I have been really into middle grade novels in the last few years. At first I was embarrassed about it, I’m in my thirties after all, but then I just decided to roll with it and I’ve come to learn that I am not alone in my love for middle grade novels! There is so much I love about middle grade novels, I plan on making that a separate post in the future so keep any eye out for that. Anyway, I did make a list nearly two years ago with another eight middle grade novels I thought adults would love, today’s list actually does have a little overlap and there…
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First Family Read Alouds
I thought I would do something different with today’s book list and bring it to you in video format. I’ve really been enjoying video lately, mostly because it is something different and because it challenges me creatively. I decided to make a video sharing my top recommendations on where you should start when it comes to family read alouds. This is hands down one of the most common questions I get asked so it seemed like the best first book list video to make. A note about book list and book videos: I plan on doing a number of middle grade book lists, reviews and recommendations in the…
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Thanksgiving Picture Books That Inspire Gratitude
I’ll be honest, Thanksgiving doesn’t get it’s due in our home. First of all, in Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the second Monday of October, personally I think it’s too early in the fall season for the celebration, plus my daughter’s birthday is on the 2nd of October so we are always thinking about that and once her birthday is over I’m always like “oh yeah, Thanksgiving!”. I want to do better with thanksgiving and gratitude in general in our home so I thought it would be good to do a list of Thanksgiving picture books. I did try to find some Canadian specific Thanksgiving books to try to make the…
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The Best Picture & Chapter About Birds Books
Today’s book list is all about birds! We have been studying birds as we read along with The Burgess Bird Book for Children so this is the perfect book list for this season. I’ve created a bird literature guide to go along with The Burgess Bird Book, those who are on my weekly newsletter list got it emailed to them for free, but if you missed it you can still grab it in the shop for just $5. I love learning through literature, which may be fairly evident by all the book posts I have here! OTHER POSTS YOU MAY ENJOY: The Ten Best Living Books About Nature…
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The Ten Best Living Books About Nature
I’ve admitted time and time again that science is not my strongest subject. BUT over the last two years I have really started to enjoy nature study, I can’t identify a single tree to save my life but I am learning lots (apparently just not about trees). While I grew up on a farm with lots of space to explore I usually preferred to be indoors reading books and that is still my natural tendency. While we do venture out for nature walks on a regular basis we do a lot more reading about nature, especially as the temperatures start to get colder. It may only be September but I…
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The Best Fall Picture Books for Kids
I don’t know what the weather is like where you are but fall came early here this year, we started having fall-like weather in the last two weeks of August! I know that autumn means different things depending where you live, those in more southern regions don’t truly experience fall until the dead of winter while those who live farther north like I do experience it a lot sooner. The transition from summer to fall is always one I welcome, I don’t enjoy being cold but I do enjoy wearing sweaters and curling up to read with a blanket. This year I am trying to acknowledge and celebrate the…
