Kids Books & Reading


The Glory of Everything (Canadian Thanksgiving Edition)

The Glory of Everything (Canadian Thanksgiving Edition)

One of my favorite phrases from the many books I've read to my children comes from the last paragraph of Charlotte's Web. I've already written about that passage, two years, almost to this very day. Mr. Zuckerman took fine care of Wilbur all the rest of his days, and the ...

The Beach (Some Kid's Books Too)

The Beach (Some Kid's Books Too)

I know we are days away, perhaps even hours (I don't know fall's official arrival - I'm in denial) from the start of autumn. But I'm not ready to let go of summer. There are berries still to pick, in fact we're headed out this morning as soon as I ...

Season of Change

Season of Change

It might officially be September but we are still very much living in the moment, in this glorious season of summer. There are days hot enough for swimming at a friend's pool, or cooling off in a wilderness lake after a hot hike. There's blueberries and beaches, the market stalls ...

Miniatures ~ Dollhouse & Resources

Miniatures ~ Dollhouse & Resources

Making your own cardboard dollhouses and resource recommendations.

Celebrating Chinese New Year

Celebrating Chinese New Year

Celebrating Chinese New Year, with a big feast, was part of a homeschool study the kids and I have been doing this winter.

Seasonal Stories

Seasonal Stories

For the past two years I have put together Christmas and winter themed reading lists and shared them here. Last year was Welcoming Winter which was simply links to my Christmas and Winter reading lists at Goodreads. The year before was Stories for the Season with short reviews of eight ...

Learning to Read Part 2

Learning to Read Part 2

Our oldest learned to read so easily. The younger two, not so much.