Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
“I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” Pride and Prejudice
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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 …
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I had the opportunity to receive five picture books from Candlewick Press around a particular theme of my choosing that would work well for a unit study. I selected picture books about character for girls. They include: The Princess and the Presents Just Like Coco Fiona’s Little Lie Because Amelia Smiled Sidney, Stella and the …
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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 …
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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 …
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Miss Suzy by Miriam Young and pictures by Arnold Lobel is the delightful story of a little gray squirrel who lives “in the tip, tip, top of a tall oak tree.” First published by Parents’ Magazine Press in 1964, this classic book has been enjoyed by generations of children. It teaches important themes such as …
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Today I would like to introduce you to three pictures books featuring girls worth knowing. The three girls lived in different places and different times, but they all share one thing in common – a desire to imagine, create, and change their world. (I receive free books to review all the time and only share …
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Eloise Wilkin Stories is a beautiful collection of nine Little Golden Book stories by the beloved illustrator Eloise Wilkin. Wilkin has a distinctive illustration style and the stories in this collection highlight some of her best and most popular works. I’ve written about this book before because we went through a time when Caroline was …
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You Can Do It, Sam by Amy Hest and illustrated by Anita Jeram is a story about a bear named Sam who goes on a little neighborly adventure with his mother. This is the same Sam that is in Don’t You Feel Well, Sam? and Kiss Good Night, both part of A Month of Cozy Books. You …
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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 …
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Kiss Good Night by Amy Hest is the third Sam book I’m sharing in my cozy book series! Previously I wrote about Don’t You Feel Well, Sam? and You Can Do It, Sam, both books about a bear named Sam and his mother. These are sweet stories especially for toddlers and preschoolers although we read …
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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. …
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We put candles in our windows each fall and keep them there through Christmas, New Year’s, and the winter. I love the feeling of warmth and hospitality they seem to send forth each night when we light them. So I especially loved An Early American Christmas by Tomie dePaola. I confess I’m not generally a …
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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. Each book in the series has the same cozy, distinctive feel. …
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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. Bur I knew that Caroline would love it when I brought it out for her. Old Bear …
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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 that definitely belongs in A Month of Cozy Books. Bunny Bungalow Bunny Bungalow …
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Have you discovered the Ladybug Girl books? Somehow Caroline and I missed this series up to this point, but we were delighted to read through them now. An imaginative little girl with her dog sidekick? Right up Caroline’s story alley! I received a full set of the hardcover editions to review so let’s check them …
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Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur (illustrated by Leslie Evans) is one of my favorite fall books. It combines so many of my favorite elements of a book. Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic is the first book in a series that includes Spring: An Alphabet Acrostic, Summer: An Alphabet Acrostic, and Winter: An Alphabet Acrostic. …
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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 …
