy home remodel, we changed our learning room into a library. In my dream home, I would have a large library filled with built-in bookshelves from floor to ceiling. Instead, we have several places where we keep our books including what you see below.Because our book space is limited, we've had to be ruthless in keeping our book total to reasonable levels.We've weeded through our books continuously over the years so what is left is the best of the best.Here's a look at what we have in our library. Since the … [Read more...] about 100 Books from Our New Home Library

100+ Free Old-Fashioned Cozy Books for Kindle

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Do you like old-fashioned books? I do and I've downloaded many of the titles below. I thought I would put together a post of 100+ free old-fashioned cozy books for Kindle for others who might enjoy discovering some new titles and new-to-them authors! Free Old-Fashioned Cozy Books I haven't read all of the books below, but I'll mention under each author the ones I have read and particularly liked. To be honest, I like sweet stories with happy endings. I enjoy a bit of intrigue, but I tend to gravitate toward "nice" stories. I'm not a … [Read more...] about 100+ Free Old-Fashioned Cozy Books for Kindle

Vintage Adventure Books from Aunt Claire Presents

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Confession time. In addition to my love of cozy picture books, I enjoy young adult fiction from around the turn of the century. I especially enjoy reading novels set in high school and college as well as vintage adventure books from the 1910s through the 1930s. Books like the Anne of Green Gables series, the Betsy-Tacy books, the All-of-a-Kind Family series, and so on.I think it is the combination of the historical aspect (I love history) and reading about the way things were done during that time. The books tend to be rather lighthearted … [Read more...] about Vintage Adventure Books from Aunt Claire Presents

How To Talk With Your Daughter About Puberty

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When you held that little baby in your arms, did you ever imagine you would get to the day when you had to think about how to talk with your daughter about puberty? And yet here it is.I think it is especially important to discuss hormones and the emotional aspects associated with puberty if you have a highly sensitive daughter. These girls feel everything in a magnified way and that certainly goes for the impact puberty will have on their emotional and mental health. The movie Inside Out was a great launching pad for many discussions in our … [Read more...] about How To Talk With Your Daughter About Puberty

100 Wholesome Books for Girls and Tweens

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Finding wholesome books for girls and early tweens can be challenging. So much of what is being published today is drivel at best to downright concerning or even abhorrent. If you have a sensitive girl, it's even more challenging. In an effort to help, I've compiled a list of books for girls of various ages that would fall into the category of wholesome. What is a Wholesome Book? Wholesome can be defined so many different ways by families so let me lay out what my criteria was in creating this list. Wholesome to me included books that … [Read more...] about 100 Wholesome Books for Girls and Tweens

Wholesome Reading for Visual Learners

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Caroline is a visual learner and she is not an avid chapter book reader (yet!). Like most visual learners, she enjoys color, engaging comics, photos, and strong graphics.Those of us who parent children like this often find it challenging to keep them supplied with reading material that is age appropriate, contains quality content, and also supports the values of our family. When I learned about Fun for Kidz magazines I thought they might be something to meet her needs as a child as well as my need as a parent!I received these magazines … [Read more...] about Wholesome Reading for Visual Learners

In Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen – A Month of Cozy Books

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In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen by Cynthia Rylant is the first book in The Cobble Street Cousins, a series of six books about three young girls.I had no idea when I ordered them for Caroline how much they would come to mean to her. This series of books has an honored place on her bookshelves. In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen The Cobble Street cousins are Lily, Tess, and Rosie. They are staying with their Aunt Lucy for a year while their parents are on a professional dancing tour around the world.The girls have cozy adventures together while sharing the … [Read more...] about In Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen – A Month of Cozy Books

The Long Winter – A Month of Cozy Books

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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 them all a few years ago. He thoroughly enjoyed them! So you are never too old to add them to your collection whether it is to read them for yourself or read them to your children. The Long Winter The Long Winter tells the story of the Ingalls family surviving the epic winter of 1880-1881. And I do mean … [Read more...] about The Long Winter – A Month of Cozy Books

Farmer Boy – A Month of Cozy Books

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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 coziest as it shares so much about family life, homemaking, character development, holidays, and the seasons. Farmer Boy Almanzo is the youngest of four children. With an older brother and two older sisters, he often finds himself being bossed around. Throughout the book, Almanzo is slowly growing up, … [Read more...] about Farmer Boy – A Month of Cozy Books

Which Children’s Bible is Best for Your Child?

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Teaching Caroline about Jesus and the Bible is very important to us. We want her to have a faith of her own that grows and develops at an appropriate pace and level for her as an individual. Part of that has been finding children's Bibles that work for our family. (By way of background for new readers, she's seven and a half, very right brained and creative.)I've read various people through the years who say that you shouldn't use a children's Bible, but only read from the actual Bible itself. They emphasize that we need to hear the actual … [Read more...] about Which Children’s Bible is Best for Your Child?

All-of-a-Kind Family – A Month of Cozy Books

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Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie are five sisters growing up in a poor Jewish family in New York City in the early 1900’s. The classic read-aloud All-of-a-Kind Family series by Sydney Taylor includes five chapter books that follow the joys and sorrows, faith and celebrations of the special family.This was by far one of my favorite series when I was a girl. I read them over and over and over again. I can still picture exactly where they were on the public library shelf and what the covers looked like because I read them so many … [Read more...] about All-of-a-Kind Family – A Month of Cozy Books

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