Books

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. The 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 huge attic in Aunt Lucy's old home. This series of books is simple and cheerful. The girls get involved with their aunt's romance and there are many sweet surprises along the way. The rest of the series includes: If you are looking for a cozy and sweet series of books, definitely start with In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen! This … [Read more...] about In Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen – A Month of Cozy Books

Little Bear's Trousers by Jane Hissey is An Old Bear Story, part of a collection of stories about the adventures of a group of stuffed animals. I previously wrote about Old Bear in A Month of Cozy Books. There is also Little Bear Lost. In this adventure, Little Bear is trying to figure out where his red trousers went. As he goes through the house from animal to animal, he discovers his friends have found a number of clever ways to use his trousers. Will Little Bear ever get his trousers back? The illustrations in this book are amazing. They are so life-like and sure to capitvate little ones. Caroline thoroughly enjoyed all of the books in this series. Little Bear's Trousers definitely … [Read more...] about Little Bear’s Trousers – A Month of Cozy Books

Old Bear by Jane Hissey embodies pretty much everything Caroline loves most in books, namely talking stuffed animals who go on adventures. I first purchased this book when I was teaching first grade and knew that Caroline would love it when I brought it out for her. The animals realize that Old Bear has been gone a long time. He was packed away in the attic because he was quite worn and the children weren't taking good care of him. Bramwell Brown, Duck, Little Bear and Rabbit decide that it is time to rescue Old Bear from the attic and bring him home. The book is full of their adventures as they try to help Old Bear. The life-like illustrations are charming and cozy. It's a sweet story … [Read more...] about Old Bear – A Month of Cozy Books

Bunny Bungalow by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Nancy Hayashi is one of my favorite picture books. We happened upon it at a consignment shop and it quickly was beloved by all of us. I've written a brief post about it before, but there was no way I could leave it out of my A Month of Cozy Books. Bunny Bungalow is the story of a rabbit family who finds a house and makes it their own. They paint it and add a carrot weathervane. Mother knits quilts for the beds and reads poetry to the children on the big soft couch. The story has fireflies and drinking tea before bed. It has picking cherries and fluffy bath towels. It's just cozy! Bunny Bungalow is a sweet story with cute … [Read more...] about Bunny Bungalow – A Month of Cozy Books

The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder is a must-read American pioneer children's novel. 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 this to your collection whether it is to read it for yourself or read it to your children. The Long Winter tells the story of the Ingalls family surviving the epic winter of 1880-1881. And I do mean surviving and I do mean epic. They nearly starved to death when the trains could not get through to De Smet, South Dakota, due to the massive amounts of snow that fell in blizzard after blizzard after blizzard. (For a photo and more info, see The … [Read more...] about The Long Winter – A Month of Cozy Books